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precipitation, compared with 2.97 inches this year.
Half of Mr. Wingfield’s summer rainfall total was recorded during June, as the summer of 1987 combined searing sunshine and a persistent breeze which sucked up whatever small amount of moisture had managed to find its way into the soil. In July, his rain gauge stayed bone dry, moistened by only 1.97 inches during the entire month, followed by a mere 1.52 inches during
91.9%