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Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Near Normal

Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report:  Near Normal

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Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 9/12/2020
Submitted: 9/12/2020 6:12 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

No measurable rain in the last 8 days but 0.70 inches of rain in September. Soil is getting increasingly dry but lawn is still growing like it’s spring here. Some south facing slopes are beginning to show some drought stress but in general lawns here remain green and lush. Pretty normal for early meteorological fall. My location did pick up 1.87 inches of rain from a pretty isolated thunderstorm in late August greatly increasing soil moisture here. Many areas nearby did not get that rain and are quite dry.

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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.

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Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons

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.

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It’s been a fairly hot meteorological summer overall, cooler in August. Rainfall has been spotty with heavier rain in southern areas and drier to drought conditions to the north.

 

 

 

It has been a warm and dry summer in much of Ohio. At my Cheviot, OH 3W National Weather Service Cooperative Observer location, June averaged 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit was above normal and July averaged 2.6 degrees Fahrenheit above normal. As of August 30, August was running 0.9 degrees Fahrenheit below normal.  There have been 20 days of 90 degrees or higher at my location this summer, but only one in August.

Meteorological summer started with very little drought over the midwest. Drought blossomed over parts of Ohio, Indiana and Iowa as the summer progressed, becoming extreme in western Iowa. A heavier rainfall pattern developed over the lower Ohio River valley keeping things pretty wet along and south of the Ohio River in Kentucky and southern Indiana in August. This was caused in part by cooler air masses which pushed into the Great Lakes and northern Ohio River valley, suppressing rain to the south but relieving the heat of July.

Looking ahead, it looks like a very active tropical season will continue the pattern, aiding in maintaining the pattern of spotty rain, more widespread in the south, and cooler temperatures at least over the first half of September in the Ohio valley. Areas with dry conditions or drought still appear to not be guaranteed relief.

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Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Near Normal

United States Drought Monitor

 

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 8/29/2020
Submitted: 8/29/2020 6:28 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

1.97 inches of rain in the past week, 1.61 inches of which fell in a very localized thunderstorm which affected a very small geographical area. 3.99 inches of rain here in August. Rain has been spotty this week and this month. Many areas are rather dry with some drought stress showing up in lawns. Pretty lush here. Overall, fairly normal for the end of August but on the dry side of normal.

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

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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:

Explanation of scale bar>>>

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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   >>>

Watering: How and when>>>

Watering Trees and Shrubs>>>

 

Soil Moisture Index:

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.

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