| 10/3/2026 | 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 with rains from Hurricane Polo bringing 0.28" to Lake Havasu City. Periods of downpours & thunder/lightning. |
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| 10/3/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| CY 64% of normal; WY 0%. |
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| 10/3/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Maple trees have brown leaves at the edges and are dropping leaves. Hand watering necessary |
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| 10/3/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| We had 0.15" measurable rain this week. It was mostly cooler and cloudy this past week.
Aspens are right in their peak golden colors at our location.
A group of 8-10 turkeys have just walked across my property foraging for insects and seeds.
Many Mule Deer browsing along the roads here.
No sign of the moose that were prevalent 1-2 miles down from our property.
Song birds are fewer at the bird baths. |
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| 10/3/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| 2.09" of rain fell last week, most during the nor'easter. |
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| 10/3/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Mildly Wet
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| Springs flowing above normal. Ground moist. |
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| 10/3/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Lake Alice and golf course pond still below average but last night’s rain has perked up recently wilting plants. |
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| 10/3/2026 | FL-BW-167 | FL | Broward |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Energy Plants & Wildlife
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| Thunderstorms continue nearly daily and conditions are a tad on the wet side. Temps are moderating and AC use has decreased from summer peak usage. Plants and wildlife are responding to the wetter conditions and are thriving. |
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| 10/3/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Energy Fire
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| FIRE - While our area on the US Drought Map still shows D III, locally we have been receiving regular moisture and the ground around our area is not dry.
ENERGY - Last week’s highs were near normal and the lows have come down also to give some relief during the night time hours.
GENERAL - Getting closer to near normal temperatures allowing the conditions to return to normal. |
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| 10/3/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| good rain yesterday keeping soil moisture near normal |
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| 10/3/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| A total of 2.20" of rain fell over the past week with most of it falling Thursday. And once again our NWS did a great job forecasting, as they predicted 2-3" of rain throughout the 2 day event. Right now the surface is pretty wet but not quite severely wet, so going with moderately wet soil conditions seems about right. Area waterways are up to near bank full while the nearby Beaver Creek is just over its banks and running muddy. Trees are finally beginning to show a bit of color but are still thick with leaves, for the most part. Area lawns continue growing surprisingly fast and require mowing about every 4 days, so far, but with shorter days and cooler nights growing conditions are bound to slow down. Wildlife is not too busy yet but the squirrels are tenaciously getting into my pumpkins, which I now wrap in metal screening for the time being. And the boxelder bugs have finally started showing up but so far their numbers are low. So far. If only squirrels ate boxelder bugs. Probably not going to happen. Well definitely. |
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| 10/3/2026 | IL-ME-15 | IL | Menard |
Near Normal
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Agriculture Energy Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Local beans look ready to harvest. My sweet potatoes are getting some yellow leaves. Tomatoes are slow to ripen but peppers won't quit.
We didn't have power issues this week. Our pear tree is starting to drop its colored leaves as is tulip tree. Mushrooms popped up after this weeks rain. I saw that walnuts, acorns, and locust pods were staining country roads where traffic hits them. Our Deer and fawn were seen several times this week. This week we had a total of 0.90" of rain which helped. Monthly total for Sept was 1.85" over 8 occurrences. Overflow creek and pond with no standing water. Evenings are beginning to be chilly in the low 40s. Added picture of 9/27 7am rainbow. I had never seen one at sunrise on a rainless morning before. |
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| 10/3/2026 | IN-AL-42 | IN | Allen |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Still amazingly wet....for any time of year, much less October. Turf grasses are lush and thriving. Small creek out back is flowing strongly. Creek is normally dry this time of year. Don't know if this is related or not, but strange, new fungi are appearing in the lawn...heavily. |
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| 10/3/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| I have recorded 1.41 inches of precipitation at my location during the past 7-days. Lawn is green and lush. |
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| 10/3/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Almost two inches of rain this week, with temperatures only in the 70s, makes it look like the hot, dry summer is over. |
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| 10/3/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.61 inches of rain this week and 4.52 inches in September helps our moisture profile a lot. We are are still below normal for the year. This moisture will help our grass and trees going into fall and will make a difference next spring as well. Some rye, triticale and wheat are up and a lot will be planted in the next 2 weeks. Fall harvest is stalled and needs some dry days. |
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| 10/3/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| .47 inches of rain on the last day of this period. Much needed rain. No runoff. |
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| 10/3/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| OK, today is Monday, and the weatherman is predicting 2-4” of rain over the next seven days while we have been two weeks without a drop. (That prediction was a little off, while I actually received 0.75” through Friday.) The blades of grass are curling up in the midday sun as hot, dry air arrives from the north. The only thing this dry weather is good for is sugarcane harvest, which begins this week, but not in this area. The forecasted thunderstorms on Thursday began with the first wave at 8:07 a.m. Heavy rain fell for 15 minutes or so, and light drizzle remained until noon. The lawn looks refreshed as well as the flowering annuals the next day. More rain predicted this weekend. We hope!
