| 4/4/2026 | AZ-MH-25 | AZ | Mohave |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Abnormally Dry D0 drought status along the lower Colorado River valley. Dried up desert floor vegetation. Paloverde trees in full yellow bloom. |
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| 4/4/2026 | AZ-PM-82 | AZ | Pima |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Still warm and dry. Some brief showers earlier in the week made little difference to soil conditions. Established foliage continues flowering and looks unstressed. |
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| 4/4/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Calendar YTD 39% of normal. Water YTD 37% of normal. Stage 1 drought restrictions in place. Record warm temperatures and lowest
snowpack in decades. |
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| 4/4/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| .15 inches of rain but high winds and a few warm days. Flowers continue to bloom early and dry quickly. |
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| 4/4/2026 | CO-EP-482 | CO | El Paso |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| It is difficult to know how dry the soil is as we recently had a mild shower. The vegetations in the yard are responding to the mild and warm winter we have had this year. Forsythias, which had never flowered since I first planted them, suddenly flowered this year. Some of the chokecherry trees not only have leafed out completely but also forming flower buds. The turkey vultures which return to our yard some time in the summer have been seen roosting in the trees in our backyard. |
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| 4/4/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| We had 0.11" of rain this week, no snow. Wind was up again several days of the week drying out everything after the little rainfall.
Aspens on my property still have tight catkins, the neighbor 2 doors to east has catkins slightly open. Where there is grass it is green coming up through soil. Garlic is 6" high, daylillie's are 8" high in spots. Female cones on pine trees have not developed.
Plenty of turkey calling and browsing through the property, many songbirds coming to water baths. No hummers noticed yet at feeders. Mule deer are plentiful browsing the property. |
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| 4/4/2026 | CO-LR-623 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| The month of March was 46% of normal, year to date - 44% of normal and Water Year is 49% of normal. Red Flag warnings are a regular part of the forecast as it has been so windy. Spring flowers are dwarfed and the blooms last a day or two. |
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| 4/4/2026 | CT-MD-21 | CT | Middlesex |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| All water courses are at slightly above normal seasonal levels |
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| 4/4/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 0.43" of rain fell in the past week. Conditions are normal for early spring. Water in vernal pools, runing in rills, damp soil. |
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| 4/4/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Mildly Wet
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| Ground saturated. Springs flowing above normal. |
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| 4/4/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Lake Alice and retention ponds are quite low. Lawn not only doesn’t need mowing, but most of the grass is brown. Azaleas are wilting. Annuals need regular watering by hand. |
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| 4/4/2026 | FL-BW-167 | FL | Broward |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Energy Plants & Wildlife
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| 2" of rain brought conditions into the near normal range. Temps are warming a bit and AC use is increasing accordingly. Veg appears to be doing well. No landscape irrigation needed in the period. |
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| 4/4/2026 | FL-CR-80 | FL | Collier |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| We had a little rain this week, which was welcome. Things green up quickly. Saw a couple of mosquitoes as I was checking my rain guage early in the morning. Dragonflies were out today, so the number of mosquitoes must be increasing. |
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| 4/4/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Energy Fire
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| FIRE - Great improvement locally. Last week we had one day with 1.37in of precipitation reported. This certainly saturated the soil and trees and bushes around our neighborhood. However, this was very localized precipitation.
ENERGY - Last week, again, the latter days were above average temperatures - 6 to 10° above. While keeping blinds and shades closed, we saved some energy as the AC was not running as much as anticipated.
