| 12/15/2025 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| Soil moisture level remains near normal and nearby reservoir is at a normal level. |
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| 12/15/2025 | CT-NL-19 | CT | New London |
Moderately Dry
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| First snowfall is beautiful and Christmasy. Fluffy snow with icy base is everywhere with little melting. Icy conditions on roads and sidewalks. Very cold. |
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| 12/15/2025 | FL-MA-38 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Even with a nice time if rain a week ago the ground is still hard and dry, plants need frequent watering and retention ponds have nothing to retain. |
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| 12/15/2025 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Moderately Dry
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| Snowfall was welcome but didn't really provide much moisture. Conditions continue to be very dry with creeks and river quite low. Hoping for rain this week. |
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| 12/15/2025 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| It's been a week of receiving small snow amounts on two occasions during week. It was little, light making it fun to shovel for once. The cold temps are what everyone is talking about not liking. It also reminds of past winters where snow and low temps were the norm. Creeks are still open while rivers have a layer of ice. I presume creeks are open due to warm water from tile outlets that are along creeks. With the snow cover, pheasants appear lost as to where they should look for easy food. The deer don't seem to mind as they trample around the bldg sites looking for easy food for the taking. Song birds are more prevalent at the feeders, especially the junco, and some woodpeckers. |
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| 12/15/2025 | MN-MC-7 | MN | McLeod |
Mildly Dry
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| When the ground is frozen it is hard to be sure, but I think the moisture is still below normal. We had more snow this week, but not a lot. The ground is well covered now, so roots were somewhat insulated from the deep cold we had overnight.
We have seen tracks of rabbits and deer, so we don't have enough snow yet to slow those animals down. |
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| 12/15/2025 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| General Awareness
Conditions are somewhat dry but still in the near normal range for this time of year. We received 0.4 inch of snow this week (on December 13). Total snow depth is currently 0.5 inches with a snow water equivalent of 0.02 inches. Temperatures were below normal this week except for December 9, when it reached 53 degrees here. Low temperatures were below zero again this morning, with a reading of -2 degrees Fahrenheit. The ground froze this morning again after thawing on Wednesday. Soil temps on Wednesday December 9 were 37 degrees at a depth of 2 inches and 39 degrees at 8 inches. Precipitation here for December is 0.08 inch, which is 0.49 inch below normal (14 percent of normal). Total precipitation for the year here is 98 percent of normal (0.53 inch below normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.17 inch below normal (73 percent of normal).
Plants and wildlife.
The soil is wet near the surface and the grass in areas not covered with snow is green in most locations. The soil is frozen again after thawing Wednesday December 9. Approximately 90 percent of my yard is snow covered (small areas near my house are not covered). The area of woods behind me are covered with snow. Bird visits to the bird bath have remained steady this week, with approximately 20 species of birds (about 100 to 120 birds each day).
Water Supply
Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is about 1 foot below normal. Area creeks and ponds are also slightly below normal.
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| 12/15/2025 | NJ-HN-31 | NJ | Hunterdon |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| soil retaining some moisture, streams and river below normal flows |
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| 12/15/2025 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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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 one day with trace precipitation for a total of 0.17”, the past seven days [Sunday-Sat]. River and stream volume the past week of this CMR maintained their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday morning, 12/14; one reduced its flow to 10% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station moving at a slow volume and with no turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west, interestingly increased its flow over its fall, covering about 35% of its respective fall and moving at a similar, volume with no turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station remains closed for the season. The ground around this station is frozen. Grass and weeds remained dormant for the season. The Juvenal Oak’s continue to hold their 85% of their leaves. House Finch were an average active this week as evidenced by about 95% of the feeder was used since being filled for the first time this season 14 days ago. The same was refilled the evening of 12/14. No Crows or Ravins were observed the past seven days. Dark Eyed Juncos were observed beneath the feeder again in great numbers. Neighborhood squirrels were observed. The neighborhood Ginkgo trees that dropped their stinky fruits ten weeks ago, continue to hold their foul smell. The first Frost observation for this station, this season, was reported on October 10th. Since then; I have observed and reported a total of 17 days with frost, 2 additional the past week.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 2.66 inches of precipitation. There has been 127 days of precipitation the previous 338 days of CY2025 [1/1/2025 to 12/14/2025] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
44.01”, compared to (again) 121 Precipitation Days” and a [CY] total of 52.53” the same [year to date] in CY2024. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 8.62” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2023- 52.48”
YTD2022- 43.57”
YTD2021- 53.27
YTD2020- 48.22”
YTD2019- 58.10”
YTD2018- 64.90”
YTD2017- 41.92”
YTD2016- 42.09”
YTD2015- 37.00” (First full Year.)
The running ELEVEN year average reported precipitation for THIS station is: 48.91” inches, holding this station at a deficit of 4.90 less then the 11 (CY) year average and making this year to date, (still holding) the fifth driest year monitoring this station. Considering the eleven year annual comparable total for this station and less precipitation the past week, is why I believe that it is appropriate to maintain this week’s report on the “normal” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: emails me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com. |
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| 12/15/2025 | NM-HR-8 | NM | Harding |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| After a nearby evergreen tree was cut down for holiday decorating, it became even more noticeable how dry the soil is - when the tree was watered, the pan in the tree stand needed to be filled at the end of the day! |
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| 12/15/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Partly cloudy and cold with snow and moderate winds, then cloudy and cold overnight with moderate winds. The high temperature was around fifteen degrees and the low around eight degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every 2 days. Very few leaves still have color. Most woods are bare. The nearby trout stream is flowing near normal. Intermittent streams are flowing. One of the remaining corn fields is uncut. |
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| 12/15/2025 | OH-ER-5 | OH | Erie |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Creek frozen, ground under Willow tree snow covered and firm. |
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| 12/15/2025 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Garden still very dry. Had to disassemble the hose due to freezing temperatures. End of growing season. |
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| 12/15/2025 | WI-LN-2 | WI | Lincoln |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| A little more snow during the week for insulating the hay crops. Cold temperatures sent frost into the ground, down 8" by the end of the week. Farmers worked with their livestock to keep them fed, watered, and out of the wind. Wildlife punched holes in ice and ate snow to get water. Many days they were near wooded areas for shelter. Deer grazed near dusk and after dark. Some turkeys were seen by day scratching in the snow trying to find corn and soybeans on the ground. Flocks of 8 to 12 birds were common. There wasn't enough snow in this area for snowmobiles, snowshoeing, or cross country skiing. There wasn't enough thick ice of ice fishing. Loggers were working on freezing down roads. Wildfire danger was low with the snow. |
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