Rainfall in some parts of Michigan is less than half of what we normally see in June — so how will it affect crops? MSU professor and State Climatologist Jeff Andresen says Michigan’s apple crops should be okay.
“If anything, we’ve probably had a little less disease pressure for growers to deal with,” said Andresen. As for other crops, “blueberries are mostly irrigated, so even though it’s dry, there’s probably not a huge impact there, either.”
The latest weekly US Drought Monitor shows mid and southest Michigan in the “abnormally dry” category, but no drought conditions are being noted anywhere in the state. The National Weather Service says our area has had 3 and a quarter inches of rain so far this month, just a little below average. On the other side of the state, Detroit has received half its normal rainfall for June.