GENERAL - With precipitation now being forecasted each day, I.E., afternoon scattered and isolated showers and thunderstorms, we have started to recover the water levels in our ponds and lakes. Future 10 day forecast is encouraging. |
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| 4/4/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| some areas of dry grass persist after 2 long hard freezes, very little rail of late, hoping for more this week |
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| 4/4/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| No precip. since March 17. Is today the day? |
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| 4/4/2026 | GA-FT-74 | GA | Fulton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Highs in 80s. Well above normal for early April. Soil is dry. No rain for over three weeks. Had to water container grown plants. Local Ponds and lakes beginning to show signs of lack of rain. Have put off planting as soil is so dry. Rain predicted for tomorrow. Hoping it arrives. |
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| 4/4/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| With a total of 3.00" of precip over the week it seems safe to say that the soil has reached a moderately wet condition. Area waterways are bank full and on the rise. Luckily most of the rain was gradual enough to limit runoff, so deeper soil should be pretty well saturated. Trees are budding out a lot more and area lawns are greener by the day. Birds are singing quite a bit and geese are getting ready to nest from the looks of it. So far it appears that we're off to a good start for the planting season. Only time will tell. |
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| 4/4/2026 | IL-GY-37 | IL | Grundy |
Severely Wet
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Agriculture
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| Significant flooding after last night’s 1.72” of rain. 2.90” in the last 4 days. Prior to this 4 day rain event we were moderately dry as when I worked up the asparagus bed it looked like good moisture on top, 4” down was extremely dry. |
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| 4/4/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| I have recorded 2.98 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. All of the precipitation has fallen during the past 4-days. The Tippecanoe river 1-mile north of my location is out of its' banks due to high water. Grass has now turned green from winter appearance and bushes are now leafing out. |
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| 4/4/2026 | IA-HR-16 | IA | Harrison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 1.93 of rainfall last week Lawsa and pastures are now green, and some trees and bushes are budding and beginning to leaf out. |
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| 4/4/2026 | KS-DG-84 | KS | Douglas |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| recent rain; ground moist |
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| 4/4/2026 | KS-JO-53 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| We've had a week of spring after two plus weeks of summer. |
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| 4/4/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| One overnight rain event this week. .05 inches |
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| 4/4/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| The beginning of the week continued the abnormally dry weather pattern for this area. Irrigation is taking up more time in the mornings than usual. Some areas of the landscape are on automatic watering cycles, but the mixed-sized flower pots are easier watered by hand as some would get overwatered. By the end of the week, we received a good shower to refresh the dry landscape. The roadside of the recent construction zone on the highway has just about turned solid green with the hydra-seeded clover and Bermuda grass seedlings spread everywhere. The area received two timely rains after seeding which promoted germination. The lawn is growing well and weekly mowing has begun. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MD-WR-31 | MD | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| March 2026 summary from eastern Worcester County, MD (using midnight to midnight data) - Temperatures in March were above average with an average daily maximum of 58.0 degrees and an average daily minimum of 39.2. The highest daily maximum was 75.6 on the 10th and the lowest daily maximum was 39.2 on the 2nd. The lowest daily minimum was 29.8 on the 13th and 18th. The highest daily minimum was 56.5 on the 11th. The minimum temperature was 32 or lower on 4 days. The average daily humidity was 78.9%. Rainfall was below average with 1.22 inches observed, which is about 30% of average. Measurable rain was observed on 9 days. Total snowfall was 0.1 inches. Snow was observed on 2 days, with 1 day being a measurable amount. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Water Supply & Quality
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| plenty of rain this week |
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| 4/4/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| A few rainy days this past week provided a 1.89" total. The soil is very workable though somewhat wet in lower areas of my yard. The rivers and streams are running higher than the past week. Birds are busy nesting, insects are active in the gardens, and bees have found the opened Crocus. The lawns are noticeably greener over this past week and buds are present on shrubs and trees. Spring Peepers noted on the 1st, right on schedule! |
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| 4/4/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| .93 inches of rain in the last week but still in drought conditions. Some daffodils in blossom and crocuses. Trees haven't leafed out yet. Walking trails are a bit muddy but mostly dry. Water flowing over the dam at the reervoir. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Weekly total rainfall of 0.61 inch. Had Elevated Fire Weather potential posted on Sunday and Monday, but then had rain daily to the end of the week. Area rivers are running a bit high. Appears as if the last junco has been seen until fall/winter.
