The record
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| event_type | Drought |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 5,653,648 |
| episode_id | 1,062,965 |
| begin_utc | 1998-06-01T06:01:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 1998-06-30T06:00:00+00:00 |
| state | LOUISIANA |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | BOSSIER |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| wfo_source | GOVT OFFICIAL |
| episode_narrative | Only 1.35 inches of rain fell during June 1998. this brought the three month period total for April, May, and June to 2.29 inches. Of the 1.35 inches of rain, 1.25 inches occurred in a 24 hour period on the 4th and 5th. Even though June 1998 was the 30th driest on record, the total three month average precipitation for April, May and June was taking its toll. Only the fall of 1924 (1.39 inches) and the summer of 1934 (2.09 inches) was drier. Area rivers and lakes fell to well below normal levels with water users urged to conserve. Agriculture and forestry were especially hard hit. Nearly half of the 100 million pine seedlings planted in 1997 were killed. Replanting costs and reforestation will run in the millions. Row crops were the hardest hit with corn, cotton, soybean, rice, grain and sorghum totalling over half of the total dollar loss. Nearly 75 percent of other crops including pastures, hay and vegetables were also destroyed. |
| year | 1,998 |
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