Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Near Normal

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 8/22/2020
Submitted: 8/22/2020 6:25 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

0.53 inches of rain in the past week and 2.02 inches of rain in August. This is shy of normal but adequate, combined with somewhat cool temperatures, to maintain respectable soil moisture levels. It’s definitely drier that a week ago but lawns are still mostly green and little drought stress is noted. Pretty good for the latter part of August.

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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.

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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.

11-inch capacity rain gauge >>>

Taylor rain gauge >>>

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Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons. Summertime!

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.

Hurricane Season 2020 is kicking into gear and Gulf of Mexico and Florida coasts may soon be under the gun.

Late August and early September is the heart of hurricane season. This year the tropics are juiced and things are heating up. Tropical Depression 14 may be a hurricane as it approaches the Gulf Coast early next week. Tropical Depression 13 has the potential to be menacing Florida and the Gulf Coast next week as well. And, there is more where those came from.

Hurricane season 2020 is on a record pace and the main show is just getting started. Not what many wanted to here but it’s just a fact.

August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

Midwest Derecho – August 10, 2020. Maximum estimated winds were around 140 mph.

A powerful line of severe thunderstorms known as a “Derecho” tracked across eastern Iowa and northwest Illinois on the afternoon of Monday, August 10th producing widespread straight line wind damage. A swath of damage from Benton County, through portions of Linn, Jones, Cedar, and Clinton Counties, is consistent with intermittent straight line winds in the 100-130 mph range. Maximum estimated winds were around 140 mph, which caused extensive damage to an apartment complex in southwest Cedar Rapids, IA. Straight line winds of this magnitude are equivalent to an EF3 tornado. The maximum measured unofficial wind gust was 126 mph at Atkins, Iowa in Linn County.