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May of 2016 was the WETTEST May on record for Jonesboro. So far this June, we have had 0.54" of rainfall at the Jonesboro airport. That makes it the 5th DRIEST June on record and almost 3" below average! Rain chances today and tomorrow are very low, so that data may stand for the month. In case you wondered what the DRIEST June was in Jonesboro, it was the dreadful June of 1952. THAT was a rough summer! Click image to enlarge June 1952 log: Today, we have some VERY nice air moving into Region 8. While it feels good, we still need some rain. I'm thankful for the few storms we have seen over the last few days because I was afraid we were going to start seeing more burn bans issued prior to the 4th of July celebrations. That would have been a bummer. Over the next few days, a corridor of showers and storms will setup. This setup will be JUST north of Region 8. While I think we will see some showers and storms, the heaviest rain may stay closer to I44. Here's one model...

Now that we are starting to dry out, I have time to reflect back on the year we have had so far. It has been VERY WET. Take a look at some of these statistics from 2016: We have had 32.91" so far this year. That's 11.13" ABOVE average. March 2016 was the WETTEST March on record at 13.22". March 2016 was the 5th overall wettest month on record. May 2016 was the WETTEST May on record at 10.82". On May 24th, Jonesboro had 6.19" of rainfall, which made it the WETTEST DAY ON RECORD. The previous record was 9/1/1922. Here's an old climate log from 1922: I'm glad that we are dry this week and I'm looking forward to summer. Rachel and I are doing some early research on the fall and winter months. Our early indications show that it could be active. Not a fan of that! Ryan