Monday, July 7, 2014

Drought Conditions on the Rise in Kentucky

The last time I posted, my garden was looking for ways to quench its unending thirst. While the garden has matured and is now producing for me, my rainwater storage continues to remain very low, about 40 percent of full capacity and well below the 66.7 percent threshold for the months of July and August.

For the month of June, I received a total of 1.25" in the rain gauge. Lexington received over 5.50 inches. In fact, Lexington exceeded its average by 1.15"; therefore, when compared to my total for the month, their above average number of 1.15" just about beat that.

However, I was not the only one who experienced unusually dry conditions for the month. In my last post, I commented about the drought monitor index and how I would not be surprised to see it expand to include more areas of Kentucky, especially my area.

Well, it now does include my area.... Take a look.




As far as percentages, here are the most recent figures.... The table below actually shows slight improvement over its last weekly report. There should be another update maybe as early as tomorrow.

WeekDateNothingD0-D4D1-D4D2-D4D3-D4D4
Current7/1/201455.7444.260.000.000.000.00
Last Week6/24/201447.0452.961.690.000.000.00
3 Months Ago4/1/2014100.000.000.000.000.000.00
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 Ago7/2/2013100.000.000.000.000.000.00


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