| 12/28/2025 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| An unsettled week with some moisture moving in on Wednesday, Christmas Eve, and continuing on and off for the rest of the week. Only .11 inches of rain fell for the week with most days receiving only a trace. Received less rain than forecasted and no snow. The moisture source was subtropical and resulted in very mild temperatures. Highs were in the 50's and 60's but did cool at the end of the week, on Saturday, with a high of 49°. The high of the week was 69° on Monday. Lows started off in the 20's and 30's but warmed into the 40's for several days. The low of the week was 29° also on Monday. It was breezy on most days but nothing too strong. The plants in the open wildland areas are brown though there are still some green grasses. Dark-eyed juncos continue to frequent the yard and saw a robin. Haven't seen a robin this time of year before. |
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| 12/28/2025 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We’ve received 0.04” of rain this week and most of that fell this morning. The 2 week total is 0.15 and we’ve only had 0.26” in the past 31 days so conditions are drier than usual. The temperatures this week have been much higher than normal with several days in the 70s and lows in the 60s. Soil moisture is below expected and there may be some stunted growth of cool season crops on the higher and poorer soils. Streamflows are low with the small stream nearby not flowing anymore. The wildfire danger has been normal this week due to higher humidity levels and lower winds. |
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| 12/28/2025 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| With all the rain in the last two weeks, we are now a bit above normal! Ending the month is 8.62" of rain, ~105% of normal. Some flooding on the nearest river, closing the highway for a while. Some trees down, some small slides along the road. Power out for many (us for about 30 hrs, some still out). Some ponding/ flowing ditches. Because we hadn't had rain for about 3 weeks, the ground wasn't saturated before the rain started. |
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| 12/28/2025 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Moderately Wet
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| Nearly five inches of rain since the last report from this latest series of storms. The most severe conditions started in the early hours of Wednesday, with high winds and heavy rain. Many lost power around us and our local fire department handled 25 downed trees or power lines in 12 hours through that night. Our house lost power in the next round, which started around 2 am Christmas day. We were without power until 5 pm. Many homes south of us are still without power. Fortunately, we did not see the landslides or flooding that occurred in Southern California. The latest rain brings the total since 1 October to 17.44 inches, so we are making up for the many dry days so far. More rain in the forecast for around New Year's Day. The heavy rain brought large numbers of migrant birds to our gardens for seed, along with a couple of very wet raccoons and a skunk. Despite the rainy conditions, many tourists and family visitors in town. |
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| 12/28/2025 | CT-MD-21 | CT | Middlesex |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| All water courses appear at normal seasonal levels. |
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| 12/28/2025 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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| It’s down in single-digit temps, so no soil moisture is moving now. We’ll call it “Normal" |
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| 12/28/2025 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| All dry. |
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| 12/28/2025 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| General: I've uploaded a plot of snow accumulations for December dating back to 1998 for this location. Only the last 6 years are calibrated CoCoRaHS measures (as is the gauge melt catch). It's pretty clear that we're in decline for December, though the trend for gauge catch is increasing. This is what we're seeing this year...more rain, and almost no snow. Last night we went into single digit temperatures, but most of December we were above freezing.
Agriculture: The winter wheat looks pretty good...the recent rain helped it. It's now snow-covered.
Energy: We're definitely into the low production/high consumption period. Before the panels were covered with snow (2 days ago) the last decent production day saw 24.55 kWHR produced and 23.0 kWHR used. The cold snap and snow reversed this trend mightily. We are still using space heaters because our heater failed almost 2 months ago and the parts are stuck in the "supply chain" problem that is part of our economy right now.
Fire: Low risk
Plants/wildlife: The good news is that it appears the beavers on the Buckskin pond are rebounding, and are rebuilding their dam. I plan to speak with the Bannock County people to work on a plan to install "beaver deceivers" which allow the level of a pond to be controlled without being dammed up by beavers.
