| 10/7/2025 | AL-HN-7 | AL | Henry |
Moderately Dry
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| Grass feels very dry to walk on, leaves on trees look dry. Grass is turning slightly brown. Soil is completely dry, no moisture. When we cut the grass over the weekend, it was extremely dusty. |
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| 10/7/2025 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Moderately Dry
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| We received 0.18 inch of rain yesterday and last night which is good for the fall garden beds , but not enough to help with the drought. |
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| 10/7/2025 | CO-LR-1238 | CO | Larimer |
Mildly Wet
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| The rains we’ve had since mid-September have really helped us recover from terrible summer drought, but at what an odd time of year…. very late monsoon-like weather. In our pasture, for the first time this year, the blue and side-oats gramma grasses are suddenly flourishing and have sent up seed heads! Usually this happens only earlier in the summer. We also, unfortunately, suddenly have lush resurgences of bindweed and other undesirable non native weeds. There is still standing water in some places nearby (within 2-3 miles in low-lying locations), though not on our property. The soil is well moistened and even saturated in some areas where it’s more compacted. Reservoir levels are up, though this is likely greatly compounded by flows from the high country for winter storage. |
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| 10/7/2025 | CT-NH-72 | CT | New Haven |
Moderately Dry
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| Very dry even though we had rain wasn’t enough to get deep into the ground according to the latest drought monitor stream levels lowered |
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| 10/7/2025 | CT-NL-6 | CT | New London |
Moderately Dry
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| For the Month of October so far 0.00" precipitation, no Rain since 9/28/25
Trees are dropping leaves due to drought stress, |
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| 10/7/2025 | IN-MD-40 | IN | Madison |
Severely Dry
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| Even with about 2 tenths of an inch of rain overnight & this morning, the ground is already drying out. Grass is nearly dormant and trees are pale. White River and Killbuck Creek are very low. Many crops have been harvested, but the ones that remain are more brown than usual. A Burn Ban is in effect for Madison County. |
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| 10/7/2025 | IN-TP-29 | IN | Tippecanoe |
Near Normal
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| 68degreesF
.05” in guage |
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| 10/7/2025 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Near Normal
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| Conditions are near normal. The lawns are growing and require cutting. At least 95 percent of the lawn area is green and less than 5 percent slightly brown. The bushes around people's home are near normal. Stream flow was below normal yesterday and the pond level is slightly below normal yesterday. The lawns are mostly green. We are having rain today. Heavy rain is in the forecast. Drought status is NONE. Conditions were between mildly dry and near normal yesterday and near normal today. Since it is raining and rain is in the forecast, use scale bar as normal. 9.68" which is 100 percent of normal rainfall during the past 90 days. 5.38" which is 85 percent of normal rainfall during the past 60 days and 3.05" which is 100 percent of normal rainfall during the past 30 days. The precipitation data indicate that we are near normal with only a slight deficit at the 60 day period level which is still in normal range. The pond level and stream flow will be getting back to normal today. Our area will likely become mildly wet later on today if the forecast holds true today and tonight. |
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| 10/7/2025 | MO-GR-126 | MO | Greene |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| Incredibly dry. All vegetation is dormant. Pond is dry. Creek is dry. Been feeding hay since August. Filling stock tanks daily. |
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| 10/7/2025 | NV-DG-31 | NV | Douglas |
Near Normal
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| Just dry and cold |
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| 10/7/2025 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Near Normal
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| Thus far for my “Watershed,” that resides in the “Upper Passaic River” Watershed, that covers from 1.5 miles to the NW to about 1.5 miles to the SE and is about 1 mile in width and in the general shape of a diamond;
There was one day with measurable precipitation and zero days with trace precipitation for a total of 0.06”, the past seven days [Sunday-Sat]. River and stream volume the past week of the CMR decreased there rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday morning, 10/5; one decreased flow to 40% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station at a SLOW volume and with no turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west, decreased its flow over its fall, now covering <10% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume with no turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station had observable play again this past week on all days with daily watering of greens and fairways. The ground around this station is dry and increasingly hard. Grass and weeds required less maintenance the past week. Maple trees are looking well with some fall color slowly emerging, but more brown leaves along with the Juvenal Oak’s and two Ginkgo Trees, also all doing well. FALL color continues to materialize on and around this station around this station. Bees increased noticeably all around this station. House Finch were very active, along with Blue Jays. Downey Woodpackers were heard again. The Hummingbird feeder began with 315 g of Fall Nectar and had 19g consumed or 6% use, the previous 7 days and the same was refreshed the morning of 10/5 with 25% more sugar for the seasonal migration. Neighborhood squirrels were observed along with one Chipmunk. The Crape Myrtle late blooms faded. The Black Walnuts continue to drop their nuts in the local neighborhood along with Oak Trees with greater frequency. Also; the neighborhood Ginkgo trees began dropping their stinky fruits exactly on 9/26 and continue to do so as of this report.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 3.22
inches of precipitation. There has been 102 days of precipitation the previous 275 days of CY2025 [1/1/2025 to 10/04/2025] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
36.18”, compared to 100 Precipitation Days” and a [CY] total of
47.41” the same [year to date] in CY2024. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 11.23” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2023- 43.45”
YTD2022- 35.50”
YTD2021- 44.74”
YTD2020- 37.39”
YTD2019- 45.93”
YTD2018- 53.01”
YTD2017- 34.12
YTD2016- 34.61”
YTD2015- 31.22” (First full Year.)
