Drought continues to be of concern as we are rapidly approaching the start of the spring season and the renewed demand for water by all things living around us. This winter season has not done much to put a dent in the drought as humidity levels has been rather low, even for winter season standards. The featured chart presents a climatology of daily mixing ratio for Ames, which is one way to measure the amount of water vapor in the air. The top panel shows the daily envelope, simple average, and 2022 observations. The bottom panel presents the daily departures. So far this year, we have seen very few days with a positive departure (blue). The most recent storm event on Saturday sticks out as elevated humidity levels helped to fuel the storms.

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