| 3/22/2026 | AL-WN-7 | AL | Winston |
Mildly Dry
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| Conditions have been dry over the last week, which has lead to more dust activity. Pollen activity remains high and plant growth remains good, despite the drier weather and multiple frosts/freezes. Fire risk is near normal for this time of year, with multiple control burns having occurred in the Bankhead National Forest. |
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| 3/22/2026 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.00 precip last week. Mesquites greening up. Still some puddles on the road out to the highway. |
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| 3/22/2026 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| A high of 70° last Sunday before dropping to a high of 61° on Monday. Then temperatures started rising to record highs with highs in the 80's. Probably the earliest 80 degree highs on record. The high of the week was 85° on both Friday and Saturday. Lows were warmer but still cool. The low of the week was 30° on Wednesday. No precipitation fell and do to the extremely dry conditions and no wetting rains in a month, decided to lower the Condition Scale Bar down one notch to "Moderately Dry". No strong winds last week but breezy at times. Not much change in the surrounding open areas with grasses and plants slowly growing. In the garden, more trees and shrubs continue to come out of dormancy with the peach tree blooming and the pear tree getting ready to bloom. The weeping willow is also budding out as is the lilac. Smelled a skunk several times and saw a lizard sunning itself and birds continue to frequent the garden. |
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| 3/22/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are drier than usual for this time of year. We received 0.01” of rainfall this week and have had 1.38” in the last two weeks. Temperatures were colder than average earlier in the week but now are well above average with highs in the 80s. Soil moisture is lower than expected as are streams/waterbodies. Plants and crops took a major hit early this week when temperatures hit 21F for a low. This freeze devastated the fruit trees and many ornamental plants and severely set back growth of pasture crops. Fire danger is high with the warmer drier weather. |
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| 3/22/2026 | AR-SL-42 | AR | Saline |
Severely Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Insufficient rainfall & extremely high temps are wreaking havoc on everything. Fewer birds are seen. Seeing different butterflies: giant swallowtails, diana frittilaries, skippers. Daffodils already bloomed & gone. Trees leafing out. Ground moisture is mostly gone. Creeks low. Some bees in my yard. Azaleas got frozen during the 3 nights of freezing temps. Prescribed burns in area. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CA-AL-67 | CA | Alameda |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| For the week of March 15 - 21, no precipitation, maximum high temperature 93.0 deg F, minimum low temperature 49.2 deg F, evapotranspiration = 0.909 in. There were prolonged atmospheric ducting events due to the unusually hot temperatures and high pressure from March 15 - March 19 (up to 490 nautical miles AIS VHF 162 MHz reception, with consistent > 200 nautical mile reception) These events are not common and due to the exceptional weather conditions the past week. Normal, consistent maximum receive range is 50 nautical miles. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CA-CV-15 | CA | Calaveras |
Moderately Dry
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| Some are saying our town wide massive tree loss is due to the drought. The root systems are brittle? Allowing the trees to fall with such a heavy snowload. Lots of footballs are being exposed. Mine is in a no traffic zone so I'm leaving it for nature to enjoy. Now that the giant tree has been removed. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CA-DN-5 | CA | Del Norte |
Mildly Dry
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| No rain and much warmer than usual. Able to do outdoor activities. The soil is still wet but the soil is firm. Still chilly overnight so I need to build a fire to get the chill out of the house but during the day I open the doors and windows. Doing a lot of yard work, many plants flowering and leafing out. Some plants have finished flowering since it has been warm and dry for so long. I am getting worried about an early and strong fire season. The river is very low. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CA-HM-5 | CA | Humboldt |
Near Normal
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| Only some drizzle this week, bringing March to 0.86", 12% of normal. The drought map shows an addition of northern Mono, Alpine and eastern El Dorado counties to D0--Abnormally Dry. The Northern Sierra 8-Station Precipitation report at CDEC shows 0.10" for March, 1% of normal (8.10"). The April 1st snow survey, following our heat wave, will probably not be good. And the CPC predicts the Apr-May-Jun period will be above average temperatures and below average precipitation. Highs this week in upper 60s and low 70s, low average 45f. Both the Mad River and Eel River continue to slowly drop, however Ruth Lake Reservoir remains at 102% of normal. Bike tour business my son works with has jumped with this nicer weather, with tours going almost daily to places from Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park in the north to Avenue of the Giants in the south. With this past year's completion of the bike trail between Eureka and Arcata around Humboldt Bay, you can ride from Sue-meg State Park (formerly Patrick's Point) in the north to Fields Landing, below Eureka to the south, 36 miles, and only travel on Hwy 101 for a short distance between Moonstone Beach and Clam Beach (less than a half mile), Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius), everyone's love-hate plant, is in full bloom almost everywhere now, as is the Trillium, my favorite. