Through August to September 13th, the total rainfall has only amounted to 0.67". Total water-year amount so far is 38.94"and the expected 30-year average is 42.17" for this location. Grass has stopped growing and is dry and crunches under foot. Leaves are falling sooner than usual. Local streams are extremely low, down to a trickled. Plentiful precipitation earlier has yielded good crops as harvest nears.
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