Before you lament the washout of a weekend that we just went through, take a look at the historic drought that we Granite Staters are enduring. It's officially SEVERE!

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Much of the Shark listening area is right in the middle of a severe drought, according to the United States Drought Monitor. The deficit of rainfall was reaching nearly 10 inches in Manchester before this weekend and they aren't nearly as dry as the entire Seacoast region.

Being that this is New England, I'm sure we'll be building an ark by August 1st but the significant lack of moisture is causing several NH cities to restrict and/or ban outdoor water usage.

Hopefully, the rain this past weekend will mean an easing of such measures and a sign that Mother Nature will be more willing turn on the natural sprinklers for the rest of this summer.

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