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Old 05-22-2009, 12:08 PM
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Default rain vs sinkholes

Which is worse? Drought or excess rain? The prospect of a sinkhole scares me. Do they occur more because of a drought or when the rain is excessive?
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Old 05-22-2009, 12:26 PM
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I had another 3/4 inch of rain in my gauge this morning . It rained last nite. So now my grand total for the month of may is 14 and 1/4 inches . Almost all of it coming in the last 7 to 10 days. They said on the radio this morning that the drought is finally over.

Average rainfall for May is 3.79".

14.25 inches is 3.76 months of average rain.
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