| 4/13/2026 | AL-WN-7 | AL | Winston |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| Conditions remain dry as drought conditions persist. Dust activity is elevated, and the fire risk has been elevated today especially (04/12/2026) due to the dry fuels, low relative humidity, and higher winds. Despite these conditions, rain has been occurring in a large enough quantity to ensure plants remain healthy and growing for the most part. |
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| 4/13/2026 | CO-ME-69 | CO | Mesa |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Weeds on adjacent land (that is not irrigated) are barely growing. All lawns in this area are mostly brown due to lack of irrigation water that has been delayed. Bare soils on this property are bone dry at least a foot below the surface. This location has only received 0.99" of precipitation since 1/1/26. |
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| 4/13/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Drought monitor has improved to D0, dry, consistent with more snow and rain lately. Maple and related trees (boxelder) have had a prolific sap run, and I pulled taps only because I had more sap than I could deal with -- they are still running great! We still have a long-term deficit, with very low swamps and low-for-spring lake levels. Starting to see some water in wetlands, but much less than optimal for beavers and related wildlife. Temps have been a roller coaster, it was 70 today after a cold snap and snowfall over several days. Snowpack is gone, lakes remain fully iced over. Bird migration is evident, with new arrivals daily. Fire danger is moderate, with red flags to our south. burning is restricted. |
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| 4/13/2026 | MN-MC-7 | MN | McLeod |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| The South Fork of the Crow River where it crosses County Rd 2 between Glencoe and Silver Lake is relatively high, but still well within its banks. It doesn't seem to have overflowed into any nearby fields.
A few fields have been worked up to get ready for planting, but most aren't quite dry enough.
Our sugar maple buds are swelling and the grass is greening up. |
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| 4/13/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Temperatures varied from above average to slightly below average. The high fire danger warning and red flag warning expired as the ground and vegetation continue to receive rainfall. Above normal rainfall continued. I received 1.77 inches of rain this week. The soil is wet at the surface and 3 inches down. The grass has greened up and trees and shrubs are recovering from unusually dry conditions in February and March. Conditions are near normal. April rainfall is up to 3.73 inches, 2.45 inches above normal (291 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 6.13 inches, which is 1.25 inch above normal (121 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 0.29 inch below normal (97 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the heated bird bath remained decreased slightly this week due to the abundant rainfall. Approximately 15 species of birds (about 80 to 90 birds visit each day). Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) has improved to near normal to slightly above normal. Area creeks and ponds are also near normal. We are no longer in high fire danger. |
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| 4/13/2026 | NC-BC-126 | NC | Buncombe |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Buncombe County currently has over 12” deficit of rain since September 2025. The entire state is under a burn ban although no water use restrictions have been implemented. Multiple wildfires are burning now. The rivers are very low. The soil in my yard is clay, and clay without water equals brick, so trying to hoe the garden is like hoeing pavement. All of the plants are flowering and budding out, but no water and record breaking heat are causing them to slow down and struggle. My allergies are acting up worse than normal as are a lot of other people’s. |
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| 4/13/2026 | WV-JF-15 | WV | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| Ponds and pools are dropping noticeably, with few vernal pools remaining wet. Trails are in great shape (dry) which is not normal for this time of year. Shenandoah River appears low for this time of year. Trees continue to leaf and spring insect population continue to increase. Not observing signs of stress in animal or plants. |
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| 4/13/2026 | WI-DA-144 | WI | Dane |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| It has been a very active spring overall, especially for April. I have only had ONE daily observation with zero precip so far this month! Soil moisture is definitely above normal, as I encountered quite soggy conditions when I installed the wooden pole for my new TROPO gauge this week. Wildlife growth isn't in full swing just yet, but grass is coming to life and it is immediately lush. Some fields have standing water and area creeks and rivers are running above normal. There is a decent push of rain today as I'm writing this report, which will keep the wet conditions continuing. A very active week is ahead, it will be interesting to see the rain totals. The data explorer shows we are around 200% of normal precip amounts this far into the month of April, and once I report today's rainfall w/ the next daily ob, combined with the expected heavy storms this week, we probably will exceed the monthly average rainfall for April climo this week. Moderately wet conditions are likely to continue, with a chance to reach severely wet conditions/flooding, depending on how this week pans out. |
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| 4/13/2026 | CAN-AB-259 | CAN | Alberta |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| There isn't much to say. Some snow this week. Some mild temperatures during the day. Typically below zero at night. More blue sky days than through the winter. Lots of melting. North Saskatchewan River is still frozen. Still lots of snow in shady areas. Quite normal for this time of year. |
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