December surpasses average rainfall

A not-so-familiar sound has been hitting rooftops across the Palouse for the past two weeks, and it is not the sound of Santa and his reindeer (yet).

Rain has hit the Palouse, and it has been a much-needed boost for crops.

The average rainfall for Colfax in December is 2.93 inches, David Jones at the Colfax NRCS office said. That number was surpassed Monday when .49 inches of rain fell, bringing the total precipitation for the month so far to three inches. Precipitation numbers include snow and rain, Jones said.

“We have three inches even to date,” said Jones. “We are only halfway done with th...