magid

I'd also been wondering just how much we'd been lacking. If we could've had all this rain interspersed with weeks of sun, it'd be a lot more useful, though.

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As far as I can tell I don't think we can hold onto this water so we will still end up in a drought this summer.

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The only way I can see some of it being useful is refilling low reservoirs. But yeah, it's not like the earth can hold onto it for a month or two.

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library-sexy.livejournal.com

Note to MA: Make larger reservoirs.

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ruthling.livejournal.com

.HYDROLOGY...
ESSEX COUNTY MA AND THE MERRIMACK RIVER IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NH
AND MIDDLESEX COUNTY MA ARE THE PRIMARY MAJOR FLOOD REGIONS IN OUR
AREA...HAVING SHIFTED FROM WESTERN HARTFORD COUNTY CT LAST FRIDAY.

ALREADY WIDESPREAD RAINFALL REPORTS OF 4-11 INCHES ACROSS EASTERN MA
AND SOUTHWEST NH. WIDESPREAD 60 HR STORM TOTALS OF 6-12 INCHES
EXPECTED...WITH ISOLATED 15 INCHES AMOUNTS ON THE NORTH SHORE WHEN
ALL IS SAID AND DONE.

KBOX STP HAS AN OVERALL ACCURATE ASSESSMENT OF MAX RAINFALL LOCATION
AND THE GRADIENTS. WE STILL THINK THE RADAR IS UNDERESTIMATING
SLIGHTLY...BUT ITS WORTH LOOKING AT ITS ONE HOUR PCPN ESTIMATES.

MANY RIVERS IN FLOOD...SOME OF IT MAJOR OR APPROACHING A FLOOD OF
RECORD. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS /BOSFLSBOX/ AND FLOOD
WARNINGS /BOSFLWBOX/ FOR DETAILS.

&&

.CLIMATE...
BOSTON HAD RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 3.77 INCHES...WHICH BREAKS THE
MAY 14 CALENDAR DAY RECORD OF 1 INCH FROM 1882.

THROUGH 1 AM...THE MONTH TO DATE PRECIPITATION IN BOSTON IS 10.75
INCHES...WHICH MAKES IT THE 2ND WETTEST MAY ON RECORD. HERE ARE THE
TOP 3 WETTEST MAYS ON RECORD FOR BOSTON.

1. 13.38 INCHES IN 1954
2. 10.75 INCHES IN 2006
3. 8.77 INCHES IN 1984

THROUGH 1 AM...THE MONTH TO DAY PRECIPITATION IN PROVIDENCE IS 5.84
INCHES...WHICH IS 8TH WETTEST MAY IN 100 YEARS OF RECORD KEEPING. IT
WILL NOT TAKE MUCH OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS TO JUMP TO 5TH WETTEST
MAY...WHICH IS CURRENTLY 6.07 INCHES IN 1989.

WE HAVE CHECKED THE ALL TIME MAY TOTALS IN SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
/MULTIPLE OFFICES SERVING/ FROM COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS AND STANDARD
LONG TERM NWS LOCATIONS...AND STEVENSON DAM IN CT HAS THE LARGEST
KNOWN MONTHLY TOTAL FOR MAY WITH 15.30 INCHES IN 1989. PERU MA
RECORDED 13.60 INCHES IN MAY 1984...FOLLOWED BY BOSTON MA WITH 13.38
INCHES IN MAY 1954.

AS OF 2 PM SUNDAY...IPSWICH MA HAD UNOFFICIALLY RECEIVED 14.54 INCHES
OVER THE FIRST 14 DAYS OF THIS MONTH. WHAT THIS MEANS IS THIS CURRENT
EVENT HAS PROPELLED PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS TOWARD ALL
TIME MAY RECORDS. WAKEFIELD MA UNOFFICIALLY HAD RECORDED OVER A FOOT
OF RAINFALL THIS MONTH.

REGARDING THE BOSTON MEDIA REQUEST FOR 2 AND 3 DAY RECORD RAINFALLS
FOR BOSTON. CONSIDER THIS CORRECTED AND EXPANDED SET OF DATA PROBABLY
COMPLETE...HAVING BEEN SURVEYED AND CONFIRMED VIA TWO INTERNAL SOURCES
AND THREE EXTERNAL SOURCES. THANK YOU TO ALL ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTORS
BOTH FOR INQUIRY AND RESOLUTION.

