| 11/16/2025 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| A quiet and dry week with high temperatures ranging from the upper 60's to low 70's. The high of the week was 72° on Tuesday. Lows were in the 30's except on Monday when the low was 26°. No precipitation fell last week. Besides being a little breezy on Friday, winds were light. Leaves continue to fall from the trees and shrubs with plants and grasses drying in the wildland areas. Besides a few birds, no wildlife seen. |
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| 11/16/2025 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are drier than usual. We’ve had no rain in the past two weeks and temperatures are above normal for the time of year. Highs have been running in the 70s most days with a maximum of 77 yesterday. Soil moisture and water body levels are below normal and some cool season crops in my garden are wilting in the afternoon heat. Local pastures look in pretty good condition though. The small stream nearby had some small pools from the last rain but they have dried up this week. There seems to be a moderate fire danger now that we’ve had a frost and there is a lot of brown vegetation and wind. |
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| 11/16/2025 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| rain again during the week. Now to ~80% of normal for the month. Not sufficient rain to cause slides or floods here. |
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| 11/16/2025 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Near Normal
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Business & Industry Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| Another atmospheric river came through at the end of the week, dropping 1.80 inches in total. Again, still much less than the rain north of us, so very little damage here. A small amount of rain overnight, but another river on its way later today. It's good to see rain totals starting to add up, but we are still well below the total for last November. Ocean conditions calmed a bit and some fishing boats were out. Leaves still dropping and the winter mosses are starting to show up, along with a nice crop of local mushrooms for the foragers. Not quite as many tourists this week, but that will pick up as we get closer to Thanksgiving. |
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| 11/16/2025 | CA-SD-12 | CA | San Diego |
Near Normal
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Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Seasonal rains began this month with 1.08" for November so far. The land is now turning green from summer brown. Deciduous oaks are in full color, leaves are on the ground. Animals still visiting water placements in the yard. Still having warm sunny days and cool overnight temperatures, no frost. At this point little to no wildland fire danger exists. |
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| 11/16/2025 | CO-BO-568 | CO | Boulder |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| There has been zero precipitation during the first half of November. Moisture since October first is only 33% of normal. Temperatures have been above average and it has been windy most days further drying out the soil. I deep root watered my birch tree at the beginning of the month. Conditions now are moderately dry. |
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| 11/16/2025 | CO-EP-449 | CO | El Paso |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| 32 days with no precip. Only 0.23" since Oct 1st, we should be around 1.5" since Oct 1st. Everything is very dry. We had four 70° days this week. Watered the lawn this weekend, so did many neighbors. The annuals that we covered during the hard freezes are still flowering. Some trees still have color on them and are slowly dropping their leaves. Still feels like early October. |
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| 11/16/2025 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| some rain-filled ponds are coming back to their usual levels, but most groundwater features (swamps and bogs) are sill lower than usual for this time of yearThere is enough soil moisture to enable normal growth of fall crops. |
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| 11/16/2025 | CT-NL-76 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| We’re mostly back up to normal after the drought. The stream near the station is back up, and the lawn looks about normal for mid-November. The birdfeeder has been set out and the birds, mostly tufted titmice and downy woodpeckers, are enjoying it. The squirrels are also enjoying it. The garden is done for the winter but has yet to be cleaned. The jack-o’-lanterns have been removed after a squirrel tried to eat them but the uncarved ones are fine. The squirrels are everywhere this year and are burying nuts. Almost all of the leaves are down and the forest looks more like winter than fall now, even if the temperature is still higher. We had our first flurries this week on Tuesday, no accumulation. |
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| 11/16/2025 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Lake Alice water level continues to drop quite low. Plants needing watering. Lawn getting crispy, especially due to frost of this past week |
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| 11/16/2025 | FL-LN-47 | FL | Leon |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Upper Lake Lafayette back to a prairie lake, lower lake very low, Piney Z lake low, lawns brown without irrigation, need rain badly. |
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| 11/16/2025 | GA-DG-9 | GA | Dodge |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| No hint of rain over the past week, and everything is dry and dusty. Only 0.21" out of a normal 3" so far this month with November half-gone. Our first good cold snap saw temps in the 20's, also bringing low humidity leadings and with them fire danger warnings. There have been some end-of season wasps buzzing about on limited time waiting for the next freeze. |
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| 11/16/2025 | GA-FN-11 | GA | Fannin |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| The month is half over with less than 0.50" of precip. Dusty and dry .The fallen leaves are crispy. Deer numbering at a dozen with a least 4 antlered males roaming with. Actually had snowfall November 10th...A dusting that stayed around 24 hours due to cold temps. Red oaks seem to be the only trees holding on to their leaves now. Balmy breeze blowing this am with hopes of rain. |
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| 11/16/2025 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Still dusty. |
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| 11/16/2025 | ID-AD-9 | ID | Ada |
Mildly Dry
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| Nov. 8 - 16, 2025" A total of 0.03 inches of rain as brief showers on the 13-14th and 15-16th. Soil under large trees remains bone dry. Heavier, steady rain is needed soon, before soil becomes frozen. Occasional breezy periods but no strong winds. Beautiful golden yellow to orange-red foliage on trees and shrubs. Grass in the yards is still growing. Relatively warm days and nights for the time of year. When the early morning sun hits the trees, there is a blizzard of leaves.. Leaf raking and getting the gardens cleaned up and ready for winter have been the main yard activities lately. |
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| 11/16/2025 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| General: We're a little down on moisture for November. We have had .02" of liquid, and last year we had had 7.1" of snow, totaling .89" liquid. Our 4 year average of liquid for November is 1.296 (sd=1.6), but we're only halfway through the month.
