Unfortunately, it appears that once again a weather system has teased us with only a small amount of rain, mostly inadequate to have much influence on the severe drought. 1/2 inch rainfall amounts Wednesday were the exception as opposed to the rule. It looks like a thin strip in Butler County may have gotten an inch. At my Cheviot 0.9 SSE location, I had only 0.15 inch, CVG reported 0.11, Lunken 0.06, and Hamilton-Fairfield 0.51.
The drought beat goes on…
The beat goes on with the increasingly serious drought. Temperatures will rise to near record levels again this weekend with low relative humidities. Short and long term drought damage will occur to trees, shrubs, landscapes, and lawns if at least some supplemental watering is not provided. After the 2007 drought, we saw numerous impacts which continue to this day, and I expect no less from the current drought wich shows few signs of abating.
The drought beat goes on with little relief
The early week rain gave the appearance of being beneficial, but did little good for much of the area. While rainfall amounted to 0.75 at Loveland, OH, and 0.63 at Goshen, OH, totals quickly tailed off to the south and west with generally a quarter inch or less over much of the metro area. More information here.
The two week forecast is discouraging, with dry conditions and little hope for rain. We are in a severe drought and trees, shrubs, and lawns are hurting. A fire weather watch has been issued for a large part of Indiana. Click here for watering information, rain gauges, and sprinklers.
