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Posted: Saturday, 11 October 2008 9:43AM

Still Dry Conditions

WHILE THE RAIN THAT FELL BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK WAS ENOUGH TO GET BURN BANS LIFTED ALL ACROSS THE REGION, THE CALDWELL COUNTY AREA STILL REMAINS FAIRLY DRY. ACCORDING TO THE RECORDING STATION AT THE U.K. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER, THE PRINCETON AREA DID MEASURE 66-HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OF RAIN OVER THE PAST SEVEN DAYS.
      FOR THE PAST MONTH, THE CALDWELL COUNTY AREA HAS SEEN JUST OVER AN INCH OF RAIN, WHICH IS 2.18-INCHES BELOW NORMAL, AND FOR THE YEAR TO DATE, CALDWELL COUNTY IS NOW 1.52-INCHES BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL TOTALS.        
      ACCORDING TO THE PALMER DROUGHT INDEX, THE AREA IS NOW IN THE MODERATE DROUGHT CATEGORY, NEEDING ALMOST FIVE INCHES ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL, TO RETURN THE SOIL TO NORMAL MOISTURE CONDITIONS.

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