I've had it with this $*(%&*$()#*#$ rain

[burleytog]

The month is a week old and we've had over 5" of rain so far.  My yard could be classified as wetlands since I haven't been able to mow in a week and a half.  

Yet another toad strangler passing through now.  Lord knows we couldn't go 12 hours without a storm.

[I Love BassResource]

Well if it doesn't rain while your in WV, I'll p!$$ on you...

[Glenn]

Oh nanny nanny boo boo!  If you haven't lived in Seattle or Juneau, then you don't know what it's like to live with constant rain.  You're just experiencing minor dampness.  Cowboy up dude!  ;D

[-FisherGal-]

If it wasnt raining everyone would be complaining about the 'drought' so, either way someones not happy.  

Cant say I am for the rain, because  IM CLEARLY NOT...an occasional rain is okay not everyday.  I coach softball and its put a real strain on our playing and practicing time here lately. And our yard looks like a hay field.....

but, just commenting in general...

[CFFF 1.5]

Send that rain down here to Central Florida. My lake has dropped almost a foot since the beginning of the year. It is getting close to the point where I'm not going to be able to lanuch my boat pretty soon.

[Bull Hurley]

Oh nanny nanny boo boo! If you haven't lived in Seattle or Juneau, then you don't know what it's like to live with constant rain. You're just experiencing minor dampness. Cowboy up dude! ;D

Juneau annual rainfall 54.5" month of May 3.4"

Seattle                        37.2" May 1.7"

Norton VA near where Burley lives 46.1" May 4.5"

Seattle gets it's reputation from it's frequency of precipitation as well as the fact that it is cloudy an average of 226 days per year. Nonetheless, the city receives less annual precipitation, at 37.1 inches than New York City, Atlanta, Houston, and most cities of the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Seattle was also not listed in a study that revealed the 10 rainiest cities in the continental United States. Most of the precipitation falls as drizzle or light rain, with only occasional downpours.

Link to following form LiveScience.com: http://www.livescience.com/environment/070518_rainy_cities.html

Do you think Seattle is the rainiest city in the United States? Well, think again.

Mobile, Alabama, actually topped a new list of soggiest cities in the 48 contiguous states, with more than 5 feet of rainfall annually, according to a study conducted by San Francisco-based WeatherBill, Inc.

The Southeast dominated the most rainy list, while the Pacific Northwest never enters the list until Olympia, Washington pops up at number 24.

The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include:

Mobile, Alabama--67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days

Pensacola, Florida--65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days

New Orleans, Louisiana--64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days

West Palm Beach, Florida--63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual rainy days

Lafayette, Louisiana--62 inches average annual rainfall; 55 average annual rainy days

Baton Rouge, Louisiana--62 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days

Miami, Florida--62 inches average annual rainfall; 57 average annual rainy days

Port Arthur, Texas--61 inches average annual rainfall; 51 average annual rainy days

Tallahassee, Florida--61 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days

Lake Charles, Louisiana--58 inches average annual rainfall; 50 average annual rainy days

The study ranked 195 cities in the contiguous 48 states by the amount of rainfall they received annually over a 30-year period, although Olympia actually had the most rainy days on average across the three decades (63) of all the cities in the study. Mobile came in second on the latter scale, with 59 average annual rainy days. (Several cities in Alaska and Hawaii actually receive more than 100 inches of rain a year, but were not included in the study.)

Southeastern cities are so prevalent on the list because the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel storms that frequently soak the region, particularly between June and November.

The study also found that in the past 30 years, the East and Southeast seemed to be getting wetter, while the West got drier. Florida, Louisiana and Alabama were the wettest states, while California, Montana, Nevada and Arizona were the driest (Las Vegas took the top spot for driest city).

Average rainfall was highest in the United States between July and September and lowest between January and March.

[Muddy]

Way to go Pink, Seattle >>> ;If their pro teams cant make the news at lest their weather does! ;D  

I lived in New Orleans for 6 years, in the Summer it rained buckets every day around 3 to 4 pm, I guess the atmosphere could not hold all that moisture.

[firefightn15]

I'd think that living with consistant rainfall would be worse than having more total inches of rain.  I'll take more annual rainfall if it means  more sun.  Chin up Burley, my water temps are still in the low 50's.  The bass don't know what to do.

