Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Near Normal. Despite rainfall which is running short of normal, we have had relatively cool, humid weather with abundant cloud cover so there is little or no discernible drought stress.

United States Drought Monitor

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 8/15/2020
Submitted: 8/15/2020 6:35 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

Only 0.35 inch of rain in the past 7 days and 1.49 inches of rain in August. Despite rainfall which is running short of normal, we have had relatively cool, humid weather with abundant cloud cover so there is little or no discernible drought stress. Lawn is lush and growing like it’s spring. Late summer wildflowers are thriving and pollinators are quite happy.

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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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Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons. Summertime!

Spring: March 1-May 31; Summer: June 1-August 31; Fall: September 1-November 30; Winter: December 1-February 28 (29)

 

You may have noticed that Arbor Doctor, meteorologists and climatologists define seasons differently from “regular” or astronomical spring, summer, fall, and winter. So, why do  meteorological and astronomical seasons begin and end at different times? Climatologically, the period July 14-21, the mid-point of meteorological summer, is the hottest week of the year and the period January 14-21, the mid-point of meteorological winter, is the coldest week of the year over much of the continental US including the Ohio valley.

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