| 1/21/2026 | AL-BR-7 | AL | Barbour |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Snowfall on 18Jan, cold frosty mornings and cool afternoons have kept soils moist. Winter plants (ryegrass, clovers, henbit, mustards, sorrels…) are thriving. |
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| 1/21/2026 | AK-AB-81 | AK | Anchorage |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Recent snowfall brought us close to average. Temperatures are more conducive to outdoor activities now and the cold should have put good ice on the river so should be fun to get out and explore |
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| 1/21/2026 | AR-CR-20 | AR | Carroll |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire Water Supply & Quality
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| Ponds and reservoirs water levels continue to become lower |
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| 1/21/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| We are in extreme drought, but we are getting a very needed light rain this morning. |
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| 1/21/2026 | CA-VT-18 | CA | Ventura |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| For the first time in memory, no part of California is in drought. We have had 14.74 inches of rain this water year at my station. We are in a dry spell now, but have possible light rain tomorrow.
We have trimmed our roses and are putting out fertilizer for a bumper crop of roses because the rain has pushed down the accumulated soil salts. The brushy areas around us are green. The threat of brush fires during Santa Ana winds is reduced and conflagrations like the ones that hit Pacific Palisades and Altadena last winter are unlikely. We do not have water restrictions, although we are careful not to waste water.
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| 1/21/2026 | CO-AR-85 | CO | Arapahoe |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| Only 1.14” since end of September. I am still running my sprinkler and drip system weekly. |
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| 1/21/2026 | CO-LP-42 | CO | La Plata |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| It is very dry with no snow on the ground. There are reports of trees budding already. Skiing has been badly hurt. There will be losses of trees and shrubs which no not have snow protecting roots from deep freezes. Water supplies for summer irrigating will be badly decreased if we don't get snow soon. A near-by lake that normally stays frozen in the winter is open. Temperatures are quite low at night. We need some snow! |
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| 1/21/2026 | CO-RT-28 | CO | Routt |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| For this time of winter I should have a good foot plus if snow on the ground. Most of my landscaping is exposed to bare ground with a couple of spots, including where my snow stake is, that have some snow cover. I do snowshoes tours, but not this season. Most trails are muddy, brushy or rocky. Temperatures have consistently been above average. |
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| 1/21/2026 | FL-LN-47 | FL | Leon |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Had a good rain around an inch countywide over the weekend but area lakes still very low and prairie lakes still dry. |
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| 1/21/2026 | FL-OR-61 | FL | Orange |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| It has been a very dry winter so far with very little precipitation.
Even our summer rains were below normal.
Lawns are showing signs of dry conditions which are allowing weeds to take over. It is necessary to water all plants a few times per week and irrigate lawns more. |
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| 1/21/2026 | FL-OR-89 | FL | Orange |
Moderately Dry
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Energy
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| Unseasonably cold weather has forced us to run our heater the last two weeks. Winter weeds in lawn have checked out and are completely row. Lawn is not growing. |
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| 1/21/2026 | FL-PB-117 | FL | Palm Beach |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| It has been a very dry winter so far across Lake Worth Florida with very little precipitation just 1.54 inches since 11/21/25. Lawns are showing signs of dry conditions with yellow patches continuing to expand. It is necessary to water all plants a few times per week and irrigate lawns more. |
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| 1/21/2026 | ID-ID-12 | ID | Idaho |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| No rain or snow in over 2 weeks. Below freezing for over a week now. Colder temps forecast this weekend. No precipitation forecasted for next 10 days. No snow pack within 50 miles of here very unusual for January. |
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| 1/21/2026 | ID-ID-13 | ID | Idaho |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation
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| Received several inches of precipitation during the month of December and beginning of January. Very dry and cold the last week and a half. Cold temps suck the moisture out of the soil. Very dry for mid-January, feels like March. Very little snowpack in higher elevations. Air stagnation warnings for last 2 weeks. Inversions in the valleys. |
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| 1/21/2026 | ID-MD-5 | ID | Madison |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| The ground conditions are normal for this time of year. It has finally turned cold and the ground is frozen. We have no snowpack in the yard which is really, really unusual. |
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| 1/21/2026 | IL-LV-27 | IL | Livingston |
Moderately Dry
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| The month of January has been mostly dry with very little rain or snow. The last measurable rain was January 9 with over an inch of rain. Snow has been mostly flurries. The last measurable snow was December 14 with 3.5 inches. Since it’s winter, the effect on plant growth is not noticeable. The soil is dry to the touch. We’re experiencing very cold temps. |
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| 1/21/2026 | IN-BW-32 | IN | Bartholomew |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Short term: Nice dry winter making it possible to have consistently dry firewood from the stacks without needing to tarp. Sufficient enough chemtrails to reduce expected solar panel output by roughly 30% on most days.
