July is usually our 1st or 2nd driest month, and this year it looks to be so, with only 0.07" of rain, occurring in the first 3 days of the month. Season-to-Date rainfall, however, is a healthy 43.6"; which continues to provide more than adequate soil moisture for canopy growth.
Throughout 2012, the Seasonal Forecast has been predicting 2012 to be an analog of 2009, one of the hottest seasons in recent memory. So far 2012 has been more like 2008, but beginning Friday the short-term forecast is showing the first major, extended heat spike of the year, with temps reaching into the upper 90's.
