July 2026 may best be described as a wet month mainly because of six hard to severe electrical storms. Another notable feature of our July weather was three days of heavy smoke cover caused by Canadian wildfires. The first week of the month was hot with mid to high 90 readings.

Total monthly rainfall was 7.68″ Last year (2025) the total was 2.49″.  Pine Creek is flowing well. Last year it was not.

The foliage is very robust . Of course the grass is growing well. That brings me to repeat a major story printed in the Wall Street Journal. “Why White Collar Men Obsess Over Lawns”. A manicured lawn is as much of a status symbol as a luxury car in the driveway. Just driving around Potter and Tioga counties you will note the perfectly manicured lawns.

Henry W. Lush, National Weather Service Observer
Alyson Lush