Only 0.40” of rain has fallen in the past week, continuing to leave York County, South Carolina in a “Moderately Dry” condition — a condition that has been around for the past several months. There also has been no change in the U.S. Drought Monitor map, with a D2-Severe Drought Intensity. Forecasted rain over the next 36 hours will always help, but not move these designations much. Locally, early spring has arrived with trees popping with green leaf growth, lawns are perking up, and flowers and shrubs are starting to bloom. Yard mowing has commenced with the steady hum of mowers in the neighborhood most of this past week, including myself trying to get my overseeded jungle of a yard mowed before the rains arrive. Area lakes continue to be anywhere between 2-3 feel below normal pool, but the lake levels are on the rise. Statistically, rainfall continues to trend below normal for month- and year-to-date, at 0.76” and 3.92” respectively. Compared to last year, rainfall is down 2.03”.