If you think it’s been an abnormally dry August, you’re right. The Central and North Island have seen just a sprinkle of rain through the first 26 days of the month. “It’s undeniable that this is a very dry summer for the Eastern Island,” said Jennifer Kowal, Environment Canada’s operational meteorologist. “The Western Island is actually considered to be normal.” From Aug. 1 to 26, Campbell River had 0.8 millimetres of rain. That’s a fraction of…