***Official 2024 Weather Thread***
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Call me insane all you want, but I don't have the patience to go over my lawn twice each time I mow. Not to mention trying to never cut more than 1/3 of the total length of the lawn.
i have a rider, so not very back breaking.
I've held off on getting a rider, still use a self-propelled push mower (it's exercise), on a lot that's around 1/3 of an acre. This time of year with this kind of weather, the grass grows like crazy and if I let it go too long my mower struggles getting through it, I have to back it up and hit the same spot a few times, and the mulch chute gets clogged so I have to stop, unclog it, restart... just a pain.
Shut er down, we have our winning post for the day. Well done sir.......
Depends how big she is.
Wife asked for something that would go from zero to 200 in under a few seconds. So I bought her a scale.
What free radar service do you at home meteorologists use? I think it's neat to look at inbound and outbound velocities, but don't know what site provides it.
I pay for RadarScope. Best $9.99 I’ve ever spent. Especially on a day like today with a major outbreak under way.
I use MyRadar for everyday purposes (where's the rain? where's the lightning? where are the watches/warnings?).
RadarScope is nice for looking at specific cells, toggling through different radar options.
wX is a free, open-source app that gives you a LOT of features that the other apps require a subscription for. It isn't super easy to use at first, but the learning curve isn't too bad.
I use all three on Android, but all three are available for apple as well.
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Still in a moderate drought, although just on the edge. Rivers have been out of their banks for a couple weeks now, Field ponds have shrunk but not disappeared during the same time, lakes are above average levels.......not sure how much more rain it will take to get to just abnormally dry.
| U.S. Drought Monitor
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Still in a moderate drought, although just on the edge. Rivers have been out of their banks for a couple weeks now, Field ponds have shrunk but not disappeared during the same time, lakes are above average levels.......not sure how much more rain it will take to get to just abnormally dry.
Abnormally dry for me with water everywhere, with another short inch from last night to now.
If there's one thing that is certain this year, it's that Thursday brings **** weather to go with my Thursday afternoon tee time.
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Keep in mind that if the rain falls too fast over a short period of time, the water will run off into lakes. rivers. creeks. That doesn't help much with improving drought conditions. The best rains to improve drought conditions are the light to moderate, all day rain events. Those rains will soak into the ground much better than downpours| U.S. Drought Monitor
Still in a moderate drought, although just on the edge. Rivers have been out of their banks for a couple weeks now, Field ponds have shrunk but not disappeared during the same time, lakes are above average levels.......not sure how much more rain it will take to get to just abnormally dry.
I think we have kinda forgotten that in a "normal " year it always rains a lot in the spring.
This year it's perfect weather for growing stuff. Rain every third day or so and sunny the next two. My grass is needing mowed like every three days. It's crazy
Honestly I prefer this tilt in moisture. Would rather be on the moderate drought side than the moderate flooding or threat of moderate flooding side.
Over the last 14 years or so "normal" has been more like the maximum. Here is a graph I put together averaging rainfall totals from airport data across the state since 2010. Rainfall total on left and percent of normal (34 inches) on right. If you assume normal distribution the odds of only having 2 years in that stretch where we barely reach the mean is pretty darn low. May be time to consider a new "normal" for Iowa.
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