Has it rained enough in Detroit?
Rain soaked properly in 6 days ago, and the ground is still holding some of it.
Detroit has had 99.1mm of rain in the last 30 days. A normal August here brings 81.9mm, so the ground is roughly where it should be for the time of year.
Rain reaching the roots · 14 days
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Rain in Detroit through a normal year
Across a normal year Detroit gets about 891.3mm of rain, most of it in June (90.4mm) and least in February (57.4mm).
That makes Detroit one of the drier places this site covers in the United States in August — 18th of 30, against Tampa at the wet end (191.8mm) and Sacramento at the dry end (1.8mm).
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Average rainfall by month, 1995–2024
What that means for what you grow
- Pots and hanging basketsWorth checking by hand even so — a pot in the sun can dry out in a wet week, because there is so little soil to hold anything.
- Beds and bordersNothing needed. Watering soil that is already wet does more harm than good.
- New plantingsAnything planted within the last month is the exception; its roots have not spread far enough to find water on their own.
Your own garden, not the town average
This page is worked out for Detroit as a whole. Your garden has its own soil, its own shade and its own planting, and the front page will use your exact location instead.
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