OK, as promised, here are the rainfall reports from your friends and neighbors around the region for August.
Normally, there wouldn’t be much to talk about since it was dry almost the entire month, except the last day or so. And most of the rainfall tallies reflect that episode.
I measured 0.47 of an inch here in the Salmon Creek area. Gary Collins, Brush Prairie, 0.94 of an inch; Claudia Chiasson, Carson, 0.42 of an inch; Tyler Mode, Minnehaha, 0.48 of an inch; Judy Darke, Felida, 0.39 of an inch; Irv St. Germain, Southwest Prune Hill, 0.69 of an inch; Bob Starr, Cougar, 2.79 inches; Pete Conrad, Battle Ground, 0.54 of an inch; Robin Ruzek, Lakeshore, 0.32 of an inch; Dan Hein, Camas, 0.57 of an inch; Jim Knoll, Five Corners, 0.53 of an inch; Phil Delany, above Dole Valley, 1 inch; Phil Harris, Washougal, 1.05 inches; Bill Sobolewski, Livingston Mountain, 1.01 inches; Bud Maddux, Home Valley, 0.47 of an inch; Sandy Nesvick, east Vancouver, 0.80 of an inch; Merle Moore, two miles west of Yacolt 0.99 of an inch; and Ellen Smart, Ridgefield, 0.40 of an inch.
Some areas had a light drizzle on Aug. 19, but most of us were dry until the last day, after 55 to 57 days without measurable rain. Quite a run indeed. Most of the rainfall totals were at or below average for August. September got into the action the first few days but has remained on the dry side for the past several days.