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| 10/3/2026 | MD-WR-31 | MD | Worcester |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| September 2026 summary from eastern Worcester County, MD (using midnight to midnight data) - Temperatures in September were slightly above average with an average daily maximum of 78.5 degrees and an average daily minimum of 65.4. The highest daily maximum was 90.1 on the 10th, and the lowest daily maximum was 61.5 on the 27th. The daily maximum was 90 or above on 2 days. The lowest daily minimum was 54.7 on the 26th and the highest daily minimum was 74.7 on the 1st. The average daily humidity was 82.6%. The dewpoint reached 70 or above on 17 days. Rainfall was above average with 5.51 inches measured, which is about 145% of average. Measurable rain was observed on 10 days. |
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| 10/3/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| getting rain but still dry |
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| 10/3/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Fall foliage is bright this year, with vivid reds, yellows, and oranges. Past few seasons were more subdued in color. Rainfall over the past week measured 0.79". Many Black Walnuts continue to fall.Roses are still blooming along with many other late flowering shrubs and perennials. Soil is normal in moisture. Rivers and streams are running at normal levels. Birds are active. |
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| 10/3/2026 | MI-IH-32 | MI | Ingham |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| 1.2" of rain this week, mostly light continuous rain. Ground is damp. Soybean harvest in full swing earlier in the week. A few farmers are brining in corn. Green beans and lima beans still producing in the garden; tomatoes are about done. Creek level slightly high. |
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| 10/3/2026 | MI-RS-11 | MI | Roscommon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We had just about an inch of rain in the last week. Meteorologist show that my area is not in drought condition. |
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| 10/3/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Lots of storms came through on Thursday night and we got almost as much rain in one night as we got all of October last year. We seem to have a pattern that's occurred the last three months of dry periods followed by heavy rain. Lots of leaves came down and many trees are starting to show fall colors.Feeders are back up and seeing many birds, especially chickadees in the yard. Some fall flowers, fruits are ripening, falling temps. It's autumn. |
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| 10/3/2026 | MN-HN-285 | MN | Hennepin |
Near Normal
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| Rain lately, temps are cooler and fall is here. It seems that it went from a hot dry summer to a damp fall in a day or two
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| 10/3/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Report for 20 Sep 26 to 2 Oct 26. There were 6 days of precipitation during the 2 weeks, for 1.31 inches. The total precipitation for September is 4.44 inches. The historical average for September is 4.00 inches. The total precipitation for October is 1.87 inches. The historical average for October is 2.8 inches. The current condition is Mildly Wet. |
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| 10/3/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| A couple of little showers this week made the grass green again but no relief for the drought Shoal creek is low but flowing a little better, Plenty of deer seeking forage and other small animals are very active. Many leaves are falling dry and brown with no color change. Fire danger its high. |
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| 10/3/2026 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| .29” of rain the last two days is just a pittance of what is needed. The shrubs, brush and trees are really showing the impact of a dry, hot, harsh September. |
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| 10/3/2026 | MT-LC-19 | MT | Lewis And Clark |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Just a trace of rain this week. That is all the rain I have had in the past 2 weeks. However the rainfall from Sept 19 of 0.80+ inches is still holding. The good lawn is mostly green, with little watering this week. The field grass is about 75% green that has been cut. Overall, conditions are fairly normal as we begin October. |
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| 10/3/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Some improvement. Lake level and river level almost normal for the data. Leaves are falling some before turning color. Black Walnut drop is way ahead of normal. |
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| 10/3/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| 0.92” total rain this week. Hiking and biking trails are mostly dry with a few wet areas in the usual spots, also some areas are starting to get some leaf drop. Our pond has gone back down a little with a high on the 30th at 0.5" & low on the 27th at -1.7" (12” is top of the spillway). Mad River level from the Paddlers gage at six mile bridge was a high of -0.1’ on the 29th to low of -1.0’ on the 2nd. Still no frost yet this week, still getting vegetables from the garden. WMNF fire danger sign is still set at Moderate. Foliage is near peak this week. |
