| 8/1/2026 | AZ-MH-25 | AZ | Mohave |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Moderate Drought D1 status along the lower Colorado River valley. This past week Extreme Heat Warning alerts w/ afternoon temps 113F-115F. Very dry & very hot! |
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| 8/1/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| July rainfall was 5.20 inches which is about 1.92 inches above normal. this is only the second month we have been above noraml for the last 12 months |
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| 8/1/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Mildly Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
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| CY 51% of normal; WY 49% of normal. Heavy rain yesterday creates Mildly Wet soil for today, but throughout the past weeks, the soil has been Moderately Dry. |
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| 8/1/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Severely Dry
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| July was hot and dry. Maples are stressed. Perennial flowers are about a month ahead for blooming or giving up on season. |
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| 8/1/2026 | CO-EP-488 | CO | El Paso |
Moderately Dry
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| got some rain this week plants and grass need water about every three days for at least 30 minutes |
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| 8/1/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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| We had 0.60" of rain this week. Some very strong thunderstorms but two were mostly dry thunderstorms.
Many turkey roaming and foraging.
Hummers and songbirds very active at water baths.
Some small pines looked stressed from little water, I notice brown branches. |
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| 8/1/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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Tourism & Recreation
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| We received 9.05" of rain here in July. It's hard to understand why the area is rated as abnormally dry. The lawns are green and the trees are lush. The rainy weather cut down on the days available for outsoor recreation. |
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| 8/1/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Near Normal
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| Springs flowing normally. |
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| 8/1/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Near Normal
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| Lake Alice and retention ponds are accumulating. Had to cut the lawn yesterday as it’s getting some rain and growing. Not hand watering annuals as much. |
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| 8/1/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Mildly Dry
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| FIRE - Greatly reduced conditions in our area as a result of 8.11 inches of precipitation for the week.
ENERGY — Along with the precipitation this week, we’ve seen a 5° to 8° reduction. In the daytime highs. However, the night time temps have gone up.
GENERAL - We have received the precipitation that we needed and reduced highs during the day have helped reduce the HEAT WAVE we have been experiencing. Looking better. |
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| 8/1/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Mildly Wet
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| enough rain in July that there is standing water in the stormwater retention ditch |
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| 8/1/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Near Normal
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| Somewhat wet but not mushy; no standing water. |
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| 8/1/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Mildly Dry
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| The month of July was definitely on the hot and dry side with 12 days at or above 90F and a total of only 1.33" of rain for the month, vs. 0.72" per CoCoRaHS standards. Prior to the soaking rains starting mid day yesterday and totaling 1.56" so far, the local area was approaching a severely dry soil condition as the soil was becoming rock hard, trees were wilting, lawns were browning and waterways were rapidly dropping to precipitously low levels. All the while soaking rains continued to skirt this area. Local corn and bean fields were spiking and wilting in earnest as drought conditions intensified. Currently, after a hiatus of 7 weeks with just light rains, enough rain has now fallen to return soil conditions to mildly dry with our NWS forecasting more rain on the way. With any luck it's not too late in the season for this rain to benefit area crops. Area lawns are benefiting for sure. Anyhow, wildlife is still out and about with some turkeys and young deer wandering the area. And the mosquitoes are just about gone, being replaced by wasps that are rapidly multiplying. Wasps. Why'd it have to be wasps? At least it's not snakes. Once again, it's a jungle out there. |
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| 8/1/2026 | IL-ME-15 | IL | Menard |
Near Normal
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| We have had three days with light rain this week that has helped to keep things green around here. Total for this week has been 0.24". Beans in this area are dark green and bushy, corn has tassels and looks healthy from the road. Our garden is doing well with green peppers being picked and tomatoes filling out but not colored yet. Sweet potatoes are healthy looking and deer haven't found them yet. Fireflies are out at night. Chimney swifts soar around in late afternoons. Japanese beetles have not been a problem this year. I have killed around 30 so far where last year I would fill soapy water jars twice daily with them. Overflow creek and pond have not had standing water this week. I frequently see yellow and black swallowtail butterflies and other of our common butterflies, plus hummingbirds visiting our wildflowers. No power outages this week. It has been a nice late July week. Attached pictures are back alfalfa field and overflow pond. |
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| 8/1/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| I have recorded 0.20 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. Grass and crops are green and doing well. |
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| 8/1/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Near Normal
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| thunderstorms and mild weather over the past week |
