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Here in central Iowa it's the snowiest it’s been for seven years.
As "snowy" as it seems in these parts, long term numbers indicate we are only 102% of normal, in other words an average snowpack. This following 10+ years of well below average ppt. Hopefully it will translate to better mid-summer streamflows, recharged groundwater and fewer catastophic wildfires come July/August.
Last year our hay production was <1/2 normal, grasshoppers devestated pasture/range in many areas and a 100 square mile wildfire burned across the Thompson River drainage.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow..... Oh, the bike has ben hibernating since October. It amazes me every spring how fast it fades into memory. I hope Georgia & SE is getting some moisture, now those folks are hurting 
"Despite our technological advances, we owe our livelihoods to the upper 6" of soil and the fact that it rains"
jh
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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