Above average rainfall in February and March is helping Humboldt County climb out of its precipitation deficit. We’re still in a drought, and the grasslands of Southern Humboldt in particular will suffer the dry effects, folks from our local branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warn. But there are good signs as well. March saw 6.25 inches of rain, compared to a 5.30-inch average. And Ruth Lake is full. Above is an update of this year’s wet season, along with numbers from last year, the big ’70s drought and the yearly average. Keep your fingers crossed for drops and drizzle.

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Grant Scott-Goforth was an assistant editor and staff writer for The Journal from 2013 to 2017.

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  1. Bad agriculture wastes water, causes cancer industry, kills of whales, destroys floodplane(elements)for all future.rocks drind up high, long time ago, nolonger.now acid floodplain and bodies.bad teeth.white hair.i found 2 meter deep deposit plankton mined by pyramid builders. Bears want donutsbecause de elementization floodplain. Without elements mankind is ugly, argumentive, sickly and drug addicted.this forms industry feeding off disease and element starvation causing profit for many toothaches forpoor.take down countries southern fence, appologise.

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