June 2022 Observations and Discussion

[Tom]

8 hours ago, Timmy Supercell said:

93/61 today.. Tonight will be warmer, but at least some of the highs ease a few degrees on the forecast going forward. If I'm lucky, today was the hottest day through mid-July. 

Some cicada audio! Had to do several takes so that there was nothing else interrupting the focus.. like cars, dogs, kids. 

 

Those are the kind I hear around here but none so far this year. As @Phil mentioned, it’ll prob be later in the season.

[Timmy Supercell]

12 minutes ago, Phil said:

No two ways about it..June sucked.

Finished much drier than average here, almost all of the monthly rain (~ 2.9”) fell on 1 night. In total 27/30 days had no rain at all here.

I'm curious what Dec 1 - Feb 28 looks like on this map. December may have torched but we had some very wet storms here in Ashland. 

[OttumwaSnomow]

1 hour ago, Phil said:

No two ways about it..June sucked.

Finished much drier than average here, almost all of the monthly rain (~ 2.9”) fell on 1 night. In total 27/30 days had no rain at all here.

Nice map. I only wish these govt agencies and others  would realize  that almost 10% of Caucasian  American men are color blind.   Green, red issues  mainly.  Some of the other colors would be better

[Andie]

11 hours ago, Phil said:

Pesticides aren’t really effective against Cicadas. They live underground for years and have above-ground lifespans of only a few weeks.

The removal of trees and urbanization might be factors. Or differences in weather conditions.

Good point.  My experiences with them was prior to FtWorth suddenly growing in huge spurts.  
The city I grew up in was a “Cowtown”. Now they hate that title unless they can cash in on it.   
I hear cicadas sometimes but you really need to get out in rural areas.  I miss hearing them and the coyotes at night.  

[Phil]

44 minutes ago, Andie said:

Good point.  My experiences with them was prior to FtWorth suddenly growing in huge spurts.  
The city I grew up in was a “Cowtown”. Now they hate that title unless they can cash in on it.   
I hear cicadas sometimes but you really need to get out in rural areas.  I miss hearing them and the coyotes at night.  

Yeah we’ve got plenty of forestland around here (including some bonafide old growth around the creek/riverbeds). So lots of wildlife, including bugs.

And lots of humidity due to all that transpiration.