date:Feb 28, 2013
to 6 inches more rainfall by the first of May to fully mitigate the ongoing drought. Noting that an inch of snow is nowhere near the same amount of precipitation as an inch of rain, he estimated that 10 inches of snow translates to about 2/3 of an inch of rain, sometimes less since dry powdery snow has lower moisture content than wet snow.
To have half a hope for the new wheat crop, we need at least 3 or 4 inches of rainfall by the beginning of May and 5 to 6 inches would be better, Mr. Salmon