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This week's rain has worked to increase the amount of available water in area reservoirs, in the soil, and partially, in underground aquifers, all of which has worked to erase drought concerns at least for the short term. Sunday and Monday's rain, while much of it ran-off and exited watersheds quickly, did work to provide a water supply cushion for the area as we head into the summer months. Assuming we see "normal" summertime weather conditions over the course of the next four to five months, the rainfall that accumulated can be held and used as "insurance" if we do happen to lapse into a drier weather pattern. Last year's rainfall deficit quickly aggravated area agricultural interests, newly planted crops withered under a constant ridge of high pressure that shielded our region from storms systems and rain, we can only hope that these next couple of months provided a decent balance between dry and wet weather and that we can avoid weather pattern extremes.
June
