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re: Houston: Is this the driest summer you can remember?
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:16 am to thadcastle
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:16 am to thadcastle
When I was there in 2011 my yard cracked down the middle it was so dry.
You weren’t allowed to water your grass
You weren’t allowed to water your grass
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Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:17 am to thadcastle
Hasn't rained at my house in Katy since 7/8. We did have four straight days of very nice rains then but nothing since.
Was told Houston had 100+ days of no rain in 2011 - before my time here.
Some modest rain chances in the forecast early next week.
Was told Houston had 100+ days of no rain in 2011 - before my time here.
Some modest rain chances in the forecast early next week.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:20 am to LSUfan4444
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2022 was dryer.
5 years in the last 20 were drier than this year including last year. The heat is affecting your memory.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:25 am to thadcastle
Why do people freak out about keeping their grass green in summer? Stop wasting water. It’ll grow back.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:28 am to thadcastle
So far 2011 was worse. At least there have been some occasional pop up storms in the Houston area. Not in 2011.
That was also the year that there were several forest/wildfires caused by the drought around Central Texas, the big one near Bastrop, and East/Southeast Texas, several north/northwest of Houston in Montgomery and Waller counties.
That was also the year that there were several forest/wildfires caused by the drought around Central Texas, the big one near Bastrop, and East/Southeast Texas, several north/northwest of Houston in Montgomery and Waller counties.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:32 am to biglego
Same. Threw in the towel on the grass Water about an hour weekly for the trees.. planning to convert to buffalo grass or native plants.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:36 am to biscuitsngravy
Yeah I water some plants and the vegetable garden but frick the grass. It’ll be fine.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:37 am to thadcastle
The lack of afternoon rains, or any really rainy days has been the biggest contributor to these "heat streaks" the meteorologists are orgasming to. Rob Perillo is on suicide watch cause we aren't hitting 100 in Lafayette when he says it will. 100's that close to the coast are as rare as snow, but they won't hesitate to doomcast heat, while they will fight you if you ask if it will snow.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:40 am to AlwysATgr
The summer of 1980 gets all the headlines but 2011 was more brutal in some ways and part of a longer term drought than 1980.
The last 2 summers combined have been hell though. In N Texas at least, It doesn’t rain as consistently as it used to and when it does it freaking pours biblically, with most of it running off lawns.
I’m done plugging our lawn with new St. Aug. Just letting the bermuda invasion fill in where it wants.
The last 2 summers combined have been hell though. In N Texas at least, It doesn’t rain as consistently as it used to and when it does it freaking pours biblically, with most of it running off lawns.
I’m done plugging our lawn with new St. Aug. Just letting the bermuda invasion fill in where it wants.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:42 am to thadcastle
It's dry here in Metry, but not as dry as 2000 was...
Was catching speckle trout where we normally caught bass.
Was catching speckle trout where we normally caught bass.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 8:47 am
Posted on 8/3/23 at 8:44 am to Hangover Haven
Here in College Station it is really dry. Can't recall the last rain here. 2011 may have been worse but this is pretty bad. My sprinklers can't keep up. Parts of my yard are already dead.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:05 am to Klark Kent
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no. this time last summer we were already further into a significant drought. this shite sucks tho.
It is not as far off as I would have thought TBH.
average June 6" & July 3.77" inches.
2022: June .13 and July 1.35 but in August 8.58" (average 4.84)
2023: June 2.75 July 3.62 and unless the gulf fires something our way it doesn't appear August is going to make up any ground.
2011 is the benchmark for my memory. from Feb to september IAH only recorded 7.07" of rain
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 9:05 am
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:14 am to thadcastle
I shite a brick when i saw my water bill. Between the pool filler and sprinkler its higher than my electricity bill.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:14 am to thadcastle
2011
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:25 am to thadcastle
Those of you struggling to keep grass alive and having trees die, what kind of grass do you have and what kind of trees?
We are finally, over recent years, starting to see a shift towards more Native landscaping, or at least people are becoming more open to it. I think conservation is only part of it, with drought and heat impacts to imports and non-natives being the other part of the equation.
We are finally, over recent years, starting to see a shift towards more Native landscaping, or at least people are becoming more open to it. I think conservation is only part of it, with drought and heat impacts to imports and non-natives being the other part of the equation.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:39 am to Jobu93
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ack in 2011 it didn’t rain for the whole summer.
yea, we had to make choices on what to water and what to just let die. also, our temperature hit 114 degrees one day. one of my pools return lines burst. the first rain we got i sat on my patio sipping whiskey and watching every damn moment of it.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:40 am to thadcastle
Driest summer I can remember? Hell no. Summer 1988 was the driest and hottest that I can remember. More than a week of temps well over 100F with no rain at all from mid-June thru mid-August.
This post was edited on 8/3/23 at 9:42 am
Posted on 8/3/23 at 9:43 am to ghost2most
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Quit ya bitching.
No bitching in my post.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 10:24 am to LegendInMyMind
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Those of you struggling to keep grass alive and having trees die, what kind of grass do you have and what kind of trees?
We too have been moving to more native species. They are more drought tolerant and just easier to manage in general. Seems my pines are the most susceptible to drought. Must watch carefully for pine bark beetle these days. Lost a pine to that last summer and another this spring due to a lightning strike. They were both infested by pine bark beetles.
Posted on 8/3/23 at 10:33 am to SantaFe
/s, I hope
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