| 5/1/2024 | AL-SC-15 | AL | St. Clair |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| We are getting adequate rain to support our small garden and potted plants. |
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| 5/1/2024 | CA-CC-36 | CA | Contra Costa |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Energy
| Starting to water the landscaping more using weather controlled irrigation controller. Warming up, not using heating in morning, still cool enough to open windows and doors in afternoon/early evening to avoid using air conditioning. |
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| 5/1/2024 | CA-OR-67 | CA | Orange |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Mostly cloudy, Cool, Light breeze |
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| 5/1/2024 | CA-RV-78 | CA | Riverside |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
| The native plants in my yard look lush and are growing vigorously, as are the invasive weeds which are threatening to take over. |
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| 5/1/2024 | FL-WT-3 | FL | Walton |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
| turf is brown in spots where the irrigation does not hit;
planting new seedling flowers requires frequent watering |
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| 5/1/2024 | IL-HN-7 | IL | Hancock |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| Lots of rain last few weeks. Gone from below to above average .low lying fields still have standing water inplaces.we really needed the water.just a bit too much all at once |
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| 5/1/2024 | IL-WF-3 | IL | Woodford |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
| Unable to complete yard work. Ground is too soggy to mow and plant |
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| 5/1/2024 | IA-CW-5 | IA | Chickasaw |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
| At the farm 3.5 mi south of town we got a lot of corn planted last week. We’ve got about 900 acres in with 200 left to plant. The tile are still running and I think we are just about back to normal for moisture. I don’t think the drought is very serious right now in this area. We just need some sunshine and less wind. |
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| 5/1/2024 | IA-DB-22 | IA | Dubuque |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| No affect. |
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| 5/1/2024 | KS-MP-20 | KS | Mcpherson |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
| Trees are slow to break bud, many trees are showing severe die back.
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| 5/1/2024 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| The grass is growing quicker than normal. The ground is wet and muddy. The tree leaves are now almost full size - almost summerlike size due to the very wet and warmer than normal April. We are in late spring now. Pond level above average. Lawns are a little soggy. There was only one frost, which was mainly a radiational frost with air temperatures slightly above freezing and ground surfaces and rooftops slightly below freezing, on the 6th of April last month. This early April frost did not affect the trees since the temperature at the tree branch level did not go below freezing the entire month of April. This also explains why that the trees are almost in full leaf now. Even the black locust trees are in full leaf now in late spring, which these trees do not normally go into full leaf until early summer. |
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| 5/1/2024 | LA-CD-12 | LA | Caddo Parish |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
| Very wet month, precipitation total are MTD= 12.72" and YTD= 31.84". Mowing has slowed down and repairing drive way damage from the rains. Local volunteering at the local BSA scout ranch reduced to damage from heavy rains. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MI-AT-10 | MI | Antrim |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| Rain over the last two days has brought us from moderately dry to mildly dry. The pasture across the street has not been providing much grass for this time of year. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MI-BN-24 | MI | Berrien |
Moderately Wet
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Agriculture
| We got almost 2 inches of rain the last 4 days of April. Grass is growing fast. I haven't even fertilized yet this year. Garden had some free standing water in it. I also see free standing water in lawns around the neighborhood. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MI-CP-11 | MI | Chippewa |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| The wet conditions is making it difficult to perform my landscaping tasks, especially seeding in soft ground. I’m also not able to get my rider out because it will sink in the mud. I definitely can’t till my garden! Water has been standing in the fields for a few days now. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MI-KZ-31 | MI | Kalamazoo |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Ground has a nice amount of moisture. Getting regular spring rains here. Plants and trees as well as grass are growing nicely. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MI-KN-116 | MI | Kent |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Turf grass, perennials all growing normally - but "early." Crabapple tree in bloom weeks early... |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-CS-74 | MN | Cass |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
| Some standing water in low lying areas. Grass greening up, damp soil on gravel road shoulders. Hobson creek water up and running. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-DS-53 | MN | Douglas |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
| The gardens and lawn are thriving, all perennials are much further along than an average spring. Water is standing in ditches after the recent rains. Tress are starting to leaf out. Near Miltona, MN |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-HN-618 | MN | Hennepin |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| Early plantings in the garden are doing quite well with no additional watering required the past 2 weeks. Asparagus and rhubarb are entering harvest stage. Lilacs have begun to bloom.Lawn is greening up nicely and areas frost seeded in December have sprouted and are growing vigorously. Nearby Minnesota River has remained within its banks so far this season. Female squirrels observed at the bird feeders appear to be actively nursing. Seems to be an abundance of cottontail rabbits this year although no young have yet been observed out foraging. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-MK-28 | MN | Meeker |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Fields are wet with standing water in areas, farmers at a standstill. Gardens too wet to till and soil temp is low. Lake and pond levels have risen to more normal levels and above |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-ML-27 | MN | Mille Lacs |
Mildly Wet
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| Pond levels are high from previous rain events. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-MR-21 | MN | Morrison |
Mildly Wet
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| ditches along road half full. scattered ponding in fields. 2.69" of rain in last 5 days. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-OT-64 | MN | Otter Tail |
Moderately Wet
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Agriculture
| We're very grateful |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-SL-383 | MN | St. Louis |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| The soil is more wet, trails are wet and muddy. Trees and shrubs are greening. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-WG-20 | MN | Washington |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
