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!

[MN Transplant]

5 hours 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.

My grass is fairly lush right now despite the dry and hard ground.  The moderate temps are helping slow the moisture loss, but once it heats up it’ll be toast like normal.  

[87storms]

5 minutes ago, MN Transplant said:

My grass is fairly lush right now despite the dry and hard ground.  The moderate temps are helping slow the moisture loss, but once it heats up it’ll be toast like normal.  

Will it heat up?  lol.  Feels like the new normal isn't warm, it's windy and dry.  Tomorrow looks nice, though.

[Weather Will]

WB 12Z NBM thru Th.

[JenkinsJinkies]

3 minutes ago, Weather Will said:

WB 12Z NBM thru Th.

[Weather Will]

3 minutes ago, JenkinsJinkies said:

If I get another .10 to .25 I will take it.  Beggars can't be choosy....

[JenkinsJinkies]

38 minutes ago, Weather Will said:

If I get another .10 to .25 I will take it.  Beggars can't be choosy....

Yeah but when that .1-.25 was forecasted to be 1"+ less than 48 hours ago...

[Mrs.J]

21 hours 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.

 

20 hours ago, Paleocene said:

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

Most all is green in my area of Frederick. Oddly enough have a few trees that are struggling to leaf out from bud stage on the tree line behind my house. Where I noticed the lack of rain is when mulching my front beds yesterday with my perennials the dirt is dry and compact.

Looking back my station logged 2.52” for the month of April. On the 1st 0.38”, 5th 0.73”, 19th 0.47”, 25th 0.22” and on the 29th 0.59”.

Glorious day today though. Out on the deck eating lunch. Wind is a bit wild though and thinking the table umbrella needs to come down. Stalking DC weather for Saturday as the older Ms. J is graduating from college. Graduation is indoors but would be nice for a bit of sun. She is in the 9 am graduation slot.