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Shaggy said:
Hard to get excited when my only appreciable rainfall comes after 200+ hours away
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It comes in cycles! 10 years ago we were begging for the rain to stop! Downpours before the tropics and then Matthew! Like 20 inches of rain in a week or two, we’ve gone through droughts before that. Mother Nature doesn’t care about a happy medium. If you don’t like it the saying is wait 5 minutes! I want some rain too, our area desperately needs it but wanting doesn’t change a thing.
 
jeremyt said:
It comes in cycles! 10 years ago we were begging for the rain to stop! Downpours before the tropics and then Matthew! Like 20 inches of rain in a week or two, we’ve gone through droughts before that. Mother Nature doesn’t care about a happy medium. If you don’t like it the saying is wait 5 minutes! I want some rain too, our area desperately needs it but wanting doesn’t change a thing.
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Yeah but this drought has been going on for 2 years now. We are down almost 30 inches since 2024
 
SD said:
Yep roughly along and east of US1 is been tough since sept 2024. I've had 1 AN month since then
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Yeah I'm a little confused how I'm in extreme drought up here and you aren't. I'm in a serious drought no doubt but I've definitely had more rain then your area. I do think my annual rainfall is more, so maybe based off of percentage departure from normal, not sure.
 
RBR71 said:
Yeah I'm a little confused how I'm in extreme drought up here and you aren't. I'm in a serious drought no doubt but I've definitely had more rain then your area. I do think my annual rainfall is more, so maybe based off of percentage departure from normal, not sure.
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After Debby and ptc 8 we actually were above normal in September 2024. After that though we went into a freefall on precip and it's been dry as a bone since then. It's worse here also because we have such sandy soil that it just soaks away so fast. Can't keep my grass alive at all right. Will probably have to do some re-seeding when the pattern really does break.

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RBR71 said:
Yeah I'm a little confused how I'm in extreme drought up here and you aren't. I'm in a serious drought no doubt but I've definitely had more rain then your area. I do think my annual rainfall is more, so maybe based off of percentage departure from normal, not sure.
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Not sure either, most lawns and fields are dormant or heading that way locally.
Shaggy said:
After Debby and ptc 8 we actually were above normal in September 2024. After that though we went into a freefall on precip and it's been dry as a bone since then. It's worse here also because we have such sandy soil that it just soaks away so fast. Can't keep my grass alive at all right. Will probably have to do some re-seeding when the pattern really does break.

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I should have known when I had 10+ in July August and sept of 2024 that it would go dry
 
SD said:
Not sure either, most lawns and fields are dormant or heading that way locally.

I should have known when I had 10+ in July August and sept of 2024 that it would go dry
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Looking back the switch from very wet to very dry was instant. Literally like a faucet being turned off. On top of that the rain we do get seems to come all at once. We get a 2 inch banger of thunderstorm then dry for 3 weeks straight
 
You know it's dry when you've only cut your grass one time this year and it produces a dust storm. The roses in my yard seem to tolerate the dry weather very well. I've never seen so many flowers on them. Everything else could use some badly needed rain. I hope the cold front will give some of us a chance of a shower or thunderstorm tomorrow. I'm looking forward to a break from the heat Monday.
 
Shaggy said:
Usually the cut off for me is day 10. Anything after that is just fantasy land. This is at 240 hours and we are still dry. I get about a half inch after this so there is hope in fantasy land but we all know how unreliable a 300 hour gfs is.

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The EPS is better. And the GEFS is even better than that. And you get an additional inch or more on both after this.

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Shaggy said:
That would be a good start yo working on the drought. Gonna have to fill a couple holes my dog has dug in the back yard or I'm gonna have a muddy swimming pool
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One of the few things the dog in my avatar does that I don't like is loves to dig holes. My back yard would look like a moonscape if I didn't keep an eye open. When we first got him, he found a corner of the living room to practice his digging techniques and dug up the carpet there.
 
This really illustrates the start of this dry event (10/2024) - the next fall off in Sept. 2025 - then current path. This my station in Monroe that I have been associated with for almost 20 years -
 

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This is Bolt, our GP, beautiful boy but those paws are efficient dirt movers! I filled in one hole that was 30" deep! I usually put some quickrete, dirt, his own poop (to deter digging in that spot again) and finish off with more dirt. At the rate I'm going eventually my yard will be all concrete about 18" below the surface 😅
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RBR71 said:
This is Bolt, our GP, beautiful boy but those paws are efficient dirt movers! I filled in one hole that was 30" deep! I usually put some quickrete, dirt, his own poop (to deter digging in that spot again) and finish off with more dirt. At the rate I'm going eventually my yard will be all concrete about 18" below the surface 😅
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He's a big boy. My dog weighs around one hundred pounds but he looks like he could move some dirt.!
 
RBR71 said:
This is Bolt, our GP, beautiful boy but those paws are efficient dirt movers! I filled in one hole that was 30" deep! I usually put some quickrete, dirt, his own poop (to deter digging in that spot again) and finish off with more dirt. At the rate I'm going eventually my yard will be all concrete about 18" below the surface 😅
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This is Blue. Her legs are as long as my arms and can get deep. Her paws are bigger than my hands and can't really move some dirt.

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weather bubba said:
That's a dog? You could put a saddle on her and charge kids for rides. That's a big girl you have there.
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We adopted her back in January. Owners were in the military and being deployed to Germany and couldn't bring her with. I knew we were getting a great dane but man her size is absolutely ridiculous. Last time she stepped on scale at 18 months old she was 135lbs and she's 2 yrs old now.

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