| 7/5/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are near normal for the time of year. We received 0.35” of rainfall this week and 1.11” in the last two weeks. Temperatures have been in the mid to upper 80s most days and mainly sunny. Plants and crops are growing well and many local farmers were able to cut and bale their hay this week. The vegetables are doing great and producing many tomatoes cucumbers and beans. Soil moisture is still adequate but declining from the wetness of a couple weeks ago. The nearby stream is flowing still but levels have fallen this week. There is no fire danger at this time. |
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| 7/5/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Moderately Dry
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Business & Industry
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Tourism & Recreation
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| Mostly cool days with marine layer clouds and wind in the afternoons. Some heavy dew overnight kept the landscape a bit moist. The area filled up over the week for the annual 4th events. The campgrounds and RV parks are full. Still seeing lots of young birds in the gardens--yesterday there was a juvenile Spotted Towhee, which is good to see since that species is under pressure. The three young Ravens that have been hanging around our place are growing up quickly and will soon be on their own and we hope will leave the area for a youngsters flock. They're noisy and tend to play with things like roof vents! |
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| 7/5/2026 | CO-GN-18 | CO | Gunnison |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| rained on ly 3 days in June (lightly) and so far nothing in July after a record-breaking dry winter. Plants are weeks ahead and most are very weak |
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| 7/5/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Up until last night we were dry and all plants we wanted to keep required supplemental watering. Last night we got 1.7” of rain, so that’ll help. ANd it will help recharge surface waters. |
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| 7/5/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| No Improvement. |
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| 7/5/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Energy
Fire
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Water Supply & Quality
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| General: It's pretty normal heat right now, and normal precipitation for July. We expect almost 1/2", and we're already at .04" in these early days of July.
Agriculture: The mustard and grain crops are doing fine. The little dab of rain we got last week was welcome, for sure.
Energy: This is a high production period. Yesterday we produced 96.42 kWHR and only used 27.14 kWHR. As we look at our electric bill, for this all-electric house, we realize that we only have to pay for utilities 3 months out of the year. A true secondary benefit is that, right now, the utilities around the country are instituting rolling brown-outs because of heat and fire risk due to global warming, and having solar means that during the day we'll have access to energy.
Fire: risk is high.
Plants/wildlife: Birds are still nesting, though some have finished. We still have some butterflies, and the bees are having a field day on our milk weed. We're seeing a lot of plant drying now (normal) increasing fire risk, of course. We have a couple of deer who have taken up summer residence down in our scab region.
Water: We're, of course, dry for the year. Many farmers in the Snake River plain are not planting due to lack of access to irrigation water. Fortunately, our neighbors use dry land farming techniques so aren't susceptible to ground water restrictions. |
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| 7/5/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Near Normal
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| It was a HOT, HUMID and DRY week. Turf grass looks to be getting steam cooked and has the looks in possibly going dormant unless we get some rain to wake it up. |
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| 7/5/2026 | IL-HN-7 | IL | Hancock |
Near Normal
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| After a dry spring , we are getting rains, and even with the heat , the lawns are green and the corn looks fantastic |
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| 7/5/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| After the start to a hot and humid week with Extreme Heat Warnings, the week ended with lots of heavy rainfall with some severe weather. The last three days have seen 2.12" of rainfall, which replenished the moisture that was evaporated by the extreme heat. All To-Date readings are on the plus side of NOAA Norm. There is some standing water in some fields that are low and prone to that. Nearby corn loved the hot and humid conditions and has continued to get tall but does not appear to be tasseling out yet. Beans look good and my garden is flourishing with tomatoes turning and a plentiful crop of green beans to pick. Also cut a couple nice heads of broccoli. Area rivers are on the rise with the rainfall but are not expected to flood. There is a slight chance of rain today, otherwise the rest of the week looks mostly dry with summerlike heat which will allow wet areas to dry out. |
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| 7/5/2026 | IL-KD-110 | IL | Kendall |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
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| ground is satuated/soggy. grass is growing like early spring. all very unusual for this time o year |
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| 7/5/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| A very hot & humid week that almost flipped the scale to mildly dry. Then three days of good rain total flipped conditions to mildly wet.
