Ellinwood Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Yawn. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/08/29/d-c-s-maryland-suburbs-have-among-nations-lowest-disaster-risk/ Trulia, the real estate web portal, says residents from Bethesda to Frederick have less to worry about compared to most U.S. metropolitan areas when it comes to natural hazards. The Bethesda to Frederick corridor ranks 5th among the nation’s “lowest risk” metro areas for extreme weather, wildfire and earthquake catastrophes, Trulia has concluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avdave Posted August 30, 2013 Author Share Posted August 30, 2013 happy b-day! thanks . You would love it here. 92/72 now. Perfect for Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 If you can get in the shade and the breeze it is tolerable out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Trees stressed? Quite a few trees in the woods behind our place are turning colors and dropping leaves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WEATHER53 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 That one run of heat was the real deal but otherwise the maxes were really average and the mins. helped the plus departures greatly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchnick Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Trees stressed? Quite a few trees in the woods behind our place are turning colors and dropping leaves. I was at the Columbia Mall today and mentioned to my wife how you would think it was fall by just looking at the trees they planted in the parking lot islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrederickWX Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 We're in a more rural spot - no sign of anything really changing out here, but we've also had a good bit of rain this summer as well - grass stayed green all summer (can't remember the last time that happened), and the trees have not been stressed like in hot, dry summers of previous years. I'm hoping we get the right conditions for spectacular fall colors this year, and don't end up with leaves going from green straight to brown, or an early season wind storm that knocks the leaves off early. A mild fall, with sunny warm days, and crisp mornings would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 84.2 F before 12:30. Absolute awful out. Horrilble. Awful holiday weekend weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 83.8 at 2:00. Mowed the lawn and messed around in the garden for over two hours, came inside for a shower and a glass of water, and all is well. Now time for a beer. Gotta love late summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellinwood Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Tack on another 90 for DCA and BWI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Clouds rolling in. Safe to sit on the patio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Congrats, central VA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 When I mowed the lawn today, dust was everywhere. It's been really, really dry IMBY. I could use some rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 When I mowed the lawn today, dust was everywhere. It's been really, really dry IMBY. I could use some rain. I hope you get it. I'm sick of mowing. I'm mowing every fifth day and cutting 3 to 4 inches every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 When I mowed the lawn today, dust was everywhere. It's been really, really dry IMBY. I could use some rain. 2.34" in the second half of the summer here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I hope you get it. I'm sick of mowing. I'm mowing every fifth day and cutting 3 to 4 inches every time.Thanks.That was the first time I've mowed in two weeks. I probably didn't need to do the front lawn, but the section in the back that doesn't bake in the sun was getting a little shaggy. I'm not a big believer in wasting water on a lawn unless its absolutely necessary, but it's getting close to that point now. 2.34" in the second half of the summer here.And we've nickel-and-dimed our want to that. Tons of rain in June, the it turned off like a spigot once we got into July. If we can get an inch or so over the next few days, it'll be absolutely wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhineasC Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Putting precious filtered fresh water on your grass so you can show up your dumb neighbor is one of those incredibly shallow middle class activities in America that has to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Living in a town home, my front yard isn't very big. My neighbor has been known to put a sprinkler out front running for hours on end. He once placed it too close to our houses and the water was hitting the outside of our bay window. Windows closed, so not a huge deal, but it was very tempting to walk over and place the sprinkler on his front step.....while still running. Have to agree with Phineas above, watering in the dead of winter just to maintain green grass is a waste. The grass is going to come back in the fall with the cool/wet weather anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Besides, when the grass dies out, you find out how much of your yard is actually weeds. DCA had 2.74" in the second half of summer. Since 1970, only 1998 and 2006 were drier in this period. BWI only had 1.69" so I imagine that this is one of their lowest mid-July through August periods. Very good thing we had such a wet start to summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinterWxLuvr Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Putting precious filtered fresh water on your grass so you can show up your dumb neighbor is one of those incredibly shallow middle class activities in America that has to stop. Good grass only goes dormant anyway. I agree, I'm never going to water my grass regardless of what it looks like. I could see watering new grass. It will die. I wouldn't want to waste the effort that goes into the planting process. Once established though, it's on it's own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Best storm of the post plains trip last night on Cape Cod. Too bad it was at 3am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxdude64 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Good grass only goes dormant anyway. I agree, I'm never going to water my grass regardless of what it looks like. I could see watering new grass. It will die. I wouldn't want to waste the effort that goes into the planting process. Once established though, it's on it's own. Yes, I never water established lawns. New, yep. Had 1.10 inches here yesterday. With lots of T&L. Although August actually ended slightly below normal with just under 3" due to me reporting at 7 am for CoCoRaHS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoast NPZ Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Monthly temp departures for Aug at Winchester: High: -3.03F Low: - 1.97F Can't complain about those numbers, though the last day of the month (a holiday weekend no less) was the hottest at 88F. Don't have precip data, but it was DRY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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