May Discobs 2026

[HokieEnginerd]

I can't imagine it is going to be very much longer before we start seeing wide spread water restrictions.  This summer is going to be fire danger hell.

[kgottwald]

Brown grass is pretty usual in September and October if all the tropical cyclones miss us, but I don't ever remember seeing it in May. It must have happened in May 1969, which had only four days with measurable rain, but I was a toddler at the time.

[87storms]

2 minutes ago, kgottwald said:

Brown grass is pretty usual in September and October if all the tropical cyclones miss us, but I don't ever remember seeing it in May. It must have happened in May 1969, which had only four days with measurable rain, but I was a toddler at the time.

I'm not seeing much brown grass here...or maybe I haven't looked hard enough.  Quite a bit of green in Frederick.  It doesn't seem like we've had more rain than other areas, but I do think we've been nickel and dime'd just enough to stave off that Great Plains look for now.

[Paleocene]

4 minutes ago, 87storms said:

I'm not seeing much brown grass here...or maybe I haven't looked hard enough.  Quite a bit of green in Frederick.  It doesn't seem like we've had more rain than other areas, but I do think we've been nickel and dime'd just enough to stave off that Great Plains look for now.

Yep, in my area it's been a half or quarter inch or so every week to ten days. Building up a deficit, but enough to keep things green. I can tell its dry because my grass (and grass in local parks) isn't as thick and lush as it usually is. As sun angle season builds, if we don't get more moisture (like at least 4" by the end of the month) it's gonna start to bake and burn out

[WxUSAF]

The typically drier spots on my lawn are already shockingly dry.  I'm going to start watering tonight.  

[mappy]

Missed a nice weekend stuck inside. Today is gorgeous. 

[CAPE]

1 hour ago, WxUSAF said:

The typically drier spots on my lawn are already shockingly dry.  I'm going to start watering tonight.  

Been watering for a couple weeks. Going out in a few mins to turn on the sprinkler. Looks like another tenth or so from mother nature the next few days.

[BlizzardNole]

8 hours ago, high risk said:

     Yeah, it had been looking especially good for a Thursday overrunning event, but that now looks like it will be further south

From LWX disco:  "Possibility of someone being south of heavier axis Wed and north of axis on [Thu] resulting in local min in QPF."  

Beautiful evening though!