The running ELEVEN year average reported precipitation for THIS station is: 40.32” inches, placing this station at a deficit of 4.14” less then the 11 year average and making this year to date, (again) the fifth driest year monitoring this station. Considering the eleven year annual comparable total for this station, is why I believe that it is appropriate to continue to maintain this week’s report to the “Near Normal” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: emails me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com. |
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| 10/7/2025 | NM-BR-365 | NM | Bernalillo |
Moderately Dry
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| Traditionally our monsoon moisture arrives in July and August, which this year were abnormally dry. The totals got bumped up due to storms in September, typically a dry month. During most of the summer, plants were stunted, reproducing but not striving. The burst of moisture in September caused a corresponding burst of growth, with spring and summer bloomers flowering along with the fall species. Unusual to see milkvetch, desert marigold and Blackfoot daisies blooming alongside our purple asters and snakeweed. Stunted blue grama grass has risen to over 2 feet. An interesting fall. |
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| 10/7/2025 | NY-CL-15 | NY | Clinton |
Moderately Dry
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| We are getting rain showers. This the first rain since the last rain event from 23-26 Sep when I reported 1.5” at my station. Currently, at my location, they are forecasting approximately .2” for this entire event through early am. tomorrow. It began close to 1500hrs and as of 1800, there was approximately .1”, so at this rate, and the radar would appear to bear this out, .2” seems correct. |
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| 10/7/2025 | NY-HM-6 | NY | Hamilton |
Moderately Dry
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| Today first precipitation since 27 September. |
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| 10/7/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Dry
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| Sunny and hot with light winds, then mostly clear and warm overnight with light winds becoming partly cloudy by dawn. The high temperature was around eighty degrees and the low around sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful a day. Asters, Chicory, Goldenrod, Prunella vulgaris are blooming. Apples are ripening, half are gone. Over half the leaves are turning color, some maples are over 3/4 red. Most Black Cherry trees have lost leaves. Milkweed is going to seed. Canadian Geese, Blackbirds and sparrows have larger flocks. Some of the nearby trout stream is dry. Potatoes are being harvested, walnuts are falling, a few corn fields are being cut. |
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| 10/7/2025 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Moderately Dry
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| It is raining today, but my neighborhood is almost two inches in deficit in precipitation. I'm glad it is finally raining, but we'll need more rainy days to hope to catch up to where we should be. |
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| 10/7/2025 | TN-MD-1 | TN | Madison |
Moderately Dry
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| Ground soaking up the welcome rain. Bermuda responds well. Little change overall. |
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| 10/7/2025 | VA-HG-8 | VA | Highland |
Severely Dry
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| Little of no precipitation. Some rain at the end of September, but little since. Pasture grass is sparse and increasing areas of soil surface visible. Fruit trees planted in Spring are struggling. Apples falling from trees before fully ripening. Hardwood trees leaves have very little color. Turning brown and falling. Carefully irrigating a few fall crops. Did not plant many cool weather crops due to uncertainty of future precipitation. Very concerned about ground water stores. We have well water. |
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| 10/7/2025 | WA-OK-40 | WA | Okanogan |
Moderately Dry
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| The one hour fuels are brown and leaves on some plants are wilted, which may be from the freezing temps and lack of water. The roads are very dusty, more than normal as it seems things are turning to moon dust. It just has that look that things are very dry if there is such a thing. Wildfires are still happening. We had a small one last night in the area. The cool overnight temps are helping slow the rate of spread currently. |
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