Drought development occurred over parts of Ohio as predicted and the month was hot with 17 days of 90 or higher at Cheviot OH 3W

At the beginning of July, I wrote a blog article projecting that drought development was likely in at least part of the Ohio valley.

Well, here we are near the end of July and despite ongoing rains, the latest Drought Monitor shows that as of July 28, 37% of Ohio was in moderate drought and 84.75% was abnormally dry. Rainfall since then is providing some relief, especially in southern Ohio.