More than half of Laramie’s precipitation this year has fallen in the last 12 days. Consistent afternoon thunderstorms have dropped more than two inches of rain since June 1.
Difficult to say. We were doing surprisingly well on snowpack (surrounding areas got more than average precipitation as snow. Cheyenne, for example, has caught 7.86 inches so far, when they're average at this point would be less than 7 inches), so that will help. Last month, fire folks told us we would need rain like this to limit fire danger.
Wow! I can't believe we still have less precipitation levels than same time last year.
What do these rainstorms mean to fire season? Since we’re behind on rain are we in danger still?
Difficult to say. We were doing surprisingly well on snowpack (surrounding areas got more than average precipitation as snow. Cheyenne, for example, has caught 7.86 inches so far, when they're average at this point would be less than 7 inches), so that will help. Last month, fire folks told us we would need rain like this to limit fire danger.
https://laramiereporter.substack.com/p/southeast-wyomings-seasonal-snowpack