Wow got down to 37.0 this morning and the farm got to 31.7, what a change! Sub freezing temps in central NC in late April hasn’t happened in awhile. Franklin county airport hit 32 on the nose
We’ve had so many moments since March when it looked like a pattern change was coming in the 14 day window just to revert to factory settings of drought.
We talk about NC a lot in here but man the upstate and especially southern half of GA and Florida are in even worse shape with almost those entire areas in D3 or D4
I was late to party, stage 1 restrictions go into effect on Monday. Can only water once a week and it’s either Tuesday or Wednesday depending on address. Lake fell to 83% capacity over last couple days
Raleigh said water restrictions will go into effect when falls lake dips to 85% capacity. As of two days ago it was at 87% which is well well below normal for this time of year when it is almost always kept at full pool. Matter of when not if now
I’ll believe it when it rains. Last system I was promised 1/2”-1” one day out and ended with the bare minimum to be considered measurable. Drought breeds drought and there has been a trend to dry out every system including our winter storms up until the moment they start. A pattern shift with multiple and repeated rain chances would be extremely welcomed though and honestly at this point beyond needed