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| 4/4/2026 | MI-DC-10 | MI | Dickinson |
Near Normal
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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 3/29-4/4 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora : 23, 32, 34, 27, 29, 32, 31 ------- Kingsford: 23, 32, 34, 27, 29, 32, 31------- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE ---- Aurora - .09, 1.70 & .59 = 2.38" & Kingsford - .09, 1.69, .59 = 2.37" SNOWFALL: on 4/3 both Aurora & Kingsford received 2.75" of pure sleet ------ SNOW DEPTH AVERAGES MEASURED: Aurora: 11.5, 11.9, 10.05, 4.91, 4.72, 9.95, 9.8--------- Kingsford: 10.7, 10.7, 8.9, 4.55, 4.01, 7.825, 7.80 ------ Natural wildfire risk is low as everything is saturated in ice and frozen snow ----- US Drought monitor has both Aurora & Kingsford as NORMAL. ----- lots of bird activity this week and deer have been on the move choosing streets and low level snow areas to travel ----- the 2 swans are back up river where they normally hang out in the summer above the Ford Dam as my river neighbor text me this a.m. and more will settle there ----- Also have watched as more geese are also making their way up river to where they settle for the summer and the ducks settle here at the Aurora Bridge ----- Our Actual spring is just a week or two away and no more snow on an average basis. After the 2nd week in April, kinda rare to have snow fall and stick as it is usually in the melting process. ----- photos are in Aurora on 4/3/26 at 7:00am |
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| 4/4/2026 | MI-IH-32 | MI | Ingham |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Nearly 2" of rain last night, and just over an inch of rain over the past few days. Lots of lakes in the fields. Creek is high but not yet flooded. Buds on the apple and peach trees; maples are starting to leaf out. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| April has been wet so far, which is good. Temps have been on the warm side, with colder temps predicted for the next week. Lots of trees and shrubs are budding out, especially the red maples. Many spring flowers appearing. Birds active at feeders, squirrels and chipmunks busy. Lots of digging in flowers beds so there must be skunks out. It's spring. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Rain most days this week. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MN-BW-36 | MN | Brown |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| A couple days of rain have led to wet conditions with muddy fields and water present at a low spot on a local walking trail prone to ponding. Salonek Pond has normal water levels. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Report for 29 March 26 to 4 April 26. There were 3 days of precipitation for the week, for 1.35 inches. The total precipitation for March is 1.59 inches. The historical average for March is 2.91 inches. The total precipitation for April is 1.35 inches. The historical average for April is 3.30 inches. The current condition is Mildly Wet. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Drought conditions are improving with the rain this week although still in deficit. Trees are beginning to leaf out and the Dogwoods are in full bloom. The cherry tree is not far behind. Plenty of animal activity with the turkeys and deer. Smaller animals are very active and young ground hogs are here. The creek is beginning to rise again and will be full this week. Fire danger is lowering now but the gusting winds still make it a danger. |
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| 4/4/2026 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Chances for rain multiple days late week but only received something significant early morning today. Some ditches choked and gravel roads washed. Quite a bit of activity on pastures. Mostly spreading fertilizer and removing downed brush from winter and spring storms. We planted spring vegetables and potatoes earlier this week. |
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| 4/4/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| We did receive some much needed rain at the end of March. Springs never ran, ground is not frozen at all. Tested with a rod and no frost in ground. More rain is needed for sure. |
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| 4/4/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Report for the week of March 28 through April 4, 2026. This report’s summary is only for the last 4 days of the week. It has rained a little. Temperatures have been warm during the day and cool at night. There is standing water in the low areas. The creeks and rivers are running high with flood warnings. The trees are starting to bud and the grass is starting to grow. |
