| 2/23/2026 | AL-HN-7 | AL | Henry |
Near Normal
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| Wild grasses and weeds are starting to pop out from the recent rain and warm days. |
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| 2/23/2026 | CA-HM-6 | CA | Humboldt |
Moderately Wet
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| after a dry spell from the 10th until the 16th, the vegetation and soil are wet, and our seasonal creek is flowing again |
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| 2/23/2026 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Moderately Dry
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| High winds last week made for rapid drying. Building fence was difficult-thank goodness for a hydraulic post driver. Fire warning already issued for tomorrow. Plant material laid on the ground through grazing moved by last week's winds. Glad the mountains are seeing needed moisture but wish the eastern plains didn't always have to pay the price for it. |
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| 2/23/2026 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Near Normal
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| 0.38" precip last week, 3.4" of snow. About 75% snow coverage on the ground. The ground is pretty wet and soft/muddy in areas drying in other areas. Grasses peeking out from under the snow are nice and green. |
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| 2/23/2026 | CO-LR-36 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| Still no precip of any kind. And the daily temps above freezing don’t help. |
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| 2/23/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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| Soil moisture and nearby river and reservoirs remain at normal levels. This may tip into mildly wet conditions in the future when the frozen precipitation locked in the snowpack melts. |
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| 2/23/2026 | CT-NL-19 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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| Mystic's successfully dealing with previous snow, sunshine and reasonably warm temps, brought many people & cars downtown this weekend. Current blizzard began yesterday about 5 pm Sunday - continues this am. Had to shove my side door open into 12.5" snow for a safe exit, but haven't gone out. No plows by yet. Fingers crossed that power stays on. |
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| 2/23/2026 | FL-MA-17 | FL | Manatee |
Moderately Dry
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| A little bit of rain fell yesterday and this adds up with the Jan and Feb totals to be less than normal but not unusual. The ongoing extreme drought that the area is in remains inconsequential for the casual observer. Fresh water ponds are very low and non irrigated grasses and ground covers are dry and brown. Mature trees and palms are not affected. If our normally dry springtime season continues wildfires will be a serious threat this year. |
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| 2/23/2026 | FL-PN-99 | FL | Pinellas |
Moderately Dry
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Rain continues to be extremely scarce here in west Central Florida—this past week we only recorded rainfall on one single day—giving us a weekly rainfall total of 0.34”. The lack of rain, combined with heavy water usage by residents and visitors, has now created a severe water shortage and authorities have imposed severe water usage restrictions. |
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| 2/23/2026 | IL-MD-39 | IL | Madison |
Mildly Dry
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| Ground is dry with no standing water. Ice has melted off Drost Lake and water level looks a little low. Subsoil must be quite dry as my sump pump hasn't kicked on all winter which is unusual. |
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| 2/23/2026 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Dry
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| The week started out pleasant enough until the snow and high northwest winds moved in late in the week. And the cold temps to match. Not even the birds like being out, tho the deer meander at dusk trying to find something to eat by pawing at the snow cover. |
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| 2/23/2026 | IA-LN-49 | IA | Linn |
Mildly Dry
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| Mildly dry Category D0 remains. 0.67 precip and 4.4 snow thus far as we go into the end of the month this weekend. Warm up is expected soon which should melt the last snow pack from last Friday’s snow event. Not much else has been happening except for a very long duration cold pack of temperatures that caused a very small amount of snow to stay frozen and thaw slowly yet again. February has been a whirl wind of weather with fire wind gusts, cancellations, closures, snow, melting, etc. Does not seem to be changing anytime soon so stay Weather Aware Always. |
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| 2/23/2026 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Moderately Dry
