September 2024 in CR - driest September ever

[bagdropper]

It rained 3 times, no more than a trace all 3 times. Officially, no measurable rain at all, which is an all time record. On August 29-30, we got 2" of rain - NOTHING since. That seems almost impossible to believe, but it's true.

Normally, eastern Iowa is in the 3's for the month.

Amazing to think, end of August, Iowa as a whole was sitting great - there wasn't any appreciable drought anywhere. But September - all the other major eastern Iowa areas also got next to nothing (Burlington/Moline/Davenport got roughly a half inch). Dubuque, Iowa City...not even a tenth total but they at least had some measurable rain at some point.

Crazy really. Once again, we've gone bone dry. Hell, I honestly can't remember it really being CLOUDY on any day last month.



Quad Cities monthly data - NWS

 

[millah_22]

in June and for the most part July my grass has been more lush than its ever been. About the end of Augy Doggy I just gave up on watering completely.

It's just a brown crisp right now.

 

[QChawks]

farmers should be happy

 

[Gus is dead]

farmers should be happy

Right. Able to be out in the fields and Im sure the crops have dried down substantially in the fields instead of needing long dryer times. Not a farmer.

 

[HawkMachine]

farmers should be happy

Minus the combines and fields catching on fire.