| 5/16/2026 | AL-CN-21 | AL | Calhoun |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Soil is hard and compacted in most parts. Plants have not wilted or browned but have delayed further growth for this time of year. Vegetation is still green but any flowering development that has not been watered have stopped. |
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| 5/16/2026 | AZ-MH-25 | AZ | Mohave |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Moderate D1 drought status around Lake Havasu City and upstream along the Colorado River valley. Dray and hot early summer temps. |
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| 5/16/2026 | AZ-PM-82 | AZ | Pima |
Moderately Dry
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| No precipitation in the last week. Soil continuing to dry even in shaded areas. No subsurface moisture present. Nuisance weeds are struggling. |
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| 5/16/2026 | CA-SN-29 | CA | Sonoma |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Landscape green and lush - mowing and weeding important to lower fire risks
Regular frequency at this point. Vegetable garden now starting to need irrigation. |
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| 5/16/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Calendar YTD precipitation 47% of normal. Water YTD 44% of normal. |
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| 5/16/2026 | CO-BO-583 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| SOIL MOISTURE:
6-inch depth- Temp = 67 F, Moisture = 200 cb
12-inch depth- Temp = 58 F
18-inch depth- Moisture - 7 cb
ET:
Month-to-Date: 2.25 inches; Yr-to-date= 11.02 |
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| 5/16/2026 | CO-DN-333 | CO | Denver |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| No notable precip since Cinco de Mayo snow event. Areas that get full sun are quite dry with wilted plants. |
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| 5/16/2026 | CO-EP-511 | CO | El Paso |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Watering the garden daily as conditions dry out. Had mildly wet conditions in past weeks. Drying trend now. |
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| 5/16/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| We have had 0" of precip this week.
Grass is greening on open hills. Aspen trees have leafed out 1-2" long. Pine tree male cone is developing. Currently the Ponderosa male cones are 1/2" long and very stiff.
Rhubarb leaves are 2' across with 1" round stalks, the garlic is 2' high. The day lillies are 2' high but took quite a beating from the snow two weeks ago. There are fewer coming up compared to last year. Hummers, and songbirds are very active at the feeders and water baths. The female Robin has built her nest under the deck.
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| 5/16/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 1.22" of rain fell this week, including a good, steady rain fall of 1" on Thursday. |
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| 5/16/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Mildly Dry
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| Springs flowing below normal. |
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| 5/16/2026 | DE-SS-3 | DE | Sussex |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| 5/10-5/16 provided .55" of rain over 3 different days. Strong winds are keeping ground pretty dry. Maintaining small garden with self watering every other day. Morris Branch is still holding nonflowing water. Crop irrigation in use, corn and beans are up. Burn ban in affect. |
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| 5/16/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Little rain this week improved things. Lake Alice level up a bit. Ponds not really accumulating much. Plants getting crispy again. Grass not growing much. |
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| 5/16/2026 | FL-BK-7 | FL | Baker |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| 2.5 inches of rain over 5 days this week helped move the needle from severely dry to moderately dry. County is still in a burn ban |
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| 5/16/2026 | FL-HB-177 | FL | Hillsborough |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| Rains were not beneficial at all from last week. Grass is dying with dead spots now in portions of the yard. Plants are wilting and ponds are well below average with several nearly dry. This is the driest I have seen our area for the 10 years we have been living here. |
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| 5/16/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
Fire
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| FIRE - Extreme, remains the same. No significant precipitation in the past week.
ENERGY - Our last week’s temperatures have been at the normal level or slightly above. However, we have experienced very sunny and cloudless skies during the day and night. Clouds and rain would be appreciated.
