Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Near Normal here but very dry and even drought in parts of Ohio and Indiana

United States Drought Monitor

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 7/25/2020
Submitted: 7/25/2020 6:16 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

1.43 inches of rain in the past week on top of very dry ground. Rain fell in small to moderate amounts over several days so infiltration was good. Hot weather maintained high drying rates. Drought and heat stressed lawns and landscapes perked up. Rain this week was area wide but varied in amounts. Soil moisture is in the normal range but still on the dry side of normal. We have been able to ease up on watering here.

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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.

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Please remember to water…correctly!

Water once per week, one inch per week, under the entire branch spread, in the absence of rain, May through November. Either rainfall or your watering should equal the one inch per week. Put out a sprinkler and a straight sided soup can or rain gauge and measure one inch per week.

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