Ugh... Summer in the I.E.

We have had a relatively mild summer here in the Inland Empire.  For those of you that follow this blog and were not aware, the weather in the Inland Empire is not at all similar to San Francisco, San Diego, or Los Angeles, but more like Palm Springs.  The average high temperature from late May to early September  is in the upper 90's.  This past weekend, we experienced highs in the upper 100's: 108 F & 109 F.  That drove soil temperatures at a depth of five inches to 90+ degrees.  A little extra attention and some supplemental hand watering was all that was required.  We still maintain root depths of 6-9" on our A4/T1 Bentgrass greens and feel fortunate that we are not managing poa annua.