| 4/5/2026 | AL-WN-7 | AL | Winston |
Mildly Wet
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| Conditions have improved thanks to the recent half inch of rain. However, more rain is needed to overcome the drought. Pollen and dust have been reduced by the recent rain alongside the fire risk. Plants also remain healthy. Without more rain, conditions will deteriorate again, however. |
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| 4/5/2026 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.06 precip, plus two trace days last week. A couple puddles remain on road out to highway. Mesquites quite green and some are flowering. Many 1.5 inch fuzzy black caterpillars on ground. A few grasshoppers. |
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| 4/5/2026 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Warm temperatures continued but not as hot as the previous week and it did cool down the latter half of the week. Moisture moved in early in the week with the first wetting rains since February. Not a lot but much needed. A total of .37 inches fell for the week and even some pellets of hail one day. High temperatures started in the 70's before cooling into the 60's and even upper 50's. The high of the week was 74° last Sunday. Lows were in the upper 30's and 40's before freezing temperatures returned to end the week. The low of the week was 28° on Saturday. Hopefully, no damage due to the freeze but time will tell. It was windy on several days but nothing extreme. The wildland areas are turning green with grasses and the oaks are sprouting new leaves. The garden is putting on a lot of new growth and everything is looking green. The pond is also active with all plants growing and the fish active and eating. Many different types of birds are visiting the garden and heard geese flying overhead. No other wildlife seen. |
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| 4/5/2026 | AR-BX-38 | AR | Baxter |
Moderately Dry
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| Got 1.14 inches rain last 2 days. Very helpful but soaked up quickly. Wildfire risk is down. |
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| 4/5/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Drought conditions have improved this week due to much needed rain. We received 1.79” of rainfall this week and have had 1.81” in the past two weeks. We are still in a drought though and much below average moisture for this time of year. Soil moisture and water levels are below normal but improving along with crop/plant growth. There is low wildfire risk at this time. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CA-AL-67 | CA | Alameda |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| For the week of March 29 - April 4, 0.46 in precipitation, maximum high temperature 84.6 deg F, minimum low temperature 44.5 deg F, evapotranspiration by ET gage = 0.46 in. Note that previous condition reports used a different measuring instrument for weekly evapotranspiration totals and this condition report is the first one with changeover to the ET gage. Atmospheric ducting due to unseasonably warm temperatures and high pressure from previous weeks continued to March 29 and March 30 (up to 350 nautical miles AIS VHF 162 MHz reception) before ending with the return of more seasonable weather. Normal, consistent maximum receive range is 50 nautical miles. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CA-HM-5 | CA | Humboldt |
Near Normal
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| This week's storm brought 1.82" of rain, 37% of April's normal. However, Water Year sits at 95%. Average high was 61.9f, low 45.1f. ETo 0.27". March precipitation total was lowest in 41 years at this location, 1.00", 14.3% of normal for the month. Drought map now shows all the coastal counties from Monterey to Del Norte, along with Napa, Lake and Trinity at level D0--Abnormally Dry. Ruth Lake Reservoir on 4/3 remains at 101%. The rivers jumped up quickly with this week's storm, but returned to lower levels just as quickly. CDF&W opened the recreational halibut season April 1st, along with rockfish. However, April 1st marked the closing of all rivers to fishing, except the Eel River mainstem below the South Fork junction, and the Smith River. However, the Smith will close April 30th. Small spot fires are happening already, while proscribed burns continue in the area. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We finally had a little rain. More than all of March actually. Ended March at .18--3% of normal. So far for April-.39 or ~12% of normal. Then immediately back to warm dry days. The rain had little impact on our watering needs although it was enough to add to our catchment system tanks. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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| Just under a half inch of rain out of the storms this week. Most of the rain went north and south of our area, as has been the pattern. A chance of some additional rain this coming week, but will not be a large amount if it does materialize. Mild to quite warm weather after the rain and some windy conditions making the ocean a bit rough. Spring flowers are pretty much in full bloom now and the trees are leafing out quickly. Wildlife very active, probably trying to feed babies. We had a Bobcat take a grey squirrel in the gardens this week. The area is packed with tourists and family visitors for the Easter weekend. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CO-EP-371 | CO | El Paso |
Mildly Dry
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| Since last reported on 03/30/2026, recorded 0.05" of precipitation on 04/02/2026 from light rain the previous afternoon and evening. Checking the topsoil this morning, soil is dry and dusty down to the 2.0" level. Soil is slightly moist at the 3.0" level. Native grasses continue to sprout and we have better coverage of green grass compared to previous report. The NIDIS Drought monitoring map was revised recently to include our area from no drought to D0 drought conditions. I haven't heard any updates about the 24 fire lately, so I assume it is under control. There were Red Flag Warnings this past week primarily to our south where the wind was stronger. Provided supplemental water to our recently planted trees yesterday and to some of the perennials. Observed two Meadowlarks singing away yesterday and a pair of low-flying geese headed west. Cottontails were observed around the neighborhood. Pikes Peak received a fresh coating of snow from the storm I mentioned earlier. Bird bath has been frozen regularly each morning. With the precipitation at the beginning of the month, I will maintain a Mildly Dry Condition Scale. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CO-JF-72 | CO | Jefferson |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Watered front lawn briefly for about 15 minutes for the 1st time in 2026. Lawn is yellow and crisp with a few green sprigs of weeds but not many. Severely dry. Fruitless Pear tree has fully transitioned from blossoms to small green leaves. Leaves are new and soft currently. Weeds in the backyard are unfortunately doing well, despite my hopes. Ponderosa Pine is hanging in there so far. Iris leaves are still trying, but no evidence of blossoms yet. I usually have 8-10 iris plants waking up by now, but still just the one that showed promise about a month ago. Everything needs water.
