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We did get some nice rain! Truly, it isn't the heat that gets me, it is the high humidity! It has been weeks now of oppressive heat and heavy humidity. I can't believe I am saying this, but, I welcome the fall....Quote:
Originally Posted by chocolatepuppy
We got .9 inches of rain yesterday & .5 inches of rain last week. Here in the corn, bean & hay belt it is going to be interesting.
I watered my sweet corn with 5 gallon buckets once a day since the drought started & cobs have formed but most without nubbins so don't know what the heat has done to the field corn ear development? The markets are talking $8.00 a bushel corn in September which means higher prices at the grocery stores. The corn can be made into silage but with less food value for the farm animals.
They are comparing this to the drought 1936. Our last drought in this area was back in 1988. The 1988 drought started with hardly any rain in May & June. Then the skies opened with rain that August. We have clay ground here so it holds the moisture like a sponge. Those that have a more sandy ground end up with burned corn. The larger operators that farm thousands of acres took out Federal Crop insurance to cover their investment. Hail also hit not to far from our area yesterday so hopefully those farmers have hail insurance. Some of it was golf ball size large enough to take leaves off of all the plants.
The drought will also have a big affect on trees. Old & young trees are being stressed severely. We have been watering the younger trees & have to haul water to quince their thrust. The gardens aren't as bad off for some reason. A drink of water in the mornings has helped the vine plants, etc.
I have talked to people from all over the country. Texas has had a drought for over a year & a half. Illinois farmers are plowing up their fields & every thing is brown. Minnesota has had monsoon season so plenty of rain there.
It sounds like the heat will be sticking around for a while yet. Am looking forward to winter!!
It's been raining cats and dogs here in East Tennessee, but it was 91 today. Lots of thunderstorms and lots of heat... our grass is growing like crazy!
We had a wicked thunderstorm Wed. after a high of 97F. It was much cooler yesterday, and we're having much-needed steady rain today.
It's been pretty warm, but last night we had a STORM and a half yesterday evening.
I started the grill and boy, was that fun.
The lightning close and the lightning was loud, but the rain - as nice and cooling as it was?
It got so bad that I could not see the house across the street.
A bunch of lightning related problems too!:eek:
Right this minute it is 7.2C/ 44.96 ºF. I fear spring is on the way, the days are getting longer and it is not as cold :(.
It is a hot one here. Not as hot as some days have been but its about 85 with 70% humidity. We went to the park this morning but the sun was just too punishing.
So we are back home and hannah is in the bathtub with nice cool water painting with shaving cream that I mixed with food coloring lol
Big change today - heavy rain showers this morning along with thunder! That usually waits until the afternoon. Still, there were 4 for our walking group, even if we did have to stand under someone's garage eaves to wait out a heavy one. Then we all ducked under a tree some 20 minutes later (the thunder had not been heard for some time), and it teemed again in our last 10 minutes. However, it was fairly warm, even if cooler this morning than usual.
+15 this morning (59F) and going up to 18 (64.4F). It is a relief after the recent heat wave.
Right now (7 AM) it is 72, windy and raining. Cassie was meowing for her breakfast about 30 minutes ago and I think there might have been some hail falling.
Suppose to be around 90* next two days. When will this end?
Today it was 96 with the heat index of 106. We aren't even getting any rain like everyone around us - just a few showers now and then. I get wiped out just walking outside for a few minutes............:(
Well, it hasn't been hot in Germany so far; actually, we had a really bad summer with a lot of rain and dark clouds; it was so depressing. Yesterday was the first day that really felt like summer, with a blue sky, and it was also getting warmer. Today we had temps in the 90s, but no humidity so far, so it was bearable. In fact, I enjoyed it a lot.
Hope that some rain will soon come to all the areas that need it so badly!
Woo-Hoo!!!! It's a glorious day today! Crystal clear blue sky with not a cloud to be seen anywhere - nice breeze blowing - highs forecast for upper 80's and NO humidity. My kind of weather. :D Tomorrow??? - back up in the high 90's and humid. :mad: Well, I suppose even one nice day is better than none...........
It's 70F out tonight (11:30 PM as I am typing this) with a bit of a breeze from the north. I still have the A/C on because the humidity is 75% and since I face the south, I'm not getting any of the breeze. Last night at this time I think it was still 90.
Satan came by and asked for a tray of ice.
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The P.M. showers and t-storms have been awesome.