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| The ground started to show cracks over the week end. The Doe Run Lake Reservoir is low in Kenton County. A J. Jolly Lake is very low that the boating dock is now useless. In March, this will great a problem with the boaters unless we get a significant rainfall.. Campbell County, Boone county and Kenton County is now in D0 - ABNORMALLY DRY - BEGINNING OF DROUGHT. The lawn was very brown yesterday despite the milder weather last week. The bushes will require watering at the beginning of spring next Sunday. I may have to start to water my small evergreen trees that I have planted about 2 years ago after the NKWD reads my water meter in early March so I will not be charged extra on on Sanitation Sewer Water Bill. I believe we may be approaching D1- MODERATERE DROUGHT this coming week unless we get a significant rain fall. This snow fall last night was insignificant with only 0.02" SWE on the ground and about 1/2" of very fluffy snow. Stream flow is very low with a small trickle. Southern Campbell Country is probably now in D1 - MODERATE DROUGHT. Pond level is somewhat lower than normal; but not extreme. 2.56" of rainfall including snow SWE during the last 60 days and 0.92" during the lasts 4 weeks. The 60 day total is only about 40 percent of the normal total and the 4 week total is about 30 percent of the normal total. Based on the 60 day total, the 40% to 45% threshold for ABNORMALLY DRY has been met. The 30 day threshold of less than 1" on the gauge will probably be met on this Wednesday for D0 - ABNORMALLY DRY. It is abnormally dry because of the 60 day threshold. |
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| 2/23/2026 | KY-JF-99 | KY | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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| 2/21/26 Weekly condition report
Reporting condition for Week: Sunday - Saturday: 2/15- 2/21
Precipitation for last 14 days: 0.76” from rain
Precipitation for this week: T” from snow
Daily Temperatures at 8:00 AM: Avg. 44.6 Range 32F to 58F (23.6F warmer than last week).
Foundation plants: watering discontinued for year
DayLillies: Starting to show new growth through mulch
Weeding: Discontinued. Winter weeds are doing well in flower beds, including Henbit - need to weed-spray.
Lawn condition: Fescue grasses are starting to grow. .Bermuda grass still dormant
Phillips screwdriver plunge test into lawn test area, 2/21 = 5.0” little resistance.
General comments: Overwintering bulbs (tulips, daffodils) are up another 2” to 4”. Tulip bulbs planted last fall are not up yet. Hyacinths are up. Male American Goldfinches are starting to change to their black and gold plumage.
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| 2/23/2026 | LA-ST-23 | LA | St. Tammany Parish |
Moderately Dry
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| There are wildfires burning currently about 20 miles to the west. The ground does sink down when you step on it due to previous rains and if you park your vehicles in grassy areas the tires would sink down. But the grasses are dry and brown, trees have leaves which have fallen to the ground due to new growth budding out and this combined with dried out grasses makes for a ripe environment for grass and woods fires to develop if there is a source of fire. The upper 6 inches of soil has some moisture but would dry out quickly if exposed to sufficient warmth. |
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| 2/23/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Mildly Dry
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| Weekly totals: 4.0" snow = SWE 0.25", Pack: 8.5" = SWE 1.92", Mx 44.7°/Mn 6.4°. |
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| 2/23/2026 | MN-MC-7 | MN | McLeod |
Mildly Dry
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| This week we had some wet heavy snow, but not enough to make up for all the snow we haven't gotten this year. It was enough though, to reinsulate tree and bush roots a little against the cold temperatures that followed.
It's also enough to let me see tracks again, especially rabbits. It was also enough to need to be moved from some areas so that there wouldn't be so much water standing when melting occurs. (Also, snowmobiles have been out, leaving tracks!) |
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| 2/23/2026 | MS-HR-57 | MS | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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| There has been very little rain in February. There was .03" on Sat, and only a total of 1.02 for the month. The drier parts of my yard are dry. The wetter areas are still mildly wet but they are usually much wetter. The only saving grace is that is still winter. As soon as we start planting, I will need to water. |
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| 2/23/2026 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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| Frozen ground makes it difficult to determine moisture but just over two inches of rain in the past two months is probably not enough to help the very dry conditions going into winter. But my jonquils are up about six inches already so spring rains can’t be far behind I hope. The deer drink from my bird bath when it’s not frozen leading me to believe other sources of water have dried up |
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| 2/23/2026 | MO-PT-8 | MO | Platte |
Mildly Dry
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| Getting drier by the week. Land work continues unabated. Clearing an old barnlot and dry soil abounds. Haven’t had any runoff in long time. Livestock doing good. Fire risk is moderate. |
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| 2/23/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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| The week started with high temperatures 30 to 35 degrees above normal this week, with low temperatures near normal to 10 to 15 degrees above normal. Temperatures dropped to below normal Thursday as a strong snowstorm dropped 11.1 inches of snow here. Soil temperatures at 2 inches depth had warmed to 63 degrees at a depth of 2 inches and 40 degrees at a depth of 8 inches on February 16. The ground is now frozen. The snow supplied 0.70 inch of liquid precipitation and 11 inches of snow cover. Snow cover has decreased to 6 inches today. Due to the snow storm and snow cover, conditions have improved to near normal. February precipitation is up to 0.71 inch (0.07 inch below normal, or 91 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 1.85 inch, which is 0.28 inch above normal (118 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.22 inch below normal (82 percent of normal).