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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| still no rain. Still at 3% of normal for March. No rain in the forecast. irrigation is now on for certain plants. Earliest we've had it on in the last 6 yrs. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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| Third week without rainfall and none in the forecast. We've had unusually warm temperatures for this time of year and very little of the coastal fog we are used to. A good number of the winter migrant birds have left for their summer breeding grounds now and the local birds are in full voice for the breeding season. Ocean conditions were favorable for fishing and water sports for most of the week, but we did have a Great White shark attack at our local bay, which closed the beach for 48 hours. Fortunately, the surfer was not badly hurt and was out of the water and getting first aid quickly. Shook people up a bit, though. It seemed as if the number of tourists was down a bit this week, but will probably pick up for as Easter gets closer. Gas prices may affect tourism here, as the only way to reach us here on the coast is to drive. We'll see. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CO-EP-449 | CO | El Paso |
Near Normal
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| Despite the record warmth and super dry conditions this week, the ground moisture remained decent through most of the week. Definitely starting to dry up now. Felt like May this week. The house would heat up quite a bit during the day, so the windows would be open at night. Most trees/perennials are a month ahead of schedule. Our peach tree is blooming along with the daffodils. Since Thursday, some hazy skies and an occasional smell of smoke from the "24 Fire" burning 30 miles towards our SW. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CO-JF-575 | CO | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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| Concerns for mountain pine beetle spread and fire risk. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CO-KC-80 | CO | Kit Carson |
Moderately Dry
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| Farm and Ranch Family. Winter wheat stayed green through most of the winter. In the last month with little moisture and above normal temps, the color has changed from 'normal' green to light green and now some areas are brown on the neighbors around us, especially edges of fields and corners where tillage can be extra due to turning around, etc. I expect a week of above normal temps will take many acres of wheat beyond recovery for this season. Western wheatgrass in pastures is starting to green up, normally this might not begin for another month. Fire risk is high. It's looking very bleak for those who make a living on the land. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CO-LR-1272 | CO | Larimer |
Moderately Dry
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| Sticking with Moderately Dry today. May go back to Severely Dry if we don't get appreciable precipitation in the next couple of weeks. Dry and very warm lately. Many of the native grasses are getting green and buds are swelling on my native shrubs. The native Townsendia hookeri (Hooker's Townsend daisy/Easter daisy) have started profusely flowering in the past couple of days and we have some Anemone patens (pasqueflower) starting to send up blooms. Aspen trees in my yard are getting catkins. Saw my first Western bluebird this week and the chipmunks have come out just today. Have not seen WY ground squirrels yet, but expecting them any day. Birds are using the birdbath daily. Up until the last couple of days the Deer have been browsing on ponderosa needles but have now been grazing on the newly greened grasses. Precipitation situation has not improved since last week. I am sitting at 77% MTD, 67% YTD, and 59% WYTD of PRISM Normals. River gauges are showing well above average flows for this date. At least 2 times normal for 2 of 3 gauges I am monitoring. I believe this is a function of the very warm temperatures (75F yesterday) we have been experiencing and not any recent precipitation. Looking at snow on the high peaks they are definitely NOT as snow-covered as normal, and there is no snowpack anywhere in my neigborhood and very little up on Giant Track mountain. We went for a hike yesterday through Lumpy Ridge. Disheartening to see so little snow and ice on the ground; a patch here and there in very protected locations. I have not ventured higher in elevation so not sure what the snow situation is up higher, but the avalanche danger is moderate in all there elevation zones. Snowpack SWE per NWCC iMAP in my area shows 58% for my 6-Digit HUC and 68% for my 8-Digit HUC of 30-year Median. The Estes Valley Fire Protection District has just increased fire restrictions to ban outdoor open-burning - Wood burning recreational fires NOT in a permanent enclosure or portable device designed to
contain fire, pile burning and other prescribed fire. The National Park remains under Stage 2 restrictions. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CO-LR-1386 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| One of the driest winters I have experienced. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CO-WE-444 | CO | Weld |