July to date has picked up 2.22" of rain, >50% of the monthly total. The last 30 & 60 day numbers are running above the avg precip.
The Calendar & Water YTD numbers are well on the positive side of Near Normal.
Landscaping & crops are thriving. Standing wet spots are observed in fields and low spots in the yard. |
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| 7/5/2026 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Mildly Wet
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| Heavy rains continue and ground is becoming thoroughly saturated. Nearly 2 inches yesterday brought our creek nearly out of its banks yet the levels dropped very quickly as the rains ended. Lawn and pasture very green and growing more than expected for July. Crops are looking very good with only a few small spots showing effects of excess water. River levels high but river is back within its banks. |
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| 7/5/2026 | IN-MN-34 | IN | Monroe |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Local vegetation and trees show no signs of dryness. |
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| 7/5/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| very hot and humid rain and thunderstorms latter part of week |
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| 7/5/2026 | IA-PL-9 | IA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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Fire
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| This week brought mush needed rain to the area. A total of 3.95 inches fell over the past week, with more rain in the forecast. Lawns and gardens in the area are green again and very few brown patches in the lawns that are not being watered. The fire threat in the area is down as well. |
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| 7/5/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Soil is drying out, yellow spots are disappearing, a lot of spraying has been done. Lawns and pastures doing well. Corn and beans look a lot better than two weeks ago. Ponds and creeks back to normal. |
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| 7/5/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Nearly 4in ot rain this past week some areas near by received nearly 12in, conditions continue near normal to slightly wetter than normal. No area flooding at this time but rivers and streams at normal levels to above normal levels, Crops, lawns and pastures are green and growing
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| 7/5/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.17” rain this weeks, creeks settled, ponds dropping slightly. Soil normal to slightly wet. Crops looking good except those inundated by floodwaters. Lots of turkeys, deer with fawns & yearlings, bobwhite scarce. Hot & humid, with only one day of porch-sitting after a storm front slid by west of us on Friday. |
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| 7/5/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| No rainfall this week. Temperature highs in low 90s with high humidity. Low temps in 70s. South Fork Licking River near normal discharge of 206ft3/sec and depth of 5.14ft. Lots of small shagbark hickory nuts that didn't mature on the ground in woods. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| A grand total of 0.01” in the preceding week, though this morning’s catch of 0.37” is definitely encouraging, especially given the forecast for early this week. Were it not for the overnight rainfall would have switched ratings to moderately dry – will hold mildly dry for now. Meantime, the area still shows improvement (particularly lawns) from the 6/23-6/24 event. That said, without drip irrigation the veggie garden would be a sorry sight. Beehives arrived on the bogs a few days ago. Pond level is normal; wildlife activity appears normal, and our one remaining cygnet continues to grow and appears to be in robust health. Currently stand at 94% of average for the water year to date. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MA-HD-38 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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| Since 06/28/26 we have had 0.93 inches of precipitation, but extreme heat over 95* for half of the week. The precip kept us from drying out! The weeds in my lawn are remaining green! The Connecticut River still remains on the full side for this time of year, due to those upstream thunderstorms. The rowing races fear no shallows! |
