BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – Branch County is apparently still feeling the effects of a dry summer in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report which was released on Thursday.
Despite the rain which has fallen during the last two weeks, the southwestern part of the county is still considered to be in a moderate drought while the rest of the county remains abnormally dry.
Moderate drought conditions are also reported in southern St. Joseph County and southeastern Cass County as well as throughout northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio.
Abnormally dry conditions were reported in Hillsdale and Calhoun Counties and in northern St. Joseph County.
The M.S.U. Extension Service weather station at the Bloom Dairy Farm west of Coldwater measured less than two inches of rain over six weeks from mid July until the end of August with just under a half inch reported between August 4 and 28.
Almost three inches of rain has been recorded at that location since August 29. That includes nearly 1.2 inches on the 29th and just under two inches of rain on Tuesday.
The report from the U.S. Drought Monitor stated that generally 3 to 6 inches of precipitation fell in parts of northern Ohio which brought significant relief to dry areas there. In contrast, little or no rain fell in most of the Upper Peninsula which allowed for dryness and drought expansion in a few areas. Light to moderate precipitation elsewhere kept conditions generally unchanged from last week.
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