| 4/15/2026 | AL-SH-74 | AL | Shelby |
Mildly Dry
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| Very limited precipitation thus far has resulted in very dry landscaping conditions. Azalea blooms were not as vivid as in other seasons. Lawn is green but dry conditions have resulted in more weed growth than actual centipede. Soil is very dry and dusty. Some reptiles observed, but amphibians less prevalent than last year. Landscaping not stressed, but may have to spot water more than past April's. Burn bans have been observed. Trees are fully greened out, pollen beginning to end. Only one day of rainfall for the first 15 days of April, following a 19 day dry spell in March at this reporting station. Very mild weather since mid Feb, only two severe weather watches of note, with no severe storms at this station |
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| 4/15/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| we are in extreme drought with only receiving 0.84 inches of rain so far this month. |
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| 4/15/2026 | CO-BO-583 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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| SOIL MOISTURE:
6-inch depth- Temp = 50 F, Moisture = 200 cb
12-inch depth- Temp = 54 F
18-inch depth- Moisture = 200 cb
ET:
Month-to-date= 1.43 inches, Year-to-date = 7.01 inches |
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| 4/15/2026 | CO-CU-36 | CO | Custer |
Severely Dry
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| I’ve had to water our small lawn all winter just so it would survive. Freeze/thaw cycles and wind have abused our daffodils and tulips. They just look sad. Even the lettuce and spinach I planted early and covered with frost cloth are pretty much wiped out. It’s hard to plant much more with high winds nearly every day and dust for soil. |
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| 4/15/2026 | IA-BC-14 | IA | Buchanan |
Severely Wet
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Agriculture
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| Fields saturated, will be many days before any more field work can be done. Most ditches have ponding water. Ponding water in low areas of fields. More rain in forecast will start to strain spring field work for farmers. Local creeks starting to run on higher side. |
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| 4/15/2026 | KS-RN-85 | KS | Reno |
Moderately Wet
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| Had 2” downpour on on Saturday around 5. All came in less than 1.5 hours.
wheat was needing a drink. We already have wheat heading out wheat harvest could be really early this year. |
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| 4/15/2026 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Mildly Dry
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| Rainfall has been scant during the past week. Grass seed requires watering. The lawns still are very green; but the ground is starting to dry. Ants are starting to appear on the sidewalks which indicates the conditions are starting to become a little dry. Stream flow is starting to go go below normal. Pond level still near normal. Things are starting to dry up because of the summer like temperatures the past several days. |
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| 4/15/2026 | MI-SH-4 | MI | Schoolcraft |
Moderately Wet
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| Spring conditions. Avg. of #" of snow remain- from over a foot to bare ground in yard. Good rain and much melting. Parent Creek is out of its banks and highest I have seen during 10 years here. Standing water in woods and AG fields in low places. Many logging trucks on US 2. Little traffic on my road of any kind. Some snowbirds back, no tourists.
Still no deer on my property. Should be back any day. Many road-killed deer alongside highways. Lots of new birds: Fox and other sparrows singing. Phoebe, Winter Wrens, migrating hawks. Barred Owls noisy at night. |
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| 4/15/2026 | MI-WY-174 | MI | Wayne |
Moderately Wet
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| Spring storms and flooding alerts.. |
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| 4/15/2026 | MN-SH-39 | MN | Sherburne |
Near Normal
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| Cloudy and 39 Hi 66 Wind 4 mph. Dense Fog Advisory until mid morning. |
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| 4/15/2026 | MS-HD-25 | MS | Hinds |
Moderately Dry
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| No rain 2 weeks. |
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| 4/15/2026 | NJ-AT-63 | NJ | Atlantic |
Mildly Dry
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| On the line between moderately and mildly dry...ground hard for April, and very hot. Sprinklers needed already, and new growth has slowed. Newly planted shrubs and plants are not thriving. |
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| 4/15/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Cloudy and warm with moderately gusty winds and rain, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with moderately gusty winds and rain. The high temperature was around seventy two degrees, and the low around fifty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. More small flocks of Canadian Geese are present. Cleavers, Dandelion leaves, Curled Dock leaves, Garlic Mustard, Dead Nettle, Wild leeks, Serviceberry buds, Bush Honeysuckle buds, Bloodroot flowers, Trillium buds and Trout Lily leaves are appearing. Brown bats are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. |
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| 4/15/2026 | NC-CM-42 | NC | Cumberland |
Severely Dry
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| My yard is extremely dry. The grass is brown and looks dead in spots. |
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| 4/15/2026 | SC-SP-11 | SC | Spartanburg |
Moderately Dry
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| Still outside watering. Lower levels on reservoirs. |
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| 4/15/2026 | VA-RNC-3 | VA | Roanoke (city) |
Moderately Dry
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| The first half of April (1st-15th) has been extremely dry with 0.39" versus NOAA normal of 1.73", only 23% of normal at this location The water year (Oct. 1-Apr. 15) deficit has increased to 7.96" with a total of 12.68" or only 61% of normal. In addition, the extraordinary warmth has continued-the first 15 days of April were the 4th warmest on record at KROA climate site (since 1912), after a near record warm March.
The daily (4/15/26) mean flow for the USGS gage on the Roanoke River at Roanoke is at 136 cfs, now into the Extremely Below Normal (0-5 percentile) category. The cumulative flow (as of 3/15) since the start of the water year remains below the 25th percentile of total flow for period. Carvins Cove local water supply reservoir (as of 4/15) was at -9.0 feet below full pond a -0.1 ft. drop in the past two weeks (78.1% of capacity,-0.8%). The US Drought Monitor (USDM) map valid as of 4/7/26 showed a worsening situation over the past two weeks with much of upper Roanoke Valley including the City of Roanoke in Severe Drought (D2). The last time the US Drought Monitor showed D2 (actually D3) over a large swath of Virginia in mid-April was 2002, toward the end of multi-year historic drought in the region.
The NWS Climate Prediction Center (CPC) 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks (as of 4/14/26) continues to show above normal temperatures and below to normal rainfall. Per the latest from the CPC (4/13/26), the La Niña has ended and ENSO Neutral conditions are now present in the tropical Pacific with a 3-month Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI) of -0.7 for the Jan-Feb-Mar 3-month period. Consensus forecasts continue to indicate a transition to an El Niño by mid-summer although the impact on precipitation patterns remains unclear.
I strongly considered a decrease in Condition to Severely Dry but with the growing season only just beginning there is plenty of time for worse conditions to develop. |
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| 4/15/2026 | WI-CK-3 | WI | Clark |
Severely Wet
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Agriculture
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| Had to put the 4 wheel drive tractor on the spreader today as yesterday with the 2 wheel drive was spinning dow to the clay. There is water sitting all over the fields. |
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