We Got Rain!!!

@kareng (81830)
United States
August 17, 2026 11:33pm CST
Yes, we finally got some rain here! And the electricity got knocked out for a couple of hours. About 5:30 the rain started and ended up being a nice medium to heavy rain for about an hour. The garden sure did need it! Tomorrow morning you won't be able to tell it rained. That is how dry it is/was here. I am hoping this was enough to not have a burn ban put out in our parish. They have been issued in several parishes in Louisiana and several counties in Mississippi. Electricity came back on around 7:30, but I had laid down to rest since there wasn't much else to do in a dark house. I napped until almost 10 pm. And that reminds me that the dog needs to be fed! Going to get that done before I forget! Did you get rain today? Hopefully not, if you are in one of the areas experiencing flooding. Otherwise, I hope you did. Photo Credit: Public Domain
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@nawala123 (21164)
• Indonesia
6h
we want rain for fresher air
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@kareng (81830)
• United States
5h
Yes, that would be nice. Is there a lot of pollution there that makes air quality not good?
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@nawala123 (21164)
• Indonesia
5h
@kareng yeah and dust. rain clean up the air
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@kareng (81830)
• United States
5h
@nawala123 Very true!
@pitstop (15557)
• Australia
6h
I've been waiting for some rain. It's quite hot and rained a fair amount last weekend, but it's back to being hot and muggy.
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@kareng (81830)
• United States
5h
Yes, that hot and muggy gets old quick! We will be at or over 100F here this week. Not looking forward to that and rain is welcome after this long dry run of approximately a month or little longer.
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@pitstop (15557)
• Australia
4h
@kareng we haven't hit 100 degrees from what o remember, but it sure does feel hot.
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@kareng (81830)
• United States
3h
@pitstop I don't mind it cooling off to the 70's or 80's, but not ready for cold and winter either. I prefer sunshine, warmth and pretty blue skies compared to cold and gray days!
@toniganzon (79253)
• Philippines
35m
OH yes we had rain today and it was really pouring hard but it wasn't the whole day though. Fortunately.
@rakski (158829)
• Philippines
2h
that is good! Ir has been raining here almost non-stop for two weeks. It just stopped for a few hours and back again
@eLdav1s (880)
• Nigeria
6h
Lol it seems you really needed that rain. We are currently in our rainy season, so we have been having rain a lot. Yesterday we had light rain all through the night to half of the day. Today i doubt it will rain though, but who knows right?
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@kareng (81830)
• United States
5h
Right, you never know! We have had several days of a dark cloud around us and thunder, but NO rain!! Finally got some! We also have a chance for another thunderstorm later today...it's after midnight so had to change my wording.
@Wrexxo (5290)
5h
We need rain over here. It hasn't rained in weeks
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@kareng (81830)
• United States
5h
I think we were over a month with no rain. Several counties around me have issued burn bans.