In text, the viewpoint refers to the attitude and position of the author of a text in reference to the main subject, situation or issue being described and that can be classified as neutral if the author only provides facts and does not show a personal attitude towards the situation described or as negative or positive if the author is against or in favor the situation . Additionally, this viewpoint can be identified by the choice of language of the author and the details included in the text.
In the case of the excerpt presented the author uses words such as "according to state weather statistics" and "Reports indicate" that show the author is not taking a position towards the subject but just describing it according to external sources which is also support by the numbers included as in "rainfall levels were also at their lowest point in 32 years", this means the author is not against or in favor of the weather of last summer and therefore the author's viewpoint is mainly neutral.
