| 12/22/2025 | CA-TH-12 | CA | Tehama |
Moderately Wet
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| Constant rain for the last 6 days has caused low levels in yard and open field to flood. |
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| 12/22/2025 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Moderately Dry
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| Dry,dry, dry. Flue going through area. Red flag days. Limited wildlife in area. Coyotes seem to have move off, for now. Dust starting to hang in the air again. |
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| 12/22/2025 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Near Normal
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| No precip this past week. The ground is still moist though dryer than last week. It was warm and sunny this week - the cool season grasses have greened back up as have some weeds - the deer appreciate the fresh grazing material. The soil is unfrozen at least six inches down. Very small and very scattered patches of snow remain on the ground in shaded areas but most of the yard is bare of snow now. |
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| 12/22/2025 | CO-EP-371 | CO | El Paso |
Near Normal
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| Since last reported on 12/14/2025, received a trace of precipitation recorded on 12/18/2025. A very windy week with fuels on the ground drying significantly. Consequently, the NWS issued Red Flag Warnings several days with winds exceeding 50-60 mph. A wildfire broke out on Ft. Carson with 1600 acres burned from what I last heard. Soil sample taken this evening still shows adequately moist soil below the surface. However, the soil has dried since previous report. Observed three adult Cottontails grazing yesterday and a Raven flying overhead. Pigeons were also seen in our water feature flower beds. Lots of mountain wave clouds just about every day. With sustained soil moisture continuing, I will maintain a Near Normal Condition Scale. |
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| 12/22/2025 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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| With recent snowfall melt and recent significant 2 day rain event, soil moisture level remains near normal. |
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| 12/22/2025 | CT-NL-19 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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| Widely varying temperatures, Monday's flooded riverside streets and high winds are not deterring shoppers and tourists, particularly since Dec. 14th's snowfall has melted. The Canada geeses gaather on riverside lawns, crows poke & seagulls soar, but bird activity has lessened. Now we watch the sun swing back north. |
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| 12/22/2025 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Near Normal
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| Another week of temperatures running high and low again with a trace of moisture. The large amount of snow received earlier in the month is now almost gone leaving ice and crusty snow. We had some of our lowest temps this past week, only to turn around and be in the low 30's. Deer hunters took it in stride and managed to thin the herd a bit. The birds are happy to be able to get at the tall grass seed once again after wandering around in the deep snow as tho they couldn't figure out what happened to their world. Still not many song birds at the feeder and can't help but wonder if it is the bird flu effect. |
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| 12/22/2025 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Mildly Dry
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| Received about 3inch of snow middle of the week. Below average temperatures most of the week with highs near or slightly above normal. No change to soil moisture or to river/creek levels. |
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| 12/22/2025 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.86" SWE for week with trace of snow. 0 snow pack. Max 56.7°/Min 3.7°. |
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| 12/22/2025 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| A total of 0.87 inches of rain for the week eased the monthly deficit, but the total is still significantly below average. The rain Friday melted most of the snowpack before the temperature dropped and the storm ended with a half inch of new snow. The rain and melting snowpack caused rivers and streams to rise within their banks, but water levels have since dropped back. Tracks in the snow show activity by squirrels, rabbits, porcupine, possum, raccoon, fisher, fox, coyote, deer and bear. The new snow supported good tracking for deer hunters resulting in successful hunts. Greylock trails are a mix of ice and snow, with intermixed bare and wet sections. |
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| 12/22/2025 | MN-MC-7 | MN | McLeod |
Mildly Dry
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| The snow on the ground covers most things, but it has been thin and thick in places, especially fields where wind and sun could get at it. Now that we have reached the winter solstice, there will start to be a little more sun slowly over time.
There are many tracks around, especially deer, raccoons, and rabbits.
The surface of the snow has become very shiny (in the distance) in the last week or so as the top layer turns icier. |
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| 12/22/2025 | MN-MW-8 | MN | Mower |
Mildly Dry
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| Crusty snow and melty glazed ice are all that remain of various snowfalls. Generally mild temps are keeping wildlife active and healthy. We need good snowfall this winter but none is in the immediate future due to atypically warm temps coming for the rest of December and into January. |
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| 12/22/2025 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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| General Awareness
Conditions are somewhat dry but still in the near normal range for this time of year. We received 0.24 inch of rain this week (on December 18). The remainder of the snow cover melted this week. Temperatures were 10 to 15 degrees above normal this week with temperatures in the upper 40s to mid-50s. Low temperatures ranged from 11 degrees to 25 degrees Fahrenheit. The ground thawed this week again allowing snow melt and rain to soak in. Soil temps today (December 21) were 34 degrees at a depth of 2 inches and 35 degrees at 8 inches. Precipitation here for December is 0.32 inch, which is 0.53 inch below normal (37 percent of normal). Total precipitation for the year here is 98 percent of normal (0.57 inch below normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.21 inch below normal (74 percent of normal).
Plants and wildlife.
The soil is moist near the surface and the grass is green in most locations. Bird visits to the bird bath have remained steady this week, with approximately 20 species of birds (about 100 to 120 birds each day).
Water Supply
Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is about normal. Area creeks and ponds are slightly below normal (about 1 foot below the normal average.
