Rain, rain, come and stay
It started raining just before the farmer’s market ended. After helping Sweet Meat and Zaza pack up after the noon whistle, it began to pour as I walked out of the parking ramp. The vendors cheered.
Without an umbrella (who’s needed one since May?) I stood at the Washington Street entrance. Others did the same and we all admired the rain pounding the concrete and soaking the parched soil. I left during a light lull and reached home just before it started pouring again. I sat on the porch and watched the storm until the winds changed, pushing the rain into me. The thunder clapped and sizzled almost immediately after bright flashes of lightening.
Rain. Who knew it could be such a spectacle? After such a dry summer, though, it almost seems like a miracle.
According to Weather Underground, the station at the Iowa City airport received 1.8 inches of rain today — almost ten times the amount we received in July. To say this summer has been dry is an understatement. It has been extremely dry. The grass yellowed and went dormant in June, many trees have dropped their leaves to focus on their root systems, and the rivers are starting to dry up. The only time it has been this dry in my lifetime was in 1988. I do not remember that drought very well, so this is the first time I have ever seen Iowa this parched. It is alarming. It has been so hot and dry I reminds me of Southern California. Now that is scary.
Today’s rain was very welcome, but we need more. Unfortunately, the seven-day forecast is once again completely dry. At least for now.
Without an umbrella (who’s needed one since May?) I stood at the Washington Street entrance. Others did the same and we all admired the rain pounding the concrete and soaking the parched soil. I left during a light lull and reached home just before it started pouring again. I sat on the porch and watched the storm until the winds changed, pushing the rain into me. The thunder clapped and sizzled almost immediately after bright flashes of lightening.
Rain. Who knew it could be such a spectacle? After such a dry summer, though, it almost seems like a miracle.
According to Weather Underground, the station at the Iowa City airport received 1.8 inches of rain today — almost ten times the amount we received in July. To say this summer has been dry is an understatement. It has been extremely dry. The grass yellowed and went dormant in June, many trees have dropped their leaves to focus on their root systems, and the rivers are starting to dry up. The only time it has been this dry in my lifetime was in 1988. I do not remember that drought very well, so this is the first time I have ever seen Iowa this parched. It is alarming. It has been so hot and dry I reminds me of Southern California. Now that is scary.
Today’s rain was very welcome, but we need more. Unfortunately, the seven-day forecast is once again completely dry. At least for now.