Plants and wildlife.
The entire landscape is covered with 6 inches of snow. Bird visits to the heated bird bath remained steady this week due to the snow cover, with approximately 25 species of birds (about 150 to 160 birds each day).
Water Supply
Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is slightly below normal. Area creeks and ponds are also slightly below normal.
We were in a fire danger warning the first half of the week, but conditions have improved with the snow cover and we are no longer in fire danger. |
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| 2/23/2026 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Mildly Dry
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| Squeezing in this report between the snowflakes Sunday night at 0015 hrs on 2/23.
There were four days with measurable precipitation and two days with trace precipitation for a total of 0.74”, the past seven days [Sunday-Saturday].
River and stream volume the past week of this CMR increased their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday afternoon, 2/22/2026; one held its flow to 15% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station (partially frozen) moving at a moderate volume and with no observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west, increased its flow over min its fall, covering about 40% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume (unfrozen), and with no observable turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station remains closed for the season. The ground around this station is frozen and hydrated and is holding a snowpack now of 4.2 inches. This continues to be the longest period this station has held ANY snowpack since monitoring this station at this location, now at 37 days as of this report! Grass and weeds remain dormant for the season. “Marcescence” continues to shroud Juvenal Oak’s with 60% of their leaves. House Finch, Blue Jays, and Dark Eyed Junkos continued very active this week including a ‘murder’ of Crows that still visit this station location. Also; for the first time in some time, both a male and female Cardinal were observed around this station. The feeder that was 100% consumed as of the morning of 2/18 was refilled the morning of 2/21 and as of this report, was less then 5% consumed Sunday morning 2/22. Neighborhood squirrels were observed. The first Frost observation for this station, this season, was reported on October 10th. Since then; I have observed and reported a total of 38 days with frost, 1 additional the past seven days.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 2.61 inches of precipitation. There has been 15 days of precipitation the previous 52 days of CY2026 [1/1/2026 to 2/21/2026] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
3.71”, compared to a total of 18 days of precipitation and a [CY] total of
4.32” the same [year to date] in CY2025. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 0.61” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2024- 8.02”
YTD2023- 5.77”
YTD2022- 6.14”
YTD2021- 7.20”
YTD2020- 4.78”
YTD2019- 7.61”
YTD2018- 8.38”
YTD2017- 6.24”
YTD2016- 8.29”
YTD2015- 6.76” (First full Year.)
The TWELVE year running average reported precipitation for this station is: 6.43 inches, holding this station at a deficit of 2.72” less then the 12 (CY) year average and still HOLDING this year to date, as the DRIEST start to a year. Considering the twelve year annual comparable total for this station and considering the previous years total precipation, is why I believe that it is appropriate to continue this week’s report at the “Mildly Dry” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: emails me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com. |
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| 2/23/2026 | NM-BR-233 | NM | Bernalillo |
Mildly Dry
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| Ground still reasonably soft but no more muddy spots. Last week's winds drying things out rapidly. Zero-zip-nada snow cover. Some dead branches downed by winds, but surprisingly no trees downed in immediate vicinity and no utility interruptions. Many danger and hazard trees along utility lines deserve attention ASAP. Fire spread risk continues to increase |
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| 2/23/2026 | NY-DT-24 | NY | Dutchess |
Near Normal
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| Near normal – 0.72 inches of liquid. Report as of 2/22 before 2/23 snow.
