RAIN..!!!!!

Zeldman

Zeldman

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It is raining outside..!!! I mean rain that is actually hitting the ground and making the dirt all wet.

For those of you who have never lived in the desert, rain is life. I have not seen rain hit the ground here since last fall. Even our snow fall was severely short over the winter.

I actually went outside and let the rain soak into my clothes. I would have danced a jig but I have all my teeth....

Nice wet cold rain.

 
Doesn't exactly make the news hereabouts unless they is way, way, way, way, way too much of it.
 
You must get to fly a lot with no rain at least? I usually have to sneak flights in either early in the morning or late in the evening, as the radar is pretty much like this every afternoon (current conditions):
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Zeldman said:
I would have danced a jig but I have all my teeth....
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If you dance hard enough on the slippery dirt that's too dry to soak up the first 10 minutes' worth of rain, well, you might could manage to lose a tooth or two... Try it! And get video!!!
 
steingar said:
Doesn't exactly make the news hereabouts unless they is way, way, way, way, way too much of it.
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I find myself in that unfortunate situation right now at our lake home in SW Minnesota. Normally the lake is about 100 ft. from the house.

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Let it rain,let it rain,let it rain.
 
frfly172 said:
Let it rain,let it rain,let it rain.
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I wish. After the first initial shower, we have been getting occasional very light showers. Mostly Viagra virga all afternoon, which helps keep the temperature down.

The ground is already dry.
 
Challenged said:
You must get to fly a lot with no rain at least? I usually have to sneak flights in either early in the morning or late in the evening, as the radar is pretty much like this every afternoon (current conditions):
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I would if I had a job, or a plane and a medical certificate.....:lol::lol::lol:

But yeah, flying is good here except late summer/early fall when we go through our monsoon season. Lots of single cell thunderstorms, some so big they feed off themselves and continue late into the night. And when I fly it is fly no matter the weather, except severe icing. One positive is the up drafts are great for the gliders.
 
James_Dean said:
I find myself in that unfortunate situation right now at our lake home in SW Minnesota. Normally the lake is about 100 ft. from the house.

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Yeeks..... thatsa lot of water..!!!

But isn't Minnesota known as the land of 10000 lakes..?? What happens if they all join up to form one lake..??
 
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Zeldman said:
It is raining outside..!!! I mean rain that is actually hitting the ground and making the dirt all wet.

For those of you who have never lived in the desert, rain is life. I have not seen rain hit the ground here since last fall. Even our snow fall was severely short over the winter.

I actually went outside and let the rain soak into my clothes. I would have danced a jig but I have all my teeth....

Nice wet cold rain.

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While growing up in New Mexico and eastern Arizona, I always enjoyed the changes rain brought to the landscape. When I was a kid, we lived in Holbrook, AZ, a small town just a few miles from the Petrified Wood National Park and the Painted Desert National Park.

The desert comes to life after a good rain. Suddenly there is a profusion of color as all of the various plants bloom, the native grasses green up, and the reddish tint of the soil morphs into a variety of shades. The sandstone cliffs around Gallup are even more beautiful after a thunderstorm.

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This is a copy of a 50s vintage postcard. The text on the back says "Greetings from New Mexico. At every point of entry into New Mexico these friendly signs greet the visitor". Color chrome-style printed postcard. Published by Petley Studios, Albuquerque, N. M. Number 37511. Unused. Circa late 1950s."

This view was taken on U. S. 66 at the Arizona state line.

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A view of the Shiprock formation near Four Corners. Petley postcards were famous for their scenes of landscapes and life in the desert southwest.

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I hope we get some monsoon rain here in AZ. Haven’t had any rain in a long time.
 
We have this perverse cycle here in the high semi-desert where it is bone dry from Sept to July during which aridity and winds expose us to repeated range fires (over 30 this year already, many 000 acres in size) and we are begging for a little rain.
Then the July monsoon starts (and everyone is happy) and what does the rain bring? More vegetation for next year's fires.
 
50.53 inches so far this rainfall year (Oct-Sept) with three months to go. According to Weather.com we average 50.1 inches a year. 49.87 inches average per year since I got the weather station for Christmas in 1998 (assuming average rainfall for October, November and December 1998). About 10 inches a year more than Seattle. :p

Oh, and I hear rain on the roof right now, it just started. Won't be too much, it is July after all. :D

Edit - that "rain" last night didn't even register on the rain gauge (which calls out rainfall amounts to .01 inches). Just enough to hear on the roof.
 
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You could send some of that rain this way @Zeldman — we’re all hot and dry and plenty of forest fires and TFRs going.

Not much has been going on water-wise this year here at all. We’re pretty crispy this year.
 
3393RP said:
The desert comes to life after a good rain. Suddenly there is a profusion of color as all of the various plants bloom, the native grasses green up, and the reddish tint of the soil morphs into a variety of shades. The sandstone cliffs around Gallup are even more beautiful after a thunderstorm.
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No grass came up, not enough rain, not even enough to make mud. But the weeds sure did shoot up over night. I mean scary looking weeds. I'll be spraying all afternoon. I missed a great photo opportunity a couple years ago. There was a massive thunderstorm that had just passed the Red Rock cliffs. They were still wet, and the setting sun really lit up the edge of the storm, but the thick part of the clouds were still very dark.

Love the old post cards.

denverpilot said:
we’re all hot and dry and plenty of forest fires and TFRs going.
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As tender box dry as we are, I am really surprised at the lack of fires in our area. I was even more surprised the town let fireworks be sold this year.
 
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