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: 3/14/2020
Submitted: 3/14/2020 6:55 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

0.69 inches of rain in the past week and 1.05 inches of rain in March which is below normal, despite all the forecasts of heavy rains. Observed soil moisture conditions are as expected for this time of year.

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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife

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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Soil Moisture Index:

Spring leaf out (click on map to enlarge):

Comparison of 2020 spring leaf out to average from 1981-2010

Spring bloom index (Click on map to enlarge):

Comparison of 2020 spring bloom to average from 1981-2010

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: 3/7/2020
Submitted: 3/07/2020 6:50 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:

0.35 inches of liquid and melted precipitation in the past week. Soils are slowly drying out. Water bodies are near normal or pool stage. Observed conditions are expected for this time of year.

Categories:

General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife

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>>>

Search condition monitoring reports for the entire US>>>   

 

Soil Moisture Index:

Spring leaf out (click on map to enlarge):

Comparison of 2020 spring leaf out to average from 1981-2010

 

Spring bloom index (Click on map to enlarge):

Comparison of 2020 spring bloom to average from 1981-2010

Soil temperature map

Ron Wilson shared this link for soil temperatures across the US.  Pretty cool! http://greencastonline.com/tools/SoilTempMaps.aspx

Soil Moisture Condition Monitoring Weekly Report: Mildly Wet

United States Drought Monitor

Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 3/1/2020
Submitted: 3/01/2020 2:56 PM
Scale Bar: Mildly Wet
Description:

1.03 inches of liquid and melted precipitation in the past week and 3.34 inches in February. Ground is saturated. Local waterways are not particularly elevated.

Categories:
General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife

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>>>

Search condition monitoring reports for the entire US>>>

 

Soil Moisture Index:

Spring leaf out (click on map to enlarge):

Comparison of 2020 spring leaf out to average from 1981-2010

 

Spring bloom index (Click on map to enlarge):

Comparison of 2020 spring bloom to average from 1981-2010