astarck Posted August 22, 2025 Share Posted August 22, 2025 I posted this in the obs thread but DCA has a good chance at having the driest August on record. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfStock1 Posted August 26, 2025 Share Posted August 26, 2025 On 8/22/2025 at 3:09 PM, astarck said: I posted this in the obs thread but DCA has a good chance at having the driest August on record. No rain predicted through the end of the month, so guessing it'll set that record. This is killing me. I've got some bare spots on the lawn that I'm trying to seed by taking advantage of the cooler weather - but having to sprinkle like crazy to get it to germinate. No rain in sight - hope the well doesn't run dry. Third year in a row we've had drought conditions during the fall overseed season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfStock1 Posted September 3, 2025 Share Posted September 3, 2025 Can't believe drought monitor only shows D0: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Seems a few days behind though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrlg1181 Posted September 3, 2025 Share Posted September 3, 2025 2 hours ago, WolfStock1 said: Can't believe drought monitor only shows D0: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Seems a few days behind though. Yes i agree... I know it was a above normal year for most places in the Mid Atlantic up until about 5 weeks ago but the moisture has completely shut off since then ... Even most of the wettest areas probably barely hit 2 inches since ... Most areas likely between 0.25 - 1.50... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted October 4, 2025 Share Posted October 4, 2025 https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted December 26, 2025 Share Posted December 26, 2025 The Severe Drought now extends from Rockingham through D.C. When will it end?? El Nino coming on in 2026 gives hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenkinsJinkies Posted December 27, 2025 Share Posted December 27, 2025 22 hours ago, stormy said: When will it end?? Usually when Niñas break the floodgates open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted December 27, 2025 Share Posted December 27, 2025 3 hours ago, JenkinsJinkies said: Usually when Niñas break the floodgates open. We can only hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted December 30, 2025 Share Posted December 30, 2025 The next 7 days remain very dry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 We need like weekly 1” rain events for a couple months and then a juicy thunderstorm season. Drought just won’t quit us… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowenOutThere Posted February 9 Share Posted February 9 10 minutes ago, WxUSAF said: We need like weekly 1” rain events for a couple months and then a juicy thunderstorm season. Drought just won’t quit us… My favorite weather hiking is arguably the Shenandoah's in a good upslope event. Frankly its otherworldly to ascend into the cloud deck and go from showers to a downpour on the mountainside. While I love my snow hikes rain hikes are even more dynamic. Hoping I get some opportunities for that this spring with temperatures around 60. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestrobjwa Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, WxUSAF said: We need like weekly 1” rain events for a couple months and then a juicy thunderstorm season. Drought just won’t quit us… I'd imagine the El Niño could help with that, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 minute ago, Maestrobjwa said: I'd imagine the El Niño could help with that, right? One would think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb@MAWS Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Monthly Rainfall imby, Columbia; Nov 1.63” Dec 1.59” Jan. 2.01” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 17 hours ago, WxUSAF said: We need like weekly 1” rain events for a couple months and then a juicy thunderstorm season. Drought just won’t quit us… Dear lord, this. We really need to get moisture here on the regular. It has been a long time since we've been in a true wet pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenkinsJinkies Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 15 hours ago, WxUSAF said: One would think So do you think this will be the time the floodgates open after the niña ends like it's supposed to or will it be like the last couple times and the dry pattern injects steroids when the niña fades? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dailylurker Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 22 minutes ago, JenkinsJinkies said: So do you think this will be the time the floodgates open after the niña ends like it's supposed to or will it be like the last couple times and the dry pattern injects steroids when the niña fades? This has been a crazy long drought. Is this the third winter? Last winter I had snowpack for almost a month due to no rain washing it away like usual. Same with the past two winters. We're lucky I guess that the one storm we did get was frozen. Same with the past two winters. I've never seen creeks dry up for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenkinsJinkies Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 1 minute ago, dailylurker said: This has been a crazy long drought. Is this the third winter? Last winter I had snowpack for almost a month due to no rain washing it away like usual. Same with the past two winters. We're lucky I guess that the one storm we did get was frozen. Same with the past two winters. I've never seen creeks dry up for years. Last time we went from nina to nino the dry pattern lasted until mid summer, we were having winter style fails with thunderstorm setups. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolfStock1 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 About damn time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WxUSAF Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Not sure I can recall a drought like this in spring. Every other season, yes. But such a dry spring seems really odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowenOutThere Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, WxUSAF said: Not sure I can recall a drought like this in spring. Every other season, yes. But such a dry spring seems really odd. It’s weird we can’t seem to buy even one nor easter or soaking rain event. Just constant weak NS waves. Honestly, it sorta feels like a winter pattern that just kept on lasting. Don’t know how we break out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted 41 minutes ago Share Posted 41 minutes ago 3 hours ago, WxUSAF said: Not sure I can recall a drought like this in spring. Every other season, yes. But such a dry spring seems really odd. 30-yr average at DCA is 10.65" for M-A-M. Lowest recently was 6.49" in 2023. 1986 is the modern times dud at 3.47". Most of the region is in the 4-7" range since March 1st, but DC to Annapolis and south are in worse shape. DCA is sitting at 3.72" and there are even spots in Calvert County and across the Bay that are ~2". There has not been a sub-6" Spring since 2006, so we are in rare territory if we don't get some substantial rain in the next 3 weeks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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