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Dry Spring Marches On (March, get it?)

A dry March climate has become a dry climate march.  April has done
little to reverse a trend that took hold last month.  This week's
showers and storms, while welcome, will need some back-up during
future weeks if they are to be more than a tmeporary interruption to
extreme fire conditions.

Here follows a quick synopsis of the first 38 days of "spring" (since
March 1). For more detailed information about this and other seasons,
please visit the OCS Rainfall Update at:

http://climate.mesonet.org/rainfall_update.html


Spring So Far, 2005
Mar 1, 2005 through Apr 7, 2005

Climate     Total     Rainfall  Driest   Historical Rank
Division     Rain   vs. Normal   Since   (84 periods sine 1921)

Panhandle   1.07"  -0.99" (52%)   2002   37th driest
N Central   1.10"  -2.27" (33%)   2002   16th driest
Northeast   2.65"  -1.96" (58%)   2001   30th driest

W Central   1.09"  -1.92" (36%)   2003   22nd driest
Central     1.13"  -2.94" (28%)   1972   12th driest
E Central   3.29"  -1.81" (64%)   2003   30th driest

Southwest   0.55"  -2.33" (19%)   1972   10th driest
S Central   0.96"  -3.47" (22%)   1972    7th driest
Southeast   3.99"  -1.53" (72%)   2003   29th driest

Statewide   1.71"  -2.19" (44%)   2001   15th driest