As of May 26, 2026, the region is experiencing a 22-day dry spell with month-to-date rainfall 96 percent below normal, following an April that was also significantly drier than average.
As of May 26, 2026, it has been 22 days since the last rain, which fell on May 4, 2026, and amounted to 3.5 mm. Month-to-date rainfall for May is 3.5 mm, which is 96 percent below the long-term normal of 93.8 mm. In April, total precipitation was 23.0 mm, which is 62 percent below the normal of 60.9 mm. The current dry spell of 22 days is far shorter than the all-time record dry spell of 48 days, which lasted from March 16 to May 2, 1893.
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