| 3/30/2026 | MS-HR-57 | MS | Harrison |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| It still has not rained. The spring pond is non-existent. I have had to water all my newly planted plants. The rain barrels are now empty. The grass/weeds i am not watering show signs of stress and browning. It has been extremely windy this weekend I believe there may be red flag fire warnings...I know I would not want to be having a fire this weekend...though I have enough down limbs. Humidity has been pretty descent so it does not feel overly muggy. Ground is extremely dry and hard making digging difficult, the spring empheral pond is not in existence. We have not heard the chorus of crooks from frogs and toads. I did see 2 common box turtles in the yard |
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| 3/30/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Above average high temperatures continued with a high temperature this week of 81 degrees on Thursday March 25. The high fire danger warning and red flag warning has continued as the ground and vegetation continue to dry out. Nebraska’s largest wildfire ever continues to burn west of here along with several other wildfires in the area. The soil is dry and powdery where there isn't much vegetation. The grass has greened up to some extent but there are many areas of brown. A few trees and shrubs and perennial flowers are coming out of dormancy. We received 0.00 inch of precipitation this week the ground is drying up. Conditions are moderately dry. March precipitation has totaled only 0.55 inch (1.19 inch below normal, or 32 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 2.40 inch, which is 1.12 inch below normal (68 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 2.62 inch below normal (70 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the heated bird bath remained steady this week due to the limited sources of water. Approximately 25 species of birds (about 150 to 160 birds visit each day). Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is more than 2 feet below normal. Area creeks and ponds are also about 2 to 2.5 feet below normal. |
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| 3/30/2026 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
Business & Industry
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| Thus far for my “Watershed,” that resides in the “Upper Passaic River” Watershed, that covers from 1.5 miles to the NW to about 1.5 miles to the SE and is about 1 mile in width and in the general shape of a diamond;
There were (again) three days with measurable precipitation and two days with trace precipitation for a total of 0.88”, the past seven days [Sunday-Saturday].
River and stream volume the past week of this CMR maintained their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday afternoon, 3/29/2026; one continued its flow at 100% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station moving at a SLOW volume with NO observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west, also maintained its flow over its fall, covering about 50% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume, and with no observable turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station remains has opened for the season and had observable play. The ground around this station is hydrated. Grass and weeds continue to emerge out of dormancy including Spanish Blue Bells, Tulips, Daffodils, (not bloomed) Onion Grass on 3/14 and Forsythia BLOOMED on 3/24 in the neighborhood. House Finch, and Cardinals were very active, again, this week including a murder of Crows that still visit this station location. The feeder was refilled as of this report on 3/29 at 1930 hrs. Neighborhood squirrels were observed adjacent this station. The first Frost observation for this station, this season, was reported on October 10th. Since then; this observer has observed and reported a total of 45 days with frost, 2 additional the past seven days. Spring Peepers, first observed the evening of 3/9, continue to be heard around local ponds and Spring Pools most days and evenings as of this report 3/29.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 4.56 inches of precipitation. There has been 32 days of precipitation the previous 87 days of CY2026 [1/1/2026 to 3/28/2026] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
9.90”, compared to a total of 24 days of precipitation and a [CY] total of
7.71” the same [year to date] in CY2025. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 2.19” more precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2024- 17.80”
YTD2023- 10.34”
YTD2022- 9.35”
YTD2021- 10.78”
YTD2020- 8.53”
YTD2019- 12.40”
YTD2018- 14.93”
YTD2017- 10.04”
YTD2016- 12.48”
YTD2015- 9.69” (First full Year.)
The TWELVE year running average reported precipitation for this station is: 11.16 inches, holding this station at a deficit of 1.26” less then the 12 (CY) year average and the FORTH driest 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 maintain this week’s report on the “Near Normal” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: emails me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com. |
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| 3/30/2026 | NM-GR-28 | NM | Grant |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Hand watering trees and plants. Still very warm here and no rain since 3/11. Lots of deer. Too many. Gila N.F.under fire restrictions |
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| 3/30/2026 | NM-LN-36 | NM | Lincoln |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| General Awareness: Still no precip since Valentine’s Day. Our MTD totals are -0.59 and 0% of the NOAA monthly normal and -0.72 and 0% of the PRISM monthly normal. Our YTD normals are -0.36 and 81% of the NOAA YTD normal and -0.86 and 64% of the PRISM YTD normal. As was the case two weeks ago, minor cracking has been observed in some areas of dry soil, so I continue to classify our condition as MILDLY DRY. BLM continues to classify the Fire Hazard as MODERATE at the Fort Stanton Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area (closest border approx 2.6 miles ENE of my location).
Plants & Wildlife: Juniper trees on my property appear healthy and a few show moderate amounts of pollen. I have identified about 50 pinions in the upper 3 acres of my property that are dead or dying and need to be removed. There are additional dead or dying pinions in a canyon that is the lower 7 acres of my property, but most of these are not easily accessible. There has been a small amount of greening observed in the indigenous grasses, primary around the road sides. As reported two weeks ago, deer, elk, bunny and jack rabbits, wild turkeys, and other indigenous and migratory birds observed on our property appeared healthy and normal.
Water Supply & Quality: Rio Bonito appeared to be at a NORMAL water level and normally clear water clarity. The river had a swift and audible flow, showing some white capping around rocks and the culverts under the bridge, when observed on Saturday 28 March 2026 at approximately 1530 MDT at the Box Canyon Trail Bridge approx 1.25 mi NNE of my station. (Bridge location from Google Earth: 33.4599993 N 105.6052082 W elevation 6596 feet. Rio Bonito is a primary watershed tributary from the Sierra Blanca, Lookout and Buck Mountains, approximately 12 miles SW-WSW of my location, and feeds our local aquafer)
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| 3/30/2026 | NY-WN-6 | NY | Wayne |
Mildly Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Soil is a bit damp, garden cleanup will have to wait a bit. |
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| 3/30/2026 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.35 inches of rain in the past week and 6.89 inches of rain and melted precipitation in March. This is well above normal, but closer to normal over the past 2 weeks. Streams rose this past week in response to the rain but there was no flooding. Soils are moist but frequent winds have equated to rapid surface drying. Swales are still wet with some standing water. |
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| 3/30/2026 | OK-CV-160 | OK | Cleveland |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Another warm, dry, windy week with no measurable precip. We are only at about 20% of normal precip for the month and about 30% of normal precip for the year. Gardens continue to require frequent watering and level of the reference pond is below full capacity. |
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| 3/30/2026 | PA-BT-15 | PA | Butler |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture
Business & Industry
Energy
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Tourism & Recreation
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| This past week’s precipitation was 2.11”. The topsoil is saturated. Average soil temperature is 46F. Grass has greened up and actively growing. Bulb plants are blooming. Honeysuckle has leafed out. Tree buds are swelling and forsythia is blooming. Farmer has plowed fields and cows are out in the pasture. |
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| 3/30/2026 | WI-KN-28 | WI | Kenosha |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| seeing some buds on trees and early daffodils |
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