GNEREAL - Not a normal/typical Florida Spring……..we truly lack rain. |
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| 5/16/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Some reasonable amount of rain this week total so far for May is 5.19 inches, grass is starting to green up nicely. Ground is pretty much close to normal as far as moisture. |
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| 5/16/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Up to this morning, this area had endured another dry week, as only 0.04" of precip had fallen, adding up to a grand total of 0.70" over the last 4 weeks. And while the cool temps have worked in our favor, the low humidity days along with a lot of windy ones did take its toll. Fortunately, we did receive 0.23" of precip this morning and our NWS is forecasting several chances for more precip over the next 3 days. If that occurs it should alleviate our moderately dry soil conditions. Currently, area rivers and local waterways are near their normal levels and falling. Prior to this recent rain area trees were looking ok but definitely less vigorous than in previous weeks, while lawns were showing strong signs of stress. Without rain, watering would have been mandatory to prevent damage but fortunately light rains occurred overnight and provided a one day reprieve. And somehow, despite the dry weather, mosquitoes are showing up more and more, especially toward evening. Finally, wildlife seems to be doing well. Our resident turkey insists on dusting itself right in the middle of my garden and song birds have been brightening the days with their songs and colors. If I didn't know better, I'd say that the chickadees are saying good morning when I first step outside. Or they're saying, don't forget to load up the feeder. |
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| 5/16/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| I have received 0.27 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. I have observed dust blowing in my yard while mowing the lawn this week. Soil is dry at the surface. |
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| 5/16/2026 | IA-HR-16 | IA | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| 0.18 of rainfall last week. Conditions have been very dry for first half of May, with only 0.19 of rainfall. Weather has been good for planting of corn and soybeans., and in some fields corn has emerged. |
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| 5/16/2026 | KS-BU-25 | KS | Butler |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| In what is normally our wettest month of the year, may be headed dry. Normal for May here 5.76" and we've only received .12!! Creek well down with no flow. Soil "shrinking" down, but not many cracks- yet. Birds still active but insects remain quiet. |
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| 5/16/2026 | KS-DG-84 | KS | Douglas |
Mildly Dry
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| ground moist; vegatation greeen |
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| 5/16/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain for over a week, but all the vegetation looks very healthy. |
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| 5/16/2026 | KS-SG-174 | KS | Sedgwick |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| We live on a farm. Garden and lawn have slow growth and have been watered several times. The ground is very hard but no big cracks yet. Leaves on bushes and trees are not lush and as green as this time of year. Old fashioned roses are blooming but flowers show damage from cold temperatures early on. Barn swallows are about 3 weeks late arriving this year. But rabbits are abundant after a few years of having very few. And we are once again seeing a few coveys of quail. Corn and beans are growing but need rain. native pastures and brome show shorter grass growth and some have experienced grub and army worm damage from last year.
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| 5/16/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| .13 inches this week. |
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| 5/16/2026 | KY-HS-8 | KY | Henderson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| 0.1" for May |
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| 5/16/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Moderate rainfall began just after 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, and persisted for several hours. By 9:00 a.m., ponding had formed in my yard, with over two inches of rain falling in that time. Ditches overflowed and backed up into yards. While my lawn renovation project drained well, I still need to cut another drain into the state’s ditch-bank to allow excess water to run off my property. The state’s road construction project to add turn lanes was completed. Just before noon, another round of heavy rain occurred. What was expected to be more rain for Mother’s Day morning turned into a beautiful day with lower humidity and northerly breezes. The lawn is now saturated. More rain was predicted for Monday afternoon, but the system remained to our south most of the day in the Gulf of Mexico. Just before sunset, another system passed just to our north by a couple of miles, bringing over 7 inches of rain to that area, causing flash flooding and water overflowing onto the roads. By Wednesday, with two days of bright sunshine, the lawn still has standing water in low places and is growing and spreading fast. Fledgling cardinals are starting to visit the feeding table late in the day. There have been more than enough little sparrows hanging around eating everything they see. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MD-BL-25 | MD | Baltimore |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| need to water garden regularly. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MD-WR-31 | MD | Worcester |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Rainfall for the first 15 days of May has been less than 50% of average, so the drought conditions continue. As far as I know, the burn ban is still in effect. With the lack of rain over the past 2.5 months, the salinity of Ayres Creek is running above average, which makes the crabs taste better. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
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| got some rain, need more |
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| 5/16/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Over the past week 1.11" of rain. Perennials are roughly 1.5 weeks behind average with their growing. Rivers and streams are running at fairly normal levels and ground/soil is neither too wet or dry. Bird activity is high. Increase in bee activity noticed this week. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| 1.08 inches of rain in the last week but we are still in drought conditions. However, because of the rain everything looks green including the explosion of Norway Maple seedlings. Local hiking trails are in good shape. Catbirds have returned and making lots of noise. A little bit of water flowing over the dam at the reservoir. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Received 0.82 inch precipitation for the week. Had rain on several days so keeping our station as "Mildly Dry" even though we are in a Moderate Drought. Plants are growing rapidly and garden centers are busy. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MA-PL-79 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Spring has been cold and moderately moist. We’ve had rain for half of May. Grass has greened up nicely and trees are blooming right on time. Flowering trees are blooming but lack in bright colors. Deer aren’t fussy, they eat everything as usual. Noticed they are eating things they normally don’t. Damage done to holly bushes and azaleas. They even ate daffodils which they have never before. Our last snow pile melted in late April so wildlife is catching up after being unable to graze and feed normally all Winter. Bird migration later than usual this year. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MI-DC-10 | MI | Dickinson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| For the week 5/10 - 5/16 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora & Kingsford : 31, 26, 37, 39, 34, 50, 53 -----
WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE: .14 Aurora & .15 Kingsford -----
SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford snowflakes blowing in the air on 5/11 -----MENOMINEE RIVER: Water levels all week at the normal summer water flow height ----- US Drought Monitor has All of Michigan and most of Wisconsin at Normal range (less 3 counties in NW WI)-----Natural Wildfire risk is High in 2/3 of the UP of MI right now and with the strong wind gusts no burning presently allowed in NE WI hold s true to the same ----- WILDLIFE: Baltimore Orioles were the new bird species and more yellow goldfinches, the young eagle, deer, chipmunks are now in the yard, rabbits-----PLANTS: perennials continue to "pop up" in my berm and dandelions are now popping up as well. Trees are budding----- TOURISM: The RV's are out and traveling along Highway N and saw 3 I noticed just this week while working outside. Boats around 10.----- BUSINESS: Construction, utility, logging, HVAC and a couple of farming machinery moving through. Road busy this week. ----- First of fire smoke this morning I could see and smell in the air this a.m. ----- We had a burst of wind last night (9:20p) so strong that it tipped over a very heavy bench, large plant in a heavy pot, a food prep station and a carved log statue at my house. One could actually hear the wind as it approached from a distance until it was here. I had to hurry inside and slam the door shut. the wind lasted a minute or so and wind driven rain accompanied it. I sure hope that man on the motorcycle wasn't blown off his ride. ----- That's all I have. Have a great week everyone. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MI-KZ-41 | MI | Kalamazoo |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Only 0.03 inches of rain this week, but the ollas have lost a quarter cup of water (60 mL) at most, indicating soil is still moist within 8 inches of the surface. Lost early beans to frost on Monday. Asparagus is slow this year but steady. Serviceberries are starting to fruit, and it looks like a good crop this year. Flowers came out on the wood sorrel this week. Mints of all varieties are thriving and so are the deer ticks. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MI-MD-9 | MI | Midland |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Not impacting yet, just observations at this time |
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| 5/16/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| This is our driest May since 2023, with just a little over .3" of rain to date. Soil is starting to dry out, especially under trees which are mostly completely leafed out. Storms have been in the area but mostly have missed us. Grass is still green, but some plants are starting to droop and bulbs are not lasting as long as they were earlier. Birds still coming to feeders but I will stop filling them soon. they will have to forage. We need a good soaking rain. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Not much rain this week. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MN-BK-15 | MN | Becker |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| We have had very sparse rainfall so far this spring. 2.5 inches in April and only .20 for May. Fire conditions are high. The orchard needs rain. We are watering the asparagus regularly. Dust storms have been occurring with our 35 to 55 mph winds. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MN-CY-41 | MN | Clay |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We had good moisture in April with 13 inches of snow on April 4 and 0.9 inches of rain on April 27. We have had only one light shower in May but many days of high winds. This week we had gusts to 60 mph on 2 days with a lot of blowing dust. Five May days had Red Flag fire warnings and some burning restrictions are in place. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MN-HN-285 | MN | Hennepin |
Mildly Dry
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| Soil is dry, fire warnings, condition red |
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| 5/16/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Dry. We've had 0.09" rain in the first half of May. Years of late-summer drought are taking their toll. Some old jack pines are being stripped of their bark by woodpeckers, indicating a beetle infestation. About half of the pines that were in our yard 10 years ago are dead or dying. Swamp is dry, as are other wetlands in the immediate area. Fire danger is extreme, red flag or "near-critical" warnings all week, no open burning. Watch Duty map shows the NE 1/3 of the state lit up. Fortunately, crews are aggressively jumping on new fires, and they have kept them small. Dust blizzards to our west, with some spots in the Red River Valley down to 1/4 mi. visibility mid-week. We've also had high winds nearly every day. Shallow wells are coughing. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MN-WG-20 | MN | Washington |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Fields and gardens and lawns are dry. When digging up the garden to plant seeds the soil was like chunks of rock. I had to smash them with a garden tool. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MS-PR-14 | MS | Pearl River |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| After the two weeks of mostly rain the garden is just now getting to the point where I can work in it plants is looking less beat up |
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| 5/16/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Report for 10 May 26 to 16 May 26. There were no days of precipitation for the week, for 0.00 inches. The total precipitation for May is 0.18. The historical average for May is 4.70 inches. The current condition is Mildly Dry. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Water Supply & Quality
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| Lots of wind this week and little precipitation. yards and fields are growing rapidly and plenty of wildlife activity. Shoal Creek is still running at full levels Fire danger is increasing due to the windy conditions this week. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No precipitation this week but still plenty of soil moisture. Pleasant days for any activity. We need rain to answer the gardener’s prayer. Everything is growing vigorously. |
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| 5/16/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Much needed rain here over the last few days, close to 2 1/2". Lake at high level, rivers and streams flowing heavily. Ground is saturated. |
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| 5/16/2026 | NM-BR-239 | NM | Bernalillo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| The soil is dry and dusty with some field plants and flowers growing, much less than spring of last year. Trees are healthy. May precipitation so far is 0.41 inch, almost up to the 0.49 NOAA normal for the whole month. May is normally a dry month. Our water supply is adequate, but dry conditions have prompted water managers to pump 100% of the city's water from groundwater reserves months earlier than usual. The Rio Grande River flow is near zero. Red Flag warnings and watches are in effect this weekend due to hot, dry air and wind. |
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