This was the second most difficult gardening year of the past 45+ seasons. Only the year of Hurricane IKE tops this one. Time heals all wounds and already with the 4 months of average rainfall, the dreadful memories of this past year are fading. Still, I need to post my yearly climate/weather chart so that I can have some documentation.
WATER: Precious rains have returned this winter
It will also help me remember why some of my plants and trees are dead! Ugh! I do this every year and check the
National Weather Service website for the information. (Click the link to see their colorful charts).
Our pomegranate tree: Hope springs eternal!
2011 broke 10 monthly records for hottest & driest months. 2011 was the 3rd driest and 2nd hottest year in the last 122 years of weather records.
2011 was the third driest year on record. It was the driest up until October when the rains started again.
1917 is still the driest month of our 122 years of record keeping here in Houston.
The start of 2012 looks far better than this time a year ago. We received an inch of rain yesterday and 1.30 inches today. This marks both January and February as above normal in rainfall.
Thanks for stopping by!
David/:0)