Under a 6-inch blanket of snow, NYS Mesonet soil temperature monitors 1 mile from here shows soil at 2 inches is frozen. Milder temperatures over the past week compared to last several weeks did not change soil temperatures but melted much of the ice dams on roofs. Cleared grassed areas surfaces muddied days and froze overnight. Birds very active along with small animals. Mill Pond channel opened. Skiing at Belleayre in Shandaken, NY is superb.
NYC Reservoirs at 77.8% of capacity compared to normal of 90.4%. Consumption is high at 01.05 billion gallons for the week.
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| 2/23/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
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| Cloudy and cold with light winds and snow, then cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds and snow. The high temperature was around thirty five degrees, and the low around twenty four degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. Flocks of small birds are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at winter levels. Some stream crossings are difficult due to high water and ice. |
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| 2/23/2026 | NC-CW-59 | NC | Chowan |
Near Normal
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| After .52" of rain this week, the February total is 1.55", still less than 1/2 of normal for the month. Water is now standing in the yard for multiple days after a rain. Cloudy, foggy, and misty conditions have kept evaporation at a minimum. Last night's freeze is the first in several days. Early blooming trees such as saucer magnolia are showing bud swell. However, it will be a while before oak and pine trees start pulling moisture out of the ground in any quantity. Roadside ditches have water standing in them. There was even some minor road flooding yesterday in a couple of spots, likely due to small berms being pushed up on the road edge by snow plows a couple of weeks ago or storm sewers being clogged. Kale in the garden has started growing again with the warmer weather. With no other indicators, Near Normal is the best choice for conditions. |
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| 2/23/2026 | NC-DH-48 | NC | Durham |
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| We have been receiving small but more numerous rain events. This past week, we received 0.36 inches of rain. This is still less than average on a per diem basis but not unwelcomed. If this per diem rate continues, we will receive a little of 2 inches of rain where the monthly average of 2.88 inches. The low wet spot is soft and I am able to make a foot print. The Forsythia bush has developing buds that appear healthy.
We appear to have lost a couple of Holly Bushes but the rest of our vegetation. If this was the growing season, our vegetation would be stressed.
We sighted a Ruby-crowned Kinglet today. We have spotted one each of many winter seasons. There are several dozens of Red-winged Blackbirds at our feeders. We have seen Cow birds, Juncoes (not as many as previous years). Hurricane Helene may have destroyed a large area of Junco nesting areas in western North Carolina. |
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| 2/23/2026 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Moderately Wet
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| A combination of rain and snow plus low drying temperatures have us moderately wet. Water levels are higher in creeks and springs, keeping livestock watering tanks full; thee is standing water/ice/snow; the risk if fire is low. |
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| 2/23/2026 | OH-FR-111 | OH | Franklin |
Mildly Wet
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| 2/15/2026 - 2/21/2026
Precipitation: 3.16” of measurable gauge precipitation and no snow for the week
Temps: Temps ranged between lows of 16° and 43°, highs between 44° and 67°.
Plant/lawn conditions: Typical winter conditions.
