Precip last 6 days: 0.03" of Rain...

This year is the lowest precip totals recorded ytd for a long time..this time last year this station was nearing 14" of precip..only 5.04" so far ths year.

This weather is abysmal..Low in mid 20's this am..Plants and shrubs look horrible, and for the 6th year its looking like my lilac bushes will not bloom again after this cold snap..Lawn is not greening up much...First year I haven't fed the pond fish and its almost April,.water temp is still in the 40's..
Not many Sunny days this Spring so far and day after day of high winds has made outside work a chore and made the surface soils bone dry..Yesterday was another Fire Risk day due to the dry conditions.
Allergies are severe already this year.


Surface Soils are dry and hard..


Soil Temps & Soil Moisture:

**High Centibar Readings mean drier soil...ie; 0 = Saturated Soil..120 or above = Severe Drought.

Current Soil Readings @ 7am:  
 
Current Surface Soil Temp: 21.5F...Grass Tip Temp: 21.2F...
 
 2 in. Depth: Soil Temp: 36F...Soil Moisture:   72 Centibars..
 6 in. Depth: Soil Temp: 42F...Soil Moisture:   31 Centibars..
24 in. Depth: Soil Temp: 45F...Soil Moisture:   22 Centibars.. 
36 in. Depth: Soil Temp: 44F...Soil Moisture:   36 Centibars..

0 Bluebird houses have Bluebirds..
Predators this year still zero...no Owls,Foxes, Hawks, Falcons or Kestrels seen or heard for nearly a year and a half...Did see a Merlin Falcon which are rare sitting on porch rail..large number of mice and voles everywhere..Bog Turtles are hibernating..Robins have been back since late February..

Farm Activity: no activity.

Creek is very nearly dry...nearby Spring barely a trickle...