BRANCH COUNTY, MI (WTVB) – The U.S. Drought Monitor reported on Thursday that Branch County was no longer “abnormally dry”.
It’s a far cry from just three weeks ago when the northern part of Branch County was included in an area that covered 22 percent of Michigan which was considered to be in a severe drought while the rest of the county was considered to be in a moderate drought.
After the U.S. Drought Monitor issued its report on June 18, the heavy rains arrived and the soggy weather over the last two weeks of June turned out to be a godsend for agricultural interests in Branch County following several months of drier than normal conditions.
It rained in Branch County on 12 of the final 13 days in June. During that time, 6.13 inches of rain was measured at the M.S.U. Extension Service weather station at the Bloom Dairy Farm.
That brought the total amount of rain for the month of June at that location to 7.25 inches.
Branch County normally gets about three-and-a-half inches of rain during June.
The only counties in lower Michigan affected by a severe drought in this week’s report are Sanilac, Huron, Arenac, Iosco, Alcona, Manistee and Benzie.
The area of Michigan affected by a moderate drought is also down from 39 percent last week to 25 percent this week.
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