| 4/19/2026 | CT-MD-24 | CT | Middlesex |
Mildly Wet
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| Ground is wet while digging but not saturated. |
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| 4/19/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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| we’re drier than I would like, though surface waters seems near normal. But the soil is dry 8-12 inches down, which is disturbing. |
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| 4/19/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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| A bit over 2 inches of rain this past week with unseasonably warm and stormy weather. Most of the rain came as heavy downpours that just flooded the surface so quick and most of it all ran off to creeks and streams. |
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| 4/19/2026 | IN-MG-34 | IN | Morgan |
Mildly Dry
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| Soil at the surface is harder and drier than I would expect for this time of year. Rainfall has been sporadic so far in April. No plant stress has been observed yet. |
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| 4/19/2026 | IA-LN-49 | IA | Linn |
Near Normal
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| As per email received on the 16th of April from NIDIS NOAA the Category of drought is now D0, Improved from Abnormally Dry (D0) to No Drought, according to this week's U.S. Drought Monitor. According to the 90 day drought outlook, no drought is expected effective until July 31st 2026. 2.51 rain received this week in addition to 4 hail reports. This puts my station monthly total at 5.88 inches. Grass, trees, other plants starting to bud, including Dandelions. Also the ground ivy and purple and white little ground flowers. Increase in birds, squirrels and a few bees seen also some flies and a few pesky gnats. Mowing is on the steady increase. During the Severe Days temperatures increased, AC needed. Friday’s severe day brought a cold front so Furnace is back on for now. Highest temp on Friday was 84F, Saturday morning it was 35F. Frost is forecast for Sunday night. Additional details on Friday 4/17/2026 Severe Weather. Category 3 out of 5 forecasted. We did receive WEA alerts at 4:36pm, Weather Radio Alerts, and Outdoor Sirens. Prior to that, we collected some hail that fell around 3:30PM. No damages at this location, 0.17 rain received in addition to the hail. Overall Mood for the week-everyone was alerted and prepared. Thankful for the April Showers and looking forward to some nice weather this week. |
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| 4/19/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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| Conditions continue about the same. About 0.5in rain this past week.Mostly moderate to cool temperatures this past week. About normal conditions Crops are being planted.
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| 4/19/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Moderately Dry
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| South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, KY discharge 142 ft3/sec; 10-20% below normal. Grass growing well. Large cracks in the garden soil which has not been tilled, yet. |
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| 4/19/2026 | ME-HN-58 | ME | Hancock |
Mildly Dry
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| We've had some good rain this month so far, but the garden soil is still dryer than usual. Water in streams, but not as high as it should be. Fire danger is still high. |
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| 4/19/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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| The midweek featured three gorgeous days of sun and comparative warmth bookended by grey skies and drizzle. That’s where we are today. Total catch for the week was 0.23”, which brings MTD to 1.57” against a PRISM average of 4.39”. Would still call things in the near normal range but we could definitely use a good long soaker – beds in the veggie garden are a bit drier than I’d like to see at this time of year. Pond level and wildlife activity are normal; the only surprise is that our new swan pair is actually nesting; they often wait a year or two before breeding when setting up on a new pond.
