Hoosier Posted August 30, 2020 Share Posted August 30, 2020 Looking around northern IL and surrounding areas, the precip deficits in August alone are running 3-4". So a couple things: 1. In general, it will take some time to put a big dent in the dryness. Maybe some spots that get lucky with convection can come out of it sooner. 2. How bad would it be right now if the months earlier in the year weren't as wet? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 0.61" of rain here since July 30th. 0.89" at ORD during that same period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 8/28/2020 at 8:47 AM, OrdIowPitMsp said: Every time we’ve gone through a dry stretch this summer and get added to D1 on the weekly monitor a line of storms will come through and drop around 1” which quickly catches us back up. Weird that I’m rooting for below average precipitation but in the 4 years I’ve lived in Minnesota haven’t had a year below average. I'm surprised you've been in the D1 this summer. It seemed like Minneapolis area had been getting patterns with steady once a week decent rains at least, similar to Milwaukee. We have not been in D1 this warm season, and to be honest if there are two things we're due for in my locale it's drought and an ice storm. I'd be thankful if we had neither in the next ten years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 parched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 Pretty sweet sunrise out back this morning. Won't be mowing for awhile though. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted September 1, 2020 Share Posted September 1, 2020 This lawn was completely dormant by the 2nd week of July. I honestly think it’s dead from the drought. In the last 105 days, we’ve only had 1 day in which we got >0.75” 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 59 minutes ago, Kitchener poster said: This lawn was completely dormant by the 2nd week of July. I honestly think it’s dead from the drought. In the last 105 days, we’ve only had 1 day in which we got >0.75” On the plus side the dandelions appear to be thriving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 The data cutoff is Tuesday at 8 am eastern, and while some areas received decent rain on Tuesday, I'm not sure that single rain would have had any significant impact on this map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 The data cutoff is Tuesday at 8 am eastern, and while some areas received decent rain on Tuesday, I'm not sure that single rain would have had any significant impact on this map. I’m guessing it might have been enough to keep some of the southern portions of D1 in D0, but that’s probably about it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 On 9/1/2020 at 6:27 PM, Kitchener poster said: This lawn was completely dormant by the 2nd week of July. I honestly think it’s dead from the drought. In the last 105 days, we’ve only had 1 day in which we got >0.75” you should plany something more drought tolerant and climate appropriate, lawns are garbage anyways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 you should plany something more drought tolerant and climate appropriate, lawns are garbage anywayscity dweller views are obvi skewed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 There's a time series feature on the drought monitor site where you can look down to cwa level or even county/city level. No idea how long it's been there but I just discovered it. Anyway, you have to go back to 2012 to find the last time that so much of Chicago metro was in D1 or higher. It briefly snuck into far southern parts of the metro in fall 2013. Goes to show how wet it has been overall during the past several years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEOH Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 2 hours ago, Hoosier said: The data cutoff is Tuesday at 8 am eastern, and while some areas received decent rain on Tuesday, I'm not sure that single rain would have had any significant impact on this map. Surprised to see any part of Northeast Ohio on the map. CLE was 2.73" above normal June - August. And almost 9" above normal since Jan 1. Western OH counties have been dry though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, NEOH said: Surprised to see any part of Northeast Ohio on the map. CLE was 2.73" above normal June - August. And almost 9" above normal since Jan 1. Western OH counties have been dry though Based on precip departure maps, parts of Ashtabula county have been running significantly below average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 3 hours ago, Chicago Storm said: I’m guessing it might have been enough to keep some of the southern portions of D1 in D0, but that’s probably about it. . Yeah with all of this rain anything in Michigan should be gone from the drought monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Alek's idea of a yard. Even though my county is only in a D0, our grass is completely dormant. A cigarette butt thrown in the right spot and my lawn would be black. EDIT: 0.96" in the past 30 days. Not terrible, but with already semi-dry conditions, it's pretty parched here. We had a nearby hay field on fire this afternoon, helped along with the 20-25MPH wind gusts. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, IWXwx said: Alek's idea of a yard. Even though my county is only in a D0, our grass is completely dormant. A cigarette butt thrown in the right spot and my lawn would be black. EDIT: 0.96" in the past 30 days. Not terrible, but with already semi-dry conditions, it's pretty parched here. We had a nearby hay field on fire this afternoon, helped along with the 20-25MPH wind gusts. I would call 0.96" in the past 30 days terrible. Especially since the temps haven't been cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 4 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: you should plany something more drought tolerant and climate appropriate, lawns are garbage anyways That wasn’t my lawn. This is my lawn. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Kitchener poster said: That wasn’t my lawn. This is my lawn. That pic reminds me of the movie The Burbs with Tom Hanks. Next door neighbor had basically no grass, and had that extreme contrast going from Hank's yard to that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 This is what will be factored in on the next update. Weekly average precip is around 0.75" in most areas, so it has been a wetter than average week in much of the dry/drought area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Bust Lush as always 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 17 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said: Bust Lush as always Thanks for the reminder. You're in D1 whether you like it or not. Kidding aside, next week's map should be a better indicator overall since it will have factored in the rains that fell since Tuesday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Just goes to show the hardiness of a non-lawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Just goes to show the hardiness of a non-lawnThe non-lawn foliage was hurting around here.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Assuming we get another inch of rain through Saturday morning, our drought should be finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 2 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: Just goes to show the hardiness of a non-lawn Isn’t there some sort of irrigation/watering system in place? I’m a fan of native wildflowers/grasses instead of turf lawn myself. Save the pollinators. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 9 hours ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: Isn’t there some sort of irrigation/watering system in place? no system and not watered just a good amount of shade from being an old neighborhood with good tree cover and appropriate plantings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Quite the turn around... ...IMBY... July 30-Sept 5th... 1.04" Sept 6-13th... 4.28" ...ORD... July 30-Sept 5th... 1.13" Sept 6-13th... 2.54" ...RFD... July 27-Sept 5th... 0.65" Sept 6-13th... 6.01" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 Quite a difference between you and ORD between 9/6-9/13. Surprising because the rains weren't particularly hit or miss type stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Quite a difference between you and ORD between 9/6-9/13. Surprising because the rains weren't particularly hit or miss type stuff. Outside of the initial MCS, most of the activity was oriented more SW-NE. The map that was posted in the Sept thread shows the steady drop off across the central metro on south/southeast fairly well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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