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Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Mildly Dry. Dry conditions expanding with moderate drought developing in parts of west central Ohio.

United States Drought Monitor

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 7/18/2020
Submitted: 7/18/2020 6:21 AM
Scale Bar: Mildly Dry
Description:

Only 0.48 inch of rain in the past week with no measurable rain in the past 5 days. 1.75 inches of rain in July. Soils are dry. Dry conditions have persisted for some time. Temperatures have been well above normal with high drying rates. Lawns are beginning to brown with some areas getting quite brown. Drought and heat stress in some landscape plants. Watering is becoming increasingly important.

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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:

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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  

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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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Drought expands and heat will continue over large areas into the fall with a very active tropical season expected.

I wish I had good news for you. There is a spectacular heat ridge this year which essentially stretches from Kazakhstan and Pakistan west to the west coast of the United States. That is why these Saharan dust plumes have happened this year. That has also sent record warmth north into Siberia. Tropical systems are the only real hope for denting this ridge east of the Rockies and that would be temporary. Any pattern change we might see would be temporary. The heat is forecast to last well into the fall, just like last year. The Great Lakes and New England could see the heat ease a bit sooner.  Drought is expanding over the US.

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>>>

 

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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: 7/11/2020
Submitted: 7/11/2020 6:26 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

1.27 inches of rain to date in July. Totals vary in the area due to the spotty nature of summer thunderstorms. Temperatures in July have been much above normal. Most lawns are lush and green, showing some heat stress. Moisture is normal for this time of year although June and July rainfall is averaging somewhat below normal. We are approaching the climatological hottest week of the year and the weather forecast bears that out. Watering will be important when rainfall does not deliver. Much of Indiana and northwest Ohio are abnormally dry.

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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Search condition monitoring reports for the entire US>>>  

CoCoRaHS Condition Monitoring Report Map>>> 

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.

Read more here>>>