93.9 The Eagle – The News and Talk of Columbia, MO
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says Columbia recorded the seventh-dryest September on record, with just .53 inches of rain. That’s 3.3 inches below normal for the month.
Governor Mike Parson tells reporters the drought has been especially hard on Missouri’s farmers.
“We’ve had a rough year in the state of Missouri for this drought situation. We’ve been trying to do things all along. But again, we’re going to be way behind trying to make sure we get farmers back whole as much as we can to go through a winter,” Parson says.
Governor Parson will be attending Wednesday morning’s drought assessment committee meeting at Jefferson City’s Lewis and Clark state office building.
“You’re going to be short on pasture this fall. We’re going to be short on the hay crop by all means it’s probably not even half of what it was. And then prices are going high in some areas and you’ve got row crop,” says Parson.
NWS St. Louis meteorologist Chris Kimble tells 939 the Eagle that Columbia has received 27.65 inches of rain so far this year. That’s about 5.5 inches below normal for the year.
