Lowville Receives Over Four Inches of Rain During Past Week

Lowville Receives Over Four Inches of Rain During Past Week
07/28/18 06:00pm

owville, NY-

With little rain to speak of over the past few months, this past

week brought some much needed relief to parts of Lewis County. The

had declared the entire county as experiencing

moderate drought conditions in their weekly update on Thursday.

In Lowville, just 3.65 inches of precipitation had fallen between May 1 and July

21, well below the over 10 inches normally received during that period, according

to data from the

(NRCC).

Things changed when a flow of tropical moisture entered the area on Monday,

with rainy periods all week. Lowville saw just over 4 inches fall during the week,

with the heaviest amounts on Wednesday and Thursday, according to

data.

This brings the July total in Lowville to 4.73 inches, above the 3.56 inches

normal for the month. Year-to-date precipitation remains below normal at 18.10

inches compared to the normal 21.38 inches, making a deficit of 3.28 inches.

More precipitation has now been recorded this July than any other month this

year. January saw 3.91 inches and April had 3.54 inches.

The nature of the storms brought heavy rains at times to some portions of the

county while others experienced less. Data for Highmarket, provided by the

, showed 3.18 inches of rain between Monday and Friday, compared to

the 4.05 inches recorded in Lowville. Lewis County has three observers in the

network, who reported the following rain totals for the week:

The National Weather Service

shows the possibility

of showers returning Monday night through the remainder of the week.

An update on drought conditions in the area is expected on Thursday.

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