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Houston: Is this the driest summer you can remember?
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:26 am
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:26 am
My yard is struggling to stay alive even with daily watering. Freaking grass is turning to hay. I don’t think we have gotten a drop of rain in 3 weeks and doesn’t look like there is any rain on the horizon.
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Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:28 am to thadcastle
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My yard is struggling to stay alive even with daily watering. Freaking grass is turning to hay. I don’t think we have gotten a drop of rain in 3 weeks and doesn’t look like there is any rain on the horizon.
This has to be in the top 2-3 that I can remember. It'll cost a fortune to keep your yard green.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:31 am to thadcastle
2023 isn't as bad as it was just last year for Houston.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:35 am to thadcastle
no. this time last summer we were already further into a significant drought. this shite sucks tho.
my sprinkler system keeps the front yard and lawn green, but my back lawn and garden I have to run a sprinkler an hour every evening to keep it green.
my sprinkler system keeps the front yard and lawn green, but my back lawn and garden I have to run a sprinkler an hour every evening to keep it green.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 6:38 am
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:37 am to thadcastle
no
ETA: It's up to you how much you want to spend on your water bill, but a lot of people (like me) just accept some yellow or patchy grass as a fact of life when it's like this long enough.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 6:39 am
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:39 am to thadcastle
Ditto for DFW. Bone dry.
I'm spending a fortune trying to keep it alive. Failing, too. I should do like my BIL in Utah and decorate with rocks and drought resistant plants.
I'm spending a fortune trying to keep it alive. Failing, too. I should do like my BIL in Utah and decorate with rocks and drought resistant plants.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:39 am to thadcastle
We have had a lot worse. I remember six to eight weeks of no rain in past years. It has been raining a bit every month. Maybe not much but better than nothing.
Also I have no burnt patches in my yard for the first time ever in this house. Not sure if that is because of the rain on occasion and my sprinkler or my trees in the front are finally big enough to shade the yard and protect it. Only took 23 years if that is the case.
Also I have no burnt patches in my yard for the first time ever in this house. Not sure if that is because of the rain on occasion and my sprinkler or my trees in the front are finally big enough to shade the yard and protect it. Only took 23 years if that is the case.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:41 am to thadcastle
Prolly 2011 and 1980 were worse.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:41 am to TexasTiger89
Quit ya bitching. Here in the hill country we haven’t had any decent rain since early June.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:45 am to ghost2most
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Quit ya bitching. Here in the hill country we haven’t had any decent rain since early June.
The heat dome is a thing.
Heat Dome Shows Itself
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:46 am to ghost2most
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Quit ya bitching. Here in the hill country we haven’t had any decent rain since early June.
neither has Houston..
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:48 am to HubbaBubba
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I'm spending a fortune trying to keep
I was at $165 a month before I said f it
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:50 am to jizzle6609
i get that, but that’s cheaper than 3-4 pallets of sod these days.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:52 am to thadcastle
It's certainly close. Does seem like the summer of 2022 was dryer.
Fortunately, we have a water well to feed the lawn.
But yes, very hard to keep it green.
This fall, I will start a program of adding 2 inches of compost a year for the next three years. This will allow the grass to get a better root system going and will help retain the water that I do provide via sprinklers.
Fortunately, we have a water well to feed the lawn.
But yes, very hard to keep it green.
This fall, I will start a program of adding 2 inches of compost a year for the next three years. This will allow the grass to get a better root system going and will help retain the water that I do provide via sprinklers.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:52 am to thadcastle
Wiki 1980
"In Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, high temperatures exceeded 100 °F (38 °C) a total of 69 times, including a record 42 consecutive days from June 23 to August 3, of which 28 days were above 105, and five days above 110."
From NWS:
"How hot was it in Texas in the summer 2011?
As of August 10, Dallas/Fort Worth had recorded 40 consecutive days with high temperatures exceeding 100 °F (38 °C), the second-longest streak on record (the record of 42 days was set during the 1980 United States heat wave)."
A lot of mention for DFW. But it was hot as hell in Houston also.
"In Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, high temperatures exceeded 100 °F (38 °C) a total of 69 times, including a record 42 consecutive days from June 23 to August 3, of which 28 days were above 105, and five days above 110."
From NWS:
"How hot was it in Texas in the summer 2011?
As of August 10, Dallas/Fort Worth had recorded 40 consecutive days with high temperatures exceeding 100 °F (38 °C), the second-longest streak on record (the record of 42 days was set during the 1980 United States heat wave)."
A lot of mention for DFW. But it was hot as hell in Houston also.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:53 am to thadcastle
No. Back in 2011 it didn’t rain for the whole summer.
We’d moved into our house in 2010 when my son was just 2 1/2 and I remember him being quizzical when it actually started raining in 2011. He didn’t remember rain.
We’d moved into our house in 2010 when my son was just 2 1/2 and I remember him being quizzical when it actually started raining in 2011. He didn’t remember rain.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 6:58 am to Slingscode
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2022 was dryer.
yeah..but if you don't remember it I guess it doesnt count.
Who cares about facts
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:01 am to Jobu93
2011 killed hundreds of trees around the city and in Memorial Park. This year sucks, but at least the region is getting spots of rain.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:07 am to thadcastle
Just as dry as last summer. My lawn is dead for again just like last year. Now I’m just watering the trees to try and keep them alive. I lost two trees last summer from the drought. This place sucks.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:12 am to thadcastle
Someone has HAARP working on overdrive.
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