Water: We're low, having only received around 9" of snow so far. Our snowpack is critical for water in Pocatello. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| It is currently raining as I type this. Topsoil is soft so the moisture is soaking in before the temps drop, and it begins to freeze during much colder below freezing temps the rest of the week. We have experienced above freezing temps this past week that melted off the snowpack that was in place. There is still some ice remaining on the edges of the area rivers. Those same rivers remain low. After reporting what rain had fallen overnight, MTD is -0.53" (69%) of NOAA Norm, with WYTD at -1.72" (75%), and YTD at -4.54" (88%). It is hard for me to determine if this location is Mildly or Moderately dry. I just know there is a need for more moisture and it is currently falling from the sky. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Rain and fog have turned the topsoil to mud. There is no frost so this moisture will soak into the ground.No water in the ponds,no flow from tile lines or springs.The well is still pumping abnormal water. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are normal for this time of year. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IL-KN-121 | IL | Kane |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Although there were light amounts of precipitation that fell off and on throughout December, my observations recorded only half of the normal expected for the month. However, with three days still remaining in the month and rain falling as I write this report, the final total may approach normal. I have not recorded a month of normal or above normal precipitation since July of this year. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Fire
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| Soil damp to wet, but not interfering with various yard and garden chores. Ideal for burning back weeds and unwanted vegetation. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IN-MD-38 | IN | Madison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Local rivers and streams still appear below normal levels and the primary reason for the continued condition rating. Although the near daily drizzle has disguised the dry conditions somewhat. The ground, including fields, are wet with no standing water. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IN-NB-48 | IN | Noble |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Dreary, cold, and yuck. Seems like a normal winter so far. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 12/28/2025 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| cloudy all week no rain mild temps |
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| 12/28/2025 | IA-BT-24 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Temp: 41°F
Humidity: 97%
Wet Bulb: 41°F
Dew Point: 41°F
Barometer: 29.63 in Hg
Average Wind Speed: 0-6 mph for the past 24 hours
High Gust: 2-14 mph for the past 24 hours
AQI: 54 without wood smoke adjustment
29 with wood smoke adjustment
Cloudy and Foggy this morning with visibility from 1/4 mile to 1/2 mile.
Water level at Mount Auburn Boat Ramp is still down, and sand bars are still exposed.
Lots of Dense Fog this past week that lasted most of the day. Heavy Dew on the ground making it a little bit muddy.
Warnings/Advisories: Dense Fog till 12pm today
Wind Advisory from 2pm-tommrow 6pm
Winter Weather Advisory 3pm-tommrow 9am
Blizzard Warning North of Waterloo Starts at 9am today and goes until 9am Monday |
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| 12/28/2025 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Present rain helps keep vegetation and topsoil from drying out so much. Rivers and ponds below normal, ponds with small drainage areas almost dry. Creeks have trickle flow, many tile lines have just a trickle or no flow at all. Many concerned about water table being below normal. |
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| 12/28/2025 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Rain (about 0.10) and fog this past week. The ground must not be totally frozen as the sumps are running again. Also a lot of fog this past week Otherwise no real changes temperatures have continued about normal. River, lake and stream levels continue at low levels.
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| 12/28/2025 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.08” rain this warm, gray, week. Everything stayed damp. Ponds OK, creeks dribbling. No crops standing on a 40 mile trip opposite our normal town loop. No deer seen, lots of birds, turkeys talking early AM. |
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| 12/28/2025 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Mildly Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
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| S. Fork Licking River at Cynthiana at 5.48 ft, stream flow 25th - 75th percentile. Unusually mild temps; highs is low 60s all week. Overcast. |
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| 12/28/2025 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Recent snow was very low in water content.Streams are still running low. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| A total of 0.38” in the preceding week, bringing our MTD catch for December to 2.42”. That’s only 57% of PRISM average with only three days left in the month. Looks like we’ll get some of that back before NYD but we’ll end December with a deficit – the good news is that even if we don’t get another drop we’ll end the first quarter of the water year with a surplus to average, and surface soils remain moist, so we'll stick with "near normal." Pond level is down about an inch from where it’s been, but still higher than summer control depth. Pond is frozen over; ducks have gone elsewhere and the swans are keeping a small space of open water for themselves. Terrestrial birds are busy at the feeders, and there are lots of bunny tracks in the new snow. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| December precipitation is still running below average with an additional 0.63 inches of water for the week. A snowstorm Friday dropped 4.5 inches of snow and the temperatures have remained much below normal since then. Rivers and streams are again iced over. Our snowpack is around 5 inches, though rain forecast for tomorrow may reduce that. Tracks in the new snow show reduced activity by porcupine, fox and deer while squirrels and coyote show normal activity. Greylock trails are snow covered, though the snow is not deep enough for cross country skiing or snowmobiling. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MA-PL-15 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Light Rain on Wednesday 3.5" of snow Friday evening is about all there is. Cold temperatures and snow make for not much to report. The birds do like my bird feeders and heated water dish in this kind of weather. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Only .39" of precipitation this week with 3.5" of snow. First time using my snowblower in years. It looks and feels like winter as it's been unusually cold and there is a blanket of snow on the ground. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.44 precipitation during the past week, 3.01 so far this month, 4.75 snowfall Friday night-early Saturday morning. 7.2 inches of snowfall so far this month, local ponds frozen over, some local streams have ice along their banks, pretty normal late December conditions. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Winter conditions have settled in, and (for now anyway) precipitation is as it has been - snow rather than rain in the winter. Our "usual" weather pattern has been a few days of cold clear conditions and every few days we get a few inches of snow. It has only been like this this week though. Forecast is for rain coming late tonight into freezing conditions creating icy conditions. NWS watches and warnings are up. Tomorrow is supposed to reach close to 50°.
