It has been a rainy July in Mexico City. With more than a week left in the month, we have already exceeded the historical average of rainfall for the month.
As you can see from this screenshot from the Weather Channel, we have had almost eight inches of precipitation so far (actually more than eight inches since we had a brief but heavy shower an hour ago). The average for July is 7.2 inches.
That is good news for the drought-stricken country and for the city which was going to run out of water. The rain has been widespread, so hopefully, the lakes and reservoirs are filling up. The downside is that drainage in the city is inadequate, and with heavy rains some streets become flooded. One notorious example is the freeway by the airport. There was also a tragedy just a block away from where I live. During one of the storms, a tree fell and killed a woman who was sitting in her parked car. The rain is welcome, but we don't want sad stories such as that.
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