How’s your grass?

[MurraysMutts]

2011 we had 71 straight 100+ days, other places in the state went longer. Creeks went dry as well, we're not there yet.
Weather forecast shows no relief for the next 10 days.

2011 was bad for us as well. Like 63 days over 100.
Overnights were in high 80s and into the 90s some night too.

2012 was near as bad.

I remember them mostly because the a/c took a crap and we were very poor. Still are! But the only A/C was in the master bedroom. A very very old window unit that worked like a freaking champ!

I had not started with cattle yet. But I don't remember mowing much those years

 

[gman4691]

and now the best chance of rain (36%) has been pushed back to the 22nd...highs remain in the 100+ range for the next 10 days...sigh

However, on weather.com, it says high temp for this coming Tuesday is 97...I guess we had better get them coats out...a cold front is coming...you know it's bad when upper 90's would be a relief...sigh

 

[chevytaHOE5674]

High temp today is 58 degrees and it's drizzling outside. 2" of rain in the last 3 days, when the sun returns the grass will explode I bet.

 

[EasTex]

Leaves on the trees are brown. Looks like fall but feels like hell!

 

[Caustic Burno]

Leaves on the trees are brown. Looks like fall but feels like hell!

You ain't seen hell yet!
One extreme is followed by another.
Get your chainsaws in good working order, your going to find out about dead trees.
Cutting dead trees is as dangerous as whipping your butt with a broke mason jar!

 

[gman4691]

You ain't seen hell yet!
One extreme is followed by another.
Get your chainsaws in good working order, your going to find out about dead trees.
Cutting dead trees is as dangerous as whipping your butt with a broke mason jar!

yup...cutting dead trees can be a little too "interesting" sometimes

 

[crossbreed]

We got 3/4" we'd night but lost probably 20 tree's from straight line winds. Thankful and disappointed at the same time

 

[Brute 23]

However, on weather.com, it says high temp for this coming Tuesday is 97...I guess we had better get them coats out...a cold front is coming...you know it's bad when upper 90's would be a relief...sigh

I'll be riding with the windows down hanging my arm out when it hits 97.

 

[jltrent]

You ain't seen hell yet!
One extreme is followed by another.
Get your chainsaws in good working order, your going to find out about dead trees.
Cutting dead trees is as dangerous as whipping your butt with a broke mason jar!

That mason jar sounds rough.

 

[tex452]

2011 we had 71 straight 100+ days, other places in the state went longer. Creeks went dry as well, we're not there yet.
Weather forecast shows no relief for the next 10 days.

The biggest difference between this year and last is that our tanks have a lot more water in them than last summer.

 

[Brute 23]

The biggest difference between this year and last is that our tanks have a lot more water in them than last summer.

Same here. We had good spring rains that topped everything off. I don't mind burnt up grass but I get real grouchy when I have to fight water issues.

 

[Hpacres440p]

Our neighbor had his best corn crop in years, then the rain stopped. He runs his cattle on the corn stubble, but his lease property has something to do with the city, and they removed a fence So that he lost his water supply on the stubble field. We're trading water from a hose run from our house to a big stock tank for him, for hay for us (with reimbursement for what will likely be ridiculous water bills) the extra bonus is that a lot of his corn shucks and leaves blown into our cow pens, so we have some "free" filler. Since we haven't had measurable rain in over 90 days, we'll take it as a blessing…kind of a cow version of manna.

 

[greybeard]

Drought monitor's soil dryness chart shows just what Dad always said. 'Exceptionalism comes only a few times in a lifetime.'
sure nuff....Chart shows that for only 2nd time in my life, I live under the 'exceptional' category.

https://waterdatafortexas.org/drought/kbdi/daily?time=2023-08-13

 

[1982vett]

Drought monitor's soil dryness chart shows just what Dad always said. 'Exceptionalism comes only a few times in a lifetime.'
sure nuff....Chart shows that for only 2nd time in my life, I live under the 'exceptional' category.

https://waterdatafortexas.org/drought/kbdi/daily?time=2023-08-13

Still, we are better off now than in 2011...says the map comparison.

Aug 8, 2023 vs Aug 9, 2011

 

[Nesikep]

Hope the cricket meat sales do well, and grasshoppers are a god substitute.. we got tons of them!
104 in the shade today and heating up for this week

 

[gman4691]

Finally got all of the trees that went down this spring cleared except for moving one big trunk - already cut up - just need to move it. For the record, this is not the best weather for chainsaw work. One fence left to fix. Sure wish it would rain…forecast now showing 58% chance on the 22nd…correction: that's for Houston…our next best chance is 44% on the 25th…100+ degrees as far as the eye can see…sigh

 

[greybeard]

Well, it ALMOST rained yesterday evening. Thunderheads built, lightning flashes, thunder and wind and the temp quickly dropped from 106F to about 100 in the span of 20-30 minutes but nary a drop of moisture fell.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

I'm sooo wishing I could share. We have had more rain days than not. Been needing 2nd cutting done up DRY for like 3 weeks now. Can't string a few days in a row of dry weather.

 

[DNelson]

I'm sooo wishing I could share. We have had more rain days than not. Been needing 2nd cutting done up DRY for like 3 weeks now. Can't string a few days in a row of dry weather.

all that rain with the hay on the ground lowers the protein level too.

 

[Jeanne - Simme Valley]

No no - not cut - still growing!