Moderately Dry
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| Above average temperatures are promoting early emergence of perennials. Performed winter landscape watering this week. |
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| 3/22/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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| The surface of the ground is wet when I kneel on it, but that’s normal as frozen ground thaws and receives rain. Early-season crops (garlic) are growing well enough. Seems about notmal for this time of year. |
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| 3/22/2026 | FL-LV-19 | FL | Levy |
Moderately Dry
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| Conditions remain moderately dry. Late frost kills the grass but Short rains green up the foliage again. We are concerned with potential fire hazard and about our aquifers. |
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| 3/22/2026 | FL-MA-38 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| There hasn't been any significant rain, as is expected, and we may have had two or three quick showers, but everything is still dry and hard, and most retention ponds are dry. |
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| 3/22/2026 | FL-OR-40 | FL | Orange |
Severely Dry
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| Still very dry for the week. Severe fire threat with a few brush fires this week. |
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| 3/22/2026 | FL-PN-79 | FL | Pinellas |
Severely Dry
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| As it's the dry season we're getting hardly any rain. However we did get a little bit which is unusual for this time of year. It really wasn't enough to do anything as far as boosting the plant growth. Grass is growing very slowly but it is graining up with Irrigation |
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| 3/22/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Mildly Dry
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| No noted change. |
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| 3/22/2026 | HI-KI-2 | HI | Kauai |
Moderately Wet
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| That was a lot of rain the past week and a half but it appears that it'll taper off substantially in the next couple weeks - March is usually the wettest month of the year ... temps are rising slower so that's a good thing ... |
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| 3/22/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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| General: We're dry, for sure. I've measured for CoCoRaHS for 6 years, now, and we are at >1sd below mean for liquid for March (1.45" vs 2.93"). We are currently at 13.64" gauge melt for the year, and our 6 year average is 20.96, though we still have a lot of water year to go. Weather service said that this is the warmest March on record by a long stretch.
Agriculture: Our neighbors are working the fields, now. I think I misinterpreted green in the field as winter wheat, and it's just cheat.
Energy: Strong solar energy production. We produced 59.43 kWHR yesterday, but used only 20.92 kWHR.
Fire: Risk is high.
Plants/wildlife: I saw a beaver working on his dam on Buckskin, and we're seeing more species of birds. Still not a large number. Rare mammal sightings.
Water: We are at risk, for sure. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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| This weather pattern is about the craziest of swings from lows to highs. Nature is a bit thrown off. Precipitation wise we had started off March pretty well including the start of this past week to now along with the unseasonably warm temps seeing the turf dry out very quickly. So its very obvious we need plenty more water content to replenish the subsoil moisture. Onto the temperatures. Whew. We had a plant and flower / bud killing freezing low of 8 degrees on the 17th and then now 4 days later a record high of 87 degrees. So likely and obviously the usual flowering plants and shrubs will not have much if any color this spring. At least the spring song birds have returned and its music to the ears. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Mildly Dry
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| A half inch of rain this week, all which came a week ago. River has dropped to normal level. Ground is damp but not saturated. Not much change from last week at this time. Last two days have been warm (80°F+) so drying conditions have been good. Buds are starting to swell on lilac and snowball bushes. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Moderately Dry
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| Last week started out warm and wet with severe thunderstorms and then suddenly returned to winter with a blizzard. The 1.27" rain/snow gauge catch on Monday put a big dent in the lack of moisture for the month of March. Currently, MTD stands at 2.63" (+0.89" or 151% of NOAA Norm), YTD 3.62" (-1.32" or 73%), WYTD 9.53" (-2.45"or 80%). The ground was soft so the rain and accumulated snow that melted soaked into the soil with no runoff. The grass has greened up, and the lilac trees have begun to leaf out. The maple tree is also full of buds. The red-winged black birds have returned in mass quantities and robins bebopped back. Area rivers (Green, Rock and Mississippi) have all seen a slight rise. After a high temperature of 84° yesterday, seasonal temps return this week with a couple slight chances for rain. Even with the rain and accumulating snow this past week, will continue to keep this station's condition at Moderately Dry. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Moderately Dry
