A Record Dry Month Possible In Burlington

We've been talking quite a bit lately about the lack of rainfall in the Quad Cities.  We've only picked up 0.76" of rain in August at the Quad City International Airport in Moline.

However, the situation is worse over southeastern Iowa.  So far, in August, Burlington has only picked up a trace of rain!  The last measurable rain there was back on July 30, 2013, when 1.20" fell.

While there's a very slight chance of a shower or two across the Mississippi and Illinois Valleys in the next ten days, if it doesn't rain in Burlington by midnight Saturday, that trace of rain will go down as the driest August on record there.

If it doesn't rain in the Quad Cities by midnight Saturday, this will be the 9th driest August on record.

As you can see from the U.S. Drought Monitor dated August 20, 2013, we were already in the "Abnormally Dry" category.  Since no rain has fallen since then, we'll likely move into or closer to the "Drought - Moderate" category when this is updated Thursday morning.

CBS4 Meteorologist Anthony Peoples