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| 8/1/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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| All vegetation looks good and healthy. Another week with rain, over two inches this time. |
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| 8/1/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
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| .28 inches of rain, 5 dry days this week. |
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| 8/1/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Near Normal
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I started soil prepping for fall bulb planting in a new area to the south of the lawn in the front yard. The rototiller worked the very dry soil to the point of powder in some locations, demonstrating the need for rain to help hold the soil together. The area being worked up to add flowers to was once part of the lawn, but next to a line of 50-year-old bald cypress trees that put out too many “knees” to mow, thus the need to make the flower bed in the root zone. An extreme heat warning was issued on Tuesday and Wednesday. Native birds were hanging around the fish pond drinking and bathing in the dry heat. Many fledgling cardinals and blue jays along with house sparrows in the mix, were feeding on sunflower chips and a wild bird seeds mix. A bevy of doves arrived in late evening to clear the feeding table of any remaining seeds. The dry conditions continued through the weekend. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| Rain over the past week totaled 3.61". Rivers and streams are running high and fast. Gardens are doing well, and lawns are green. Bees and butterflies continue to be active, along with the birds. Soil is workable, not overly moist. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| .86 inches of rain in the last week but soil still a little dry. Some mud on hiking trails because of rain. Some water flowing over the dam at the reservoir. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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| Received 4.22 inches of rain which fell mostly Tuesday noontime until Thursday morning with some periods with no rain. Changing the rating to Mildly Dry. The rain did help the soil conditions, local waters, and plants, but we are still in a drought with water restrictions. Various pollinators seen frequently in the yard. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-DC-10 | MI | Dickinson |
Near Normal
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| For the week 7/26 - 8/1 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora: 64, 73, 59, 53, 65, 66, 60 & Kingsford : 64, 71, 57, 52, 62, 65, 62 ----- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE: AURORA - 0, T, .06, .0, 0, .13, .12 Total= .25" KINGSFORD - 0, T, .06, .0, 0, .11, .12 Total= .23" ----- SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford : nothing no snow -----MENOMINEE RIVER: Water levels all week at a low summer water flow height again this week 900's- boats can get around though Met Ed the Diver and his fiance Christie and gave them a ride back to the Kingsford boat landing as they were diving for junk cleaning the river ----- US DROUGHT MONITOR: 1/3 of SW Florence County as Abnormally dry but here it is normal and all of Dickinson County MI as normal-----WILDFIRE RISK: Aurora and & Kingsford are in the low category ----- TOURISM: The most I have seen so far campers moving east and west this week now that the smoke is in the upper atmosphere. This morning fog / smoke possibly no smell. There was a little yesterday on and off but his week overall little to not even noticeable. Loggers are busy again this week and saw 1 farm machine pass by. Construction vehicles were low and HVAC here as I think they are in Menasha after Monday's F-3/ F-4 tornado. That missed my sister's & my Mom's house each by 1.5 miles! Went right in between them. Other than loggers, just local home owner traffic cars and trucks going about their business now that that smell is gone and smoke high in the air. Not many boats towed this week-----Plants are doing well despite the lack of rain early this week but the grass is greening up pretty quickly with this 2 days of some rain. Onion plants are on the verge of blooming. Some daisies are still flourishing and black eyed susans are as well in yellow, orange and pink. The Red maple I have is 30% red leafed. Deer have been clinging to the shoreline with a lot of fawns keeping cool and yesterday a pair of nicely velveted and large racked bucks were scoping out my back yard. They also discovered my neighbor's apple tree and this morning a doe with her 2 fawns were investigating something by other neighbor's shed. All of the deer I saw this week were healthy looking ----- That's all I have. Enjoy your weekend. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-IH-32 | MI | Ingham |
Near Normal
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| Just over 1.1" of rain this week, including 1/2" last night, has helped correct the dry conditions of last week. Creek level still a little low but higher than the previous two weeks. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Near Normal
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| Rain earlier in the week gave us a nice ending to a very dry month. Trees, shrubs and lawns are much less stressed looking. Some summer flowers blooming, some leaves already coming down. Three heat advisories this summer have not been good for them. But August is shaping up to be a little wetter than July, thankfully. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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| No rain recently. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MN-IT-80 | MN | Itasca |
Mildly Wet
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| Mildly to Moderately Wet. Ample rain in the last week brought monthly precip for July to 1.46" above normal. Vegetation healthy and lush. Low fire danger. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MN-SL-30 | MN | St. Louis |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| 14" below normal precip. Watering gardens daily. Vegetation of all kinds drying up. Berry picking season shortened due to berries not ripening or drying fast. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Report for 26 July 26 to 1 Aug 26. There were 4 days of precipitation for the week, for 0.47 inches. The total precipitation for July is 2.65 inches. The historical average for July is 3.70 inches. The total precipitation for August is 0.02 inches. The historical average for August is 3.70 inches. The current condition is Near Normal. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Moderately Dry
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| Continued dry with a few light showers but no meaningful amounts.
