Georgia’s Driest May Ever in 2007
The temperature and precipitation rankings for May, 2007 are out, and they show that the month had the least Georgia May rainfall in 113 years of recordkeeping. The period from January to May ranked second for the least precipitation in both Georgia and Tennessee, and was the driest first five months ever in Mississippi and Alabama. The year between June, 2006–when the drought is considered to have begun– and May 2007 was the fourth driest June-May period recorded in Georgia.
It was also modestly dry across the country, with a national ranking of the 42nd driest May ever. The dry weather in the East was counterbalanced with wetter than normal conditions in the Plains states. As far as temperature goes, it was much above normal nationwide, with the 11th warmest May recorded. Most of the warmer than usual temperatures were in the North, while the South remained close to normal.
Much of the western part of Georgia got some relief from the drought on Friday, as thunderstorms rolled through the area, although not much. I was lucky enough to get 2/3 of an inch (albeit in half an hour), but many areas, including the reporting station at Hartsfield Airport got less than half an inch. We’ve got a reasonable chance of getting at least some rainfall during the early part of the week, as a storm system currently over Arkansas comes our way on Monday. There’s also a chance of rain later in the week, as well. While there’s no tropical activity on the near horizon to stir things up, there is also a reasonable chance of a wetter than average week for the week of the 17th.
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