angledge | Meteorological whining.

According to our home weather station, the last time we had a meaningful amount of rain here was July 2, 2025. We had a torrential downpour that dropped 0.56 inches of rain on the house in less than a half-hour. I know, a half-inch of rain isn't a deluge in most places, but that's a pretty serious rain event here.

Since July 2nd... we've had a total of 0.13 inches of rain. The killer part of this is that we usually have 4 to 6 weeks of summer monsoon weather that starts around the 4th of July. Pretty reliable afternoon thunderstorms delivering about an hour of rain, day after day. It saturates our soils, refreshes the snowpack in the high peaks, & tops up the reservoirs. But this year... 0.13 inches of rain.

My meadow is powder-dry. Even the strongly drought-resistant plants are looking stressed. Wildflower season was delayed at least a few weeks & the output is pretty pathetic. The animals are thirsty. I've had to break down & water parts of the meadow where I'm trying to establish some native plantings. The instant I turn on the sprinkler, every bird in the neighborhood shows up for a bath & a drink. I'm sure the mammals sneak in when my back is turned - I am basing this on the vigorous grazing that's making me tear my hair out.

Meanwhile on the other side of the state, Denver has gotten more rain than Seattle this year.