Overall, yucky drought. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CO-LR-1272 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| Very dry here. We got no relief from the little precipitation over the last week, and the high winds probably evaporated as much moisture away as fell. The high peaks have a bit more snow on them than last week, but still not nearly as much as they should for this time of year. We had a quick cold-snap the last couple of days with temps into the low 20s F, but it doesn't seem to have damaged any of the native plants. grasses and sedges in the yard are greening up. Simpson's Ball Cactus are starting to bloom and the Hooker's Townsend Daisies are still blooming. Cutleaf daisy has just started blooming this week. The dandelions are really coming up now. Most of the shrubs seem to be stuck at bud break right now. Plenty of birds visiting the birdbath for drinks. Deer have been around but haven't seen the elk in a week or more. Wyoming ground squirrels are starting to make their presence known. I have not been up in the park lately but the sledding area at Hidden Valley is closed for the season. Fire restrictions mostly remain in place. Larimer County has open burn ban restrictions. The Nat'l Park has gone back to their year-round restrictions after being Stage 2 for a couple of weeks. Still nervous about the potential for wildfire. River flows are hovering at or just above historical average for the date. Snowtel sites are reporting SWE 36% of Median for 6-Digit HUC and 50% for 8-Digit HUC. Not feeling very secure with the water situation this year. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CO-PU-103 | CO | Pueblo |
Moderately Dry
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| Spent yesterday watering the pasture. Will water the field and fruit trees across the road today. I'm worried our well will run dry before the end of summer. If the farmers have their irrigation water cut back, we won't have recharge to our alluvial aquifer from the nearby ditch. We're starting fire mitigation around the house by removing several dead aspen trees. I'm replacing wood chip mulch with pea gravel as soon as I can. I won't be planting any new perennials this season and I'm debating how much vegetable garden to plan. |
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| 4/5/2026 | CT-MD-24 | CT | Middlesex |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Soil is saturated and higher than normal stream runoff |
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| 4/5/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Soil surface is moist, but a few inches down it’s dry. This affects springcrops like spinach, kale, peas, and garlic. |
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| 4/5/2026 | FL-MA-38 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| While we were blessed with some heavy rain for a few minutes a couple of days ago looking around it doesn't appear that it even happened. |
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| 4/5/2026 | FL-OR-40 | FL | Orange |
Severely Dry
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| Continued drought conditions with brisk winds a couple of days midweek. |
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| 4/5/2026 | FL-PN-79 | FL | Pinellas |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Our drought continues with no rain. We have been placed under strict watering restrictions. Hand watering only before 8 AM or after 6 PM. Irrigation one day a week within certain hours I support watering restrictions. However I don't think they do much good as they're not widely published. |
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| 4/5/2026 | FL-SW-1 | FL | Suwannee |
Severely Dry
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| Lawns are turning brown and brittle. Trees and plants are showing signs of lack of water. Tempting to water them but it won't do much good. People want to run the AC as it is hotter than normal. Rivers and ponds are drying up. |
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| 4/5/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Moderately Dry
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| Still dry! No relief yet. |
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| 4/5/2026 | HI-KI-2 | HI | Kauai |
Near Normal
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| We?re expecting another Kona Low later in the week, might get much more rain than just sprinkles the past two weeks ... temps still in the low range so that is still a good thing .... |
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| 4/5/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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| General: We're still low on moisture, though last week brought some relief with over 1/2" received. We expect 18.89" (sd = 6.5") for the water year and we're at 12.97" so we're about 1 sd below expected (though we expect another 5" for the water year...we have a ways to go). It's early days for April, 2026.
