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Originally posted by tatortodd:

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Originally posted by Monk:
It's August in Texas, a hundred degrees out, and the grass requires an inordinate amount of water to keep alive.

Well, then you're very aware that you're painting with a very broad brush as Texas is so large that is has many different climates.

I live near the GoM so we average the required 4 inches per month, but in the summer it tends to come in clusters of thunderstorms so I still need to water. We have 31 days a year with precipitation above a 1/2 inch.

I used to live on the outskirts of Dallas we got about a foot less precipitation annually compared to Houston, and only half the needed rain in the summer to keep the lawn green. We only had 24 days a year with precipitation above a 1/2 inch.

I also used to live in Midland (i.e. high desert plain) and we got about 3 feet less precipitation annually compared to Houston, and only a quarter of the needed rain in the summer to keep the lawn green. We only had 10 days a year with precipitation above a 1/2 inch.

Tyler (East TX) has precipitation pretty similar to Houston, and Austin has precipitation pretty similar to Dallas.