impressive totals, looks like far NNJ miss out today with all the action to the S

2 hours ago, Keith O said:

impressive totals, looks like far NNJ miss out today with all the action to the S

As Joshua would say, “same pattern since ’09.”

3 minutes ago, TheBomber656 said:

As Joshua would say, “same pattern since ’09.”

You got what 3"+ a few days ago? 😀

1 minute ago, FrankPizz said:

You got what 3"+ a few days ago? 😀

4.33"

7 minutes ago, TheBomber656 said:

4.33"

Nice. Im so happy I didnt get those flooding rains today. .94" was perfect

48 minutes ago, FrankPizz said:

Nice. Im so happy I didnt get those flooding rains today. .94" was perfect

We’re still in the middle of a 100-year drought up here, so any extra precipitation is considered reparations. If you start doing the math from ’09, we’re still owed at least 400 inches of rain and 5 HECS'

3 hours ago, TheBomber656 said:

We’re still in the middle of a 100-year drought up here, so any extra precipitation is considered reparations. If you start doing the math from ’09, we’re still owed at least 400 inches of rain and 5 HECS'

Id take a drought over a flood anytime.

17 minutes ago, FrankPizz said:

Id take a drought over a flood anytime.

Have a drought for 5+ years and get back to me

11 hours ago, Snowlover76 said:

Have a drought for 5+ years and get back to me

We won't ever have here, so I don't care about there.

22 minutes ago, FrankPizz said:

We won't ever have here, so I don't care about there.

There's a first time for everything

20 minutes ago, Sundog said:

There's a first time for everything

seconded time if you lived thru the 1960's...1956-1965 was the driest decade...NYC water sheds were at 25%of capacity...

Just now, uncle w said:

seconded time if you lived thru the 1960's...1956-1965 was the driest decade...NYC water sheds were at 25%of capacity...

I think there was a similar period in the 1920s as well.

After our heavy rain across much of Southern Chester County yesterday today will feature some additional shower chances both today and tomorrow with a slow-moving cold front. High temperatures today will be near normal in the low to mid 80's. A bit below normal over the weekend before we warm to the upper 80's on Tuesday and near 90 degrees both Wednesday and Thursday.

Just now, Analog1888 said:

I think there was a similar period in the 1920s as well.

I think the demand for water has gone up since 1965 which was the driest year...1963 just missed being the driest on record...1964 was the driest on record...1965 the driest by far......1966 had the driest Summer on record...After that it started to get wetter... NYC has averaged 50" of precip after 1970...before that 42"...

15 minutes ago, uncle w said:

I think the demand for water has gone up since 1965 which was the driest year...1963 just missed being the driest on record...1964 was the driest on record...1965 the driest by far......1966 had the driest Summer on record...After that it started to get wetter... NYC has averaged 50" of precip after 1970...before that 42"...

If population goes up, water demand goes up. The area where it really went up the most and they can't handle it is the Desert Southwest.

24 minutes ago, uncle w said:

I think the demand for water has gone up since 1965 which was the driest year...1963 just missed being the driest on record...1964 was the driest on record...1965 the driest by far......1966 had the driest Summer on record...After that it started to get wetter... NYC has averaged 50" of precip after 1970...before that 42"...

I think it's harder now to go into a 1960s style drought with the warmer temps (except Chester County, PA) and the overall higher dewpoints.

Even if our rains aren't distributed as nicely throughout the year, the cataclysmic downpours in between periods of dryness can really fill up those reservoirs.

That doesn't help the natural environment though as it adds huge stress on the vegetation and animal life.

Anyone with a garden knows this already.

31 minutes ago, Sundog said:

I think it's harder now to go into a 1960s style drought with the warmer temps (except Chester County, PA) and the overall higher dewpoints.

Even if our rains aren't distributed as nicely throughout the year, the cataclysmic downpours in between periods of dryness can really fill up those reservoirs.

That doesn't help the natural environment though as it adds huge stress on the vegetation and animal life.

Anyone with a garden knows this already.

our dry years would be near normal for the 1960's...

1 hour ago, Sundog said:

There's a first time for everything

Floods here change our lives way more than a drought, even in the driest of decades. I may have to turn my irrigation system off vs losing everything to a flood.

Just now, FrankPizz said:

Floods here change our lives way more than a drought, even in the driest of decades. I may have to turn my irrigation system off vs losing everything to a flood.

a drought is a slow death...floods are a fast death...its always better to live on a hill and not in a valley....

Just now, uncle w said:

a drought is a slow death...floods are a fast death...its always better to live on a hill and not in a valley....

The 1960s had some very poor mismanagement as well. In this area, floods are way more of an issue to worry about on the weather worry scale I'd say over drought.