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| 10/3/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Report for the week of 9/26 - 10/3/2026. We received 0.74” of rain this week. The vegetable garden is done for the season. The grass has slowed, only mowing once per week. The temperatures are starting to cool. The leaves are changing and starting to drop. St. Lawrence River level reported by the NOAA Station located on Wellesley Island, NY near Alexandria Bay, NY. Level 245.17 ft., 25.9” Above low water datum, and 59.2°F water temperature. |
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| 10/3/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Cloudy and warm with light winds and morning rain, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with decreasing clouds and light winds. The high temperature was around sixty two degrees, and the low around forty degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. Asters, Goldenrod, Prunella vulgaris, Chickory, and Jerusalem Artichoke flowers are in full bloom. Apples are ripe, walnuts are beginning to fall. All corn cobs are ripe and some leaves are dying. Some corn is beginning to be chopped. Blackbirds and Canadian Geese are beginning to flock. Black Cherry trees, Walnut leaves and sparse other trees leaves are beginning to change color. The local intermittent stream is dry and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early fall levels. |
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| 10/3/2026 | NC-BC-105 | NC | Buncombe |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| streams and creeks low. Pollen and dust high. Unseasonably warm temperatures have shrubs wilting and early leaf drop. Fire danger on alert. Irrigation necessary for late fall crops |
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| 10/3/2026 | NC-BC-150 | NC | Buncombe |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain this week. . . and we need it. Redbud tree's leaves are nearly all yellow and brown. Other trees' leaves are turning yellow. Dogwood berries and chokecherries are red. Black bear scavenged the yellow jackets' nest on north side of house. |
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| 10/3/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Society & Public Health Water Supply & Quality
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| Conditions here remain severely dry. On Oct. 1 we were about 13+ inches below "the normal yearly average." The rain year ending Sept.2026 was roughly 17+ inches behind the average. This is the driest we have seen here in 9 years, assuming the "drought" started in late October 2025. Lawns are starting to yellow and leaves are changing. We have seen several large deciduous and pine trees withering and assume will likely die. People continue with their routines. Our water use and "no burn" restrictions are still in force. Haw River flow is very low with some of the channel bed now exposed near shore. Animals are out foraging and birds now empty our feeder about every 3 days. |
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| 10/3/2026 | NC-WK-185 | NC | Wake |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Energy
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| Comparing regional AirNow data from the last six months with more than 300 indoor station home barometer total pressure and carbon dioxide partial pressure measures for relationships with significance cutoff at 95% CI. Two of the last six months with the highest cooling degree days (65 F), two of 6 months with number of days with high temperatures > 87F, and 2 of last 6 months with the most inches of rain were also the 2 of last 6 months with highest indoor CO2. Home barometer measures followed normal distribution, but ppm carbon dioxide was consistently above standard most months and not normally distributed. Our HVAC is technically not capable of cooling to 65 when it is 87 outside, and 87 is also critical temperature for CO2. Relationship between CO2 and precipitation/water remains unclear, but there may have been a link between high temperature, rain, and abnormally high and unstable indoor CO2 during that time. |
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| 10/3/2026 | OH-LC-10 | OH | Licking |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Starting a new "water Year". As of September 30 2026, Our accumulation for the 2025-2026 Water Year was 54.44 inches, 12.27" above normal. Conditions this morning clear and a little damp. Agricultural fields are looking ready for harvest. Streams at near normal. |
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| 10/3/2026 | OR-CC-88 | OR | Clackamas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| September ended on a dry, warm trend. However, overall the month was cool-well below the average mean temp. Recorded 61.0; average is 65.5. Only 6 days of rain, totaling 1.55". That's a deficit of 0.49". Wettest day 9/2 measuring 0.43".