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| No tile or spring water flowing. Ponds are dry with no signs of filling. Received an inch of water (snow and rain)so the topsoil is moist. The well water is still abnormal.Has been windy so it dries out quickly. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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| Conditions are normal for this time of year. Early flowers, such as tulips, are growing well. Lawns are turning green. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-MCH-13 | IL | McHenry |
Moderately Wet
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| 2.02 inches of precip fell this week, 1.98 reported on 3/16/26 and 4.1 inches of snow fell, and another 0.04 and 0.6 inches of snow fell on 3/18/26. The warmer temps melted the snowpack by the 3/21/26 report. Marked bar at Moderately Wet because MTD precip is 238% of NOAA 30-year norm. Taking a longer range view, YTD is 94% of normal and WYTD is 91% of norm - encouraging considering the lack of precip until now. Recent rain decreased the fire threat and allowed bonfires and s’mores. Precip forecast prompted me to apply spring bulb fertilizer before the rain/snow event last weekend. Grass is green, daffodils are growing, bluebells are emerging, and Snowdrops and Winter Aconite continue to bloom. Red-wing blackbirds are back. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Near Normal
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| Pond still up to overflow chute
lots of frogs
herons and ducks active
rabbits active
vegetation up, budding, blooming
extreme temperature change, single digits to 80s |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-MR-11 | IL | Mercer |
Mildly Dry
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| The 0.5" rain on 03/15/26 and the 6.5" snowfall on 03/16/26 had me considering a "Near Normal" designation. However, our lake is still down 15% from expected capacity. The moisture we have received is being drawn right into the soil with no run off. Need to burn some fence lines, but a little too windy to do that today. The moisture we have received and the greening pastures will make fence burning safe on a less windy day. We are definitely improving, pastures are starting to show signs of greening up. Lawns are looking better, but still a little stressed. On Friday 03/20/26, while traveling to town, I saw my 1st groundhog of 2026, so they are starting to come out of hibernation. Our groundhog "Augie" and his family have yet to make an appearance, but it won't be long now. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Mildly Wet
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| March precip to date has exceed the monthly avg by almost 1". Ground conditions are still damp.
YTD numbers are at the top end of the Normal range.
Water YTD numbers are just below the Normal midrange @ 1.25" short.
Yard areas are wet and some fields have visible water. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Near Normal
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| Wet conditions are giving way to more workable conditions. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IN-MD-38 | IN | Madison |
Near Normal
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| Local rivers and streams appear at near normal levels for this time of year. The ground, including fields, is with good moisture with little to no standing water observed. Local construction projects are moving right along. Our lawn is greening up and healthy looking and the trees are with buds. Several flowers are growing well. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IN-MR-231 | IN | Marion |
Mildly Wet
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| 1.22 in of precipitation over two weeks; not as much as earlier in the month, but still at 200% of monthly norm. Ground is mildly soft but not saturated. Another increase in wildlife activity: bees, birds, flies, and squirrels frequently spotted. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 3/22/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Mildly Dry
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| some rain over past week sunny and mild |
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| 3/22/2026 | IA-BC-9 | IA | Buchanan |
Moderately Dry
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| Moisture for the week at this location was 0.32 in. and a trace. After Saturdays warm temps, the snow is now all melted. The grass is turning green. Saw my first Robin last Thursday. Only one at this point. Last year we had quite a few of them. Hope they all make it back this year. Some manure hauled early in the week before warmer temps made the fields soft. Festus keeps checking for wildlife action and rabbits. See a lot of equipment out getting ready to go. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IA-LN-49 | IA | Linn |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| As per email received from NOAA NIDIS drought . gov on March 19th Drought Category still remains in D1 Moderate, but is expected to lower or be removed in the next 3 months. A trace of snow fell, and the 4.1 of snow from last week was quick to melt due to rising temps. 9 counties in the state are currently under burn ban. Significant increase in bird and deer activity. Peony bulbs are starting to sprout up. Other areas in the state reported the same, bulbs starting to pop up. This is even after they were covered with snow from last week. Mowing has not been needed yet. There was definitely that spring scent in the air. Furnace was turned off for brief times on the warm days we had. Open windows used. In addition, due to the near 90F temps on Saturday window AC needed on 3rd story. Overall Mood-Many outside enjoying the warmer weather towards the end of this week. Looking forward to more decent spring weather. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| Precipitation from 1st of Oct is about 60% of normal less than half of normal from Jan 1st. Pond north of house over 2ft below outlet pipe. Creeks have trickle flow. Water level in well 10 ft. lower than previous check several years ago. |
