Dallas, Greene and Guthrie Counties haven’t had to worry about drought or being abnormally dry for more than three months now.  Instead, lately we have been receiving above normal rainfall for quite some time.

According to the National Weather Service, Guthrie Center received another 1.3 inches of rain this past week for a total of 4.88 inches so far this month, or 1.5 inches more than the normal monthly rainfall total.

Perry and Jefferson received 0.85 and 0.86 inches of rain respectively since our last report. Jefferson is currently more than 1.4 inches above the normal monthly rainfall total of just shy of three inches, while Perry is just over three-quarters of an inch above their normal monthly total of 3.14 inches of rain.

The forecast shows a warm and dry couple days ahead, so it is possible we don’t receive any more rain before the end of the month.