| 6/19/2026 | AL-SH-74 | AL | Shelby |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Station has received a solid amount of rain during this months reporting period. 11 of 18 days thus far have had measurable rain, including the past five straight days. This has definitely relieved drought conditions in this part of the state. Grass and landscaping are lush, green and growing. Seasonal flowers are vibrant and healthy. Vegetable gardens are producing cherry tomatoes. Soils are wet, but draining appropriately follwing storms. Creeks had flooded some yesterday,but are returning to normal today. The moisture is good for fire prevention during upcoming Holiday Fireworks. Wooded uplands are normal, lowlands are a bit wetter than last year. Amphibians are present in noticeable numbers, fireflies are present, mosquitoes not yet a nuisance. Bird counts are normal and variety of species is good. By most measurables, water levels are near or slightly above normal for this station. One concern is larger trees seem to be vulnerable to toppling at the base during wind events due to moist soils. Wind and flash floods would be my primary weather concerns next week. Temperatures have been normal, with high humidity due to rain. Air conditioning has not had to run constantly. There is zero fire hazard at this station. |
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| 6/19/2026 | CO-LR-36 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| Back to bone dry. Irrigated Tuesday night and only able to cover about 25% of normal. The soil just sucked up the water and I only got 8 hours (vs 12 normally). Sacrificed the hayfield to get water to the trees. I think the willow is starting to suffer. |
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| 6/19/2026 | MD-HW-44 | MD | Howard |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No effect |
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| 6/19/2026 | MN-WG-88 | MN | Washington |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| More than an inch of rain this week. Lawns are bouncing back. So are weeds in the pollinator garden which is also growing on steroids. Tomatoes in the veggie garden doing OK; not great. |
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| 6/19/2026 | MN-YM-18 | MN | Yellow Medicine |
Near Normal
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Condition Monitoring Report
June 19, 2026
This station reported small amounts of rain for five of the last seven days, totaling 38 one-hundredths of an inch. Additionally, during the night of June 16th, this site recorded pea-sized hail. However, a mile and a half north of the site, there was extensive hail damage. The areas hardest hit by the hailstorm were the northern third of Posen Township, the southern third of Wood Lake Township, the extreme southwest corner of Sioux Agency Township, and the northwest corner of Echo Township; all these townships are located in eastern Yellow Medicine County.
Additionally, on June 16th, another hailstorm was reported south and east of this site. This storm tracked from between the towns of Cottonwood and Green Valley, moved southeasterly toward a mile south of the village of Seaforth, then to two miles north of Wabasso, all in Minnesota. The majority of crops in the area are in excellent condition.
The depth of the Minnesota River at the footbridge in Granite Falls is approximately six feet and ten inches.
Last week, temperatures were in the mid-seventies, making it excellent for outdoor activities and minimal stress on livestock and wildlife.
One picture shows the water-depth gauge on the footbridge in Granite Falls, and another shows the dam upstream of the footbridge. Another picture shows hail damage in a corn field on the southern side of Tyson Lake in Posen Township. A fourth photo shows a cornfield in Echo Township.
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| 6/19/2026 | MO-CP-7 | MO | Cooper |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Energy
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| We have received exactly 2.00 in. of rain this week, some from thunderstorms, others just rain events. The ground is moist and vegetation is still lush. I don't have a garden other than garlic, and my friends who do say their veggie plants are doing amazingly well this year. It has been a mix of cool and hot weather this week, and fortunately my air conditioner had a break for a few days. Japanese beetles showed up this week chowing on my canna leaves. Not much wildlife other than rabbits, squirrels, and birds feasting on wild cherries in my front yard. |
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| 6/19/2026 | MT-YS-14 | MT | Yellowstone |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| So far I have only had to mow my field twice this year. Usually it is 4-5 times by this time. There is still some green in it with 30% of it brown. Lawn is taking an enormous amount of water to turn it green after a very dry spring. |
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| 6/19/2026 | NE-CS-5 | NE | Chase |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| New grass in dryland ranges is browning up. Subsurface soil still dry.
In photo this is unirrigated land along Frenchman's Creek in wauneta ne |
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| 6/19/2026 | NM-BR-183 | NM | Bernalillo |
Moderately Dry
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| Getting hot, a couple of sprinkles to cool off for a bit but didn't give much water. |
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| 6/19/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Cloudy and warm with gusty winds and rain, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with gusty winds. The high temperature was around seventy two degrees, and the low around fifty four degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating aeederful every day. Johnny-Jump-Up flowers, White Clover, wild daisies, Thimbleberries, Soapwort flowers, aqualegia, Multifloral rose flowers, Valerian and phlox flowers are in full bloom. Corn is 14" - 17" tall. The local intermittent stream is starting to dry up and the nearby trout stream is flowing at late spring levels. |
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| 6/19/2026 | NC-BC-1 | NC | Buncombe |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| About 1.5" of needed rain this week. |
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| 6/19/2026 | NC-DS-45 | NC | Davidson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
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| Grass is moist from rain, ground (clay) is moist but for sure absorbing the water as fast as it fell, like a sponge. |
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| 6/19/2026 | NC-WK-203 | NC | Wake |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Rainfall for the week was 0.96 inches. Though it may seem that would make a significant difference, the deficit is over 15 inches and the rainfall only moistened the very top layer of the soil. Stream flows are very low with small streams drying up. Trees are shedding leaves and needless and all plants are stressed. Burn bans and water restrictions remain in place. Crops are deteriorating. |
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| 6/19/2026 | OR-YM-7 | OR | Yamhill |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Plants are still growing but slowing down. Grass is not growing much. Anything in a pot and any new plantings need to be watered. Air conditioner has gone on a couple times. Cherries, blueberries and raspberries are in full production- about a month ahead of schedule. Strawberries are slowing down also ahead of the usual early July slowdown. Flowers are early to bloom and fade as well. A good rain in early June has kept things lush but it’s starting to get dry. 99° temperature predictions for next werk will surely change things. |
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| 6/19/2026 | WA-WC-70 | WA | Whatcom |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| After a very wet spring we have now been enjoying a very temperate period. Local farmers have harvested hay, and nights have become warm enough for gardeners' seed plantings to germinate. Water supply is ample; summer hiking and biking sports are possible, and mountain camping has begun. All those are good for local recreation business. Conditions are very normal, unstressed. Given how wet thngs have been, causing brush and trees to thrive, the local fire department has become involved in wildfire prevention activities (trimming, pruning etc). |
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