When I originally started the blog, the purpose was to communicate all things related to the golf course. Unfortunately, for the last two summers we have turned into more of a weather blog. My apologies, but at this point that is about all I have on my mind.
Scanning through the local NOAA weather reports yesterday, I came across some information that really hit home on where we are with the weather this summer. Since May 1st we are 9.26" below normal for rainfall in Wichita. To put that shortfall in perspective, that would be the equivalent of receiving over a half inch of rain each week during this time frame. The landscape of Wichita, along with our water bills, would look much different with an extra half inch of rain each week.
Currently we are classified in the range of extreme drought. According to NOAA, we need an additional 12-15" of rainfall to end the drought. With our current deficit, it may be awhile before this breaks.
Overall, I would say we are hanging in there. We have a couple of greens (#1 and #7) that seem to be weaker than the others. My best explanation here is the impact of air movement around the greens and morning shade. #7 is completely surrounded by trees, #1 has the large Maple next to it, as well as the wall around the course that slows air movement.
Over the next couple of weeks, we will be taking measures to ensure the health of the greens through the month of August. This may impact the speed of the greens, but at this point our goal is to pull these greens through the final stretch of this brutal summer.
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