Rain showers unusual for August, postpone harvest

A rainstorm passed through Adams County late Thursday night, lasting into Friday and continuing to bring sporadic showers into Saturday. The rain showers, typically consistent with a July storm, are unusual to hit in the month of August.

The moisture postponed wheat harvest throughout the county, with recorded rainfall totals varying throughout the area.

According to the weather report provided by Greg Galbreath, the Ritzville area recorded a total of .88 inches during the two-day storm, with trace amounts being recorded Saturday. Galbreath records temperatures, rainfall and snowfall totals fo...