The weather

[SwampDonkey]

We probably got 4/10" all week and most was from Friday night into Saturday. Monday to Thursday were dry days, but some sprinkles now and again and cloudy all week. Like the cool weather, but they say we are gonna warm up this week some. We'll see because they never guessed anything right for the last month. :D

[chevytaHOE5674]

I cut a hay field last week to try out the equipment, where I usually get 26-30 bales off the field I got 12 this year. Luckly I have excess hay ground, which means I will have enough hay for myself but most likely won't be selling near as much as I usually do if I sell any.

[Patty]

It is SO dry here. The corn is curling, my garden is so dry that several seeds won't even germinate. My popcorn patch has not even had one little plant come up. And the wind! Good grief, 30 mph winds today, 92 degrees, gust up to 45 mph, just like yesterday. Any plants that are actually up are getting shredded by the wind. We have a chance of rain tonight, and just to make sure it happens I washed my car and Norm's pick-up this afternoon!

[snowstorm]

sunny and 70 on the coast of maine. ran the boat from belfast to camden then across the bay and between 700 acre island and ilesboro. the island of the rich and famous movie stars. kirsti alley and john travolta have estates on ilesboro

[thecfarm]

I think it rained Tuesday night into Wed. Got about an inch. Another wonderful stretch of sun is coming our way. Days are long now. Not getting dark until 9.

[sandhills]

97* yesterday with 30mph wind and over 100 today plus DRY DRY DRY.  We can't buy a rain and boy are the crops and pastures showing it  :-\

[Norm]

93° with a 37mph wind over here. I've never seen the crops look so bad this early in the growing season due to drought.

[snowstorm]

bangor maine clear and 70

[blackfoot griz]

93° with a 37mph wind over here. I've never seen the crops look so bad this early in the growing season due to drought.

Not good Norm...Can you irrigate?
Here in Western Montana, it has been cool and wet. My oat crop needs some sunshine and a little more heat. Same with the hay.  Today, we had a high of 56. I am just concerned that Ma nature is going to shut down the faucet and then turn the thermostat to bake.
Colorado is already on fire.    With a wet spring we get some strong undergrowth...if it turns to heat and no rain, we end up with ideal forest fire conditions later in the summer/early fall.

[thecfarm]

Was a cold cloudy day to start with here. I even had to put a sweatshirt on first thing in the mornining.Than the sun came out about 1:00 and warmed up to 70. But that will change about Wed. Suppose to be in the 90's. The water has finally stopped running in the wet hole. Water is still standing there but can no longer see it running into it.

[Norm]

Unfortunately our land is too hilly to use irrigation on. Of course next year I'll be complaining about how wet it is!  :D

Going to be 92° with strong winds again today with a slight chance of rain on Wednesday. My buddy and I cut hay yesterday just to make sure we get some.  ;D

[Roxie]

I hope you get rain, Norm.  This spring has been ideal for crops in our area.  Dry enough to plant, and rain enough to thrive.  The farmers in this area are on third cut hay already. 

[sandhills]

Glad to hear someones getting good weather Roxie, I just started replanting beans this morning, the first planting fried  :-\.  We have good chances of rain tonite and tommorrow so maybe we can get lucky.  our first cutting hay was horrible and we haven't had any rain since then so second will be worse.

[WDH]

I can definitely relate.  The last two years here have been terrible.  This early summer so far has been better.  Not good, but better.  Not good is better than a disaster, which is what we have had.  The poor trees, much less the crops, can only take so much stress.

[Magicman]

I am seeing several Oaks that either were too dry last year or maybe this Spring.  Anyway, there are many Oaks that did not or only partially leafed out this year.  Not good.

I just finished sawing a beetle SYP job today.  Landowners trying to salvage something.

[SwampDonkey]

Was 89 here today, Dang hot, including the deer flies.  ;D

[Woodhauler]

Seen 97 in woolwich maine at 2 and when i unloaded at verso in jay maine it said a even 100 on my truck thermometer!!!!

[snowstorm]

went out on the boat tonite. 93 in belfast 8 miles out it must have dropped 15 degrees. saw a spruce tree floating bout 8"dia 30' long roots an all tangled in lobster gear

[Autocar]

95 here in westcentral Ohio today seems like we can't win for losing. Eather its to wet or to dry,there calling for a chance of rain tomarrow and we need it bad right though this area. Wheat is coming off its probably three weeks early but looks real good and now there no tilling beans in behind the baler. Now it's a waiting game for moisture.

[thecfarm]

We just went through a warm spell. I know it's nothing like some of you guys have. Was up in the 90's quite a bit. Some afternoons were the high 90's. The wife got up in the night to close the windows last night,was 64°. Looks like rain for Monday.

[sandhills]

IT RAINED!  8) 8) 8) got an inch here in town hope we got more at the farm but I'm not gonna be greedy  ;).

[Roxie]

That is wonderful news!   8)

[Norm]

Glad to hear it Pat!

We got some sprinkles but since we're right in the middle of hay I'm not too bummed.

[Woodhauler]

went out on the boat tonite. 93 in belfast 8 miles out it must have dropped 15 degrees. saw a spruce tree floating bout 8"dia 30' long roots an all tangled in lobster gear

Should have pulled it in ,may have caught supper!

[SwampDonkey]

Has rained hard at times here in the night and this morning, about 8/10".