Still Mildly Dry. 2.12” for the past week, but quite the dry spell before that. A few sprinkles starting today about 5 PM. 6.15” total rain for Oct; 2.69” (178%) above normal for the month, but fell in short bursts. 43.19” rain so far this year; 3.11” (107%) above normal for the year. For the last 30 days we’re about 1/4” below normal, and about 3” below normal for the last 90 days. SC Forestry app showing 7 wildfires across SC today, mostly in the eastern half of the state. Drought Monitor now showing us out of the D0-Abnormally Dry condition, but right on the edge of this reading. Birds and squirrels still working the feeders, and the mosquitos are still abundant. Local trees dropping mostly brown/curled leaves, but a few trees are starting to show some actual color after the past week’s rain and low temps (40 deg). Lawns going dormant for the winter, but still looking a bit stressed. Have had a few recent nights with a 40 deg temp as a low with some heavy dew. That plus the rain seems to be accelerating the leave’s color change. While the recent rains have helped a lot, there’s quite a deficit to catch up on. Hoping the rain didn’t hurt the cotton harvest, as cotton looked ready before the recent rain.