A Month Without Rain
March 6, 2006
The city of Quincy, Illinois recorded its
first month without precipitation in 90 years. Quincy is on the
Illinois-Missouri border, about 30 miles south of the southeastern corner of Iowa. The lack of rainfall is a threat both to crops and to navigation on the Mississippi River.
Related products:
flowmeters,
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Past updates:
last revised 3.2006