Mariton: June Precipitation

by Tim Burris, Preserve Manager

June was about an inch below average.  We ended the month with 3.57 inches, and the average is 4.60”.  Still, with a range of 1.36 – 10.93 inches for June over the years, this really is not too out of whack.  Our deficit for the year is around 7 inches now, but the spring at the bottom of the drive is still running; indicating the water table is still high.  So, yes it is dry.  The grass is crackling.  Yet it could be much worse if we weren’t following such a wet year (2011).

What will July bring?  Probably more dry weather.  I often say that July can be the driest month, or the wettest.  It depends a lot on what is happening with tropical systems and where thunderstorms drop their rainfall.  If we stagnate in this weather pattern, it could get a lot drier, before it gets wetter.