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March 2022. Warm and dry with a late month freeze.

Witchhazel blooming in Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum in early March.

Regional Climate Summary – March 2022>>>

A winter storm early in March brought heavy snow to eastern Kentucky but once again Cincinnati was mostly missed. This system did bring a rather remarkable, if short lived, drop in temperatures with highs in Cincinnati of 52F on the 11th and 26 on the 12th. That high on the 12th was the coldest high in March and the only below freezing high during the month.

Late month March freeze froze out early blooming magnolias.

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April 1, 2022 Soil Moisture, Drought, and Condition Monitoring Report. Near normal conditions at Cheviot OH 3W. Widespread drought over much of the continental US with the exception of an area in the east centered on the Ohio and Tennessee river valleys.

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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:

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United States Weekly Drought Monitor

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United States Monthly Drought Outlook

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United States Seasonal Drought Outlook

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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.

To the extent possible recycle fallen 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. Aged arborist wood chips, mulched and composted leaves, pine bark, and pine straw are all good. Very finely ground mulches such as triple ground hardwood mulch are not beneficial and may inhibit moisture and oxygen exchange.

Drought: How Dry Seasons Affect Woody Plants                                                                                                                     >>>

 

1-inch capacity rain gauge  >>>

Taylor rain gauge   >>>

Watering: How and when>>>

Watering Trees and Shrubs>>>

 

Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons

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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Nearly half the country has had its coldest day by the first day of calendar winter. That is why meteorological winter makes the most sense.

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