[Root beer]

Pink, I'm surprise that Tampa, Florida is not on the list. It storms everyday at 4pm like a clock work. Least it did when I was down there for nearly a month in June.

[.ghoti.]

It's rained so much here in the middle of Illinois, that I had decided to skip planting tomatoes, cukes, peppers, etc, and just plant rice in my garden.

I finally got it planted last weekend, and if the rain doesn't stop soon, I'm going to have to re-plant when it dries up.

I've been out fishing twice since the RoadTrip, and both times I went out in the rain.

it seems that over the last four or five years, cold temps extended later into the year, April and May are both cooler and much wetter. And when the temps start going back down in the fall, they do so very quickly. The fall fishing season is at least two weeks shorter.

Funny how this bloody global warming thing works, eh?

[firefightn15]

Funny how this bloody global warming thing works, eh?

That's why my summer's are getting shorter. 8-)

[Bassin_Fin@tic]

Pink, I'm surprise that Tampa, Florida is not on the list. It used to storms everyday at 4pm like a clock work. Least it did when I was down there for nearly a month in June.

Cant even float a boat in some of my ponds.I haven't seen a cloud in almost 2 months :

[Jimzee]

You should have seen Stonewall Jackson today, water is about seven feet above summer pool. Two of the boat docks have been ripped apart due to the fast rising water. The boat dock at the lodge is down on the bridge next to the golf course. AJ and I had to squat down just to take the boat under the main bridge on the lake. None of the rip rap on the lake is visible, most of it is under two feet of water or more. It's the highest I have ever seen the lake. It is also the very hard to fish now due to so many places for the fish to go.

Ever catch a bass out of the boat trailer parking lot, we will be able to by tomorrow. ;D

[burleytog]

Take some pictures dammit...

[Jimzee]

Take some pictures dammit...

I will tomorrow.  I thought about it today but it will be even higher tomorrow with the heavy rains we are getting tonight.  I knew you would be wanting to see some pictures.  All those big yellow signs on the lake that say WARNING : Shallow Water and Falling Debris are halfway under the water.  The main marina is almost level with the grass line on the hill behind it.

[Dan:]

Oh nanny nanny boo boo! If you haven't lived in Seattle or Juneau, then you don't know what it's like to live with constant rain. You're just experiencing minor dampness. Cowboy up dude! ;D

Juneau annual rainfall 54.5" month of May 3.4"

Seattle                        37.2" May 1.7"

Norton VA near where Burley lives 46.1" May 4.5"

oh, snap! Who's whining now?!?  ;D

Those are surprising stats.

[RiskKid.]

Percy Priest is way up too....fish are relating to the sunken picnic tables!

[FishingPirate]

I feel your pain MC Burley.

[fivesixone]

Take some pictures dammit...

Agreed. I wanna see!

I'm in West Palm Beach, FL... Supposedly the 4th on that list. Where's our rain at this year!? I'm waitin' for it! ;D

[1inStripes]

I bet that yards gonna need a bushhog when you get back from your trip.

[burleytog]

I actually mowed for about 15 minutes yesterday evening.  Just as I was hitting my stride, the d**n rain started again.  Bush hog is an understatement.  Which really sucks since I spent a day getting it into shape a couple of weeks ago.  Best it had looked in over a year.

You and Tommy need to help me out and mow it for me this week.

[MitchIsFishin]

Burley wasting $$$ on a stinkin' lawn when you COULD be buying more fishing gear........................... oh, wait.

Hey, buy a goat.

[burleytog]

The only money I spend on my yard is gas and Seafoam for the mowers.  Fertilizing a yard is a waste of money and time.

[MitchIsFishin]

The only money I spend on my yard is gas and Seafoam for the mowers.  Fertilizing a yard is a waste of money and time.

Spray paint. Green. Works.

[1inStripes]

The only money I spend on my yard is gas and Seafoam for the mowers. Fertilizing a yard is a waste of money and time.

Thats just not the Hank Hill way there Shackleford.  I can probably bum a goat and chain it up.  If Tommy will just move it around throughout the week since I would have done my part, you should be good.  Just watch your step.