For the first time in ten years, the National Weather Service updated its climate averages. Author: Cole Sullivan, Cassie Nall Published: 5:51 PM EDT May 19, 2021 Updated: 11:09 PM EDT May 19, 2021 BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. — On his farm in Blount County, Steve Rutherford records rainy days in his daily diary. Looking back at the last few years of more than four decades of farming, he said it's obvious there are more days of rain than there used to be. "If it rains for a solid week, you may lose 20 percent of your crop," the strawberry farmer said. "Too much water will cause them to lose their flavor and their sweetness."