Grass has stopped growing and High temperatures have set in. Plenty of deer and other small animus are very active. Shoal creek is lowering but still running at a good level . Fire danger is increasing as August begins with temps around 100º with high humidity. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MT-GN-11 | MT | Gallatin |
Mildly Dry
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| Watering slightly more than normal. Regional fires have been lowering air quality recently. Creeks and rivers slightly low for the date. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Severely Dry
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| Although we had 0.4" rain 8-9 days ago, it has been hot, and all traces of that are gone. It has been in the 90s almost every day, with three days in the high 90s, up to 99. The heat is exhausing and the plants are suffering too! Grasses are brown. Streamflows are now well below normal. Several wildfires in the area have started. There is 110-acre one in the high country (mostly rock) about 5 miles from here that the USFS is allowing to burn so they can use it as justification for logging 4-5 miles from the fire. Lots of smoke here everyday from fires in Washington and Oregon. No rain in the 10-day forecast either. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MT-YS-14 | MT | Yellowstone |
Moderately Dry
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| Unwatered field is dead again and brief light rain showers is not enough to turn it green again. Tall grass in the area is turning golden brown, so another week of hot dry weather will bring severely dry conditions back to my area. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Moderately Dry
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| Grass is browning up, Lake & River levels very low. Watering plants & veggies daily. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NY-CQ-22 | NY | Chautauqua |
Moderately Dry
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| We received only two-thirds of the expected rainfall for the month and with over half of that coming in an extreme rainfall on July 28th, |
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| 8/1/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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| Report for the week of July 25 - August 1, 2026. We received rain 4 out of 7 days, mostly the last half of the week. We received over an inch of rain on 7/29 and 7/30. The grass and vegetables are growing well. The temperatures have been comfortable being in the high 70’s to low 80’s. The St Lawrence River level is 246.46 ft, 41.4” above low water datum and 72.9°F. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Sunny and hot with light winds, then increasing clouds and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around eighty one degrees, and the low around sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, Horse Nettles and Wild Bergamot flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are almost done ripening. Early corn is 84" - 96" tall, late corn is 30" - 48"" tall. The third cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Moderately Dry
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| Conditions here have improved to moderately dry. Our region has been downgraded to being in "moderate drought." Portions of NC are still classed as in severe drought Central NC received several rain events including 12 inches of July rain at Raleigh about 20 miles away. This station measured over 6 inches of rain. Some local water use restrictions have been lifted depending upon location. Cooler temperatures accompanied the rainfall events and humidity has decreased from the "tropical feel" of the last several weeks. Water levels have rebounded in some local reservoirs, although water use restrictions remain in place as a precaution. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NC-WK-13 | NC | Wake |
Near Normal
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| The soil condition is near normal. Recorded 13.21 inches of precipitation in July 2026! |
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| 8/1/2026 | OH-FR-195 | OH | Franklin |
Near Normal
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| We received 0.4" (7/28) + a T (7/29) this week (as of my 7:30 am obs time this morning).
The ground is dry, but not overly so, and the grass, plants, and trees seem to be growing at normal rates and are green. Nearby smaller creeks are low normal; larger streams seem pretty full. I have not observed any unusual animal movements or behaviors. Water quality is normal and there are no restrictions on usage.
