Surplus rain brings relief to some, halts hay baling for others

Temperatures were near normal, if slightly on the cool side, through August, and bouts of rain were nearly continuous in portions of the state, hindering hay baling in some regions. Heavy rain in the Omaha metro area on Aug. 19 and 20 brought a totally of 8.33 inches, 6.17 of which fell on the 20th.  Read more about how this month’s climate effected Nebraskans in the August edition of the Climate Update from the Nebraska State Climate Office.

August 2018 climate summary

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