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By LOU HATTER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
The drought of 1986 continues ■vith no end in sight, according to the atest report issued by the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force. “Below normal rainfall . . . remains in all regions of the state . . . chances of large amounts of rainfall to push averages to normal or above . . . are not expected,” said the task force report, which includes data through the end of October.
Dr. Pat Michaels, the state climatologist, reported that rainfall for the month of October was below normal, but a seasonally low evaporation rate kept the drought situation from becoming significantly worse than it was in September. Thus, Dr. Michaels concluded, “The situation remains one in which individuals and localities are urged to monitor their water supplies carefully.”
Dennis Wingfield, who watches the weather from his home in Sperryville, reported that precipitation for the month of October totaled 1.31 inches, a far cry from the average for the month of 2.90 inches. Of that total, more than half fell on the 25th and 26th, when Mr. Wingfield reported a total of 0.69 inch.
Thus far in November, the area has fared slightly better, with a total of 2.54 inches of precipitation. Mr. Wingfield noted that the precipitation included “a trace of snow and sleet in Sperryville last Saturday morning - but nothing measurable.”
Compared to a total of 2.56 inches for the months of September and October combined, “the total sounds kinda good,” Mr. Wingfield commented. But, he added, “feast or
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