Chicago WX Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Good work on assembling all these data. South Bend is probably 5.02", right? (since the anomaly is +0.10") Thanks. 8.02" since June 1 at SBN (per IWX's website). June: 1.54" -2.25" July: 6.48" +2.48" -0.13" for August through the first day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Slight increases in the extreme and exceptional drought categories. Almost a quarter of Indiana in the exceptional drought category. Squeeze play for LAF to the north/northwest and south/southwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The drought must of been pretty bad in southern WI if we are still in the extreme category after 3-4 inches of rain the past 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 The drought must of been pretty bad in southern WI if we are still in the extreme category after 3-4 inches of rain the past 2 weeks. Decent reduction in extreme conditions in Wisconsin, down to 9.1% from the 19.7% of last week's drought monitor. On the opposite end, look at Missouri...92.8% of the state in the extreme category, up from the 68.9% of last week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Posted in the thread on the main forum... 92.8% of Missouri, 88.3% of Kansas, 83% of Nebraska, 80.6% of Arkansas (44.5% exceptional), 71.6% of Oklahoma, 71.3% of Illinois, 65% of Colorado, 59% of Indiana, 40.9% of Georgia (24.6% exceptional) in the extreme drought category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Last year on this date Paducah KY had 48.72" of precipitation this year only 13.37". Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Slight increases in the extreme and exceptional drought categories. Almost a quarter of Indiana in the exceptional drought category. Squeeze play for LAF to the north/northwest and south/southwest. At least there's been an overall decrease in drought coverage...haven't seen that in some time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted August 2, 2012 Share Posted August 2, 2012 Thanks. 8.02" since June 1 at SBN (per IWX's website). June: 1.54" -2.25" July: 6.48" +2.48" -0.13" for August through the first day. Oops, I misread that as being July 1 rather than June 1. Makes much more sense now, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 It looks like areas of exceptional drought Southern IL and SW IN are getting hit with an MCS this evening. To little, to late, but people living in that area have to be enjoying a good storm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 The rainfall deficit continues to increase here, with the deficit for the year to date at the highest level thus far... Last... 7 Days: 0.07" (-0.83") 14 Days: 0.49" (-1.26") 30 Days: 1.94" (-1.80") 60 Days: 3.32" (-4.37") 90 Days: 6.10" (-5.66") 180 Days: 12.33" ( -7.43" ) Year: 13.96" (-7.71") Water Year: 22.22" (-7.67") Jan: 1.63" (-0.23") Feb: 1.72" (+0.17") Mar: 2.00" (-0.29") Apr: 2.10" (-1.59") May: 3.15" (-1.05") June: 1.42" (-2.56") July: 1.94" (-1.86") Aug: 0.00" (-0.30") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 It looks like areas of exceptional drought Southern IL and SW IN are getting hit with an MCS this evening. To little, to late, but people living in that area have to be enjoying a good storm. That MCS does not appear to be in any hurry to move. Looks like a good soaking for south central illinois. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Evansville just about doubled their total summer rainfall to date yesterday. 2.31" was recorded (daily record for August 2), which now puts them at 4.80" since June 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 3, 2012 Author Share Posted August 3, 2012 You see where WI, NE IL, and across the lake in northern IN and parts of MI where the precipitation is nearing normal for the last 30 days. Crop moisture isn't as dry as it was in southern WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 South Bend the exception to the rule in Indiana. With the 1.35" today, SBN is only -1.34" to date for the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 1.51" at IND in the past two days. Going into yesterday, only 0.92" had been recorded the entire summer (since June 1). The 1.26" recorded so far today is the highest single day amount since 1.48" fell on May 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Finally. I was afraid my tippy bucket quit working. Been forever since I have seen more than 0.04 on the gauge. Woke up this morning to it reading 1.36. What is that dark wet ground? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 We had rain early this morning but apparently it didn't get recorded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Radar estimates 1-1.5" may have fallen here since 1 AM Saturday. Go farther south and there was almost nothing around Terre Haute/Bloomington. