Have had several questions and comparisons to other historically severe drought years.

I have plotted May 1st to June 22nd 1988, 2012 and 2023.

We are not as dry as we were in 88 but drier than 12 if you can believe that.

The ONLY saving grace is we have been cooler than… pic.twitter.com/uKdHBPTyD3

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