Regional Climate Summary – December 2023>>>

Mistletoe along Ohio River just north of Rabit Hash, KY.

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Condition Monitoring Report
Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 9/15/2023
Submitted: 9/15/2023 10:29 PM
Scale Bar: Moderately Dry
Description:

0.19 inches of rain in the past week and in the past 20 days with moderate to rapid drying rates. To be honest, the US Drought Monitor, which did not even have my location as abnormally dry this week, is a joke. Entire soil profile is dry and drought stress is increasingly significant. Widespread early yellowing of trees from drought stress and early leaf loss. Herbaceous plants are stressed and wilting and lawns are browning and dusty. Drought stress is to the point that even established trees and shrubs are being threatened. Only native herbaceous plants which are highly drought tolerant are unaffected. Goldenrod and New England aster are in bloom. Dry conditions are good for harvest since moisture was adequate for most crops during the growing season. Stream flow is low to none. Swales are dry but still show a bit of sub-surface moisture. Surfaces in swales are mostly dry and cracked.

Categories: General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health

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:

Explanation of scale bar>>>

Midwest U.S. Drought Monitor

30 Day Precipitation:

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Ohio 30-Day Precipitation

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Snow Cover U.S. and Northern Hemisphere >>>

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Crop Condition and Soil Moisture Analytics Map: 

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U.S. Weekly Drought MonitorPDF Version of Graphic 

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U.S. Monthly Drought OutlookPDF Version of Graphic 

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U.S. Seasonal Drought OutlookPDF Version of Graphic

Other Drought links:

• NWS Drought Fact Sheet
• North American Drought Monitor (NADM)
• National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
• National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)
• National drought summary>>>

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. Do not water if the soil is already moist. Put out a sprinkler and a straight sided soup can or rain gauge and measure one inch per week. Measure the rainfall which falls in your yard. Your trees don’t care what fell at the airport!

If burlap was left on new trees, it will repel water and the tree or shrub may die. Be sure burlap and twine are removed from the top of all root balls. If your landscaper disagrees, refer him or her to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) industry standard for installation of landscape plants.

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 ( https://getchipdrop.com/ ), 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>>>

 

Metal Rectangular Spot Sprinkler

8-Pattern Sprinkler

Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons

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Ohio 30-Day Precipitation

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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. Do not water if the soil is already moist. Put out a sprinkler and a straight sided soup can or rain gauge and measure one inch per week. Measure the rainfall which falls in your yard. Your trees don’t care what fell at the airport!

If burlap was left on new trees, it will repel water and the tree or shrub may die. Be sure burlap and twine are removed from the top of all root balls. If your landscaper disagrees, refer him or her to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) industry standard for installation of landscape plants.

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 ( https://getchipdrop.com/ ), 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>>>