Exceptional is not a good thing

For what seems like forever we are in an extreme drought. This is just above exceptional drought, the driest status. We are getting some precipitation, but not enough to make up the deficit. The spring by my house is back up, but only flowing at a gallon a minute. That is a quarter to half the normal range. More rain is expected next week, but a half an inch to an inch doesn’t put much of a dent in the dry soil.