With the new month starting, it is the half way of the year. During the month of June, a lot of strange weather happened. There were a few days of 90 degree temperatures, plus large amounts of rainfall. The writer and also a recorder for the weather has never in his time recorded more than 11 inches of rain in a month.
Smith Creek and Friends Run Churches of the Brethren: shut-ins — Bucky Moyers, Pam Riner, Anna Tesi, Sandra Vandevander, Larry Moyers, Sandy Washburn, Mary Alice Simmons, Anna Lee Mitchell and Carol Propst; prayer list — Richard Campbell, Joshua Shirk, Ava George, Roberta Bennett, Kenny Williams, Dennis Mitchell, Debbie Horst, Neal Eye, Donald Burns, Ruth Bauer, Rick Waggy, Anna Mauzy, Gloria Moats, Ruthalene Judy, Frankie Judy, David Berg, Tim and Dee McCormick, Jim Judy, Jessie Simmons, Minny Rhoads, Phil Downs, Larry Rexrode, Bill Snyder, Troy Bennett, Jim Fawley, Tom and Judy Borror, Bob and Brenda Sites, Judith Ours, Nancy and Tony George, David M. Hartman, George Hevener, Tonya Simon, Danny Nelson, David M. Parkinson, Cleo Simmons, Tom Butterworth, Sherry Hedrick, Bobby Parsons, Robert Bennett, Mary Alice Evick, Rick Phares, Virgil “Bub” Yokum, Hannah Hedrick, Barbara Judy Harman, Joyce Calhoun, John Moyers, Norma Auville, Shana Johnson, Chuck Hiett, Betty Smith, Gretta Pope, Chase Shepke, Woody and Libby Hoover, Dora Rawlings, Sherry Chambers, Ginger Kimble and Philip Downs.
Prayer thought: “In the quiet place of prayer, God comforts, instructs sand listens to us. There we learn to love and worship Him.”
High and low temperatures and precipitation for June 30 through July 6, followed by the same for last year, were as follows: June 30 – 85°, 68°, .28″ (89°, 71°, .15″), July 1 – 83°, 67°, .98″ (77°, 51°), July 2 – 81°, 66°, .08″ (81°, 47°), July 3 – 82°, 59° (90°, 60°), July 4 – 85°, 59° (83°, 69°, 1.84″), July 5 – 86°, 60° (93°, 68°, .01″) and July 6 – 88°, 59° (88°, 67°).
Total rainfall for June was 11.37″, compared to 1″ in June of 2024.
Year-to-date rainfall is 28.09″, compared to 17.72 for the same time period in 2024.
