Weather Report

Here's the weather report for our area from the Texas A&M Extension:

Hot, dry weather continued. The soil profile is very dry... Except for 0.1 to 0.3 inches of rain... the region has been almost completely dry since the end of July. Year-to-date rainfall is down about 65 percent from the long-term average. In addition, the region has experienced more than 50 days with temperatures of 100 degrees or higher, compared to a long-term average of about 30 days. But it appeared temperatures were starting to moderate.

In this photo you can see the patch of very green St. Augustine grass in the background. That small patch of grass is irrigated. The rest of the area is brown, dry, and turning to dust.