State Climatologist Pat Guinan says most of Missouri is now drier than anytime since the drought year of 1988. Guinan says large parts of Missouri were six inches below normal for May and June combined.

In Saint Joseph we’re not as bad as that, thanks to overnight soakers on the 10th and 20th this month. But for May and June combined we’re still 3.84 inches short. And the outlook for the weeks ahead is not promising. Guinan says a dry May and June combined have historically meant drier-than-normal conditions the rest of the summer.