| 4/30/2025 | CO-BO-583 | CO | Boulder |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| SOIL MOISTURE
6-inch depth = Temp = 57 F, Moisture = 200 cb
12-inch depth = Temp = 52 F
18-inch depth = Moisture = 102 cb
ET: Month-to-date= 3.19 inches; Year-to-date= 7.69 inches |
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| 4/30/2025 | FL-LN-47 | FL | Leon |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain since April 7, lawn and landscape stresses evident. Dry springs happen here. Upper lake Lafayette disappearing rapidly, soon to be prairie lake with sinkholes again. Have to add that much of the area did receive much needed rain in the last couple of days. We were just unlucky and missed out. |
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| 4/30/2025 | FL-MA-17 | FL | Manatee |
Moderately Dry
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Fire
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Fresh water coastal lakes are much below normal levels. |
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| 4/30/2025 | FL-PN-79 | FL | Pinellas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| The effects of the encroaching drought are obvious all around town. Lines are dying quickly plants are turning brown at the edges. |
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| 4/30/2025 | MI-AT-10 | MI | Antrim |
Near Normal
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| Grass is greeting up mostly. Mike is getting closer to normal levels. Pasture crossroad does not quite have enough feed for cattle yet. |
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| 4/30/2025 | MI-SH-4 | MI | Schoolcraft |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Less standing water in low woodlands than usual, but near normal. Trailing arbutus flowering, red maple flower buds swelling. Some migrant birds have arrived, grouse drumming and turkeys gobbling. Phenologic progress of spring is normal. |
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| 4/30/2025 | MN-SH-39 | MN | Sherburne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Sunny and 38 Hi 66 Wind SSE 8 mph. Wind will pick up this afternoon. |
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| 4/30/2025 | MT-LY-2 | MT | Liberty |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| A warm dry April on the heels of a very warm and dry March has decreased topsoil moisture. Lawns are already being irrigated to retain greenness. Although winter wheat looks good and healthy at this time, it would only take 1-2 days of dry winds with above normal temperatures to cause potential yield reduction. Pasture growth is slow. Abundant rain is needed soon for dryland hay production. Creeks are dry and river flow is below normal. Reservoirs levels are below normal for this time of year. |
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| 4/30/2025 | NJ-HD-18 | NJ | Hudson |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
Fire
Water Supply & Quality
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| Rainfall for the month is 4.11" and is .34" above normal. For the year the total is 12018" and is 2.05" below normal. Since Mar. 1 rainfall total is 8.88" and is 5.35" below normal. NJ remain under a drought warning and an elevated fire threat, |
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| 4/30/2025 | NY-WC-22 | NY | Westchester |
Near Normal
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Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Total rainfall for the month of April was shy of average at 3.54 inches and 3.75 inches at the neighbor-station to the NNW. Drought intensity remains D0 (Abnormally Dry). Grass, flowers and tree growth is normal for this time of year. A burn ban remains in effect for two more weeks. |
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| 4/30/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly sunny and warm with gusty winds and thunderstorms, then mostly cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds. The high temperature was around seventy seven degrees, with a low around thirty seven degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feeder full every day. Intermittent streams are flowing. Bloodroot, Mayapples, Trilliums and Serviceberries are blooming, Meadow Rue, Stinging Nettles, Canada Lilies, and Blue Cohosh are emerging further. Rock removal and field plowing is occurring. |
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| 4/30/2025 | NC-RW-17 | NC | Rowan |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
Fire
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Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Much more rain than March but still 1 inch below normal for the month. Farms and local water supplies in fair to good condition. Wildfires down considerably from last month and tourism good at local parks. Plants and wildlife in good shape so far. |
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| 4/30/2025 | TX-HYS-148 | TX | Hays |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| For April, I received 1.45" of rain over 6 separate events. The Blanco River in Wimberley is flowing at a near 98-year period low flow. Pastures are green, wildflowers still blooming. The burn ban is off. |
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| 4/30/2025 | WA-ST-11 | WA | Stevens |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Only a trace of precipitation for the last 9 days has left the soil surface dry but soil moisture remains below 2 inches from surface.
Creeks and small streams continue to have snow melt induced flows but are now free of turbidity.
Winter wheat crop continues to have healthy growth.
Most orchard trees are in full blossom.
Several wildland grass fires ignited by lightening strikes and railroad train sparks in the area during the week, all quickly contained. Fire danger remains low but will rise to moderate if precipitation continues lacking.
CoCoRaHS Station WA-ST-11
Precipitation for April is 1.11 inches or 62% of normal.
Year to date is 5.79 inches or 81% of normal.
Water Year to date is 15.39 inches or 114% of normal. |
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| 4/30/2025 | CAN-BC-48 | CAN | British Columbia |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| The last ten days have been sunny and dry with only one rain event. Rainfall at the station for April is 30% below the 7 year average. Temperatures have been slightly above the 7 year average. However the Sun isn’t yet harsh with max UV levels medium, around 5.0. The result is near normal conditions. The Fire Danger Rating in the area is very low. Soil temperature is 14°C. The spring air is fresh. Vegetation is lush. Flowers on many shrubs and trees are in bloom. At the station the pear tree has lost its petals, the cherry just shed its last petals, and the apple tree is in full bloom. It seems to be a good year for the amount of flowers in general. Grass is lush and green, growing quickly. No watering required. Insects are now active, small flies of various kinds, wasps are waking up. Mornings are filled with the songs of numerous types of birds nesting in the neighbourhood. Hummingbirds have been actively feeding, at least two visit the station feeder numerous times daily. The last significant snowfall on nearby Grouse Mountain elev 1200m was April 9th, all ski runs are closed now, this was the last local mountain offering skiing. Athletic tracks and parks in the city are getting busier. Not quite shorts and t-shirt weather yet. It gets cool in the evenings and at night. It’s a beautiful spring. |
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