01-01-2013, 12:33 PM
Yes, there's definitely something wrong with the 1965-1972 data. If you go to Obie's link, go to the bottom on the lefthand side to "custom monthly listing", it shows that those years were fairly typical, with 100-150 inches. The Wunderground numbers are quite a bit different through 1976, then after that they seem to be the same.
There were major droughts in the 1950's and 1920's. There was a fire in 1926 that burned 4,000 acres in Panaewa; it was re-seeded by air, which is why there is melochia (the tree with heart-shaped leaves and little pink flowers that's blooming now) all over the place.
There were major droughts in the 1950's and 1920's. There was a fire in 1926 that burned 4,000 acres in Panaewa; it was re-seeded by air, which is why there is melochia (the tree with heart-shaped leaves and little pink flowers that's blooming now) all over the place.