The first week of June saw a considerable change in conditions that prevailed in South East Ohio in the second half of May.  6.04” rain fell on this station 5/17-5/31, the greater part, 4.39” falling 5/17-5/24 resulting in moderately wet conditions. The first week of June has seen a reversal; unseasonably hot sunny days combined with fairly strong winds later in the day have led to mildly dry conditions, with only 0.01” rain for the week. Notwithstanding these extremes, vegetation is lush.  The grapevines are growing rapidly and the newly-planted vines are budding strongly – although we’ve had some extreme conditions, they’ve not lasted long enough to apparently cause any lasting damage.