date:Jul 27, 2012
Rainfall has replenished soils but evaporative demand continues to exceed moisture according to the weekly report by Michigan State University Extension educators Bill Shane, Diane Brown and Mark Longstroth. A summary of their weekly update is as follows:
Weather
Last week was hot, with highs 100 at the beginning of the week. Temperatures then fell into the 80s as a cold front brought rain to the region on Wednesday evening with a good soaking rain July 19. Rainfall amounts ranged from 0.7 to 1