I was looking back over some weather records, and I recalled that last January was below normal for rainfall just as this January is. But this month we've seen only 1.46 inches of rain at the official observation site at the Birmingham airport. So far this is the 13th driest January on record since 1870 - or 12th if you count the tie between January, 1927, and January, 1986.
Latest HPC 5-day rainfall totals only show between a quarter and a half inch of rain for central Alabama through the 30th. If that verifies, January could see less than two inches for the month which would place January, 2005, in the lowest 34 months for driest Januarys.
Just some climatological ramblings on a quiet Tuesday morning. As JB says, "Life goes on!"
-Brian-
Latest HPC 5-day rainfall totals only show between a quarter and a half inch of rain for central Alabama through the 30th. If that verifies, January could see less than two inches for the month which would place January, 2005, in the lowest 34 months for driest Januarys.
Just some climatological ramblings on a quiet Tuesday morning. As JB says, "Life goes on!"
-Brian-