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| 7/5/2026 | MA-PL-15 | MA | Plymouth |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Barely one inch of rain in the past two weeks has done little to help our drought. The US Drought page isn't working today but the Massachusetts state drought page says we are in L2-significant drought. Streams and ponds are low. Most local towns have total water use bans. Lawns are in various stages of brown while other vegetation seems to be OK for now. Lots of finches have been visiting our feeder. Fox, coyote and deer are also regular visitors to the yard. We haven't heard of any significant wildfire problems. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Severely Dry
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| With only 2.12" of rain in June and just .16" thus far in July, we are looking more like mid August than the beginning of July. Lawns are turning brown and local brooks are bone-dry. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MA-WR-88 | MA | Worcester |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| 2.59" of precip over the past 40 days in combination with some hot dry stretches have left this location in a moderate dry on the verge of severely dry. We are 3+" in deficit for this timeframe. Most of the storm chances have either petered out prior to getting here or gone south. This seems to be typical over the past 6 years. Warm weather threats of rainfall tend to miss, vs during the colder weather systems. The fire threat will be high if we get a period of low DPs and high winds. The ponds level is lower than the average level for this time of the year. Grasses are stressed and burning. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MI-BN-3 | MI | Berrien |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| For the week ending 7/5/2026, conditions were SEVERELY WET. The 7-day cumulative precipitation total of 1.88 inches was 141%% above the 13-year (2009-2022) average of 0.78 inches and in the “moderately wet” range; the 30-day total of 10.09 inches was 195% above the expected 13-year average of 3.42 inches and in the “severely wet” range; and the 90-day total of 16.36 inches was 60% above the expected 13-year average of 10.25 inches and in the “moderately wet” range. The 7-day water balance was +0.93 inches (1.88 inches of rain minus 0.95 inches of evapotranspiration). There were 3 days of measurable precipitation, with a maximum of 1.19 inches on the 4th. Temps ranged from 91 F (on the 39th & 1st) to 51 F (on the 3rd, 4th, & 5th), with average Hi/Lo temps of 88/74 F (+15/+16 relative to last week). Precipitation Trends—June to End: 8.21 inches (up 4.14 inches, 202% of PRISM Normal); Year to Date (2026): 29.53 inches (up 9.43 inches, 147% of PRISM Normal). A week of searing heat and humidity. Almost as suddenly as they made an appearance, fledgling Baltimore Orioles have become extremely scarce. Where do they go? An adult female Wood Duck continues to be present with 7 or 8 well-grown young. As a result of recent heavy rains, the level of Crescent Lake has risen above its banks, with the “normal” shoreline now submerged under 2 ½ feet of water, making our dock unusable. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Energy
Fire
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Tourism & Recreation
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| Current conditions are moderately wet, which is a reversal from a very hot week. The National Weather Service issued extreme heat warnings during the first four days of the week due to temperatures reaching the 90s and high humidities pushing heat values into triple digits. Electricity demands strained the power grids and burn bans went into effect. Local beaches were full and campgrounds reached capacity. Overnight Thursday into Friday, rain arrived but yielded to sunshine and heat during the day. Friday afternoon a severe thunderstorm arrived which emptied the crowded beaches and chased boaters off of Lake Michigan. This storm caused numerous tree failures which closed roads and interrupted power. At least 400,000 Michigan customers were without power. Intermittent rain has followed but with warm temperatures. The gauge catch captured 0.99 inches of rain for the week, all since early Friday morning. It is currently wet with puddling. Soils are wet at the surface. Hess Lake remains high. Local corn has exceeded the “knee-high by the Fourth of July.” Lawns and overall landscape are lush and green. The first black raspberries are beginning to ripen. Unfortunately, the warm and wet conditions appear to have awaken our biting insects such as mosquitoes and deer flies. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Sandy soil conditions. 0.50" of precip from June 28 to July 4. Fire Danger is Moderate. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Energy
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| June is the wettest month so far this year with total Rainfall: 4.93”, YTD: 13.79”. It’ really helped keep things flourishing. Really the only things that need attention are potted plants and perhaps any new trees and shrubs. The only negative thing is the intense heat and humidity that had been stifling for several days.