| We are out of our drought conditions! The plants and trees are greening up. Agriculture fields are moist and ready to be planted. The St. Croix River is over its banks in many areas. In the city park the water is high enough to close the road/walk way along the edge of the river. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-WG-207 | MN | Washington |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| We were very concerned about drought conditions in early 2024. About April 1 we began to get precipitation and it continued through April. Ponds are still low, there was essentially no spring run off this year, but soil moisture is normal to a little wetter than normal. |
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| 5/1/2024 | MN-WG-216 | MN | Washington |
Mildly Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
| Recent rain is really perking up plants, flowers, grass, and trees both established and 2 years or under plantings. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NE-LA-19 | NE | Lancaster |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
| About 1.5" of rain over the past week. Probably still dry in the subsoil but everything else is in good shape. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NH-HL-77 | NH | Hillsborough |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Earlier April weather was very wet and in some areas ground water levels remain high. Dryer weather in later April has allowed most well drained soils to dry to the point where more rain now is needed to maintain near normal conditions |
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| 5/1/2024 | NJ-MS-71 | NJ | Morris |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Warmer days and still cooler nights. Trees, lawns, flowers all in great shape. Local ponds full and most with light spillway overflow. 10cm soil temps 59-65F. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NJ-PS-38 | NJ | Passaic |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| The early spring was wetter than usual but this past week has been above average warm with only about 0.35 inches of rain for the week. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NJ-SM-56 | NJ | Somerset |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
| I'm measuring by the muddy spots in my woods trail. The most muddy spots are still muddy, mildly muddy spots are dry, as are general areas (lawn, off trail, etc.) |
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| 5/1/2024 | NY-CQ-22 | NY | Chautauqua |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
| We received 64% more rainfall than expected with 15 out of 30 days having measurable rainfall. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NY-SH-17 | NY | Schoharie |
Moderately Wet
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Agriculture
| Rain in last 24 hrs has made it to sticky to complete any spring tillage work. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Mostly cloudy and warm with light rain and light wind, then clearing off overnight. The high temperature was around sixty six degrees, and the low around forty eight degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating consistently. Intermittent streams are mostly all flowing at a medium spring rate. Marsh Marigolds are in full flower, some more apple tree leaves are emerging. More Black Cherry are leafing out with flower heads. More Bush Honeysuckle leaves are out, over one inch long. Fields are being sprayed and plowed. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NC-DP-3 | NC | Duplin |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| The grass is yellowing and the yard is dry and dusty. We did get 0.10" of rain last night which is a great blessing, but the dirt under that is still dry. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NC-SM-23 | NC | Sampson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
| Lots of dust clouds as farmers are planting. |
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| 5/1/2024 | NC-WK-13 | NC | Wake |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
| Dry soil conditions. Only 1.27 inches of rain for April 2024. |
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| 5/1/2024 | ND-ML-9 | ND | McLean |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| April rains has given us decent shallow soil moisture. Deep soil moisture is virtually non existent based on last fall trenching of a power line and two six foot holes dug in last two months. Grasses are all greening up. Pasture Smooth Brome grass is approx 2" high in previously grazed or hayed areas. Cool temperatures are allowing for a slow (good for cool season grasses) green-up. |
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| 5/1/2024 | OH-MH-21 | OH | Mahoning |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
| 6.23” in April but most of that in first two weeks with just light amounts since. Rapid change to drier pattern. 0.32” in past week. |
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| 5/1/2024 | OH-MD-21 | OH | Medina |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
| Sports fields are muddy. Streams running a bit higher than usual. Lawns require mowing every 5 days due to rapid growth from the rains. |
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| 5/1/2024 | OK-CV-171 | OK | Cleveland |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| Current conditions are not affecting and activities. |
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| 5/1/2024 | PA-WT-79 | PA | Westmoreland |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Grass was wet today from a little bit of rain. A bit foggy |
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| 5/1/2024 | RI-WS-42 | RI | Washington |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| April showers were plentiful, although not like the deluging rains of March. The soil is very moist, streams are running strongly and plants are green and growing. The tulips in my yard are at their peak and beautiful. Trees have not greened up yet. Most are at the stage where the buds are just starting to open. |
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| 5/1/2024 | SC-GV-166 | SC | Greenville |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
| A garden needs water. The spring blooms are delayed. April had less than 1.25 inches of rain |
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| 5/1/2024 | SD-FR-30 | SD | Fall River |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
| While we have had small amounts of precipitation the soil is pretty dry. Been watering potatoes and onions I have planted in raised beds. Also being in the Black Hills we are concerned about fire when there is a lack of moisture. |
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| 5/1/2024 | TX-GA-49 | TX | Grayson |
Moderately Wet
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| I am a Master Gardener & Master Naturalist. Excess water is affecting the planting, maintenence and growth of all my gardens for the pollinators, butterflies and birds. I have a certified Butterly Garden and the milkweed this year is behind schedule for blooming as well as most of the native plants I have already in the ground. However, the wildflowers on the prairie I am restoring do not seem to be affected. The vegetable garden is planted with seed and it is not doing as well as usual progress for the month. I document in my Naturalist Journal as events occur. Activities outdoors are obivously affected by the continous rain efvents. |
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| 5/1/2024 | TX-JS-9 | TX | Jasper |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
| It's been too dry for production of hay and grazing pastures for a year and now after a storm the pastures are too wet to get a tractor on. One pasture is flooded |
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| 5/1/2024 | TX-KN-139 | TX | Kendall |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| Humidity higher than normal with light rain. Soil moisture higher than nnormal. Good conditions for gardening if rain doesn't keep us inside. |
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