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| 4/19/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
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| With .68" of rain this week we're at 92% of PRISM normal for the month with 2.65". The grass is green and ready for a first cut. Plenty of puddles on the trails. |
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| 4/19/2026 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Severely Wet
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| Conditions as of this morning are severely wet even though flooding has subsided from mid-week. Precipitation recorded all seven days and totaled 4.78 inches and all of this occurred on already saturated soils and ditches and streams near or at their capacity. Monday afternoon a thunderstorm dropped 0.20 inches of rain with 3/8-inch hail in 10 minutes. But the whopper thunderstorms occurred in the early morning hours on Wednesday delivering hail and 3.14 inches of precipitation. Flooded fields got more flooded and Hickory Creek went well over its banks as did drainage ditches which went over the roads in some places. Numerous customers lost their electric power. The last half of the week saw regular flood watches and warnings throughout the area and in much of Michigan dams threatened to breach and a lot of flooding occurred. Local fields are flooded and Hickory Creek, although now below within its banks, is still full. Michigan’s governor declared a state of emergency in 32 of the state’s 83 counties. Temperatures were generally unseasonably warm until Saturday which flirted with frost overnight. On the bright side, following Wednesday’s storm, redbud trees suddenly turned a vivid purple and lily of the valley emerged. An eastern bluebird and brown-headed cowbird were both observed perching on the property. The landscape is getting greener and lawns are getting thick and deep green but many lawns cannot be mowed until someone invents an amphibious lawn mower. |
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| 4/19/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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| ~1.57" of rain was recorded this past week. Today's report= 35°, 56% humidity, partly cloudy with a 2-3 mph WNW breeze and a good air quality index of 7 at the 6:00 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 NWS-issued Hazardous Weather Outlook= https://tinyurl.com/2wmhar4a USA Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ https://weatherloon.com/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/k5jxzux6 Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/3j4kr7xh YTD precipitation in this area= 7.00" which is 0.95" above average. USA Wildfire Map=https://tinyurl.com/4j9khhan |
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| 4/19/2026 | NY-WC-32 | NY | Westchester |
Near Normal
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| Creeks and streams at normal levels. |
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| 4/19/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Partly sunny and warm with gusty winds and rain, then cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds and rain. The high temperature was around seventy four degrees, and the low around thirty five degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. Cleavers, Dandelion flowers, violet flowers, Curled Dock leaves, Silver Maple leaves, Meadow Rue Leaves, Dead Nettle flowers, Nettle leaves, Glecoma hederacea leaves, Serviceberry flowers, Bush Honeysuckle buds, Trillium flowers and Trout Lily flowers are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. |
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| 4/19/2026 | OH-FR-111 | OH | Franklin |
Near Normal
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| 4/12/2026 - 4/18/2026
Precipitation: ..07” of measurable gauge precipitation for the week.
Temps: Temps ranged between lows of 41° and 66°, highs between 76° and 85°.
Plant/lawn conditions: Tulips and daffodils are pretty much finished blooming. Trees have leafed out and lawns look good.
Summary: Warmer week this week with several overcast days and three days of at least a little rain. |
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| 4/19/2026 | OH-PB-1 | OH | Preble |
Near Normal
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| Streams are near normal for this time of year. Yards are green. Planting has begun in the fields. Leaves are out on trees. Precipitation is running below normal for the month to date. |
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| 4/19/2026 | PA-BT-15 | PA | Butler |
Mildly Wet
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| This past week’s precipitation was 1.01”. The topsoil is wet. Average soil temperature is 62F. Air temperatures have been much above normal. Using A/C this week. Grass is green and growing vigorously. Shrubs have leafed out. Trees are blooming and half leafed out. Farmer has plowed and disced fields. |
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| 4/19/2026 | PA-CN-13 | PA | Centre |
Mildly Wet
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| Greening continues, most trees have small leaves, streams are running near or above average. |
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| 4/19/2026 | TN-MC-16 | TN | Macon |
Mildly Dry
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| Received .33 inches of rain this week. Ponds, streams, and creeks normal. Lots more field work and gardening done. Cucumbers, yellow and zucchini squash, beans, corn and sunflowers are up and growing in the garden, I have already plowed them once. The only water they get is rainfall. Our plant bed has tomato and pepper growing. Lots of wildlife, calves growing, pasture and hay fields growing. My wifes flowers and blooming bushes look good. Timber looks much better now with the leaves hiding most of their scars. Nothing is suffering or stressed from a lack of moisture in our area as of yet. We are truly blessed.
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| 4/19/2026 | TX-CHK-17 | TX | Cherokee |
Mildly Wet
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| With 3.27" of rainfall conditions are mildly wet. My garden is flourishing and the soil is soggy. Grass is growing well and hardly any dry spots in my yard. Conditions seem to be improving. |
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| 4/19/2026 | VT-WH-29 | VT | Windham |
Mildly Dry
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| Measurable rain on 3 days not including today plus a trace on all other days equals 0.80" for the week and 2.43" so far in April. This morning's rain will only be a couple hundreds, I think. This puts us right on the normal for this point in April. This weeks warm to hot temps and some rain has really greened up the landscape and germinated most everything I planted in the garden. I saw temps as high as 84° with moderate humidity. Still hanging about 80% compared to year to date and water year norms. Stopped feeding birds this week and picked fiddleheads yesterday morning. My asparagus is starting to pop thru the soil. All very early by my normal timing. Asparagus is usually the first of May give or take. I am staying at mildly dry because of the long term trends and I think a week or two without rain with these temps and the soil will be very dry. |
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