We realize that 4th of July celebrations may have made it tough for many of you to submit reports last week. We appreciate those of you did submit condition monitoring reports and we want to remind everyone that you can still submit a report for last week. For instance, if you were away and came home to find above normal water levels, fairly moist soil in your gardens and fire dangers subsided in your community, you can report those changes. We always like to encourage observers to continue reporting even when life takes us away from our normal routines.
Our Condition Monitoring Star of the Week was posted by SC-PC-1. We chose this report because it reflects the ongoing dry conditions in Pickens County despite relatively stable moisture conditions in most areas of the Carolinas. This report can help researchers understand how dry conditions affect agriculture in the mountainous areas of SC. Thank you SC-PC-1!
Report Submitted by SC-PC-1, July 1st
Our station as well as most of north-central and westerrn Pickens Co.
and much of Oconee Co. had well below normal rainfall in June. In my
station we had only 2.20" which is about 3 inches below normal and the
third driest June since 2002 (Only 2010 and 2008 were drier). For the
Year-to-date 6-month total, it also has been the 3rd driest since 2002
(only drought years of 2007 & 2008 were drier). So definitely the
area I described above is well into incipient drought. Regular
irrigation of horticultural and agricultural assets has been a way of
life this month as lawns turn brown. But still, conditions are not as
bad as they were in 2007, 2008 and 2010 - probably because of frequent
cloudy days and near normal (instead of excessively hot) temperatures
over the past two months. If these conditions persist, the stream flows
and spring water may be adversely affected.
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