Rain in C-ville

For anybody who had been to O’Hill in the last few weeks, it was very evident that we were in a small drought. The field outside the dining hall looked like a post-apocalyptic scene with nothing but brown grass and weeds. However, the weather took a turn for the wetter this weekend and we finally got some rain. Prior to now, I think it may have rained lightly once or twice since we arrived on Grounds in August. According to charts on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s website, the mean amount of precipitation for the past two months should have been right around nine inches, and the total number of days of precipitation should have been 21. It doesn’t take a meteorologist to figure out that we are nowhere near those numbers. Am I complaining? Definitely not. From my perspective, the weather the past month and a half has been excellent. Coming from Chicago, C-Ville is a huge upgrade. Yes it may be somewhat on the hotter side, but going a month without rain or thunderstorms was a pleasant surprise. Every once in a while I’ll just look up at the sky and the lack of clouds and amount of blue here is amazing to me, at least it was before this weekend. -MA