The usual critters are showing up at the bird feeder, mostly sparrows and Juncoes with occasional sitings of cardinals, woodpeckers, with starlings and crows throughout the local area. Squirrels and rabbits are making daily appearances as well.
Ward Hill, the local ski spot, has been hosting kids improving their skiing talents.
Hopefully the coming freezing rain doesn't do too much damage before it warms up and melts. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MI-AN-25 | MI | Allegan |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| The past week was mostly overcast, dark and gloomy with thawing conditions and daily temperature highs in the 30's and 40's(F). We've had 5 days of light rain and drizzle totaling 0.25" and no new snow. What was left of our snowpack has melted so that we ended up having a "brown Christmas". Conditions this week have been Near Normal. There haven't been as many birds showing up at the bird feeder this week and Canadian Geese have been nosily flying low over our yard. Walking continues to be treacherous this week because icy patches on sidewalks still have not melted. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Tourism & Recreation
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| Now that winter officially arrived, temperatures have moderated with only occasional light freezing but usually in the upper 30s to lower 40s (47 during this report). No snow in any amount occurred during the week, only occasional light rain. Total gauge catch was 0.10 inches. Very little snow was left to melt during the week. The St. Joe River and Hickory are flowing about normally and are absent of ice and local drainage ditches are not carrying water. There are no opportunities for winter specific recreation due to thawing temperatures and the absence of snow. The weather has been cooperative for Christmas travel. Overall, conditions are about normal. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Business & Industry Energy Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation
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| A warmer, somewhat Balmy Winter week gave us an average of 32° reaching a high of 41° and visibly reduced our crusty Snowpack from 7” to 3.5”. Roads and hard surfaces were pretty much wet and puddled the entire week and everything just generally damp. The surface of Ice on area lakes has that slushy look to it. The buzz of chainsaws was prominent every few blocks more than usual. All of this will change rapidly as we are currently under a Winter Storm Warning which should hit about mid-morning and is expected to drop another 6-7” of Snow over the next 24 hours.
Forecast: WSW in effect today and tomorrow, starting with light Rain, dropping Temps and changing to Snow. The rest of the week suggests daytime Temps mostly in the teens with a mid-week dip slightly below zero. Mostly Cloudy skies and light Winds. No further Precipitation. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| ~0.06" of rain(0.05")/snow meltwater(0.01") mix was recorded over this past week. Today's report= 34°, 97% humidity, overcast with freezing fog, a 2-5 mph northerly breeze, 0.25 mile visibility and an air quality index of 20 at the 5:30 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 SE MN Road Conditions= https://tinyurl.com/rrtr2xyk NWS-issued Dense Fog Advisory & Blizzard Warning= https://tinyurl.com/3jzvs5px Current Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/2nft2x7v Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/2bsuke95 YTD precipitation in this area= 33.85" which is 0.69" less than average. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MN-WG-47 | MN | Washington |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Precipitation in the gauge for the past week is .04", since December 1st it is 0.80", since January 1st it is 33.19"; precipitation in the Twin Cities area since December 1st is 0.91" (average is 1.04"), since January 1st it is 29.01" (average is 31.49"); snowfall at this station for the past week is 0.01", since December 1st it is 6.24" (water content is 0.68"), for the fall snow season snowfall is 12.74" (water content is 1.2"); snowfall for the Twin Cities area since December 1st is 9.0" (average is 10.0"); snowfall for the Twin Cities area for the fall season is 16.8" (average is 17.6"); the past week has had mild temperatures leading to some loss of snowpack; precipitation for December appears to be a little below average, but precipitation for the year appears to be close to average. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Weekly precipitation was a Trace. Lows the past 7 days (last Sunday through yesterday-Saturday December 27, 2025):36,47,62,56,56,62,60. Highs:56,65,75,78,76,76,72. We had some foggy/misty mornings this past Tuesday, Friday and Saturday due to a South wind that has been bringing gulf moisture in since Monday. Plenty of clouds everyday this past week except for the 24th and 25th which had more sun than clouds. The bottom line is this: it's unusually dry and has been well above average temperature wise. I can drive anywhere on the farm right now and the yard is still firm. We are only 33% of average on rain for December and are down 7.58 inches for the year according to PRISM. The dry conditions are not really a problem right now since we are in the midst of winter. Judging by the numbers and lack of water in area water/drainage ways, I feel we have progressed into "moderately dry" conditions. Other observations: leaves have been falling in buckets out of area oak trees this past week signaling the start of our two most dormant months: January, February. |
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| 12/28/2025 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| About 1" of precip in the past week, and the last little bit was finally snow! Streams are still high but are coming down with the cold weather. Lots of SWE in the high country, although getting up to the snow is a problem for skiers. Snotels up high are near average SWE, but lower sites are well below normal because most precip has fallen as rain. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NH-MR-9 | NH | Merrimack |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Energy Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| Icy cold with temperature at 3 degrees this morning before sunrise. Little melting of the snow from yesterday. Did not shovel everything on the driveway because of the freezing rain forecast scheduled for tonight.
