Warm weather is one thing but multiple days of record shattering highs is another. Heat in November is much cooler than heat in July, but it is heat nonetheless. A new monthly high temperature record of 80°F has been set at Dayton for the month of November. This breaks the previous record of 79°F most recently set on November 1st, 2016. Sunday’s high was also 80°F at my Cheviot, OH 3W location.

Record highs were set at CVG and tied at CMH today. DAY was so close — but the old record of 79 held on by one degree. Record high temperatures will continue to be in jeopardy on Tuesday. My Cheviot, OH 3W location rose to 81°F Monday.

Near record high minimum temperatures are in the forecast Monday night and near record highs are in the forecast Tuesday before somewhat cooler, but still above normal, weather moves in for the balance of the week.

All this warmth is drying out the upper layers of soil. Good soil moisture remains but some watering may be necessary, especially of new trees and shrubs.

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.

To the extent possible recycle falling leaves back into the soil around the trees and maintain mulch around the trees to a radius of at least 3-5 feet. Keep mulch off trunks. Use a coarse textured mulch. Avoid triple shredded mulch.