Forecast: Hot with Temps in the upper 80’s most of the week. Several chances of Thunderstorms early in the week followed by Partly Sunny skies. Winds increasing and Humidity dropping. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Energy
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Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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Water Supply & Quality
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| ~2.71" of rainfall was recorded in the past week. Today's report= 65°, 96% humidity, morning dew, mostly clear & calm with an air quality index of 21 at the 5:30 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 USA Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/3he2tdzk Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/3n28v85h YTD precipitation in this area = 17.31" which is 0.49" less than average. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MN-WG-47 | MN | Washington |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Precipitation in the gauge for the past week was 2.07", since January 1st precipitation in the gauge was 12.98"; precipitation in the gauge for June was 4.17" (precipitation in the gauge for June 2025 was 6.76"); average precipitation for the Twin Cities area January 1st through July 4th is 15.44"; the St Croix River level at Stillwater is 75.7' and is predicted to rise to 76.5' later this week due to recent rain; local foliage and crops are doing well; surface ponds have ample water. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Weekly precipitation was 0.83 inches. Still in a long-term drought, but short-term rainfall has been plentiful. Crops are faring nicely and no stress is visible at this time. Temperatures and humidity have been very summer-like. Conditions are normal for the time of year. |
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| 7/5/2026 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Much needed rain and cool weather earlier this week--over 1" following a very dry previous month. Even the grass greened up. But the cool temps (highs in the 50s) are now gone and it's hot and dry--normal late July weather. High of 88 yesterday. There was a large 400-acre cheatgrass wildfire yesterday on some degraded former grazing land, although nothing except cheatgrass is really dry enough to burn right now. Going with near normal, but things are going to dry out quickly. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NJ-HN-31 | NJ | Hunterdon |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| streams and river with low flows, lawns burning out |
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| 7/5/2026 | NM-SR-46 | NM | Sierra |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| No precipitation since last report; fire weather watch earlier in the week. Watering vegetables and fruited trees, otherwise watering just to keep vegetation alive. Creek and dirt stock tanks dry. Bird species in the yard normal or high for the season, probably attracted to provided water. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NY-WN-18 | NY | Wayne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| The rain that was received this past week (0.30") was enough to offset the dry conditions i.e. the brown spots in the lawn. The sump pump is not activating, and the center of the yard is dry, but this is normal for this time of year. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NY-WC-32 | NY | Westchester |
Near Normal
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| Creeks and streams at normal levels for the season. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Partly to mostly cloudy and hot with light winds, then mostly cloudy and warm overnight with calm winds and fog. The high temperature was around eighty two degrees, and the low around sixty four degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, Avens, Soapwort flowers, aqualegia, and Valerian flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are ripening. Early corn is 24" - 44" tall, late corn is 12" tall. The second cutting of hay is occurring. The local intermittent stream is still flowing but drying up in places downstream and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NC-BC-105 | NC | Buncombe |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
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Society & Public Health
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| just an inch in June, record breaking temperatures, windy, has us extremely dry. Creeks and stream very low. Pollen is less with plants wilting and shriveling, dust takes its place. Critters looking for shade and a drink can be bold and bothersome . fire danger high. Field crops slow and require irrigation |
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| 7/5/2026 | NC-BC-150 | NC | Buncombe |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.5 inch of rain on the first day of the week - nothing since and temperatures around 90 degrees every day. Purple liatris, mullein and sourwood are in full bloom. Harvested handful of peas. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NC-CR-28 | NC | Carteret |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| The spring/early summer months of 2026 have been extremely dry, resulting in "crunchy" grass and periods of dormant (no-growth) conditions given the high heat and lack of appreciable rainfall. We have lived at this location for 15 years and this is the latest first-cut of our grass (July 5th) since we moved here in late 2010. Area yards appear brown, low growth. There is a swampy freshwater pond adjacent to my property that is completely dry. I am surprised more water restrictions have not been put into place for western Carteret County and am concerned that fire weather conditions will be an issue for the rest of summer into the fall months. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NC-CM-93 | NC | Cumberland |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Energy
Fire
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| Our grass is brown and crunchy, we have to water our potted plants daily. Even established plants like hydrangeas and azaleas are wilting and suffering. Crops in the field like corn are in bad shape. This drought is awful. High risk for fire. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NC-HK-14 | NC | Hoke |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Lack of rain has caused slowed vegetation growth, to include farm crops. The lack of rain also leads to lower water levels in ponds and lakes. |
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| 7/5/2026 | ND-TR-3 | ND | Traill |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Mildy dry to moderately dry conditions. With June rainfall less than one half of normal and only 1/4 inch of precipitation over the last 10 days, soil moisture is becoming depleted. |
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| 7/5/2026 | OH-DL-36 | OH | Delaware |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Pavement is dry, but yard is still wet - no puddles left/ garden did not need watered |
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| 7/5/2026 | OH-FR-111 | OH | Franklin |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 6/28/2026 - 7/4/2026
Precipitation: 1.50” of measurable gauge precipitation reported, all of it falling in one 24-hour period last Sunday
Temps: Temps ranged between lows of 69 and 72, highs between 83 and 98. Highest “feels like” temp 121.
