Heat Wave

A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting on the back porch with my Dad and Stepmother discussing the weather. On that particluar day, the thermoter read 92 F ,which really wasn't bad for late July. Up until that point, the temps pretty much averaged in the upper 80's to low 90's with  low humidity.

My Dad then commented " It's just way too hot out here, let's go inside " while wiping the sweat from his forehead.

" Na, this ain't bad at all . We're already in late July. All we have to do is get through August and we've got summer licked. Surely we can endure four more weeks of 88 F to 92 F degree highs" I replied while wiping the sweat fom my forehead.

" Hey, this ain't over yet. August can be pure hades! " my Dad replied.

Of course I knew that he was correct, however here in western Kentucky, August weather is usually a repeat of July weather, but just a little more hot and humid. When we have an extremely hot August, the weather has usually been extremely hot in July as well as the entire summer.

On the day after my conversation with my Dad, the high was 98 F with very high humidity. My lawn was in desperate need of mowing, so reluctently I cranked up the ole' lawn mower and went to work.

Two weeks have now passed since that day and my grass hasn't grown even a fraction of an inch. On average, I usually have to mow my lawn twice per week. The temps have averaged anywhere from 98 F to 102 F with very high humidity in the past two weeks with no rain. The weather forecast calls for pretty much the same for all of next week with practicly no chance of rain. Usually this time of the year, I can hear the sounds of lawn mowers throughout my neighborhood, however it's been at least a week since I've heard a lawnmower, let alone actually seeing one in action.

While driving to work yesterday, I noticed that all of the lawns were pretty much burned up. What used to be a sea of green is now a sea of brown.

I had the day off today and as usual, I decided to take a relaxing drive through the western Kentucky countryside. Usually on my countryside drive, I have to be on constant lookout for people mowing their lawns and the occasional lawnmower that seems to drift out onto the road. Not so today. I drove for at least 35 miles and there wasn't a lawnmower to be seen. Again, all of the lawns which would usually be a bright green this time of the year were ugly brown in color. I also noticed that the trees, which are usually bright in color this time of year, were pretty much pale green in color.

I also took note of the cornfeilds as I passed by. Of course corn is close to being harvested this time of year and is uaually somewhat brown in color, however from what I witnesed, the corn is pretty much burned up.

The lack of rain combined with the relentless sun and excessive high temps seems to be burning everything up.

So how is the weather where you live? Are you witnessing and experiencing the same where you live?