Rain

[paulsharvey]

It looks like locally, we average 55" of rain annually, with 111 days of rain. It's not spread evenly, but that's less total than I thought.

 

[Oaktree]

I truly believe that we have the most brutal weather in the country here along the Gulf Coast. Five of the 10 cities with the highest rainfall average are here in Louisiana.

Many people don't realize that dewpoint is the best measure of weather comfort. Not humidity, and not temperature.

Any dewpoint above 70 is considered 'oppressive'. Down here, we often have dewpoints at 75 and sometimes up to 80*.

Dewpoint at 80* is disgusting, gross, brutal, ugly, and any other uncomfortable way you want to describe it.

Right now at 7pm our dewpoint is 77.3*

You can have it. Why would anyone want to live where it's that humid? I'm pretty useless if the DP gets into the high 60s.

Only been in Louisiana once...part of a road trip in the early 80s. Weather was quite pleasant when I was there...it was in late Sept., felt like early Sept. here. The day I was leaving the DJ on the station I was listening to made a comment to the effect "if you're visiting here for the first time, we get about 5 days a year like this, and you've just seen 3 of them".

 

[Complete Turf Care]

You can have it. Why would anyone want to live where it's that humid? I'm pretty useless if the DP gets into the high 60s.

I live here because my family and friends are here. Food is amazing, all the hunting and fishing you could ever want to do, winters are mild, and we can work outside most of the year. Parties and festivals all the time. I could go on. But by far the main reason I live here is because this is where my family is.

 

[oosik]

It rained here yesterday. Not enough to register on my Davis but the porch boards got wet. It's a start.

 

[AnotherBueller]

It looks like locally, we average 55" of rain annually, with 111 days of rain. It's not spread evenly, but that's less total than I thought.

Here in Jefferson County MO my Davis is showing 13.37" rain for the month and 33.37" for the year with 76% humidity @ 86F, with a 71F dew point right now.

 

[oosik]

Our normal annual rainfall is right around 15 inches. So....since I've recorded 7.87 inches - half way to our annual average.

 

[lman]

It looks like locally, we average 55" of rain annually, with 111 days of rain. It's not spread evenly, but that's less total than I thought.

It must be hard to make hay there.

 

[J&K]

It must be hard to make hay there.

Sure is here. We have fields we have not cut yet this year. We are over 11" this month alone.

 

[lman]

Sure is here. We have fields we have not cut yet this year. We are over 11" this month alone.

I don't see your location in your profile. Inquiring minds may want to know where here is?

 

[Oaktree]

Sure is here. We have fields we have not cut yet this year. We are over 11" this month alone.

Not sure where you live, but we've gotten at least that much here in July...more than double the average. In NEK Vermont, just across the river they're probably close to twice that. Lyndonville/St. Johnsbury area has gotten hit really bad.