Rainfall: Above or Below Avg. for 2013?

We are just a little over half way through the year 2013 (can you believe it?!).

You may have noticed your grass turning a little brown, or your plants looking parched.  Are we below average?  Relatively speaking, yes, since July was below average.  As far as the year goes,  let's take a look at how much rain has fallen vs. how far above/below average it's been.

January:    2.86"  |  +1.37"             April:   7.21" | +3.62"
February:  2.54" | +0.94"               May:    7.97" | +3.65"
March:      2.57" |  -0.29"            June:    6.14" | +1.65"
                                                    July:      2.56" | -1.73"
We are exactly where we are supposed to be for the month of August (up to August 3rd) at 0.27".

As you can see, we've only been below average two months out of the whole year.  Our rainfall so far this year is 32.12"---just over 9 inches above average!  In one year, on average the Quad Cities sees 37.96" of precipitation!

As the CBS4 weather team has been saying, it's been dry as of late, but that could be changing.  Here's the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for the next 6 to 10 days:

The latest model trends indicate a rainier period of weather toward the latter part of the 10 day.  Of course, that's still over a week away, and things can change.  Keep up with the "Quad Cities' Team to Trust", and we will keep you updated!