Briefs: Jan. 11, 2017

DECEMBER LEFT HIGH WATER MARK

December 2017 saw almost an inch more water than normal. The last four days of the month added 2.24 to the otherwise dry month, according to readings at the NRCS gauge in Colfax. Prior to the end of the month snow and rain, there had only been 1.3 inches of precipitation in a month that averages 2.71. The wet ending of the year boosted December’s reading to 3.54 inches.

That made December the second wettest month of the year, coming in behind the 4.68 inches of precipitation in March. Total precipitation for 2017 came in at 24.56 at the NRCS office in Colfax, near...