Good Tuesday evening, bloggers,
We are in the midst of hot, humid and windy weather. We added some haze yesterday as dust from the Sahara Desert moved overhead. We won't add rain until a cold front and system arrive during the holiday weekend.
Some areas could really use rain, as the June rainfall has been rather interesting in KC.
The official reporting station is at the Kansas City International Airport. June brought 8.63" of rain to KCI, making it the 10th wettest June on record for KC.
Yes, records have been kept at several locations since 1888. It is not perfect, but these are the records we have.
When you look at a map of June rainfall, you can see KCI is the highest. But take a look south of the river from Olathe to Lee's Summit. Rainfall has been 2"-3", which is about 50% of average.
If the official records for KC were kept at Olathe, we would not be the 10th wettest, but 18th driest! These are classic rainfall totals from thunderstorms.
It takes 1" of rain per week to keep the yard green, and with this heat, sunshine and wind, the topsoil dries out fast. So all locations will need a drink of water in 4–5 days when thunderstorm chances show up.
Details are in the seven-and-a-half-minute video below.
Have a great rest of your week and July 4 weekend.
Stay healthy.
Please don't drink/text and drive.
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