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| 2/23/2026 | KY-JF-99 | KY | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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| 2/21/26 Weekly condition report
Reporting condition for Week: Sunday - Saturday: 2/15- 2/21
Precipitation for last 14 days: 0.76” from rain
Precipitation for this week: T” from snow
Daily Temperatures at 8:00 AM: Avg. 44.6 Range 32F to 58F (23.6F warmer than last week).
Foundation plants: watering discontinued for year
DayLillies: Starting to show new growth through mulch
Weeding: Discontinued. Winter weeds are doing well in flower beds, including Henbit - need to weed-spray.
Lawn condition: Fescue grasses are starting to grow. .Bermuda grass still dormant
Phillips screwdriver plunge test into lawn test area, 2/21 = 5.0” little resistance.
General comments: Overwintering bulbs (tulips, daffodils) are up another 2” to 4”. Tulip bulbs planted last fall are not up yet. Hyacinths are up. Male American Goldfinches are starting to change to their black and gold plumage.
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| 2/23/2026 | MN-MC-7 | MN | McLeod |
Mildly Dry
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| This week we had some wet heavy snow, but not enough to make up for all the snow we haven't gotten this year. It was enough though, to reinsulate tree and bush roots a little against the cold temperatures that followed.
It's also enough to let me see tracks again, especially rabbits. It was also enough to need to be moved from some areas so that there wouldn't be so much water standing when melting occurs. (Also, snowmobiles have been out, leaving tracks!) |
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| 2/23/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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| The week started with high temperatures 30 to 35 degrees above normal this week, with low temperatures near normal to 10 to 15 degrees above normal. Temperatures dropped to below normal Thursday as a strong snowstorm dropped 11.1 inches of snow here. Soil temperatures at 2 inches depth had warmed to 63 degrees at a depth of 2 inches and 40 degrees at a depth of 8 inches on February 16. The ground is now frozen. The snow supplied 0.70 inch of liquid precipitation and 11 inches of snow cover. Snow cover has decreased to 6 inches today. Due to the snow storm and snow cover, conditions have improved to near normal. February precipitation is up to 0.71 inch (0.07 inch below normal, or 91 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 1.85 inch, which is 0.28 inch above normal (118 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.22 inch below normal (82 percent of normal).
Plants and wildlife.
The entire landscape is covered with 6 inches of snow. Bird visits to the heated bird bath remained steady this week due to the snow cover, with approximately 25 species of birds (about 150 to 160 birds each day).
Water Supply
Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is slightly below normal. Area creeks and ponds are also slightly below normal.
We were in a fire danger warning the first half of the week, but conditions have improved with the snow cover and we are no longer in fire danger. |
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| 2/23/2026 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
Business & Industry
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Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Squeezing in this report between the snowflakes Sunday night at 0015 hrs on 2/23.
There were four days with measurable precipitation and two days with trace precipitation for a total of 0.74”, the past seven days [Sunday-Saturday].
River and stream volume the past week of this CMR increased their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday afternoon, 2/22/2026; one held its flow to 15% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station (partially frozen) moving at a moderate volume and with no observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west, increased its flow over min its fall, covering about 40% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume (unfrozen), and with no observable turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station remains closed for the season. The ground around this station is frozen and hydrated and is holding a snowpack now of 4.2 inches. This continues to be the longest period this station has held ANY snowpack since monitoring this station at this location, now at 37 days as of this report! Grass and weeds remain dormant for the season. “Marcescence” continues to shroud Juvenal Oak’s with 60% of their leaves. House Finch, Blue Jays, and Dark Eyed Junkos continued very active this week including a ‘murder’ of Crows that still visit this station location. Also; for the first time in some time, both a male and female Cardinal were observed around this station. The feeder that was 100% consumed as of the morning of 2/18 was refilled the morning of 2/21 and as of this report, was less then 5% consumed Sunday morning 2/22. Neighborhood squirrels were observed. The first Frost observation for this station, this season, was reported on October 10th. Since then; I have observed and reported a total of 38 days with frost, 1 additional the past seven days.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 2.61 inches of precipitation. There has been 15 days of precipitation the previous 52 days of CY2026 [1/1/2026 to 2/21/2026] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
3.71”, compared to a total of 18 days of precipitation and a [CY] total of
4.32” the same [year to date] in CY2025. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 0.61” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2024- 8.02”
YTD2023- 5.77”
YTD2022- 6.14”
YTD2021- 7.20”
YTD2020- 4.78”
YTD2019- 7.61”
YTD2018- 8.38”
YTD2017- 6.24”
YTD2016- 8.29”
YTD2015- 6.76” (First full Year.)
The TWELVE year running average reported precipitation for this station is: 6.43 inches, holding this station at a deficit of 2.72” less then the 12 (CY) year average and still HOLDING this year to date, as the DRIEST start to a year. Considering the twelve year annual comparable total for this station and considering the previous years total precipation, is why I believe that it is appropriate to continue this week’s report at the “Mildly Dry” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: emails me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com. |
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| 2/23/2026 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.21 inch of rain and melted precipitation in the past 7 days and 1.15 inches in February. This is much below normal and precipitation has been below normal since December 1. Soils remain moist due to cool winter temperatures, low evaporation rates, and abundant melting snow and some rain over the past couple weeks. |
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| 2/23/2026 | OH-ST-12 | OH | Stark |
Near Normal
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| 0.62" of precipitation in the rain gauge this week, most of which was actually rain. 1.16" in the past 30 days. Temperatures this week were above normal with extremes of 27F and 61F. Virtually all the big snow from a month ago is gone, just a few remnants of the biggest drifts in deep shade remain. Now I can see considerable standing water in neighboring fields. Geese are returning and the first robins and red wing blackbirds have been spotted. Chipmunks have been active, too. |
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| 2/23/2026 | WI-KN-21 | WI | Kenosha |
Moderately Dry
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| The snow has disappeared due to warmer temperatures, enough so that some ice fishermen fell through the Ice and needed to be rescued. I was driving around my neighborhood and stopped to look at the Des Plaines River. There I saw a sord of Mallard Ducks enjoying the sun.
The fields are cleared of snow, revealing rich dark soil. I can see some farm equipment edging out of the barns. |
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| 2/23/2026 | WI-LN-2 | WI | Lincoln |
Near Normal
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| Early in the week we had a warmup which melted snow. Trails closed, ice thinned, water moved. Some outdoor activities that need snow ended. Ice fishing was limited. Some fast moving channels opened. Some areas with thinner ice like shores had water on top of the ice. Frost deep in the ground kept the ground frozen solid. A little ponding from the rain and melting snow occurred in usual spring ponding areas. Snow and cold later in the week changed some things. Some areas of ice thickened. A few trails were groomed but open water kept most closed. This warming and freezing is not common for this area at this time of year but it has happened at times in the past. Deer and turkeys were rarely seen during the day, possibly "out in the back forty". A few maple syrup producers with several hundred trees started tapping. Loggers noticed a few cut trees were "wet", had sap in the trunk when cut. There was no sap dripping out of branches during the week. The temperatures were too cold late in the week for sap to move. Wildfire danger was low even early in the week with little snow since everything was still wet from the snow. |
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