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| 4/4/2026 | NY-MR-89 | NY | Monroe |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Energy Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Week of (3/29/26-4/4/26) observed more precipitation compared to last week. The precipitation observed during this week was 2.74 inches of precipitation. The amount of precipitation measured was more than the last update of 1.21 inches of precipitation for the previous week of (3/22/26-3/28/26). There was a total of 4.68 inches of precipitation that was recorded at station NY-MR-89 for the month of March compared to the normal climatology precipitation at KROC airport for the month is 2.49 inches of precipitation. There was 2.10 inches of precipitation that was recorded at station NY-MR-89 for the month of April compared to the normal climatology precipitation at KROC airport for the month is 0.38 inches of precipitation. There was a trace of snowfall measured for the week of 3/29/26-4/4/26. There was a total of 5.9 inches of snowfall that was recorded at station NY-MR-89 so far for the month of March compared to the normal climatology snowfall at KROC airport for the month is 17.9 inches. There was a trace of snowfall that was recorded at station NY-MR-89 so far for the month of April compared to the normal climatology snowfall at KROC airport for the month is 0.8 inches. Conditions have significantly improved since the last update from last week with the area seeing tons beneficial and measurable precipitation in the form of liquid and frozen precipitation over this past week. The area is currently considered mildly wet and conditions had significantly improved since the last update due to the area receiving beneficial precipitation in the form of rain to help eliminate the drought over the area had experienced since the formation of this drought since from Summer 2025. The sump pump has been pumping periodically during the entire week due to the ground becoming very moist and flooded due to heavy rain that caused minor flooding to the area Tuesday evening into Tuesday night to infiltrate into the ground. Outdoor activities have been poor for walking outside on trails due to areas still experiencing standing water in some areas and local creeks and streams are still very high along with some sprig like mild air in the environment earlier in the week with temperatures warming above average by early-week, but cooling down by late-week and no shoveling of snow had taken place due to little (trace) to no snow accumulation this week and 0 inches of snow depth currently on the ground. The area experienced a mix bag of well above and slightly below average temperatures. Furnace has been working less to heat the house due to the very warm mild air on some days and on other days this week with cooler below average temperatures the area has been experiencing in the week had made the furnace work less than average to heat the house. The yard needed to be cleaned up more from strong gusty winds from Friday afternoon and debris overflowing from the next door neighbors creek that owned by the town that had overflowed and caused flooding in the backyard had caused down tree branches in the backyard and the ground still very muddy and very squishy with all the rain that had fallen on Tuesday and the drainage area in the backyard is full of standing water. First signs of spring emerging with Tulip leaves and daffodils starting to grow above the ground and flower earlier in the week along with the grass is green and vibrant with all the moisture that had fallen over the past couple of weeks. So far, the total precipitation for the month of April is currently above average and total snowfall is currently below average. |
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| 4/4/2026 | NY-ST-54 | NY | Steuben |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| April is starting out quite wet with nearly 2" of rain in gauge since last report. Warmer days so ground is fully thawed and drainage good. Rivers and streams are swollen; some reports of flooding in nearby areas. Jonquils and narcissi starting to bloom around town. |
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| 4/4/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Partly sunny and warm with a brief shower and gusty winds, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds The high temperature was around seventy two degrees, and the low around thirty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. More small flocks of Canadian Geese are present. Garlic Mustard, Dead Nettle, Wild leeks, Serviceberry buds and Trout Lily leaves are appearing. Spring Peepers (Hyla crucifer) are singing. More flocks of small song birds are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring flood levels. Some liquid manure is being spread. |
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| 4/4/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Water Supply & Quality
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| Conditions here have moved to severely dry. NC is currently classified as moderate to severely dry and we are well below the 30-year average rainfall. Most of the State is under an "outside during ban" due to dryness and wind. Overall weather is pleasant people are out walking and gardening. Golf course fairways are dry and most residential lawns are mixed green and dry patches. The pollen levels have declined but this observer's hay fever continues. At this time nearby Lake Jordon water levels appear "normal" for this time of year. |
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| 4/4/2026 | NC-PT-116 | NC | Pitt |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| No/very little apparent soil moisture. Mowing or disturbing soil surface produces huge dust clouds. Lawn grasses and plants are visibly stressed. Have started running irrigation to provide supplemental water, but no way that can replace moisture given current conditions.
