The drought now comes down to numbers, some of them impressively impressive. For instance, October broke a 1,558-month record. That count represents the number of months official weather records have been kept for our area, dating back to 1895. In fact, our rainless October was the first rain-free month ever recorded among all months.

And the numbers keep flooding in.

By local counts, we’re moving in on 40 days with nary a sign of sky drippage. The longest precipitation-starved period recorded by our closest major airport…