Five Very Cold Days
December 22-26, 2022 – A very intense winter storm brought a long cold spell up to and through Christmas Day. Date Low High 12/22/2022 21 52 12/23/2022 19 35 12/24/2022 21 47 12/25/2022 21 56 12/26/2022 23 62
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First deep freeze-27 degrees
11/18/2022 – We have had several frosts but everything lived through them. Today it was 27 degrees at sunrise and a hard frost that killed the tomatoes, and squash in the garden as well as the periwinkles in the yard.
Continue ReadingLightning Struck 2 Pecans in Yard
7/11/2022 – Lightning struck the two pecan trees either side of the path to the orchard. It also knocked out the two boards in the generator’s transfer switch controller.
Continue ReadingThunderstorms Blew Down Corn
5/25/2022 – Thunderstorms before dawn blew down about a third of the corn.
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New Little Pond Finally Full
3/15/2022 – The 1.76-inch rain this morning finally filled the little pond. The rain had stopped by 10:45 AM and the water had filled it to within 18″ of the rim. Water was running in fast mostly from the ditch where it was running backwards into the pond since the pond was so low. Photos […]
Continue ReadingTS Claudette’s 5.81″ of Rain
4/19/2021 – Tropical Storm 3, later named Claudette, began drizzling on us on 4/18/2021 and just after midnight began raining heavily and by late morning it totaled 5.81″. The pond was about 6″ higher than the heavy fast rain earlier this spring and the Knippenberg’s new crossing is now in place. The crossing did not […]
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Today’s 2.78″ Rain Following 0.70″ Yesterday
4/15/2021, 2:00 AM to 9:00 AM – Very early this morning light rains began and then became much harder up to 4.4″ per hour. Thankfully, that rate lasted for less than 30 minutes. The pond was well out of its banks and within an inch or two of being as high as last week. All […]
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2.85″ Rain in 3 hours. 4.87″ in 3 days.
4/10/2021 – Rain ahead of a cold front began at 3:25 AM and by 6:55 AM 3″ had fallen. By 10 AM the total was 3.37″ and had stopped—other than an occasional sprinkle. In the first 20 minutes the temperature dropped 11° and we had 24 MPH winds. Given the rain over the past two […]
Continue ReadingApril 3, Late Frost!!!
4/3/2021 – Low predicted to be 40° & Dew Point was to be 31°. The low was actually 34° and the ned point was also 34°. Therefore, When we should not have a frost we did—2 weeks after the 90% last frost date. Thankfully, the heater was going in the greenhouse and the low there […]
Continue ReadingDeep Cold Nights & Veggie Impacts
2/16/2021 – So far this winter we have had four spells of 2-3 nights in a row in the mid to high 20° temperatures. This morning the low here at Sundown Farms was 20° and did not get above freezing until noon. By sundown, the temperature was again below 32° and fell to 25° by […]
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