Drought for the west

[D_Walt]

Just brutal all over, down here next door to hell it’s real bad too, supposed to be 100 degrees on Thursday. I always hope we can make it to March before it hits 100 but doesn’t look like we’ll make it that long this year. I’ve got 25 water stations for deer and quail (and other critters) on the ranch I manage the hunting on and I’m going to have to have water hauled in this week from town to fill them. Cows got pulled off two weeks ago, no water. First time that’s happened in 15 years.

 

[F250]

Just brutal all over, down here next door to hell it’s real bad too, supposed to be 100 degrees on Thursday. I always hope we can make it to March before it hits 100 but doesn’t look like we’ll make it that long this year. I’ve got 25 water stations for deer and quail (and other critters) on the ranch I manage the hunting on and I’m going to have to have water hauled in this week from town to fill them. Cows got pulled off two weeks ago, no water. First time that’s happened in 15 years.

What state are you in ? You didn’t note your location by your name.

 

[Nameless Range]

Had a small wildfire in our fire district on Monday. Somebody was dumping the ashes from their wood stove outside, and it took to the grass and off it went. Quite the thing to see 6 foot flames whipping in the wind on a February afternoon and our brush truck getting work - all with snowbanks in the background.

It's just such a strange year. Warmest winter in recorded history here. The mountains are short on snow but not by much, but the middle to lower elevations are experiencing a season as if they were 10° south in latitude.

 

[D_Walt]

What state are you in ? You didn’t note your location by your name.

South Texas, pretty far south. They have revised the forecast for tomorrow to 102

 

[Irrelevant]

Update

One thing to note, is that while the cascades are similar or better percentages to NV, AZ, and NM, that amount of "missing water" is vastly different. A peak Snow-water Equilavent in the SW is like 15-20" of water.

Versus the west side of the Cascades, where the urban areas of Puget Sound and the Willamette Valley get their drinking water are 70".

 

[elkduds]

Update
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One thing to note, is that while the cascades are similar or better percentages to NV, AZ, and NM, that amount of "missing water" is vastly different. A peak Snow-water Equilavent in the SW is like 15-20" of water.
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Versus the west side of the Cascades, where the urban areas of Puget Sound and the Willamette Valley get their drinking water are 70".
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Good thing everyone is copacetic about how to share what's left of the Colorado River: sarcasm