Longest Period Without Rainfall Ever Recorded (here)
Originally uploaded by mikeysklar
As of this week we broke all the records. We exceeded the record of 120 days without rainfall. We have only received 1% of the rainfall we normally receive from last fall until today. Southern New Mexico and West Texas are both in uncharted territory. The scary part is that the temperatures are now nearly 100 deg. and the winds are still strong 20-45 mph. Millions of acres have already been burned, but it looks like there is more to come. The good news is there is slight chance of rain in the forecast next week. However, it looks like it will just hit the mountains and some areas surrounding us. We ordered another 2500 gallon water catch tank to add to our 1200 gallons so that we can be better prepared for these conditions.
3 comments:
where do you buy these water tanks?
There is a water tank shop a hour south of us that delivers. They fucked up our order so we will probably cancel and just use some of our existing tanks in new Positions.
We are constantly short water too. The development of the Southwest is a massive experiment gone awry. This is why we've undertaken homesteading in multiple climate zones. Each area has unique challenges that need to be solved. The water wouldnt be such a problem if I was here alone, but 25M people live in S.Cal.
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