On 5/18/2026 at 1:17 AM, Xenon said:

You get what you wish for and more. Drought disappeared a while ago. It's just been surplus and more surplus. Honestly it's a bit much...I can't keep up the spraying on the citrus which are just getting ravaged by this leafminer paradise weather 🤦‍♂️

I need still need the rain.  I dug up a Sabal uresana that has been in suspended animation for 18 months.  I figured it was drowning in the area I had planted it as before I put in the garden beds it was a wet spot.  I dug down and it was bone dry 2 feet deep.  I was completely shocked, I think it struggled because I never watered it as I figured there was likely ample if not too much moisture in this area.  This week should help my yard.  I put down fertilizer ahead of the rains.

I'm not sure if you know about this website, but I found out about it today.  Very useful.

https://www.harriscountyfws.org/

 

Well looks like the rain has no intention of stopping anytime soon 😂. Maybe even a rogue tropical storm next week??

At least it's putting the forever drought xeric garden "it's turning into a desert" people to rest ☺️

23 hours ago, Xenon said:

Well looks like the rain has no intention of stopping anytime soon 😂. Maybe even a rogue tropical storm next week??

At least it's putting the forever drought xeric garden "it's turning into a desert" people to rest ☺️

I haven't seen rain like this since early 2024 when I first moved here. 12" in the last 3 weeks, has turned my yard and neighborhood into a swamp. 2 years of drought and now the complete opposite, its hard to wrap my head around.

On 6/7/2026 at 1:29 PM, Chester B said:

I haven't seen rain like this since early 2024 when I first moved here. 12" in the last 3 weeks, has turned my yard and neighborhood into a swamp. 2 years of drought and now the complete opposite, its hard to wrap my head around.

Yup, either feast or famine in these parts. Glad to hear ya'll are getting some much needed rain. Has actually been raining down south as well. We are starting to get a nice crop of mosquitos. But can't complain. If I do, it won't rain again for 6 months.

On 6/8/2026 at 2:04 PM, Austinpalm said:

Yup, either feast or famine in these parts. Glad to hear ya'll are getting some much needed rain. Has actually been raining down south as well. We are starting to get a nice crop of mosquitos. But can't complain. If I do, it won't rain again for 6 months.

All so true. With all this rain Harris County is out of drought, and I've seen most areas of the state have improved as well.

Not only mosquitoes, the weeds are out of control at my place.

Roaring humidity today...check out these peak heat index and dewpoints; mid 80s (SE Houston) is quite exceptional even for the Bayou City especially in June. Waaaay higher than anywhere in Florida today ! And many foreign visitors still think this area is something arid-ish a la western movie 😝

Even Hobby is holding an 80F dewpoint at 4pm

Crazy humid yesterday. Look at that dewpoint.