Drought for the west

[Rainer]

I know some might not like the show but this is a little funny. I was thinking of entering the US open on Lake Mead again but after seeing whats going on. I don't know if theirs going to be a lake there by October

 

[Oak]

We got 0.72" of rain this afternoon, giving us 2.8" since January 1.

 

[elkduds]

We got 0.72" of rain this afternoon, giving us 2.8" since January 1.

South of Fairplay in South Park it has rained every afternoon for the last 7 days, a little or a lot.@ least a couple inches this week. Wildflowers!

 

[marksjeep]

0.05" north of town, 2.23" YTD in the gauge. Amazing how isolated the cells have been.

 

[manitou1]

We were teased a couple of times this week with thunder, lightning and heavy overcast, but just a few drops. Not even enough to completely wet the pavement.
We drove through a pretty good ran about five miles away while coming back from fishing yesterday eve, but it missed us. The Bighorns appeared to be getting slammed with rain at the time.
We were blessed with decent moisture throughout the spring, but the drought has returned. Very dry here. Non-irrigated pastures and prairies have browned up.

 

[hank4elk]

We have dropped from Extreme to Severe here in SW NM. I have gotten close to 3.5" so far this monsoon season. 2 and a half months more of monsoons, hopefully.

 

[Wallydeuce]

I spent the last couple of weeks at our cabin overlooking Zion National Park. Lots of huffing and puffing, flash flood watches in the park but little moisture. Maybe 1/3 ". Home (Las Vegas) had its first dose of rain in months Thursday.

 

[David658]

We have dropped from Extreme to Severe here in SW NM. I have gotten close to 3.5" so far this monsoon season. 2 and a half months more of monsoons, hopefully.

Same up here - lots of steady rain for two weeks in June. Streams obviously show signs of the burn, but the burn scar area I have seen is far over 90% green - Cerro Pelado was apparently did not burn super hot in most of the area.

 

[Valley1320]

Keeps this up its gonna get nasty nasty brown again.

 

[Chama Grande]

Yeah my yard had a brief 'grass renaissance' and is now, re-browning.

 

[hank4elk]

We have lucked out with the monsoons around me. Good steady rains and not too much at once.
.25" yesterday and .76" the day before...over 4"+ now.
2 days ago, the green is as high as last years now.

 

[manitou1]

I don't have a rain gauge but I am guessing we got 1.5" or better yesterday and last night. Yay!

 

[Wallydeuce]

Kolob mountain in Southern Utah got a good soaking today with more on the way.

I'm heading to central Nevada Wednesday and it looks like it's getting rain also. Hope so. Hunting in 90+ degree heat wears me out.

 

[hank4elk]

I will tell you, CA,AZ,NV,UT,CO & NM had better get their crap together on the Colorado water use.
They better decide if they want golf courses, lawns and waste water on almonds for milk or what.

 

[manitou1]

We recieved another good rain this morning. Awesome... just awesome.

 

[Rainer]

So my Girlfriends engineering firm has been purchased by an American firm. She was thinking about applying for a promotion the could take us to Salt Lake but after this report. I'll still push for Flagstaff

 

[hank4elk]

Report from my sister has Longmont finally getting some of the monsoons. South Colorado is getting hit good now too.

 

[hank4elk]

Northern NM has gotten 200% of normal monsoon rain, already. 2 months to go.
The burns will be a mess for a while. Flashfloods taking houses that made it thru the fires.

 

[mountainlaurel3]

Almost 2" at my house in the San Juan foothills yesterday, lovely steady rain again currently. Now if only we could get a big snow year...

 

[David658]

Yeah my yard had a brief 'grass renaissance' and is now, re-browning.

I could bale the weeds that have come up in my xeriscaped front yard. Time to start bending the back...