Hallelujah. We FINALLY got some rain. Even the local office of National Weather Service is excited — with “Rain!” as the title (for now) on its home page. For people dragging themselves out day after day to water their parched plots in the blazing sun, the rain we’re getting in Dallas is nothing short of a miracle. But we in north Texas are not the only ones suffering. The whole state, as you might know, is in desperate need of rain. Nothing gives you a better sense of how bleak the picture is like an actual picture. This one comes from the US Drought Monitor. It’s pretty shocking.
And, not to be a buzz kill, but apparently, there’s a 50% chance of another “La Nina” weather pattern this Fall, which was blamed as a big contributor to the worst year of drought in Texas history.
One day of rain surely won’t end all the misery, but at least we can get out and enjoy it while it lasts.