Visit from Dean?

It seems that part of our 3.67 inches of rain this week can be attributed to Hurricane Dean! The weather station recorded most of that during the downpour Wednesday night. The final report from the National Hurricane Center on the storm can be found below.

Wherever it came from, we now have more than 6.5 inches for the month of August. And yes, we spent a little time here mopping up after the heavy rain. I'm sure we were not alone in that activity!

---- Here's the NHC final Report on Dean ----

1000 PM CDT WED AUG 22 2007

...DEAN WEAKENING OVER THE HIGH MOUNTAINS OF MEXICO...

AT 1000 PM CDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DEAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 100.0 WEST OR ABOUT 95 MILES...150 KM...NORTHWEST OF MEXICO CITY.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 21 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION ACROSS MEXICO IS EXPECEDT TO CONTINUE UNTIL DISSIPATION.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DEAN IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE ON THURSDAY.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES.

DEAN IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES OVER PARTS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MEXICO...WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUDSLIDES.

REPEATING THE 1000 PM CDT POSITION...20.5 N...100.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB.

THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM.

Rainfall for 2007

Thanks to a local resident who maintains such records, I've learned that there has been only a trace of rainfall Jan - Apr of 2007.

Since the weather station began recording rainfall in May, the "12 Month Rain" starting January 1 (2007) reflects actual total rainfall. As of August 6th: 7.25 inches.

If you have further (or different) information on this year's rainfall, please contact me.

For those who took part in our first little weather "poll", thanks. Clearly, those visiting our site are a mix of folks who are in town year-round ... and those that would like to be!