Summary: Three days of rain, with one day producing 2.74” in a short amount of time with some accompanying hail. I’ve never heard rain fall that hard before. Temps were consistent with a false spring, bringing us false hope (lol) before snow came again. |
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| 2/23/2026 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.21 inch of rain and melted precipitation in the past 7 days and 1.15 inches in February. This is much below normal and precipitation has been below normal since December 1. Soils remain moist due to cool winter temperatures, low evaporation rates, and abundant melting snow and some rain over the past couple weeks. |
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| 2/23/2026 | OH-ST-12 | OH | Stark |
Near Normal
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| 0.62" of precipitation in the rain gauge this week, most of which was actually rain. 1.16" in the past 30 days. Temperatures this week were above normal with extremes of 27F and 61F. Virtually all the big snow from a month ago is gone, just a few remnants of the biggest drifts in deep shade remain. Now I can see considerable standing water in neighboring fields. Geese are returning and the first robins and red wing blackbirds have been spotted. Chipmunks have been active, too. |
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| 2/23/2026 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Moderately Dry
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| We received very little rain this past week, keeping us very dry. |
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| 2/23/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Mildly Dry
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| Big news this past week- Carolina Forest community had a fire and quick action put it out. Last year they had a fire that burned for weeks, traveling underground. We are not out of the woods but the recent rain has helped. We even had a mushroom pop up on our sandy wooded section. Garden prep last week involved removing roots from the planting beds, venturesome tree roots from oaks and pawlonia. |
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| 2/23/2026 | SC-YR-64 | SC | York |
Mildly Wet
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| Ground is slightly damp when kneeling. Still too early for most plants to start showing buds but daffodils are blooming. The snow storm at the beginning of month didn't bother them as they were peaking out of the snow. |
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| 2/23/2026 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Severely Dry
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| 2/23/2026 | TX-HNT-11 | TX | Hunt |
Near Normal
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| 0.0” of rain last week. Temps were mild, highs generally in 60s and 70s with lows in the 40s and 50s at night. Some days were sunny, some were cloudy and some were windy - typical conditions for us this time of year. The ground is soft but not muddy. We dug post holes this weekend and my husband said “the ground is just perfect for digging - not too dry and not too clumpy”. My area of the county is still under D1 drought status as well as still under a Burn Ban. Plants are in line with the time of year - daffodil flowers are blooming now. Wildlife is active - had an American Kestrel falcon visit our yard - very pretty - likely hunting in the prairie restoration area. Neighbor’s pond seems to be full again. The story for the week was status quo. |
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| 2/23/2026 | WA-ST-11 | WA | Stevens |
Mildly Wet
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| 0.7 inches of rain for the past week.
Precipitation Normals Comparison NOAA
Month-to-Date: 1.08 inches with normal 1.21 inches or 89% of normal.
Year-to-Date: 2.44 inches with normal 3.41 inches or 72% of normal.
Water Year-to-Date: 9.06 inches with normal 9.73 inches or 93% of normal. |
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| 2/23/2026 | WI-KN-21 | WI | Kenosha |
Moderately Dry
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| The snow has disappeared due to warmer temperatures, enough so that some ice fishermen fell through the Ice and needed to be rescued. I was driving around my neighborhood and stopped to look at the Des Plaines River. There I saw a sord of Mallard Ducks enjoying the sun.
The fields are cleared of snow, revealing rich dark soil. I can see some farm equipment edging out of the barns. |
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| 2/23/2026 | WI-LN-2 | WI | Lincoln |
Near Normal
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| Early in the week we had a warmup which melted snow. Trails closed, ice thinned, water moved. Some outdoor activities that need snow ended. Ice fishing was limited. Some fast moving channels opened. Some areas with thinner ice like shores had water on top of the ice. Frost deep in the ground kept the ground frozen solid. A little ponding from the rain and melting snow occurred in usual spring ponding areas. Snow and cold later in the week changed some things. Some areas of ice thickened. A few trails were groomed but open water kept most closed. This warming and freezing is not common for this area at this time of year but it has happened at times in the past. Deer and turkeys were rarely seen during the day, possibly "out in the back forty". A few maple syrup producers with several hundred trees started tapping. Loggers noticed a few cut trees were "wet", had sap in the trunk when cut. There was no sap dripping out of branches during the week. The temperatures were too cold late in the week for sap to move. Wildfire danger was low even early in the week with little snow since everything was still wet from the snow. |
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| 2/23/2026 | WY-FM-21 | WY | Fremont |
Near Normal
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| The last precipitation event brought ground moisture up, and the single digit temperatures have left it near normal. Local folks were out watering their trees earlier but that seems entirely unnecessary. The spring flowers generated in earlier warm weather have survived the cold and greening up has continued. |
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| 2/23/2026 | CAN-BC-159 | CAN | British Columbia |
Moderately Wet
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| Moisture level slightly above normal for this time of year. The attached photos are of farm fields along Blenkinsop Rd in south Saanich. |
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