Agriculture: We're doing okay on moisture, and what looks like winter wheat is coming up.
Energy: Still on the positive side in terms of electrical generation. We created 46.22 kWHR yesterday (mostly sunny day) and only used 36.64 kWHR. Heaters are on, but it wasn't terribly cold or windy.
Fire: Pretty low risk right now.
Plants: Surprisingly, we've seen some new weed growth. Just saw a dandelion blooming in the driveway! Warm weather.
Water: Again, so far, so good. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| This DRY period has gone on way to long. Jumping to the Severely Dry condition. Not a good deal heading into winter. Leaves continue to fall. Most all Maples have now dumped their leaves. Oaks are barely beginning to start their slow release. So we will likely have some leaves bogged in with some snow late this season. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Not a lot of changes in the past couple of weeks. October ended with precip 46 percent of normal. November isn't doing much better, currently 32 percent of normal. River is low, and pond has dropped as well. The photos below are of the north end of Homer Lake. Normally there is about 6-10 inches of water in these sections. I have never seen the lake this low in my 23 years here, even during the 2012 drought. If this were the growing season the category would certainly be severely dry. We sometimes can have wet Novembers here. Looks like a pattern change will bring some rain this week. We'll see how much. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| No rain this past week has continued to lend to dry conditions, however I am going to keep this station at Mildly Dry. MTD is only -0.61" (51%) of 30 yr NOAA Norm, with WYTD -1.77" (56%). YTD is -4.59" (87%) which is considered Near Normal. Farmers have been working the fields and there has not been any dust, with some of the topsoil looking moist. However, area rivers are still low. There are some forecasted chances for rain this week, but if nothing materializes, it may cause me to move the scale next weekend. Most trees have lost all of their leaves, except for the nearby oaks that traditionally hold their leaves through December. I did one final mowing after a two-week absence because it had grown to the point where it needed it and to mulch leaves. Keeping fingers crossed for the rain. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Ponds are still dry, with no spring or tile water flowing.The well is still ok,the water is still aerated.The river and local creeks are dry or very low flow. Cover crops struggling to germinate or grow. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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| Conditions are near normal for this time of year. Lawns are green. All trees and plants are in normal fall to pre-winter mode. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IL-MCL-2 | IL | McLean |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Heated bird baths are out, they have to be filled at least twice per day-the birds and wild critters appreciate the water since the small creek 1/2 mile from our house doesn't have much water in it. Crops are all out, fall field work, mostly anhydrous ammonia application is being completed quickly with the dry weather. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Soil is damp, but streams are low or dry. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IN-MR-231 | IN | Marion |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.40 in of precipitation for the month is ~20% of normal amounts by mid-Nov. A rain-snow-melt cycle early last week, followed by a gradual warmup to 71° F yesterday yielded sparse, but unusual insect activity for this time of year. Grass is still mostly green, with some brown patches that never recovered from previous months' dry conditions. Leaf senescence was ~2 weeks later than last year. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 11/16/2025 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| sprinkles this past week sunny and warm |
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| 11/16/2025 | IN-RS-4 | IN | Rush |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Local pond has almost dried up. Level has dropped 3 three feet over the summer. Pine trees are looking bad and dropping have heavy needle dropping. Ground is hard as a rock. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Was tempted to move to mildly dry category, rain in the forecast so will wait and see. Topsoil is getting dry especially under sod, in crop ground dries quickly when disturbed. Most have finished harvest. A lot of anhydrous is being applied. Most creeks are dry, ponds and rivers below normal. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Moved the bar a notch lower due to the lack of rainfall and above normal temperatures. The week started cold but rapidly warmed to well above normal. Record highs were established Friday reaching into the mid 70s. The week averaged 4.4 degrees above. Climo says the site is running at 36% of normal precip for the month so far. Looking at the long range GFS indicates little precip with this first system at early week with more substantial rain coming next weekend and a larger system near Thanksgiving. Otherwise, a few farmers applying anhydrous. My wife watched an eagle swoop down and grab a fish out of the pond below the house. Never seen that before, which says a lot about Mother Nature and humans. With the add nice days, we are ready for winter. |
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| 11/16/2025 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Conditions remain the same. Top soil somewhat moist due to recent rains. Rivers, lakes low levels with some small creeks dry.
