June 29, 2025 Soil Moisture, Condition Monitoring and Drought Update
June 29, 2025 Soil Moisture, Condition Monitoring and Drought Update
Mildly Dry at Cheviot OH 3W. Time to water in some locations but local conditions are quite variable!
Widespread drought in the western US, extending into the northern plains, lower Michigan, northern Illinois, and northern Indiana as well as parts of Florida.
Condition Monitoring Report
Station Number: OH-HM-24
Station Name: Cheviot 3.4 W
Report Date: 6/29/2025
Submitted: 6/29/2025 5:18 PM
Scale Bar: Mildly Dry
Description:
0.06 inch of rainfall in the past 10 days and 2.93 inches of rain in June. Both values are well below normal. 9 straight days of 90+ heat has accelerated drying and heat stress. Lawn growth has greatly slowed and a bit of browning is noted. Most vegetation remains lush but the soil profile is dry 6+ inches deep.
Categories:
General Awareness
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Plants & Wildlife
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US Seasonal Drought Outlook (3 month)
3-4 Week Outlook:
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Other Drought links:
- NWS Drought Fact Sheet
- North American Drought Monitor (NADM)
- National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS)
- National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)
- National drought summary>>>
Please remember to water…correctly!
Water once per week, one inch per week, under the entire branch spread, in the absence of rain, May through November. Either rainfall or your watering should equal the one inch per week. Do not water if the soil is already moist. Put out a sprinkler and a straight sided soup can or rain gauge and measure one inch per week. Measure the rainfall which falls in your yard. Your trees don’t care what fell at the airport!
If burlap was left on new trees, it will repel water and the tree or shrub may die. Be sure burlap and twine are removed from the top of all root balls. If your landscaper disagrees, refer him or her to the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) industry standard for installation of landscape plants.
To the extent possible recycle fallen leaves back into the soil around the trees and maintain mulch around the trees to a radius of at least 3-5 feet. Keep mulch off trunks. Use a coarse textured mulch. Avoid triple shredded mulch. Aged arborist wood chips ( https://getchipdrop.com/ ), mulched and composted leaves, pine bark, and pine straw are all good. Very finely ground mulches such as triple ground hardwood mulch are not beneficial and may inhibit moisture and oxygen exchange.
Drought: How Dry Seasons Affect Woody Plants>>>
Soil temperature map
Soil temperatures across the US.