Using furnace only since temperatures are below 35.
Have had Sparrows, Cardinals, Chickadees, Flickers, a wren or 2, doves, Downy Woodpeckers, Juncos Nuthatches at the feeders. Squirells there, too.
No fires that I’m aware of.
No water restrictions.
Skiing and winters sports are good except for the very low temperatures.
Water supply good. Merrimack River frozen.
Neighbor had the flu, which is a variant |
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| 12/28/2025 | NM-GR-28 | NM | Grant |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Only a tenth of an inch of rain since Nov. 25th. Hand watering trees still. We have roses blooming. Unseasonably warm here. Hoping for cooler temps. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NM-HR-8 | NM | Harding |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| The upturned mounds dug by the many gopher colonies shows the dryness of the soil. The dryness makes it necessary to continue watering the newly planted native plants from the Xerces project. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NM-SF-101 | NM | Santa Fe |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| A drizzly day brought a little welcome moisture and more seasonable temperatures. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NM-SR-46 | NM | Sierra |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| No precipitation this week. Very little change in conditions, but there is a little water now in sections of the creek locally. Supplemental watering continues, bird life seems normal for the season. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NY-OG-10 | NY | Onondaga |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Approximately 0.11 inches precipitation (SWE), 8.8 inches snowfall over the past week. Overall, still slightly behind precipitation levels for the month and year. Ground snow covered, streams running lower than in the past. Despite what appears as a decent snowpack, we are still below normal precipitation levels overall. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NY-WN-18 | NY | Wayne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Snowpack is pushing conditions towards Near Normal, i.e. 0.61". Sump pump is actuating every 4 hours or so. Center of yard still has no draining water; birds are flocking to feeders and suet. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly cloudy and cold with light winds, then mostly cloudy and cold overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around twenty six degrees and the low around seventeen degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every 2-3 days. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at Winter levels. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NC-BC-150 | NC | Buncombe |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.02 inch of slight precipitation. I heard and then saw a turkey on the lower level two days ago. Snowdrops are blooming on the upper level. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NC-CW-59 | NC | Chowan |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| With .09" in the past week, combined with some warm, windy days, has resulted in a mildly dry condition for this time of year. Normally, yard mowing in late December would be impossible without tearing up the grass, but it is possible this year. For the month, rainfall total is 2.28", or 1.21" below normal. For the calendar year, it is 10.33" below normal, with no above normal months since July. Exposed soil in shaded areas is still moist, but not areas out in the open. Water that was standing in fields last week is now gone. Road ditches still have some water in them. Trails and farm paths that would normally have standing water in potholes are mostly dry now. Wheat looks good, but sage took a hit from the low in the teens a few weeks ago. Overwintering Siberian kale and garlic look good, with just a bit of frost bite on the kale. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NC-HK-14 | NC | Hoke |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| We continue to have a lack of rain. The temperatures are doing a roller coaster, in the 70s one day and in the 40s the next. |
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| 12/28/2025 | NC-MS-18 | NC | Madison |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| Creeks are dry or barely flowing. In the last 41 days we have had 1.45 inches of rain. |
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| 12/28/2025 | OH-DL-36 | OH | Delaware |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Ground is very wet - very grey with light fog |
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| 12/28/2025 | OH-FR-111 | OH | Franklin |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 12/21/2025 - 12/27/2025
Precipitation: ..21” of measurable precipitation for the week.
Temps: Temps ranged between lows of 17° and 39°, highs between 38° and 60°.
Plant/lawn conditions: Typical winter conditions.
Summary: Warmup this week with a little rain. |
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