Skywatch Friday - Monsoon!

The Eastern Colorado Plains monsoon season continues.  Woohoo! 

I tried to get some good lightening shots, but I became afraid for my life.  Obviously, my horse, Doc, feels the same way.  I'm hoping my little twig of willow tree survives.


.46 inches of rain so far this evening.  You see, when you life in the country and you've been in a drought for years, you like to know exactly how much rain you're getting.  It's always a topic of conversation with any rancher/farmer. 

"Did you get any rain last night?"

"Yep, point 46."
 
Luckily Irv has a really nice electronic rain gauge that we can read from inside the house.

Happy Skywatch Friday!

UPDATE:  As of 9:30 last night when our electricity went out we had 2.54 inches of rain.  Of course our rain gauge resets when the electricity goes out, but it rained for several more hours.  I'd bet we had 3.5 to 4 inches of rain.  That is crazy for this area.  We remain thankful for the rain.

Comments

Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Well you know, 0.46 is better than 0.00. How is Irv's wind gauge doing?
August 22, 2013 at 7:52 PM
Spare Parts and Pics said…
That wind looks intense!! Congrats on the rain.
August 23, 2013 at 10:00 PM
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