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Longer term: 2024 and 2025 were dry enough (or the chemtrails were intense enough) that a 30-year-old silver maple was nude in its top third by mid-2025. A row of spruce and pine trees have become easier to see through, and the pine apple rust that used to be prolific in them has essentially disappeared. Over the past two years rabbit population is way down and chipmunks have disappeared, but squirrels seem unaffected. In 2025, 15-year-old oak trees started producing acorns for the first time. |
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| 1/21/2026 | KY-JF-101 | KY | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| It has been cold enough the past few days that the creek out back is frozen over, except at the riffle; this morning’s dusting of snow is now coating the ice. |
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| 1/21/2026 | ME-PN-51 | ME | Penobscot |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Snow season. Ground covered with 6-8” snow. Very cold |
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| 1/21/2026 | MA-WR-44 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| With the snow on the ground, it's harder to see the mild drought we're still in. |
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| 1/21/2026 | MI-AT-6 | MI | Antrim |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Tourism & Recreation
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| 26 inches of snow covering the ground on the average. I believe this is pretty average for this time of year. |
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| 1/21/2026 | MI-WY-174 | MI | Wayne |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| been snowing off and on for days. the air is dry but ground is snow covered... Normal for this area. |
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| 1/21/2026 | MN-HN-708 | MN | Hennepin |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
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| Ground covered with snow |
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| 1/21/2026 | MN-WG-20 | MN | Washington |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Tourism & Recreation
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| We have had plenty of snow this winter but we have also had a few very warm spells that have melted snow. This has made it difficult for the Nordic ski and downhill ski areas to keep the recreational skiing in good condition. Pond hockey rinks and ice skating rinks are also hard to maintain. Winter celebrations such as Winter Carnival and Snow Sculpture Competitions have had some difficulty keeping outdoor activities and competitions moving smoothly. |
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| 1/21/2026 | MS-TT-1 | MS | Tate |
Moderately Dry
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Tourism & Recreation
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| Lakes and rivers are low. Ground is dry. My lake behind my home is 2 feet below what it would normally be for this time of year. Duck hunting has been poor due to low water levels. |
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| 1/21/2026 | MS-WR-7 | MS | Warren |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| below average rainfall, yet not a deadly drought |
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| 1/21/2026 | MO-SS-37 | MO | St. Charles |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| Lakes and ponds drying up |
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| 1/21/2026 | MO-SL-104 | MO | St. Louis |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| I am able to drive my tractor in the field with no problem. The ground is still frozen deeper down. Surface soils are not dry or wet. I can still feel some moisture when I pick up soil that has been uplifted by animal burrows, etc. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NE-CS-5 | NE | Chase |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| No precip more than .1 in two months. Lawn is brown. In unirrigated areas (cemetery) brown grass/ weeds are crunchy. In my yard, dirt is pulling away from the sidewalks.
I have a concern for range fires in the region.
Enders reservoir, 10 miles south, finally has a full cap of ice, at least viewed from the dam. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NE-DG-70 | NE | Douglas |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Tourism & Recreation
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| No snow cover. Warmer than normal temperatures so far this month. One day of notable precipitation on 9 January of 0.78". Strong winds over the past week picking up dust and sand reducing visibility. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NE-SY-47 | NE | Sarpy |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Some slight frost and very small flurries in the last few weeks is bout all the precipitation I've had here at my station. The grass is dry and crunches under your feet. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NH-MR-70 | NH | Merrimack |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Drought Monitoring still lists us as in a severe drought. We are snow covered with a snow pack of 4.5" with a water content of only 0.38". Ground is frozen to a depth of 2". |
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| 1/21/2026 | NJ-MC-29 | NJ | Mercer |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Ground covered with a 4" to 5" snow cover.
