CHARLOTTE — Despite recent rainfall, the region remains parched, with the area still 8 inches below normal for the year. To alleviate the drought, meteorologists say a significant, sustained rainfall event is needed, delivering several inches over a week.
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On Saturday, we only had 0.08 inches, and on Tuesday, rainfall measured 0.18 inches so we need a lot more, meteorologist Joe Puma said on Wednesday.
We need 14 inches in a month to get out of this drought and even the half-inch we could see this weekend is only a drop in the bucket.
So, while it is nice to see some more consistent rainfall, what we need is a long-duration heavy rainfall event where several inches or at least more than one inch falls in a week’s time.
That will help to slowly chip away at the drought.