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| 8/1/2026 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Mildly Dry
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| Only 2.90 inches of rain in the past 30 days. This is below normal. Lawns and vegetation is showing beginning stages of drought stress. Leaf drop in birch and some other woody plants. Most vegetation remains green and lush. |
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| 8/1/2026 | OR-CC-76 | OR | Clackamas |
Moderately Dry
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| Fire danger is high. Our water is at about -4 inches below normal for the growing season, and we are beginning to feel it. For the past 3 months, we have received less than half the usual. Tops of the ash trees are starting to yellow - they are usually earlier than other species, but this is quite a bit earlier. The yellowing seems general, and I have not seen exit holes from the emerald ash borer, so hopefully the trees in the nearby area have not been infected yet. I have been applying quite a bit of water to the gardens. Some of the blackberry vines are not doing well at plumping their berries, in the drier areas, the ripe berries may be drying on the vine. We still have gotten a really good crop of early blackberries. Not many things are blooming now, other than weeds. Bees are visiting the thistles, bur chervil, wild carrot, wall lettuce, and even tansy ragwort. There do not seem to be many larvae of the cinnabar moth this year, but there are plenty thistle gall wasps. Nearly every thistle stalk has a swelling near the top. There is plenty deer browse in the forest, and I see 3 fawns about. Chipmunks are plentiful, to the amusement of the barn cats. People have been playing in the Clackamas River and its tributaries now that the water now not so cold. |
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| 8/1/2026 | OR-CC-88 | OR | Clackamas |
Severely Dry
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| Recorded only 0.02" of precip in July. Sunny, hot. Mean temp recorded 68.6. Normal 67.0. June recorded below average rainfall. Planting need constant watering. |
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| 8/1/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| 2.16 inches of rain this past week. |
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| 8/1/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Mildly Wet
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| Another 1.83” of rain this week and 7.21” for July has conditions up to mildly wet for the first day of August. The Pascoag Reservoir has risen to 9’0” and is slightly flowing over the spillway for the first time this summer. Boating, fishing, tubing, etc. are in full swing on the lake. The lawn has completely greened back up and needs regular mowing when it is typically dormant this time of year. Rose of Sharon are in full bloom. Hiking trails at Sprague Farm are moist but not flooded and brooks and streams are flowing strongly enough for a game of Pooh Sticks. Birds of all types are very active. Fire danger at George Washington campground is posted as Low. |
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| 8/1/2026 | TX-HYS-148 | TX | Hays |
Moderately Dry
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| The Blanco River in Wimberley is flowing at 18.3cfs, just above the 25th percentile of flow for the 99-year period of record. Groundwater from Jacob's Well is also flow just above the 25th percentile of flow. Grasses are beginning to show some stress, but still are in good shape after 4.5" of rain in July. The burn ban remains off. |
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| 8/1/2026 | TX-KF-20 | TX | Kaufman |
Mildly Dry
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| Things are really drying out. It has been pretty hot, as usual for here for July and August. Pond is down quite a bit and pasture is getting brown in spots and grass is short. My picture is part of the front yard and our donkey’s pasture. Things are still green in the yard, but it is drying out. |
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| 8/1/2026 | TX-MSN-8 | TX | Mason |
Moderately Wet
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| Two weeks of heat and no rain has greatly reduced the amount of soil moisture. Following the big storm that ended on July 16, the daily humidity level was very high and has been slowly getting back down to near-normal levels. Standing water in local fields has mostly disappeared and the low-water crossing have dried up. The drought index remains unchanged and the DSCI remains at 0. The Llano River is slowly returning to normal but is still flowing at an above average rate. The USGS reports the river at Hwy 87 is flowing at 486 cfs vs the 53-year medium of 91 cfs. There are no burn bans in effect. |
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| 8/1/2026 | TX-VV-16 | TX | Val Verde |
Near Normal
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| The last rain was over two week ago and the vegatation is good |
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| 8/1/2026 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Moderately Dry
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| Another dry week, and "normal" (100 degree) days mean we are backing into the drought levels again. So lawns don't need constant mowing like June, fire danger is rising, and many plants are showing their "summer recess" behavior. Gardens with good irrigation are doing fine. And thankfully, lake levels are full for the first time in several years, so supply concerns are minimal. Now to look forward to cooler days...can't be soon enough! |
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