I wish I had good news for you. There is a spectacular heat ridge this year which essentially stretches from Kazakhstan and Pakistan west to the west coast of the United States. That is why these Saharan dust plumes have happened this year. That has also sent record warmth north into Siberia. Tropical systems are the only real hope for denting this ridge east of the Rockies and that would be temporary. Any pattern change we might see would be temporary. The heat is forecast to last well into the fall, just like last year. The Great Lakes and New England could see the heat ease a bit sooner. Drought is expanding over the US.
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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