Note: This article was posted before the storm made landfall but contains very good, detailed information on the science of Hurricane Michael.
September 2018 was very warm and very wet…
September was a warm and wet month. Rainfall at Cheviot OH 3W of 11.49 inches was 8.66 inches above normal. 2018 rainfall through September 30 was 18.27 inches above normal!
See the National Weather Service Wilmington’s September climate summary here>>>
The Arbor Doctor’s Official National Weather Service Cooperative Observation Site
2018 Weather Summary Cheviot OH 3W
| Month | MonthTotal Rain and melted ppt | 2018 Total Rain and melted ppt | 30 Yr Avg/YTD Rain & melted ppt | 2018 +/- Rain and melt ppt | Mnth Total Snow | Ttl Snow July-June | 30 Yr Avg Snow/Avg Snow Season to date July-June | 2017-18 Snow Season +/-July-June | Ttl Hours Below Freezing July-June | 2018Grow Degr Days Mnth End |
| Jan | 2.91 | 2.91 | 3.08/3.08 | -0.19 | 6.8 | 10.9 | 6.2/9.7 | +1.2 | 873 | 10 |
| Feb | 8.27 | 11.18 | 2.08/5.88 | +5.30 | 1.9 | 12.8 | 5.6/15.3 | -2.5 | 1068 | 65 |
| Mar | 4.40 | 15.58 | 3.82/9.70 | +5.88 | 9.0 | 21.8 | 3.6/18.9 | +2.9 | 1234 | 79 |
| April | 4.61 | 20.19 | 4.03/13.73 | +6.46 | 3.6 | 25.4 | 0.4/19.3 | +6.1 | 1278 | 198 |
| May | 4.62 | 24.81 | 5.28/19.01 | +5.80 | 0 | 25.4 | 0/19.3 | +6.1 | 1278 | 900 |
| June | 4.80 | 29.61 | 4.24/23.25 | +6.36 | 0 | 25.4 | 0/19.3 | +6.1 | 1278 | 1639 |
| July | 3.09 | 32.70 | 4.05/27.30 | +5.40 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 2253 |
| Aug | 7.47 | 40.17 | 3.26/30.56 | +9.61 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sept | 11.49 | 51.66 | 2.83/33.39 | +18.27 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Moderately Wet
Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 10/6/2018
Submitted: 10/06/2018 4:07 AM
Scale Bar: Moderately Wet
Description:
After 11.49 inches of rain in September, only a trace of rainfall in the past 7 days. Local plants, crops, and lawns are healthy and lush. With hot, mostly dry weather over the past week, soil surfaces have dried out, swales are beginning to dry out.
Categories:
General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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This report is specifically for the Arbor Doctor’s location 3.4 miles west of Cheviot, OH, in the western suburbs of Cincinnati in southwest Ohio. This location is also an official cooperative observation site for the National Weather Service listed as Cheviot 3W.
What is the Condition Monitoring Report? See these links for more information: