This morning the New York Times had a national map showing drought areas. There are now only two regions considered to be experiencing drought--South Florida and Central to South Texas. Unfortunately, that includes us. Though we had 1 1/2 inches of rain on Saturday, the chart indicated that it would take about 12 inches of rain to take us out of the drought.
Meanwhile, the local water utility has imposed stage two watering restrictions. We are allowed to water lawns only once per week now, and then only in the mornings and evenings. Luckily, there are no restrictions on using watering cans for the flowers!
2 comments:
Interesting...we've been in a drought situation for a couple of years but perhaps we're not on their radar or their definition of drought doesn't match our desperate need for rain.
I was surprised not to see CA on the map as well
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