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| 12/22/2025 | NE-LA-19 | NE | Lancaster |
Moderately Dry
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| About a half inch of precipitation in November. Less than a quarter of an inch three quarters of the way through December. Soil is bone dry over 6 inches deep. Creeks are a trickle and ponds are low. A couple of grass fires around town in the last week. Birdbath is busy with finches, doves, juncos and woodpeckers. |
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| 12/22/2025 | NM-BR-233 | NM | Bernalillo |
Severely Dry
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| no measurable precipitation in more than three weeks. Zero snowpack, with no snow cover even on total shade NE facing slopes. Frequent gusty winds, overnight low temps well above freezing, combined with lack of precip has soil drying, with occasional blowing dust. Fire spread risk, along with poor air quality. Coyotes more frequently heard than usual, along with deer and birds looking for water. Immediate area transitioning from Mod Dry to Severe Dry. |
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| 12/22/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly cloudy and cold with gusty winds and flurries, then mostly cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds clearing off before dawn. The high temperature was around twenty three degrees and the low around nineteen degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every 1-2 days. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at Winter levels. |
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| 12/22/2025 | NC-CW-59 | NC | Chowan |
Near Normal
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| With .37" of rain this week, the total thus far in December is 2.2" which is 1.29" below normal for the month. Given the time of year, there are not many good indicators of general conditions. There is still some standing water in fields, although farmers on drier soils have been able to do some plowing and mowing. Road ditches still have water in them. Pond and lake levels are still low. The attached pictures are of Lake Phelps in Washington County. This lake is unique in that there are no known inflows. The only outflows are through manmade canals which have mechanical flood contols on them. So, the only way for the lake to receive water inputs is rainfall or possibly springs underneath the lake. The only outflows (when the flood control gates are closed, as they have been for some time) is through evaporation. The lake levels at the shore can be manipulated by winds; however, the recent winds in the days before these pictures were taken were light, or would actually be pushing the water toward the shore being photographed. The level has been similar to this all fall. The boat launch is unusable at this water level as can be seen in the photo. In summary, the near-surface moisture is near normal due to time of year and recent rainfall while the deeper layers, large water bodies, and long term rainfall deficits show a continuing drought. |
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| 12/22/2025 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Mildly Wet
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| 1.01 inches of liquid and melted precipitation in the past week and 2.23 inches in December. This is slightly below normal after a wet November. Temperatures this month have been well below normal with 12.2 inches of snow, which is much above normal, yielding minimal evaporation and maximum soil saturation. With one storm event of 1.01 inch this week in conjunction with snow melt, stream and river levels came up substantially but are still well below any flood or action stage. There is standing water in swales and a lot of mud. |
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| 12/22/2025 | OH-ST-12 | OH | Stark |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.46" of precipitation this week, 1.94" in the last 30 days. Temperatures moderated this week and most of the snow cover is gone. Creeks and ponds continue at low levels. Birds and squirrels are very active.
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| 12/22/2025 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Mildly Dry
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| It's been 22 days since I last recorded measurable precip. The actual moisture conditions might be getting masked by the fact that most of the vegetation has gone dormant for the winter. We're probably on the edge of moving into the Moderately Dry category. |
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| 12/22/2025 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Moderately Dry
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| 12/22/2025 | UT-CH-41 | UT | Cache |
Severely Dry
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| Aside from no snow which is unusual, the temperature is reaching record highs of high 50's to even low 60's which is very unusual. No snowman building, or white Christmas this year. |
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| 12/22/2025 | VT-CH-62 | VT | Chittenden |
Near Normal
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| I suspect conditions are rather typical for the solstice. We've had 0.88" of precip over the past seven days, much of it rain on frozen ground. Maybe that's why the streams I've observed are flowing well, but I doubt it did much for groundwater. Snow cover is mostly gone now and is entirely gone from surrounding lowlands. However, with the ground solidly frozen and snow in the forecast, I'm hopeful the snowpack will start building again. |
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| 12/22/2025 | WI-LN-2 | WI | Lincoln |
Mildly Dry
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| Wildfire danger was low with the snow on the ground. Little happening with agriculture, slow time of year with nothing growing. Normal winter animal care was required. The colder days ice got thicker and there was more coverage across the water. The warmer days some water seeped on top of the ice. Near average for this time of year. Little new snow fell making the snowpack less with melting on the warmest days. Frost in the ground moved up on the warmest days. Few deer were seen during the day but more after dark. Bucks still had their antlers. Few small flocks of turkeys were seen foraging in snow covered fields during the day. Outside activities in the snow were few with the little snow and melting snow. |
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| 12/22/2025 | CAN-NS-182 | CAN | Nova Scotia |
Near Normal
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| For week of 14-20 Dec:(T+ 10.0+ T+ 0+ 0+ 6.0+ 0)= 16.0mm+ T. Near Normal. High's: -7C(wch -13C) to +11C; Low's: +2C to -11C; Winds: calm to Gale force, 70km/hr; Dew/Frost: 0. This past week was unstable weather. We had rain (6mm), big wind (peaked at Gale force), a little snow (9cm) which melted quickly, and power outages throughout the area (we were without power for 6 hrs). Lots of clouds and overcast. SOG: T. No wildlife sightings this week. Plenty of XMas lights to light up the night. Last-minute shopping. Grocery stores requesting donations to local Food Banks. Give what you can. |
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| 12/22/2025 | CAN-SK-91 | CAN | Saskatchewan |
Near Normal
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| Nearing year end with weather and climate seemingly normal, which in this part of the world covers a huge list of possible weather conditions. Snow was a bit late coming which extended the fall through November, which has been described as a "bonus month" for those of us that live in rural areas and have seen this season so many years. Until two weeks ago, our snow depth was showing 4 inches and now, the 22nd of December is is 12 inches. Much better snow cover and the rain that came with the last two storm events added to the winter moisture. There was a period of time in November tha water bodies had frozen over and there was no snow on the ground. Wild life would be trying hard to be hydrated I expect, but there was adequate frost on the vegetation most mornings which I think would have kept them going. Roads and highways had been snow free until the second week in December and only have been problematic in the Southern parts of the prairie where each storm event brings rain to the South and snow North of the trans Canada highway. This farm received over an inch of moisture during the two storm events in December so far.
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