We are so thankful that the rains have come to West Texas. The temperature has been in the 70's°, the wind has been mild, and the rains have been intermittent. The amounts have varied, but today Lubbock officially has seen close to, if not 2 inches of rain. When I got home from work, the official total was 1.84 inches. About an hour later, it was 1.93 inches.
The rains have not been torrential, so this allows for some soaking into the ground, especially if the ground was not hardened to hardpan due to drought. Hopefully, the rains will help the farmers, help the Ogallala Aquifer http://ogallala.ars.usda.gov/, and Lake Alan Henry http://www.lakealanhenry.com/, Lubbock's newest reservoir.
Having said that, there has been some localized flash flooding. But not too bad.
Although the temperature has dropped outside, and I have opened the windows to let the fresh air in, my house has not cooled off noticeably, and has been between 77 ° and 80°. That is discouraging. My bedroom cools off well, but the other rooms do not do so well.
I am grateful for the rain, and the cooler weather.
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