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fickle Heights Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Tree Lafayette has several rain gauges around Lafayette. I've gotten a few emails from them saying anywhere between 1.9 and 2.5" around the city total from last evening's and the overnight rain. Not sure how accurate those gauges are though. Only 1.02" at my place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 We had rain early this morning but apparently it didn't get recorded. LAF is out of my precipitation total updates for Indiana now. Too many missing days. 24 hour totals, ending this morning, from local CoCoRaHS observers... West Lafayette: 5.1 WSW: 1.95" Lafayette 2.2 NE: 1.71" Lafayette 2.2 S: 1.53" Lafayette 0.5 S: 1.51" Year to date totals from the above locations with minimal amounts of missing days... Lafayette 2.2 S: 18.12" Lafayette 2.2 NE: 15.66" West Lafayette 5.1 WSW: 15.41" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 For my area, July precip was just a tad under normal, so we're MERELY in the SEVERE category now. Hard to believe with that 9+ inches we got a few months back, but then June was dry as a bone. You can clearly see the "persistent dry slot' right up I-69 into Fiint... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yearly deficit has hit a new high here today... 14.42" (-8.00") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Those are two pictures are hitting! Nothing looks like that around here. Actually things are becoming lush with lawns less than 10% brown at this point. We got rain just in time to prevent a disaster like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yearly deficit at MLI now at -8.22", but more impressively is the majority of that has been post June 1st. That deficit is -7.52". Now that's a dry summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Precip may be nearing normal, but the scene here looks nothing like what Geos is describing. It's still full of very brown patches, at least on some normally grassy surfaces. Hopefully cooler temps and rain on Thursday will do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boogieman Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Precip may be nearing normal, but the scene here looks nothing like what Geos is describing. It's still full of very brown patches, at least on some normally grassy surfaces. Hopefully cooler temps and rain on Thursday will do the trick. Yes, I have huge patches of brown through the middle of my front lawn. The only part that's green is really around the edges and shady parts. The back yard is green though because I haven't cut it since early June. I just got around to getting the high weeds chopped down around my fences. It's just been too hot and due to health reasons, I just don't do well outside when it's over 90 degrees. My neighbor had a heatstroke last weekend and was in the hospital for a couple days. I'd rather not have that experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 As of 8 August: 1 August to date: 0.62" (second least of Kane County CoCoRaHS stations having minimal missing data) 1 June to date: 4.56" (least in Kane County) 1 April to date: 8.65" (least in Kane County) 1 January to date: 13.39" (least in Kane County) 1 October to date (water year to date): 21.50" (least in Kane County) After Saturday afternoon's rain, the topsoil is quite dry again already. Lawns in my neighborhood, although not at their worst of the year, are hardly the lush green that's being reported to my east across Metro Chicago. Vegetable yields in my garden have been fair to average but only because of supplemental irrigation by hose. If I had to make a call, I would say that 2012 will be a sub-30-inch year for precipitation at my location, and there is a chance that it could be a sub-25-inch year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 As of 8 August: 1 August to date: 0.62" (second least of Kane County CoCoRaHS stations having minimal missing data) 1 June to date: 4.56" (least in Kane County) 1 April to date: 8.65" (least in Kane County) 1 January to date: 13.39" (least in Kane County) 1 October to date (water year to date): 21.50" (least in Kane County) After Saturday afternoon's rain, the topsoil is quite dry again already. Lawns in my neighborhood, although not at their worst of the year, are hardly the lush green that's being reported to my east across Metro Chicago. Vegetable yields in my garden have been fair to average but only because of supplemental irrigation by hose. If I had to make a call, I would say that 2012 will be a sub-30-inch year for precipitation at my location, and there is a chance that it could be a sub-25-inch year. You have a good amount of lush green out to your west as well. Yards in the Dekalb area look fantastic, however we are starting to dry a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Illinois Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Everything's dead here...lots of water restrictions also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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