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Getting Very Dry Over Much Of Ohio

We have been doing pretty well with soil moisture this year in Ohio, but July is letting us down. Temperatures have been hot and rain has been spotty at best. The below soil moisture condition monitoring reports show that drought stress in plants and crops is increasing in many parts of Ohio. Rain is forecast, but not until this weekend. The last two weather systems have been big let downs. I am hopeful regarding rain for this weekend but I am not holding my breath.

24 hour rainfall ending Tuesday morning. Very spotty.

 

 

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Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Mildly Dry

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 7/14/2018
Submitted: 7/14/2018 6:29 AM
Scale Bar: Mildly Dry
Description:
 
Only 0.59 inches in July, well below normal, with an average high temperature about 2.4 degrees F above normal, 7 days of 90 or above in July and a peak temperature of 95 degrees. All this has combined to move us well into the mildly dry category. Yards are turning brown. Landscape plants are showing drought stress, especially in sunny areas. Growth has slowed dramatically in local pastures.
 
Categories: General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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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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Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Mildly Dry

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 6/9/2018
Submitted: 6/09/2018 7:26 AM
Scale Bar: Mildly Dry
Description:
 
Rainfall over the first 9 days of June only 0.29. High drying rates. May rainfall was about an inch below normal. Soil is somewhat dry. Growth has slowed for plants, crops, and lawns. Vegetation is still green. It became necessary to water some this week.
 
Categories: General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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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:

https://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=cm-scalebar

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