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| 11/16/2025 | KS-LV-4 | KS | Leavenworth |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| turf is stressed, garden soil is dry in the top 6 inches. Ponds are low. |
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| 11/16/2025 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| Dry conditions persisted this week, accompanied by abundant sunshine. A sudden dip in temperatures into the low thirties set or tied local records. Heavy frost was observed on the rooftops and open areas of the lawn. Drainage ditches have remained dry for several weeks. Brown, dry grasses in the pasture are crispy and fire warnings have been mentioned. Birds at the feeding station have resorted to the fish pond for water, which has low water levels due to the lack of rainfall. Fire ants are in hiding, patiently awaiting the next rain. A few monarch butterflies are passing through on their journey to Mexico. They feasted on lantana, Turk’s cap, and a few tropical butterfly weed flowers that hadn’t frozen yet. The lawn grass is exhibiting signs of dormancy and drought stress. Deciduous trees are shedding their leaves. Flower beds are extremely dry and I await consistent rains before planting cool-season annuals for winter and spring color. |
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| 11/16/2025 | ME-LN-13 | ME | Lincoln |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| The ground is wet, puddles persist, the Medomak River and other local water bodies look typical. |
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| 11/16/2025 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| small amounts of rain are chipping away at the drought but streams are stil running low and usual wet spots are still dry. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| 3.19” in the preceding week; with today’s 0.72” catch we now stand at 4.28”, just over 100% of PRISM average for November. Water year is off to an impressive star – could switch to Mildly Wet but will keep things at NN for the nonce. Pond level remains high, and it looks like they’re keeping it that way. Wildlife activity continues to be normal; plenty of buns and coyotes around, and in improving number of ducks on the pond. Maples and oaks are holding onto their leaves, but most other species have dropped. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We got 1.24" of rain in the past 7 days most of which came last night. That brings the monthly total to 1.54" which is 65% 0f NOAA average. The soil has stayed moist because of the abundance of rain in October.
The grass is pretty much done growing and most of the leaves have finally fallen. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MA-SF-41 | MA | Suffolk |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| 7-day high temperature of 61 °F and low temperature of 29 °F. Soil is damp from the recent rainfall, but it has not been excessively rainy. No noticeable impact on my weekly activities. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| 1.28 inches of rainfall during the past eight days, 2.07 for the month, conditions pretty normal for mid-November. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| This past week was a bit wet with only two days of zero in the rain gauge. Two of those days collected just a trace, and the total for the week was just 0.55". Nothing dramatic, rather the rains were the type that sink into the ground rather than just running off.
Most of the trees are bare now, several nights have dropped below freezing. With those conditions, and when the clouds clear, the sky has been bright blue in the mornings and, despite light pollution in the center of town, clear bright stars at night. Bonus - the sky cleared well enough that on Tuesday night we were able to see the northern lights! Not just here, but the lights were visible to millions across half the continent. What a treat!