Plant/lawn conditions: With no rain in 6 days and high heat index all week lawns are starting to yellow. Ground is hard. Plants and bushes a bit wilty.
Summary: Hot, hot, HOT the majority of the week. Looking forward to some rain this week! |
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| 7/5/2026 | OH-GR-49 | OH | Greene |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Soil conditions are starting to show evidence of drying out. In the previous 3 days this week, dew was light to non-existent. Vegetation and grasses are very green though growth is starting to slow. Birds have been active in the early morning or in the evening searching for food. Temperatures this past week reached the mid to high 90s which kept daytime activity limited. Small mammals also followed a similar pattern. Mammals such as possums, rabbits and foxes have also followed similar patterns. |
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| 7/5/2026 | OH-PB-1 | OH | Preble |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| The past week streams are normal for this time of year. Yards are green and growing at normal rates for this time of year. Vegetation looks good. Ground is getting dry due to recent hot temp. Had heavy rain yesterday evening with major flooding East of my location. |
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| 7/5/2026 | OH-SM-57 | OH | Summit |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Rainfalls: This week 0.48”, last week 0.99”
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It was a hot, sunny and dry week except for the storms of Friday night. The 0.48” of rain from these storms was quickly absorbed by the ground. Even with this rain, the scale for the week at this station slid from mildly wet to near normal. Trees and plants are showing signs of stress from the heat and no rain. The vegetable garden and flower beds needed watering throughout the week. A major thunderstorm rolled through late Saturday afternoon, although it remained South of this location. Our only rain was enough to thwart any thoughts of lawn mowing (mulching blades). Animal activities were minimal except for occasional rabbits. |
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| 7/5/2026 | PA-BR-2 | PA | Berks |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| No rain fell this week prior to sunset Saturday, then only paltry rain Saturday evening as thunderstorm downpours skirted around. June ended with 2.49" (normal 5.31) and marked the eleventh consecutive month of deficient precipitation. Even the twelfth month, July 2025, delivered low-end normal with its majority coming prior to the 4th. As those heavy rains a year ago aged off, the running 365-day count plummeted to 32.81", which is now much below the previous running 365-day count in 43 and a half years of record of 35.17" from 11 August 1998 to 10 August 1999. And this is 20 inches below the 1991-2020 30-year average of 52.79. Therefore, this drought has become historic. Many annual plants have stopped growing or died unless manually watered or irrigated liberally. Most grass has become dormant. And any water has evaporated rapidly under scorching sun and high heat which included four days of triple-digit maximum actual temperatures. Local streams continue very low. Any condition category beyond Severely Dry such as Extremely Dry would now apply. |
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| 7/5/2026 | PA-BT-15 | PA | Butler |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
Business & Industry
Energy
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Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| This past week’s precipitation was 0.74”. The topsoil is moist. Average soil temperature is 81. Air temperatures have been much above normal with high dew points with Afternoon thundershowers last 2 days. Grass was showing heat stress but rainfall last 2 days have recovered it. Field corn is waist high. Garden is growing well with tomatoes forming. |
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