| 3/2/2026 | CO-EP-449 | CO | El Paso |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
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| Only 0.08" in February, that's 0.51" below normal. This week was bone-dry, low-humidity, warm, and gusty conditions. It honestly has felt like a dry spring for the past 3 months, with a few shots of winter mixed in. Pikes Peak looks extremely dry for March 1st. Lots of Red Flag Warnings. |
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| 3/2/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| With gradual melting of snowpack due to recent warmer temperatures, soil moisture is near normal. Nearby rivers and reservoirs remain at normal levels. |
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| 3/2/2026 | CT-NL-19 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| Despite a blizzard that dumped up to 24" of snow last Sunday-Monday, we've had about half the normal precip. The blizzzrd paralyzed Mystic (and the area) - schools and businesses closed Monday and often Tuesday, streets were minimally plowed for days, trucks and bucket loaders finally cleared downtown parking spots. As a result, on Saturday, the first nice day all week, Mystic was jumping just like a summer Saturday!
Snow drifts covered most shrubs and there's very liitle bare ground, so birds and animals had trouble foraging.
Temps moderated mid-week, and we all hope the predicted rain will melt all the snow. Everyone's ready for spring! |
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| 3/2/2026 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Moderately Dry
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| No real change this week as the ground remains dry, creek levels drop slightly and the little bit of snow didn't do anything to ease the drought. |
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| 3/2/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Mildly Dry
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| Continued below average temps. Weekly Mx 45.0°/Mn -3.5° - only one day in Feb above 40°. Snowpack 7.5" = 1.88" SWE. weekly snow 1.7" 0.14" SWE. |
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| 3/2/2026 | MN-MC-7 | MN | McLeod |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| It continues to be relatively dry here. The fields are nearly bare (again), although there is some standing water and ice in low areas.
For a little while there was enough snow to show tracks of our wild neighbors (rabbits, mostly), but now there are very few visible tracks again.
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| 3/2/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| The week started with high and low temperatures 15 degrees below normal. Temperatures warmed to 70 degrees Thursday, nearly 30 degrees above normal. The soil has thawed since the snow from last week’s snowstorm melted and the soil temperature at 2 inches depth had warmed to 45 degrees and 42 degrees at a depth of 8 inches on February 26 at 6 pm. With the snow cover melted, the ground is drying up again. Conditions are mildly dry. February precipitation was 0.71 inch (0.28 inch below normal, or 72 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 1.85 inch, which is 0.01 inch above normal (101 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.49 inch below normal (78 percent of normal).
Plants and wildlife.
Bird visits to the heated bird bath remained steady this week due to the snow cover earlier in the week and limited sources of water as most of the snowmelt soaked into the ground. Approximately 25 species of birds (about 150 to 160 birds visit each day).
Water Supply
Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is approximately 1.5 to 2 feet below normal. Area creeks and ponds are also about 2 feet below normal.
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| 3/2/2026 | NY-CB-16 | NY | Columbia |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Tourism & Recreation
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| precipitation is below since Dec. but on target for the water year, should catch up when the snow pac(9") melts. Snow ground cover has been around all winter and March usually brings 8-10" more snow so things might catch up by April, skating on fire pond. Its still Winter |
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| 3/2/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly sunny becoming partly cloudy and cold with light winds, then mostly cloudy and cold overnight with light winds, gradually becoming clear. The high temperature was around twenty two degrees, and the low around three degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. More Starlings and flocks of small lack birds are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. Some liquid manure is being spread. |
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| 3/2/2026 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| During the past week we had 1.31 inches of rain. Water levels in creeks and springs is good; the risk of fire is lower and pastures, hay fields, Christmas Tree fields have good moisture content. |
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| 3/2/2026 | OK-MY-12 | OK | Mayes |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Around 0.8” yesterday, mostly falling last night. Haven’t been out yet but the rain was helpful. |
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| 3/2/2026 | OR-KL-28 | OR | Klamath |
Near Normal
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| [Thu 2/1/26 – Sat 2/28/26, rural Central Oregon High Desert – near normal]
Measurable precipitation for the month of Feb totaled 1.71 inches, and was comprised mostly of rain. Snow fell only five days this month – the deepest of which measured only 0.6” – for a “new” snow total of 2.6” for the month. While the amount of precip is relatively normal for the month of Feb. at this location, it occurs more often in the form of snow rather than rain like we have had. Both daytime lows and highs were higher than normal for this month. Several nights this month, the heat was not turned up as it normally would have been, and passive solar sufficed for heat for several more days Mid-month, a few flies even flew into the house! Green grasses on the terrain (and even my lawn!) attest to winter growth, and I fear considerable understory growth this winter will increase the amount of available wildfire fuels in the area. And the nearby mountains have had an equally concerning lack of snow which has virtually ruined the winter recreation there, as well as caused concern for summer wildfire risk there and well-water levels here The local deer population appears to be thriving, given the easy access to food. The overwinter garden vegetables (both the greenhouse and the plastic covered raised bed boxes) continue to provide a continuous supply of salad and dinner greens from the greenhouse.
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| 3/2/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Drought conditions are turning up on the TV weather reports.
Also wildfire hazard. The garden got lots of warmth and sunshine yesterday, and soil was moist for an inch to an inch and a half down. Good for putting in pea seeds, but will need more water if it doesn't rain again soon. Bees are in the wild cherry and red maple is blooming despite the hard frost we had just when it got started. Another major honey flow crop. |
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| 3/2/2026 | TX-TN-124 | TX | Tarrant |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Little change the last few weeks. We finished February with 1.33 inches of rain, and YTD of 2.49. Still dry soil but winter & spring weeds are doing well in the dry, warm days. Grasses are still mostly dormant although trees have new buds on them. Birds and wildlife are okay. Area lakes are little changed. |
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