A few Juncoes showed up on my back porch this week, checking out the empty bird feeder (perhaps reminding me that they're here for winter?). There's still the spent pollinator garden for that, the sparrows are in there regularly. Little winter moths are gathering on the front porch near the light too so there's another source of food if they're interested. Rabbits and squirrels are still around, the usual cast of characters. It's all good. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MI-BN-3 | MI | Berrien |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| For the week ending 11/16/2025, conditions were NEAR NORMAL. The 7-day cumulative precipitation total of 0.93 inches was 19% above the 13-year (2009-2022) average of 0.78 inches and in the “near normal” range; the 30-day total of 4.67 inches was 37% above the expected 13-year average of 3.42 inches and in the “mildly wet” range; and the 90-day total of 9.24 inches was 10% below the expected 13-year average of 10.25 inches and in the “mildly dry” range. There were two days of measurable precipitation (consisting of 100% snow), with a maximum of 0.75 inches of precipitation and 10.0 inches of snow on the 10th. The two days of measurable precipitation consisted of 100% snow, a total of 7.0 inches and a daily maximum of 6.5 inches (on the 10th). There were four days of snowpack, with a maximum of 10.0 inches on the 10th. Precipitation Trends—November-to-Date: 1.78 inches (up 0.17 inches, 111% of PRISM Normal); Year-to-Date: 31.13 inches (down 5.52 inches, 85% of PRISM Normal). Temps ranged from 66 F (on the 15th) to 20 F (on the 10th), with average Hi/Lo temps of 49/36 F (-8/-4 relative to the previous week). Due to runoff from melting snow, there was temporary flooding along the margins of Crescent Lake, with a Great Blue Heron foraging for fish in shallow waters in what would normally be our yard. Large numbers of leaves still adorn many trees. The large number of Wood Ducks that had foraged for acorns in the shallow waters of Crescent Lake throughout the fall have now been replaced by small numbers Hooded Mergansers foraging for minnows. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Tourism & Recreation
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| A week which began with a robust lake effect snow and temperatures dipping into the teens concluded with a pleasant Indian summer. Due to absence, snow accumulation was not measured at this station and the precipitation covers eight days and totaled 0.85 inches which fell in the form of snow. The winter storm denuded most of the remaining leaves off the trees creating a more winter-like landscape. Snowmelt refreshed Painterville and Hickory Creeks so that both streams have light currents but neither have water levels reaching its banks. The warming weather brought tourists to the area and hikers took advantage of the late-season trail conditions. Agricultural activity continues and the warm weather inspired much autumn related yard work. The last of the roadside farmstands appear to have come in. Overall, conditions were about normal. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Moderately Dry
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| A crazy week! Last Monday we awakened to a patches of Snow on the lawns. Tuesday we were awed by a rare appearance of the Northern Lights this far South (photo attached). Thursday we hit a record high Temperature of 71° in the Twin Cities. Around all that we had our typical blustery chilly Winds and cool Temps and small rodents making their way inside. All trees are basically bare of leaves and it was the peak week of Fall cleanup. Forecast: Cool Temps, lower 30's to mid 40's. Light Showers early followed by Partly Cloudy Skies and Light Winds. A good week to start putting out my external Christmas decorations.
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| 11/16/2025 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| We have had very little rain since August, precip percentile since April is 0-15. Straight River flow is much below normal at 39cfs, normal about 100-140, or at 4th %ile rank of last 35 years. Natural lakes are down several feet and wetlands low to dry. See photo. Putting out water for wildlife, watering bushes. Crow wing drainage has several surface water permit suspensions. Fire danger moderate. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Although everything seems normal we remain in my estimation in a moderate drought. It all seems to point to the lack of snowfall last winter which kept us from reaching that spring moisture starting point, just behind all summer and never caught up. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| There was no recorded precipitation this past week or previous 15 days. Today's report= 30°, 63% humidity, dry & mostly clear with a 1-3 mph NNW breeze and a good air quality index of 3 at the 5:30 a.m. observation time. USA Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/mr279wk5 Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/3bbpxm6u YTD precipitation in this area= 31.94" or 0.77" less than average. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MN-OL-131 | MN | Olmsted |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| With a total of about .02" of precipitation observed in the past week, conditions at this station are Mildly Dry. Though frost has often been present at the time of readings, soil is loose and powdery. Plentiful dry plant materials are great for compost but we are hoping for some rain before the temperatures drop. Some Catmint and Kale plants have survived so far, though sunflowers are now dry and feeding birds, such as Goldfinches and Sparrows. It will be interesting to see how the season progresses. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MN-SH-39 | MN | Sherburne |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Mostly Sunny and 28 Hi 47 Wind NW 7 mph. Cool today with mild winds. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Weekly precipitation was 0.00 inches. Weekly lows: 37,27,27,43,44,55,60. Highs: 63,41,58,71,78,78,80. A dry past week with lots of sunshine. We began with cold air and ended with warm air. At or below freezing for around 12 hours Monday evening into Tuesday morning (most everything is brown now). Warming very rapidly from below average to above average temperatures this week (avg lo/hi for Nov is 42/63). We are at or near peak color for our trees in this area and there are some beautiful blocks of woods in areas. Some trees are already bare, and some have brown leaves due to the freezing weather. Very busy this past week. We have been in the field since Tuesday - chisel plowing, spraying, rowing up, harrowing, and running drainage trenches. We are also in the middle of pecan harvest. The dry conditions are allowing us to get more field work done than we thought we would be able to this fall. The ground is moist but firm with cracks still visible in heavy clay ground. We have seen no precipitation for the Month so far. I would say we are between mildly and moderately dry right now. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| No rain this week, hard freeze this week though. Leaves are falling, about half still on the trees. |
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| 11/16/2025 | MT-LC-14 | MT | Lewis And Clark |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Climate change again was evident this past week. Daytime highs rose into the 60's for a few days. Three precipitation episodes were all in the form of rain (0.17"). Nearby mountains are all devoid of snow. |
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