Rainfall Brings Region Further Out of Drought

Following over 13 inches of rain in the month of January, Rabun County remains drought free.

For the second week in a row, Rabun County is totally drought free, and regional drought conditions continue to improve as well.

Habersahm County is still partially drought free and partially abnormally dry, while Stephens County is abnormally dry.

Macon County, North Carolina is totally drought free, and more of Oconee County South Carolina is drought free, although it is still partially abnormally dry.

As part of the drought easing, rainfall totals increase dramatically in the first month of the year when compared to recent years.

In the first month of this year, the rain gauge here at our studios has collected over thirteen inches of rain, which is double the amount of rainfall seen in January of 2012, recorded as just under six and half inches.

2011 began the year with even less rain, with only three and a half inches falling here at our studios on Highway 441 South in the City of Clayton.

To even get close to 10 inches of rainfall in January, you have to look back at 2010, when Sky104’s rain gauge collected over eight and a half inches, still four and a half inches less than 2013.

During last week’s thunderstorm, our rain gauge collected two and a half inches of rain; however, some places across the county and area are reporting around four inches of rain.