The Rain in Spain falls Mainly in Des Moines

It is raining today – again. This is certainly in keeping with the wetter-than-normal summer we have experienced this year. Remember 1993, the year of the terrible flooding, when it rained practically every day all spring and summer? This year isn’t quite that bad, but it certainly has that feel. According to the official state records, 2010 “ranks as the 19th warmest and 2nd wettest summer among 138 years of records.” http://www.iowaagriculture.gov/climatology/weatherSummary.asp

Last year we replaced two basement window wells with an improved design to eliminate the problem we had of the drain pipe backing up and leaking water through the window into the basement. Now there is no longer a drain pipe in the window wells and we have a much better seal around the windows. This week we replaced the third and final window well. So we shouldn’t see that problem again.

Fall is a funny time for weather in Iowa. Yesterday we ran the air conditioner as the house heated up in the afternoon. Today we are running the furnace because it is quite chilly today. Summer is definitely waning and it won’t be long before we are shoveling snow. I hope we get the siding installed and the deck boards put back on before the snow starts to fall!