Re: [OM] two by two

[Charles Geilfuss]

Curiosity got the best of me so a G**gle search revealed an average daily
rainfall in Olin, Iowa of 2mm, so a variance of 0.5mm is a pretty big deal.

Charlie

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:55 PM, Charles Geilfuss <
charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I was teasing of course but +/- 1/2 mm per day doesn't seem like much
> without knowing the average daily rainfall. If it is only 1-2 mm then a 0.5
> mm rise or fall is pretty significant.
>
> Charlie
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 12:40 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
> chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Up until today it seemed like it.  The NOAA charts are anomalies or
>> deviations from the mean.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> Charles Geilfuss wrote:
>> > How do you have negative rainfall Chuck? ;^)
>> >
>> > Charlie
>> >
>> > On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 4:45 PM, Chuck Norcutt <
>> > chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >
>> >> We're just coming out of El Niño and beginning the next La Niña event.
>> >> According to NOAA, average daily rainfall in Iowa is +0.5mm during El
>> >> Niño and -0.5mm during La Niña... at least in your piece of Iowa.  So
>> >> much for averages.
>> >> <
>> >>
>> http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/cgi-bin/enso/enso.pl?output=2&variable=prate&region=usa&event=l&season=sum&type=a
>> >> Chuck Norcutt
>> >>
>> >> Ken Norton wrote:
>> >>> Well, here in central Iowa, the animals are lining up two by two
>> >>> again...  We've had three days in a row of 3-4 inches of rain. It is
>> >>> not often that I don't miss having a basement in the house, but this
>> >>> is one time I'm glad to be 100% above ground (and possessing a brand
>> >>> new roof). It's just getting nuts around here. Some parts of the state
>> >>> are experiencing record flooding this year. Had one dam break a week
>> >>> or so ago.
>> >>>
>> >>> I-80 is about to close east of Des Moines... Other highways and roads
>> >>> already closed. Fortunately, a different watershed than the one Joel
>> >>> is downstream of.
>> >>>
>> >>> AG
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