Wet August improves rainfall deficit

Southern Columbia County still in Extreme Drought.

North Florida received 23% more rain than normal in August, including parts of Lafayette County that received between 15-18 inches. (COURTESY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT)
North Florida received 23% more rain than normal in August, including parts of Lafayette County that received between 15-18 inches. (COURTESY SUWANNEE RIVER WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT)

LIVE OAK — Above average rainfall in August was a welcome sight across the Suwannee River Water Management District and helped improve the region’s rainfall deficit.

The district’s hydrologic cond…