Friday, June 20, 2014

Thirsty Gardens...Must Have Water, Must Have Water

 
This is the most recent drought map for the state of Kentucky....


Some statistics include the following:

WeekDateNothingD0-D4D1-D4D2-D4D3-D4D4
Current6/17/201474.2925.711.690.000.000.00
Last Week6/10/201474.8725.131.900.000.000.00
3 Months Ago3/18/2014100.000.000.000.000.000.00
Start of Calendar Year12/31/2013100.000.000.000.000.000.00
Start of Water Year10/1/2013100.000.000.000.000.000.00
One Year Ago6/18/2013100.000.000.000.000.000.00

Intensity:

  • D0 - Abnormally Dry
  • D1 - Moderate Drought
  • D2 - Severe Drought
  • D3 - Extreme Drought
  • D4 - Exceptional Drought
 
My rainwater storage is down to a season low at 31% of full capacity. In other words, I need at least 2.5" of rain just to meet the minimum 66.7% of full capacity for my garden to handle the hottest and driest part of the summer yet to come.

Roughly, I've had about 0.5" rain for the entire month of June thus far.

Last year, at this time, I was having to drain any excess rainwater because we had too much rain.

Rain looks promising today for my area just southwest of Louisville. I'm not going to get my hopes up too much. At this point, I'll be happy with whatever falls, except hail of course.


MS
 

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