Agriculture: The rain last week was very welcome. The crops had all been planted 3 days before, and it was a good soaking.
Energy: We're well into positive solar production: 87.23 kWHR produced yesterday, and 34.68 kWHR consumed. This is a very powerful testimony for solar energy.
Fire: Fire danger is probably high at this point.
Plants/wildlife: We've had some cold snaps this week, but everybody seemed to make it through okay. Numbers seem low, but species are close to what we had 2 years ago.
Water: Still pretty puny. The creek is running, but very low. Runoff is pretty much done for our area, and there hasn't been much action. Not a very optimistic picture, I'm afraid. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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| At last some rain this past week. 2.54 inches recorded at our location over a 4 day period. Some of it came rather heavy at times. A good amount came as good soaking rain. Creeks and streams were flowing rather strong. Temperatures were all over the place. We had record heat for the preceding weeks and then more normalized but multiple swings with multiple fronts moving through / across the country. Some killing freezes a week or two ago have likely put the cabash to Maple tree samaras for this year. We are fine with that. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Wet
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| Wow. Rain each day April 1-5. 3.00" total, and 9.46" in the past five weeks. I need to mow but the entire yard is like a wet sponge. Standing water in fields and ditches. Landscaping has responded to the wet and (sometimes) warm weather. River is above normal and water is over the spillway at Homer Lake. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Near Normal
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| Well! What a difference an active weather pattern can do. From Moderately Dry a week ago to Near Normal conditions this week. If April showers bring May flowers, we should have plenty at this station. For the week, there was a total of 3.38" of rain over the course of six days. There is water standing in fields. Ditches are full and the rivers are on the rise with a flood warning for the Rock River. This station has a NOAA Norm surplus for MTD of +2.73" (543%), YTD of +0.84" (113%) and WYTD is only -0.29 (98%). It will dry out the next couple days before there is a chance for more showers mid-week. Grass is green and will need its first cut of the season. Trees are getting their leaves. Spring has sprung! |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Moderately Dry
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| The pond has small amt of water in it after 1.5 inches of rain this week.Top soil moisture is good as it retained all the rain.No tile or spring water flow,the well is still supplying abnormal water. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| After the relatively large amount of rainfall this week, the ground is spongy, with standing water is some small, low areas. The lawns have turned a lush green and are growing. All other plants are in normal Spring growth. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-MCH-13 | IL | McHenry |
Severely Wet
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| 5 days of rain this week totaled 4.99 inches of rain, and storms on 3 of the days totaled 4.57 inches and were accompanied by 30 mph gusts, lightning and noisy thunder. Thunder and Roxie barking resulted in 2 sleepless nights. Soil is saturated, water bodies are high, and water is standing in areas that usually do not collect water. MTD rainfall is 4.11 inches over the 30 year NOAA norm and 754% of normal. YTD and MTD are in the normal range for the first time in a long time. Extra wiping of Roxie’s paws when she comes inside. Grass is green, forsythia is budding, Dutchman’s Breeches, early daffodils, Scilla, and Puschkinia are beginning to bloom, and Twinleaf is emerging. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Near Normal
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| Pond overflowing into runoff.
Windy all week. Trees and bushes have new leaves.
Tulips and violets blooming. Strawberries greening up.
Chives up. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-MD-37 | IL | Madison |
Mildly Dry
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| After nearly 1.5 inches of rain this week, the soil has drained well, no ponding, and winter crops are doing well. Ponds and Lakes are near normal depth, with streams and creeks at near-normal flows. Wildland fire concerns are virtually non-existent. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-MD-53 | IL | Madison |
Near Normal
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| 3-29 to 4-5-26: Conditions are near normal as a result of 0.94 inches of rain at IL-MD-53 over this past week. Turf is spongy under foot but does not release water. Drain tiles 12 to 18 inches deep are flowing at low rate. Sinkhole and man made ponds are at or near capacity, and are not at overflow/drain levels. Standing water/puddles are not noted in the area. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| The first days of April have practically dropped the entire monthly avg of rain.
The Calendar YTD numbers are on the plus side of the Above Normal scale.
The Water YTD numbers are finally on the plus side of the Normal scale.
For the Calendar year, precip generally followed the avg to date numbers. Since mid March, precip values have outpaced the to date numbers, with April numbers taking off.