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| 1/21/2026 | NM-GR-6 | NM | Grant |
Moderately Dry
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Fire
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| Increased wildland fire threat |
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| 1/21/2026 | NM-GR-139 | NM | Grant |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| No precipitation since 1.0+ rain/snow on Jan 8-9. Some trees (mostly pinõn pines with some alligator junipers) are dead/dying after being stressed by water shortage and subsequent infection by beetles. Mostly mild temps this month - daily highs in the 50s and 60s are very unlike typical January weather. Some wildflowers are still in bloom. Birds are visiting water stations regularly. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NM-MK-31 | NM | McKinley |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Dusty winds blowing, allergies |
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| 1/21/2026 | NM-SC-63 | NM | Socorro |
Moderately Dry
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| Piñons are having a very difficult time. Many are showing heavy stress from the mite? and bark beetles. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NY-SF-92 | NY | Suffolk |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| We’ve had more snow and snow rain events this winter than usual. When the ground/soil is not frozen it’s muddy. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly cloudy and cold with snow and gusty winds, then cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds, gradually becoming mostly clear. The high temperature was around fifteen degrees, and the low around nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every 2 days. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at Winter levels. Some manure is being spread. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NC-PT-35 | NC | Pitt |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Rain has been very infrequent, the last big rainfall was last weekend. My shrubs have dead leaves and the grass has brown area. Rain and snow is predicted for tomorrow this weekend our year is off to a good start. |
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| 1/21/2026 | NC-UN-17 | NC | Union |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| The small amounts of rain and condensation from fog have not penetrated the soil to any extent. Topsoil is very hard. |
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| 1/21/2026 | ND-DN-11 | ND | Dunn |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
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| most previous snow is ice, light snow on top |
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| 1/21/2026 | ND-MT-16 | ND | Morton |
Mildly Wet
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Tourism & Recreation
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| In winter we know we will be getting more moisture in early spring when our snow melts. The snowmobilers are loving this time of year. |
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| 1/21/2026 | OK-GD-20 | OK | Garfield |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Lack of significant moisture affecting area farmers who have winter wheat planted, used to pasture cattle, slowing growth. Resulting vin more hay usage. |
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| 1/21/2026 | OR-CC-93 | OR | Clackamas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| 11 days without any measurable precipitation in January in the PNW is unusual. |
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| 1/21/2026 | OR-LN-112 | OR | Linn |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| There has been no rain in the last 10 days, but the soil was saturated prior to that, so there is still quite a bit of moisture. The grass is still green and there have been no reports of wildfires recently. |
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| 1/21/2026 | OR-YM-7 | OR | Yamhill |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| November and December were so wet but we’ve had very little rain in January. It’s cold, windy or breezy and dry. The ground is hard enough to mow and the grass has grown with the last few weeks of warm weather. Daffodils are coming up, early varieties getting buds. Hellebores are blooming too. Tree buds are
still tight. No snowpack yo speak of in the mountains. It will be interesting this summer as we rely on snowpack for summer irrigation and recreation. There are already a lot of bugs - especially box elder bugs because of the warmer weather. Currently we’re a little cold and have had a freeze a couple times this week - unusual for January. |
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| 1/21/2026 | SC-OC-106 | SC | Oconee |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Even tho we had rain some time ago. Still be very dry. With low lakes. And ground is dry. Also been low on waterfalls on hikes i been. In mountain of SC. Yard is crunchy grass. With very dry ground. |
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| 1/21/2026 | SD-GY-1 | SD | Gregory |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| Very DRY. |
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| 1/21/2026 | TX-TV-497 | TX | Travis |
Moderately Dry
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| This has been the first rain in a while. |
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