| 8/23/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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| Relevant because the constant moisture affects the ability of dried beans and corn to effectively dry in the field without hosting molds. Not looking good so far... |
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| 8/23/2026 | FL-PN-79 | FL | Pinellas |
Severely Dry
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| As I lived in an urban area I don't have a lot of things to compare. But I do see people's lawns dying back continuously. As does mine. My lawn shrinks by the week. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Near Normal
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| Things have greened back up with recent rains and some of the heat and humidity have finally left the area for the next week or so. We had one big downpour this past week that moved in and out rather quickly. The rains have been widely scattered with amounts varying across the local region. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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| Everything looks greener than normal for this of the year. Corn and beans continue look good. Lawns and pastures are doing well.Weeds appear to be on steroids. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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| No rain this past week, Cooler temperatures and conditions through the week. Conditions continue to remain about the same. Lawns, pasture and crops look excellent. Top soil appears adequate. Rivers and lake levels appear normal.
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| 8/23/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| everything still brown and crunchy. No grass cuting necessary. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.48” in the preceding week; only 0.61” MTD. After a very generous July, August is looking rather a bust. July’s bounty did have lingering results – only in the past week have neighborhood lawns begun to brown out. Most plant species still appear to be doing fine, with seasonal color change and fruit production gradually picking up speed. Veggie garden continues to go (mostly) gangbusters. Pond level is normal, as is wildlife activity – which included pleasant observations of two species that often elude my view: a bold young buck on the bike path this morning, and a Cedar Waxwing yesterday. This is fine habitat for them and they’re certainly around, but that was the first time I’ve actually seen one in quite a few years. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Mildly Dry
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| With .72" of rain this week it brings the total month-to-date to 2.94" which is 106% of PRISM normal for August. The grass is green and vegetation is healthy but I see that local streams are just at a trickle and drainage ditches are mostly empty. I planted a few mums this week and noticed that the soil a few inches down is still very dry. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| Sandy soil conditions. 1.45" of precip from August 17 to August 23. Fire Danger is Moderate. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MI-RS-11 | MI | Roscommon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We've received a bit over an inch of rain in the last week. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-HN-750 | MN | Hennepin |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| no change even with .25 inch of rain, yards brown, ponds dry |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| We've had an inch and 1/2 in the last week, a little relief for lawns and vegetation, too late for some farmers. D2 drought continues, with very low lake and pond levels. Shallow wells are lower than lows in 2003 and 2012. Deep wells, irrigation, and municipal supplies are adequate. Deer are eating everything in sight, even browsing buckthorn, with their usual foods in short supply due to the dryness. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.43" of rain was recorded this past week. Today's report= 57°, 87% humidity, clear & calm with morning dew and a decreased air quality index of 93 at the 6:00 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 USA Current Drought Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/ympm2ndt Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/bdh7mny4 YTD precipitation in this area= 22.49" which is 1.91" less than average. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NH-CS-19 | NH | Coos |
Mildly Dry
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| A walk up through the woodlot revealed very dry conditions. All ephemeral stream beds dry. Vegetation is starting to droop. Wild berries low quantities, small and slow to ripen. Migrating warbler flocks passing through for the last 2 weeks. Major streams have good flow, seem about normal or a little low for this time of year. That is a purely subjective observation. Game cameras show an increase in deer activity. We do have an artificial water drip feature that seems to be attractive to more wildlife lately. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Moderately Dry
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| Very little rain again this week. Hiking and biking trails are dry, bugs minimal (mosquitoes). Our pond gage down to -2.8". Mad River level from the Paddlers gage at six mile bridge is below -1.0', it’s low summer time level. WMNF fire danger sign is still set at Moderate. Grass has stopped growing and started to brown in some areas. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-WN-18 | NY | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| With 0.06" of rain within the last week, the grass is showing signs of mild stress. The grass is turning brown is many spots in the lawn. Auxiliary watering is needed for the flowers and plants and birds are preparing for the migration journey. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-WC-32 | NY | Westchester |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Standing water in low lying areas. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly sunny and warm with light winds, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds and rain. The high temperature was around seventy eight degrees, and the low around fifty seven degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, and Horse Nettle flowers are in full bloom. Red Raspberries are almost done ripening, Thimbleberries are beginning to ripen. Walnuts and apples are about 1 inch in diameter. All corn have silk and are beginning to tassel. A fourth cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at mid-summer levels. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-DL-36 | OH | Delaware |
Near Normal
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| Ground is wet - no dorment grass this year in late summer, everything's still a vibrant green - vegetable garden doing well - noticing some tree leaves beginning to turn color and fall |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-PB-1 | OH | Preble |
Moderately Wet
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| The streams above normal for this time of year. Yards are green, growth is above normal for this time of year. Vegetation looks good. some fields have flooding in low lying areas ET balance for August is +8.26” Precipitation is about 7.44” above normal for the month. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-UN-4 | OH | Union |
Moderately Wet
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| Mud still. Not as much flooding this week, only the one day. |
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| 8/23/2026 | PA-BR-2 | PA | Berks |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Precipitation running 365-day total of 36.78" increased substantially from 33.64 a week ago as about 1/10 of it (3.65") came during the last seven days from four distinct thunderstorm events, but is still much under the 1991-2020 30-year average of 52.79". The August total so far of exactly 5.00" exceeds the whole month 30-year average of 4.69 and has broken the long streak of 13 consecutive months with deficient precipitation. These recent copious rains have revived much vegetation and helped surface moisture. However, deep moisture has much to go to be recharged. |
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| 8/23/2026 | TN-MC-16 | TN | Macon |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| We received .83 inches of rain but it has been another hot drying week. The streams, creeks, and ponds are normal but the rain-fed pond and wet weather springs are lower. lots of tobacco has been cut and housed but lots more to cut. Field crops still look good and pasture holding up well. Quite a bit of hay cut this week. Gardens still producing lots of produce. Cattle doing well. Wildlife doing really well, seeing lots of deer, squirrel, and plenty of birds. The timber is beginning to show the stress of two weeks of hot, drying weather, but the poplar showing the most right now with the so many leaves already changing color. Lots of mast for the wildlife to eat. Our condition seems to be catching up with the condition monitoring map that's been released all summer for our area. We are blessed. |
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| 8/23/2026 | VT-FR-21 | VT | Franklin |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Not much rain this week |
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| 8/23/2026 | VT-WH-29 | VT | Windham |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| A little rain on four days but only 0.22". Monthly total now at 1.66" compared to the normal of 3.21". It is forecast to rain some today. Mowed the lawn Friday and starting to see a little brown in the sunniest spots. Also put a few water cans on a couple things in the garden this week. Garden has produced well and some is winding down like the cucumbers. Days are noticeably shorter but hummingbirds are still here. |
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