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Wet conditions here to stay
Wet conditions stretching from last fall and throughout 2019 might be part of a longer-term trend.
“What has been most impressive is how long this wet spell has lasted.”
USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey says it’s likely the Midwest is in a multi-year wet cycle and it will affect next spring.
“Planting delays almost seeming to be a certainty given the wetness that’s locked into the soil.”
This week USDA estimates more than 20 percent of the U.S. has too much topsoil moisture.
“Among the Midwestern states, Michigan showing the highest surplus topsoil moisture at 73 percent. Oher states of note: Minnesota coming in at 38 percent and then also above 30 percent, South Dakota at 34 and Wisconsin at 37.”
Rippey is forecasting large rains across the Southern Plains and Ohio River Valley by the end of this week which will spread south and east before turning into extremely cold conditions.
I believe the earth gets close to the same amount of rain every year . Some areas are wetter than normal some areas are drier than normal