Some foliage beginning to turn color. No moisture for 7 days. |
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| 10/3/2026 | PA-CH-72 | PA | Chester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Grass, shrubs maintaing greeness. Here and there you can see the leaves sstarting to turn. |
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| 10/3/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| 3.92 inches of rain this past week. |
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| 10/3/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| With 5.54” of rain in September and 1.94” this week, conditions are now mildly wet for the first week of October. The Pascoag Reservoir is back up to 9’1” and slightly overflowing the spillway which is very high for October. With the high temperatures the last few days water skiers and tubers have been active on the lake getting in one last outing before the temperatures cool and the lake is drained in 2 weeks. Fall colors are just getting noticeable on the trees. Mostly yellows from birches but the maples are starting to show some reds and oranges too. Understory bushes like blueberries and sassafras are also getting colorful. |
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| 10/3/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health
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| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1..***LOCAL CONDITIONS BECOME MODERATELY DRY***THIS STATION HAS RECEIVED A TRACE OF RAINFALL SINCE 23SEP26...HOPEFULLY, THE FORECASTED AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL REBOUND LOCAL CONDITIONS... |
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| 10/3/2026 | SC-GV-94 | SC | Greenville |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Retention pond down about 3 feet. Tributaries are trickling. Clay soil and much are dry cracking and separating from the foundation.
Frog activity is nil. Outdoor activities were good, low humidity and not as warm.
Lawns are looking crispy. |
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| 10/3/2026 | SC-SM-30 | SC | Sumter |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Water Supply & Quality
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| Still “Moderately Dry” here. Both US Drought Monitor and SC Climate Office have this area in a “D2 - Severe Drought” status, but no Mandatory nor Voluntary water use restrictions in effect. Has been hot and dry all week. Per SC Forestry app - 17 wildfires across SC. Last measurable rain was 25 Sept (0.56”). River birch trees now mostly yellow/brown and dropping leaves. Our pine trees are dropping the “helicopter” seeds. Local non irrigated lawns still brown/grey and crunchy with bare spots showing. Birds and squirrels busy at the feeders, especially the hummingbirds. They’re quickly draining the sugar water feeders again. From Data Explorer: Oct precip: 0” (-0.22" : 0% of NOAA Normal). Yearly precip: 20.88” (-15.87" : 57% of NOAA Normal). Last 30 days: 1.23” (NOAA Normal: 7.62”). Last 90 days: 7.97” (NOAA Normal: 18.01”). |
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| 10/3/2026 | TX-KF-20 | TX | Kaufman |
NA
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Over the past 3 days, we have received 1.84 inches of rain. We are so thankful. I will say, the crepe Myrtle trees already look perkier and my potted plants look “happier”. Nothing like rain water. The ground is soaking it up. Our pond may have come up the tiniest bit, but we will have to have a lot more rain to bring it back up. |
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| 10/3/2026 | TX-MSN-8 | TX | Mason |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| We went two months this summer without any rain and have now received nearly nine inches in the last three weeks, including over six inches in the last three days. The area is severely water logged and low areas are flooded. The area burn ban was canceled as of Oct 2. The Llano River at Hwy 87 is flowing at over 5600 cfs vs the median of 120 cfs. Bird migrations are in process. We have noticed the male hummingbirds have left but the females are still here. |
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| 10/3/2026 | TX-VV-16 | TX | Val Verde |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| The rain we just got helped but .04 barely wet the ground |
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| 10/3/2026 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| Finally! After ten weeks of almost nothing, we finally got a good rain, less so far than some nearby spots, but enough for a week of recovery. Fire danger is reduced (burn bans have not expired yet) and grass and other vegetation is responding well. As much as anything, spirits are improved! A bit more rainfall is predicted, and would be appreciated, and the cooler days ate a wonderful change. |
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| 10/3/2026 | WI-PC-37 | WI | Pierce |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| The yard had to be mowed this past week so the grass is growing again. Many trees have reached their peak colors and have begun to drop their leaves. Frost was on the grass for the first time this season this past week. The creek is just barely flowing. |
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