...DECEMBER 2010 CURRENTLY THE DRIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD...

[KFDM COOP]

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
511 PM CST MON DEC 20 2010

...DECEMBER 2010 CURRENTLY THE DRIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD...

AS OF DECEMBER 20...THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2010 IS CURRENTLY THE
DRIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA. LESS THAN HALF AN INCH OF RAIN HAS BEEN
MEASURED SO FAR THIS MONTH...WHICH IS 2 TO 4 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
FOR THE FIRST 20 DAYS OF DECEMBER AND 4 TO 6 INCHES BELOW THE
AVERAGE MONTHLY TOTAL FOR DECEMBER.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND AROUND THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...SO RAINFALL TOTALS FOR DECEMBER 2010 WILL
LIKELY RISE ABOVE CURRENT LEVELS BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

RAINFALL DATA FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER (IN INCHES):

LOCATION        DEC 2010      DRIEST DEC    AVERAGE DECEMBER
                RAINFALL        ON RECORD    MONTHLY RAINFALL
--------        --------      ------------    ----------------
ALEXANDRIA        0.20*      1.69 IN 1984          6.39
BEAUMONT          0.34*      0.72 IN 1925          5.25
LAKE CHARLES      0.24*      2.02 IN 2000          4.60
LAFAYETTE        0.30*      0.89 IN 1980          5.51
NEW IBERIA        0.23*      1.44 IN 1975          4.84

[KDOSullivan]

I can't remember it raining anytime at my house this December. Was in Northeast Texas and the stock ponds were all way down for for this time of year. If those people do not get rain to fill those ponds, they'll be in a mess in July.
Coop, if you read this, how much rain can we expect Christmas Eve/Day, if we get any rain?

[tvc184]

Global drying for sure.

We need a rain bill in Congress.