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| 3/22/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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| Over 2 inches of rain and about 2.5in of snow this past week. This past week has been warming as the week ends with temperatures in the low 90’s at week end. Cool down occurring on Sunday no ppt in sight. No further deterioration in conditions. Lawns etc are greening, spring flowers starting to emerge a week crocus at blooming Rivers, lakes etc remain low but at slightly higher levels because of recent rain. |
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| 3/22/2026 | KS-HV-65 | KS | Harvey |
Mildly Dry
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| Soil conditions are currently mildly dry, a week and a half has passed since measurable rain. After below normal amounts for month and year. Temps have warmed up, unseasonably warm for March. There have been some fire weather warnings for the area. Trees and shrubs are starting to bud out while area lawns are getting greener. Some spring flowers, lots of birds at feeders, squirrels are out. I also saw deer were out roaming about. Daffodils were growing and starting to bloom until they got hit by a hard freeze Monday night. But now the henbit and dandelions are blooming everywhere. |
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| 3/22/2026 | KS-ST-19 | KS | Stanton |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| No significant precipitation has occurred since the 12 inches of snowfall recorded in mid-January. Winter has generally been calm and mild. That said, there have been several occasions with wind gusts exceeding 50mph, topping out around 65mph on March 15th. Adequate field coverage from fall precip reduced the intensity of blowing dust in our area.
Wheat continues to look strong, but March has seen 4 days with highs above 90ºF and a hard freeze (13ºF) in between. December 1st through Spring Equinox has been the warmest on record (graphics attached). |
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| 3/22/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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| 0.99” rain this week. Sunday night's tornado touched down 5 miles away. 43 mile track northeast. Negligible damage here, more so as we traveled north; limbs, trees, roofs. 40 degree drop led to snow flurries the next morning, what a difference. One field already turned by a horse-drawn plow. Creeks flowing strongly, ponds looking good. Warming during the week has most plants budding. Leopard frogs joining wood frogs, chorus frogs, and all the birds in the symphony. Lots of turkeys and deer to be seen. |
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| 3/22/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| above average temperatures; 0.59" rain this week; South Fork Licking River at 5.63 ft. Mowed grass for the first time. |
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| 3/22/2026 | KY-SC-34 | KY | Scott |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| About half of our daffodils are blooming. The other half are not quite to the stage of blooming. The creek flowing through my property is at the normal level for this time of year. The ground is moist but not wet. Synoptic history data is available at: https://viewer.synopticdata.com/table/D9210/basic-weather/now |
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| 3/22/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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| 1.25” in the preceding week. MTD total is 3.46” against a PRISM average of 5.14”. Looking at the MRF models that catch appears attainable. Daffodils are starting to sprout; garlic is up and planted shallots yesterday; garden soil is nicely moist. All traces of snowbanks are gone. Pond elevation is at normal spring height. Wildlife activity appears normal. Still lots of tree damage in the area awaiting cleanup; the arborists are going to be busy for quite some time. |
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| 3/22/2026 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| Nearly an inch and a half of rain for the week has put us well above normal for the month and nearly normal for the year. Warm temperatures early in the week continued to melt the remaining snowpack, though multiple patches remain in my immediate vicinity in northhern shadows and where snow had drifted. My pond is still half ice covered. The snowpack is more continuous at the mid and higher altitudes of Mt Greylock and in the sheltered areas along Bassett Brook. Cooler temperatures mid-week slowed down new spring growth. More songbirds are welcoming the break of day and this morning I heard a woodcock mating call. Multiple flocks of Canada Geese continue their northerly migration. The snow has finally melted off the gardens and the ground thawed enough for me to dig overwintered parsnips. Maple sap continues to flow well. Trails on Greylock are icy on cold mornings and mushy on warm afternoons. |
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