March precipitation was 1.58", down 2.4", 39% of NOAA normal. 2026 YTD is 6.5", down 5.06", 56% of NOAA normal. |
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| 4/4/2026 | NC-WK-185 | NC | Wake |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| More burn bans during several days last week. Long term moisture indicated by green pine needles, transition of hosta plants in yard to lush and green from brown and dormant, thriving grass seed sprouts, appear normal. Chorus frogs in wetlands are quieter, stinging bugs pose a danger, and no mushrooms have been observed yet this year. Tap water measured temperature this morning is 3 degrees C warmer than it was in January February mornings (95% confidence alpha 0.05 34 samples). Opening and closing doors for routine activities (rain, nature watching, trash removal etc.) is made on an hour to hour-day to day basis this time of year due to the gradient between indoor/outdoor/in vivo heat/moisture/air quality and the energy required to maintain steady state equilibrium & comfort level. |
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| 4/4/2026 | OK-PH-1 | OK | Pushmataha |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Showers and thunderstorms returned to our area this week and resulted in a very beneficial 2.50" inches of rain. This rainfall has greatly improved our soil moisture, however we still have a deficit of rainfall for my station so additional rainfall is needed to completely get rid a our drought conditions. Next, our lawn is growing very well with a lot grass mixed with a few wildflowers and even white clovers too. Our trees are doing well, and to my surprise our Dunstan Chestnut trees are coming back from the root of the trees, and our Brown Turkey Figs have came back this year too. Also our Kieffer Pear Tree has leafed out completely, and our Eastern Redbud trees are very healthy at this time too. Lastly, area wildlife have been active with multiple sightings of various different bird species, multiple sightings of honey bees, and bumblebees, and also multiple sightings of various other insect species including wasps and mosquitoes. |
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| 4/4/2026 | OR-CC-76 | OR | Clackamas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Water Supply & Quality
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| We had a normal amount of rain this week. Soil is quite moist, though I'm finding the garden workable. Bird sounds have increased markedly since the robins returned, and so have the swallows, and I saw a flicker yesterday. Bugs have also increased, and the chipmunk has awakened and is trying to steal chicken feed, and the barn cats are plotting his demise. Big leaf maple buds have burst, and I expect maple pollen all over everything this coming week. The pear tree may be beginning to bloom, but I don't see blooms on the bitter cherries yet. Shephards' purse is nearly full size - if I hunt, I may find some blossoms. The creek is pretty low. Skunk cabbage is in bloom. The work crew installing fiber optic in the neighborhood has been working away steadily. For the most part, the weather has been pleasant, even a bit on the warm side, and people have been enjoying outdoor activiies. The blackberry vines now have nearly full size new leaves, and will shortly be running all over everything again. It has been somewhat easier to get around in the forest, but undergrowth looks set to explode in growth this week. Fire danger has been low. Horsetails (Equisetum) have sent up their reproductive stems, and they are shedding spores now even though they are only a few inches tall. Today looks to be an enjoyable day for baseball, spring soccer, and Easter egg hunts. |
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| 4/4/2026 | OR-CC-88 | OR | Clackamas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| March ends on a dry note; only 4 rainy days in the last half of the month. That is offset by only 4 dry days in the first half. Measured 6.33" of moisture; 6.18" is average. Vegetation still has a healthy start. |
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| 4/4/2026 | PA-BV-34 | PA | Beaver |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Business & Industry Plants & Wildlife
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| Several periods of heavy rain over the past week. The ground appears saturated. Trees are beginning to sprout their leaves and the wildlife, especially in the wooded area above the house, is very active doing what the critters do. The Ohio River appears a little higher but normal river traffic has been observed. The Beaver River near here experienced higher levels with swift current. A construction barge had gotten loose and was hanging on a small dam near Beaver Falls. Due to the past weeks weather, the grass is in serious need of cutting but remains difficult. |
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