By Jim Stanford on June 30, 2009
The thunderhead of a passing squall looms over the Teton Range.
June is going out the way it came in: with a rumble, and of course more rain. At least lately we’ve been treated to some pyrotechnics in the sky.
This photo was taken last night outside Dornan’s during the Hootenanny. The color was even more spectacular in town, where Brent McWhirter of the News&Guide shot a beautiful image (too late for publication in today’s Daily) of the streets and sky suffused in the orange glow.
Thus concludes the third-wettest June on record, according to meteorologist Jim Woodmencey. We received 3.8 inches of precipitation in Jackson this month, more than twice the average of 1.65.
In the annals of weather history, June 2009 trails only 1998 (4.19 inches) and 1967 (4.82) for precipitation.
We can read it on the green hillsides, the bursting crop of wildflowers and the rushing waters of the Snake. Again, the ripest time of year.
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Great photo Jim, thanks for the kind words as well. It was a truly great sunset.
And for more on the rushing waters in the region, check out my new website, http://www.tetonriverinfo.com. More river info than you thought you ever wanted!