Drought patterns are difficult to break
Randy Mann.
JAKE PARRISH/Press
As I’ve mentioned in previous articles, the western portion of the country, especially the Southwest, has been in a long-term mega-drought pattern. With the super El Nino in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, there has been a slight increase in moisture across Southern California with heavier rains in the Desert Southwest. However, here in the Inland Northwest, it’s still much drier than normal.
At Cliff Harris’s station in Coeur d’Alene, only 0.05 inches of rain has fallen this month, compared to a normal of 2.22 inches for October. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, most of northeastern Washington and northern Idaho continues to experience severe to extreme drought conditions. In fact, the extreme drought category covers sections of Spokane and Kootenai Counties.
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