BOSTON TWO CONSECUTIVE DAY /48 HR/ RECORD RAINFALL

08/18-19/1955 11.94
10/20-21/1996 7.89
05/13-14/2006 7.61
06/13-14/1998 6.86

BOSTON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAY /72 HR/ RECORD RAINFALL

08/17-19/1955 12.47
10/20-22/1996 7.99
05/12-14/2006 7.98
09/15-17/1933 7.87
06/13-15/1998 7.85

ALSO FOR WHAT THIS IS WORTH...BOSTON HAS HAD 3 SUCCESSIVE DAYS OF
DAILY RECORD RAINFALL...JULY 2-4 2002...BUT THE DAILY PRECIPITATION
AMOUNTS WERE RELATIVELY MODEST. AS OF TODAY...BOSTON HAS TWO
CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF RECORD DAILY RAINFALL.

OCTOBER 2005 IN BOSTON AREA AND NORTH SHORE WAS NOT AS SERIOUS WHEN
COMPARED TO THE FIRST 14 DAYS OF MAY 2006! ALREADY MAY 2006 SURPASSES
OCT 2005 AT LOGAN AIRPORT BY ALMOST AN INCH. EVEN THE GREAT BLUE HILL...
WITH ITS 14.32 INCHES IN OCT 2005...HAS HAD ITS AMOUNT SURPASSED UP IN
IPSWICH MA THIS MONTH. OCT 2005 PRODUCED MANY RAINFALL TOTALS OF OF 15
TO 17 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN CT...THE WESTERN HALF OF MA...AND UP
INTO CHESHIRE COUNTY OF SOUTHWEST NH.

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Guh.

Last night I was reading the flood warnings, which were all permutations of "river at X feet, flood stage at X+2 feet, expected height in 12 hours X+3 feet, [list of areas that would be effected]". Scary stuff.

I'd like the happy medium for weather, thank you. She can come back from whatever road tour she's gone on.

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hrafn.livejournal.com

So you're saying it's been raining a lot there recently? What is it with May and shitty, rainy weather in Boston anyway (I remember last May being this horrific endless grey drizzle)?

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Raining a bit, yes. Two whole days of sun this month so far. No clue why this year and last are so rainy (insert obligatory global warming reference here).

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I think you are stealing our rain. We've barely gotten any rain since October. We've gotten a little in the past two days, but it can barely make a dent in the drought conditions.

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You're welcome to however much you want. Really. Send some pipe and we'll send it down.

(I think the one in charge of filling out the weather requisition forms overrode the maximum one week of any sort of weather to put in for a month of rain. Or maybe the one from Seattle's filling in while ours is on vacation. Or something.)

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I do have to say that I am feeling pretty mean spirited towards Martin and am happy that he's getting rained on a lot.

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Completely understandable.

Still hoping you get through it with as little pain (for whatever values of 'pain') as possible, though.

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Well, there is always pain in these types of situations. I am probably getting through as best as I can. Thanks for your kind thoughts.

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*nod*
Just wish your friends weren't so far flung...

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You and me both....

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Yeah, but you live in the DESERT! :-P

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Which is not the same as living in the dessert.

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Unless you make pecan sandies!
;-)

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My favorite!

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*grin*

Or sand cookies or pebble candy!

Hm. No cactus dessert equivalents, though presumably anything sweetened with agave could fit...

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coorr.livejournal.com

*groan*

should have seen that coming....

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*grin*

I've almost got enough to have a desert dessert tea :-)

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The next time I am in town, we should have a desert dessert tea!

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Any projected visit in the works?

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Not certain. Definitely my birthday in Sept, but hopefully before then.

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coorr.livejournal.com

mmmm.... gritty...

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gingicat

How do you know my sister-in-law, anyway?

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danger_chick is my copilot. :-)

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Well, that's scary.

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You're telling me!

I'm torn between "MOM!!!

danger_chick won't let me pick the station!" and "STOP GRABBING THE WHEEL!" :-P

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I guess a more accurate response (if less entertaining) is, 'do I?' *grin*

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gingicat

That's actually the one I expected... silly literalists... :)

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I think she's been to your house for the party I had there.

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hrafn.livejournal.com

I will see if I can fit a little of this glorious sunshine into my suitcase on Friday, then. Ye gods, I hope the rain has let up before I get there!

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Much appreciated.

Diminished chance of rain by the end of the week; I'm hoping that'll change to no rain as the week moves along...

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gothtique.livejournal.com

When I checked the school closings this morning... there were 90 some... including Salem, MA... so I am home with my kids on the day I should be in my studio.
Not sure I am even going to attempt to leave the house today.

Thank god for dry socks!

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