KenCook's Blog

Dear  friends,

It took 25 dry days in a row in Atlanta, the 21st driest period of record going back to 1878, but substantial and beneficial rains returned to the state today.  Parched soils, lawns and trees soaked up much of the downpour, leaving little to flow into depleted lakes in north and east Georrgia.  The rain started slowly last night and this morning, but picked up in intensity during the afternoon, finishing with a flurry of thundershower activity that added another one to two inches to many rain gages.

Here's a summary of major reporting stations:
Athens...3.16"
Atlanta....1.80"
Cartersville...1.43"
Columbus...3.03"
Gainesville...1.64"
Macon...1.44"
Marietta...2.51"
Peachtree-Dekalb...2.04"
Peachreee City...1.96"
Rome...1.85"
Fulton Co. airport...1.94

Normally, we don't get quite so excited about a rain like this, but with our weather acting more like Phoenix lately, this was really something to write about.

Ken Cook