| 4/3/2026 | CO-AR-314 | CO | Arapahoe |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| Water year precipitation is 31% of the 10 year average recorded on the property. Above average temperatures and high wind events have compounded soil moisture deficits.
Stock ponds are dry and soil moisture is absent below the soil surface. |
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| 4/3/2026 | FL-LN-47 | FL | Leon |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| With only 1.61 inches of rain in March at TLH airport, the last seven months (Sept. 2025 - March 2026) in Tallahassee is the driest ever since records began in 1892, only 11.54 inches of rain fell.
Now in second place is the seven month period Sept. 1917 - March 1918 with only 12.52 inches. In third place is Sept. 1933 - March 1934 with 14.73 inches.
The seven month period Sept. 1950 - March 1951 had a wet March (7.43 inches) and that pushed them out of the running.
At my place, I measured 1.58 inches for March, and 12.67 inches for the seven month period Sept. 2025 - March 2026. Normal rainfall for the seven months is 32.41 inches.
Historic drought, indeed! |
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| 4/3/2026 | GA-FL-23 | GA | Floyd |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| very little rain for some time. |
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| 4/3/2026 | IL-CP-137 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Ditches are full of runoff water. Farmer field are puddling and ponding in other areas. Geese are foraging in the ditches. |
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| 4/3/2026 | KS-LV-4 | KS | Leavenworth |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Rain this week has helped crops, gardens and turf. More rain is needed to fill ponds and streams. |
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| 4/3/2026 | MD-HW-44 | MD | Howard |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No effect |
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| 4/3/2026 | MO-CP-7 | MO | Cooper |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| We have received 4.65 in. of rain this week so the ground is wet. It was cold at the beginning of the week, but only for a day before it became hot again. The wind has been incredible this week. We had another mosquito in the house this week and I mowed for the first time this season (just part of the yard). My apple trees are blooming now as well as the cherry trees. More tulips are blooming and the redbud trees are starting to bloom too. |
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| 4/3/2026 | NM-TR-21 | NM | Torrance |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Small shower this week. Milder temps, it got into the 30’s some mornings. Winds are about normal. Some greening in the pasture and the trees are leafing out. Pretty normal conditions. County still has a burn ban. Lots of new calves around. |
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| 4/3/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly cloudy and cool with light winds, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with gusty winds. The high temperature was around fifty eight degrees, and the low around fifty two degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. More small flocks of Canadian Geese are present. Garlic Mustard, Dead Nettle and Catnip are appearing. Spring Peepers (Hyla crucifer) are singing. More flocks of small song birds are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring flood levels. |
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| 4/3/2026 | NC-BC-1 | NC | Buncombe |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Another week without measurable rainfall as drought conditions worsen. |
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| 4/3/2026 | NC-WK-203 | NC | Wake |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Rainfall for the week was 0.35 inches. Soil remains very dry and stream flows well below normal. A statewide open fire ban remains in effect. |
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| 4/3/2026 | OH-AL-8 | OH | Allen |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| THE RECENT RAIN THAT WE RECEIVED THIS WEEK HAS BEEN A WELCOMED ADDITION. MY DELPHOS STATION HAS GOT 4.45" OF RAIN IN THE LAST 2 WEEKS. GRASS IS SHOWING SIGNS OF RETURNING TO GREEN AND THE NEW GRASS SEED THAT I PLANTED 2 WEEKS AGO IS FINALLY STARTING TO GERMINATE AND POP UP. TREES & BUSHES ARE SHOWING SIGNS OF GETTING THEIR NEW LEAFS / BUDS. I HAVE A BRADFORD PEAR TREE (NOT PLANTED BY ME) THAT IS SHOWING OFF ITS NICE LITTLE WHITE FLOWERS ALREADY. DAY LILLIES HAVE STARTED TO POP THROUGH THE GROUND AS WELL. DANDELION WEEDS ARE TRYING THEIR BEST TO SPROUT IN MY LAWN BUT I AM WORKING AT KEEPING THEM AT BAY, BUT AS I PULL THEM IT IS A LOT EASIER NOW THAT THE GROUND IS MUCH MORE MOIST. THE CRACKS IN THE GROUND HAVE CLOSED UP FOR NOW THAT HAVE BEEN SHOWING SINCE AROUND JULY OF LAST YEAR. RIVER & CREEK LEVELS ARE ALL CURRENTLY SWOLLEN FROM THE AMOUNT OF RAIN WE GOT RECENTLY. WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF TREE BRANCHES & LIMBS FLOWING DOWN THE RIVER NOT SURE IF THAT IS DUE TO THE EXTENDED DROUGHT CONDITIONS DROPPING TREE LIMBS AND NOW THE HIGH WATER IS STARTING TO CARRY THEM AWAY FINALLY OR WHAT BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THIS WOULD CAUSE A LOG JAM EFFECT SOMEWHERE DOWN RIVER. IT WAS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED AS WELL THAT THE DELPHOS RESERVOIR HAS MADE IT ABOVE 50% CAPACITY AND THAT THE WATER USAGE RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN LIFTED, BUT TO STILL CONSIDER SAVING WATER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE RIVER MUST HAVE ROSE ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE CITY TO BEGIN PUMPING WATER INTO THE RESERVOIR AGAIN. WINTER WHEAT CROPS ARE LOOKING NICE AND GROWING QUICKLY WITH THE RECENT RAINS. I NOTICED THAT A FEW FARMS IN THE AREA HAVE THEIR PLANTING EQUIPMENT OUT OF THE BARN GETTING STAGED TO GO TO WORK THIS SPRING. I AM PUTTING MY OBSERVATION IN THE MIDLY DRY CATEGORY FOR THE TIME BEING AS MY NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR THIS WATER YEAR (OCT 2025 - SEP 2026) IS STILL BEHIND BY 2.51" WHICH IS ONLY 84% OF NORMAL, BUT THE RECENT RAINS HAVE DEFINITELY HELPED A LOT. |
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| 4/3/2026 | PA-CH-72 | PA | Chester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Grass is getting greener. |
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| 4/3/2026 | SC-SP-11 | SC | Spartanburg |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Watering outside continues with plants and garden. |
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| 4/3/2026 | TX-GM-16 | TX | Grimes |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Drought was strongly offset by the rain of 4/2/26, with everything wet nearby. |
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