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Might reach 0.05". The many yellow-to-red patches danced around our place without ever getting here.

Since it hasn't begun raining here yet, we've had only the ditty's 2 days of rain this month, though not on consecutive days. Too young to have seen Johnny Sain pitch, but Spahn was a favorite with the big kick, deadly pick-off move and the best screwball since Carl Hubbell. His 16-inning duel with Juan Marichal at age-42 might be the best such game since the dead ball era.

When I was 10-11 yr old, I'd pull poison ivy vines off of trees and out of the ground as it had no effect on me. Then I read that one could suddenly become susceptible and decided to be a bit more careful. I got a very mild P.I. rash about a dozen years ago, but only after spending the morning pulling plants from the embankment behind the church parking lot - filled a 30-gallon garbage bag. Another crisp autumnal day that started in the 40s.

Rain! Had more than expected, with 0.47" just before sunset and another 0.27" between 10:30-11 PM. August total is now 1.02" and met summer 4.99". Driest met summer thru 2024 is 7.24" in 2002. That record is toast. (Max is 23.82" in 2009.)

Reported zero precip to cocorahs for the 24th time this month. We had 0.28" in about 30 minutes on the afternoon of the 17th and about 580 hours this month without a drop.

Maine public lands has had good results from seeding logyards and winter roads just before spring breakup. They can still get to the sites with the 4-wheelers with attached spreaders then and the catch has been satisfactory. Their seed mix isn't lawn grass; it's designed to limit erosion and provide food for wildlife.

And I thought 0.28" was bad. Driest month since moving here is 0.31" in April of 1999. I think Monday will allow that mark to stand. 2nd is January 2004 at 0.57" and that may be in play. 3rd is 0.84" in both November 2012 and September 2014. I think they'll be tied for 4th on 9/1.

Same here, but I think it's drought rather than coolness.

Same here. Usually, my site radiates better than yours - maybe a bit of breeze last evening here? Absolutely beautiful today, 73° when I got back from my knee-exercising walk at 3 PM, almost 3/4 mile - taking it bit by bit. Looked at what my new neighbors - 3 families, dad, 2 sons, families - have been doing this summer other than burning powder at the big (200' by 100') old logyard. Even at 800' thru the woods the noise is serious, though it's mainly 9 mm pistol. Only a few .223 cases and 12 ga. buckshot hulls, also 3 well shot-up pieces of plywood. Maybe they can push a deer to me while I'm sitting next the sled trail thru our woodlot this coming Nov.

Fake cold? We're good at that here.

In most years, our white birches start dropping leaves in mid-late August. Drought (1.82" July 1 on) has brought some leaves from other species. Our driest August is 0.88" in 2002 and we're 0.60" behind that. GYX discussions have .25-.50 Sunday/Monday then some dry days. Could be close.

When I caught that in November of 2022, my wife was convinced I was having a stroke. It messed up my vision as well. Fortunately, it was quickly diagnosed (Doc seeing another tick stuck to my back at the ER helped) and doxycycline knocked out the worst symptoms in 24 hours.

Through yesterday, August has offered 75% of available sunshine. Tops for a full month came in July 2019 with 69%. Some overnight downpours would make this month nearly perfect. 68/44 yesterday and 38 this morning, first sub-40 in August since 2020.

In the 40s this morning. First August rain (0.28") yesterday afternoon between 4:20 and 5. Enough breeze to bring down some early leaves but no thunder.

Met summer here is stuck at 3.93". Average thru August 16 is just over 11".