The back yard makes for a muddy dog, farm field have standing water. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Mildly Wet
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| Ground is too saturated with water to do much yard, garden or field work. Spring vegetation is green and lush. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IN-KS-11 | IN | Kosciusko |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| In the last 5 days April 1-April 5, we have received 4.77 inches of rain. Abnormal amounts of water are standing the fields and rivers and streams are mildly overrunning the banks. No early gardening is possible in my vegetable garden. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IN-MD-38 | IN | Madison |
Near Normal
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| Local rivers and streams appear at normal levels for this time of year. The ground, including fields, is with good moisture with standing water observed only in the lowest spots. Local construction projects are moving right along. Our lawn is greened up and healthy looking and the trees are with buds. I missed the window between rains to mow as the grass needs it. Several flowers are growing well. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IN-MR-231 | IN | Marion |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.92 in of rain over the past two weeks. Relatively lush vegetation in yard after recent leaf unfolding. Increase in number of bees and spiders. Decrease in number of flies. Soil is soft but not saturated. Grass is growing rapidly. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 4/5/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| rain over past week along with cooler temps |
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| 4/5/2026 | IA-BC-9 | IA | Buchanan |
Mildly Dry
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| Rain for the week at this location was a welcome 2.44 in. I imagine we are still a bit short on moisture. Flowers are coming along, Trees are budding, and grass is green and growing in most places. Horse's are looking longingly over the fence and nibbling along the edge's. Soon. More rocks hauled this week and a little manure. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
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| Received just over 1.80 in. of welcomed rain this week. This will help topsoil considerably. We don't get enough runoff to fill ponds. Seen that Turkey Buzzards are back, my official indicator that spring is here. |
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| 4/5/2026 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Near Normal
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| I measured 1.98 the past week which pushed this site to 315% of normal for April, 130% for the year, and a bit over 90% for the water year. Time to move the needle to Near Normal. If the long range GFS is anything near correct, Mildly or Moderately Wet is in the offing over the next two weeks. We shall see. Otherwise, lawn is greening but not much else plant activity is happening. A few ducks on the pond and several geese the last few days. Earlier in the week we saw a fairly large eagle swoop down an grab a fish out of the pond. Never seen that before, quite a sight! |
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| 4/5/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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| About 2.25in rain this past week and cooler temperatures conditions remain unchanged. Bigger rivers have higher levels. Pastures and lawns are greening. Daffodils are blooming and sump pump running regularly. |
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| 4/5/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Moderately Dry
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| 104 days since we received half of a inch of moisture or more in 1 day. The wheat is suffering from lack of moisture and above normal temperatures. The warm dry weather has been good for calving season and winter work on the ranch. |
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| 4/5/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Mildly Dry
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Dry until yesterday's 0.51” rain, but that only dampened the surface. Creeks flowing low, ponds dropping. Barred owls celebrating end-of-shift at dawn. Black and Spicebush swallowtails joining the other butterflies on the wildflowers in the yard. Tulip poplars leafing a bright chartreuse green; bald cypress, walnuts, and sugar maples finally leafing. Turkeys and deer aplenty, and heard the first bobwhite in quite a while. First bats of the season. A 3' black king snake passing through the front yard. Nice days for porch-sitting. |
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| 4/5/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.77" rainfall this week. South Fork Licking River at 2.63', discharge 340 ft3/sec (below normal). Mowing grass 2 this week. Redbuds in full bloom. Lost my second dogwood and the surviving older dogwood lost about the top third of branches. |
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| 4/5/2026 | KY-KN-15 | KY | Kenton |
Mildly Wet
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| The soil is moist and easy to work. Trees and shrubs are leafing out. Flowering plants have healthy buds. The nearby Licking River is at or near the top of its banks, but not spilling over. |
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| 4/5/2026 | ME-LN-13 | ME | Lincoln |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We had some rain the past week and it is currently raining. But having hiked through a local preserve yesterday, the usually muddy areas were less than usual, and the Medomak River seemed a little less than normal for time of year. |
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| 4/5/2026 | ME-LN-30 | ME | Lincoln |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Surface is wet from recent rain and melting of soil. Small stream on property full of water from rain and melted snow. Subsoil not as wet as expected in "mud season". |
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| 4/5/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Still not enough rain to ease the drought. The soil in the garden is workable already. |
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| 4/5/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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| April is off to a good start, with 1.14” in the preceding week (average 4.39”), on the heels of March totals running 105% of average. Grasses are greening up and starting to grow; spring bulbs are sprouting, and early daffodils are already in bloom. Ospreys have returned to the area; other wildlife activity is normal. Pond level is slightly lower (think they may have adjusted the spillway in anticipation of the herring run) but still at a very healthy level for this time of year. |
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