| 8/23/2026 | AL-CN-21 | AL | Calhoun |
Near Normal
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| Trees and grass are normal and green. Ground is soft and normal. |
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| 8/23/2026 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Near Normal
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| 0.29 inches precip on one day this week. Portal proper saw a significant hail fall on Weds evening, but none here. It's the dry side of near normal. Turtles and rattlers and frogs seen. |
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| 8/23/2026 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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| A good week for monsoon rainfall. Four different days with measurable rainfall for a total of 1.74 inches for the week. Temperatures remained hot with highs in the upper 80's to low 90's, though much cooler temperatures during thunderstorms. The high of the week was 92° on Wednesday. Lows were in the 50's and low 60's. The low of the week was 52° last Sunday. Some gusty winds with the storms but otherwise, no strong winds. Things have really "greened up" with the wetting rains and the surrounding wildland/open areas look very lush. Harvesting a lot of zucchini and yellow squash and the corn is close to picking. A monarch butterfly was observed in the garden one day. Small birds like finches and sparrows are in the bird bath daily. Smelled signs of a skunk a few times but haven't seen a skunk in months but that's okay. |
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| 8/23/2026 | AZ-PM-497 | AZ | Pima |
Near Normal
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| 0.21" past week with the month to date near to just below average. Green up still going strong and wildlife does not see stressed. |
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| 8/23/2026 | AR-BX-38 | AR | Baxter |
Severely Dry
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| Very dry, burn bans on. No significant rain in over a month. Had .34' yesterday. Leaves on some oaks gone as well as other plants. Grass has quit growing and brown. Ponds are drying out. No ground moisture several inches down.
Hay feeding will have to start soon if no moisture comes. |
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| 8/23/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Moderately Dry
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| Conditions continue to be very dry due to only receiving 0.18” of rainfall this week with high temperatures. The five week rain total is 0.58” with most of those days having been in the upper 90s to over 100 degrees. It looks like fall with all the trees turning brown and dropping leaves. Some local ranchers are having to feed hay to their livestock due to no forage available. Streams and ponds are drying up. Fire danger is high and there have been several reports of wildfires lately. Burn ban in effect for a few weeks now. |
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| 8/23/2026 | AR-SL-42 | AR | Saline |
Severely Dry
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| Our soil is depleted of moisture even though we've had tiny showers. Black gum trees are turning red. Oaks & other hardwoods are showing stress & leaves are brown. Creeks & lake levels are low. Vegetation is brown. Hickory trees throwing off lots of nuts. Daily winds are drying everything out. Area lakes full of algae in coves. |
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| 8/23/2026 | AR-SL-49 | AR | Saline |
Moderately Dry
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| Had first rain in nearly two weeks. Grasses looking less strained but still dry. Little growth in grass in last week. Remain in burn ban |
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| 8/23/2026 | CA-AL-67 | CA | Alameda |
Near Normal
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| For the week of August 16 - August 22, no precipitation, maximum high temperature 74.8 deg F, minimum low temperature 57.1 deg F, evapotranspiration by ET gage = 0.53 in. Moderate to thick overnight marine layer all week, clearing late morning. |
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| 8/23/2026 | CA-HM-6 | CA | Humboldt |
Near Normal
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| The condition is normal for the time of year--basically dry, but a bit moist from occasional nights with fog drizzle (0.18") plus 3 nights with a trace so far. Grass is still green. |
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| 8/23/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Moderately Dry
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| Another week of mainly foggy overcast days, with some limited sun and breezes in the afternoon. Ocean conditions were calm and suitable for water sports and fishing. Saw a number of boats out this week. Fall is definitely on its way, with leaves on our native grapes already beginning to turn red and leaves dropping. Had the first local blackberries of the year this week. Over the 15 years we've lived here, we have noticed a striking drop in the number of insects, so it was a pleasure to see dragonflies and a lovely Tiger Swallowtail butterfly this week. But, it's been another summer without the big garden spiders we used to see. Moist conditions have been good for the landscape, but the ground water level continues to drop--but fortunately, no water restrictions so far this summer. Lots of tourists in the area and RV parks are still full, but starting to see folks pulling their sport boats out for the winter. |
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| 8/23/2026 | CO-BO-596 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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| These are the worst conditions I have experienced living in this house in 23 years.
We have received 0.28” for August to date, around 20% of normal. We had an abnormal low July and an abnormally low June. We have been in a long term drought since last September—two of the the months since then have had normal precipitation. On top of that, we have experienced absolutely unprecedented heat.
Trees are showing stress. Lawns which are not getting copious (unauthorized) water look like crap. Grass growth in wild lands is non existent. Flowers are not flowering in the open space. Springs in the open space have been dry for months. Wells are dropping. |
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| 8/23/2026 | CO-JF-81 | CO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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| Some improvement but still very dry! |
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| 8/23/2026 | CT-NL-21 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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| Since my last report on 8/9/26 there has been a total of 1.52" of precipitation. Hopeville Pond is back to about normal. Water supply quality and quantity are good for human consumption. There are still a number of animal prints and various birds. The farmers' fields have started to yield crops and gone to market. The grass has returned to green and is growing. The campers are hanging out at their camp sites at the campground across the pond. There are a lot of people fishing and more people on the water. |
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| 8/23/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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| Relevant because the constant moisture affects the ability of dried beans and corn to effectively dry in the field without hosting molds. Not looking good so far... |
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| 8/23/2026 | FL-PN-79 | FL | Pinellas |
Severely Dry
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| As I lived in an urban area I don't have a lot of things to compare. But I do see people's lawns dying back continuously. As does mine. My lawn shrinks by the week. |
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| 8/23/2026 | GA-FN-11 | GA | Fannin |
Near Normal
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| I say near normal , but we are still considered "abnormally dry".
We have gotten some regular rain since July. The dew point has been over 70 for weeks with some reprieve (upper 60's) this week. All vegetation remains green. I have not had to irrigate the fescue lawn this summer. The local hay fields have been mown and baled over the past week. Hummers are busy at the feeder and the flowering plants. Deer and offspring are seen daily browsing. |
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| 8/23/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Mildly Dry
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| Still no change. |
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| 8/23/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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| General: The week has been hot and dry, up until yesterday with .04" of rain in a severe thunderstorm. We had some really intense lightning with this storm. Generally, we're dry and hot.
Agriculture: Our neighbors continue the mustard harvest (all the wheat we can see has been harvested).
Energy: We're still in strong production mode for solar energy. Yesterday we created 60.97 kWHR and only used 23.16, even with air conditioning and baking in the afternoon. It's a testament to the benefits of solar.
Fire: Fire danger is high, and we have had multiple fires in the area. We saw the residue of one at the border between Pocatello and the county on Buckskin that wasn't reported anywhere. Fort Hall had a pretty significant fire with structural losses. Risk is high and we're all looking over our shoulders.
Plants/wildlife: It's dry, though we actually have a smidge of water in the creek on McNabb. This week we saw the annual dragonfly event. It seems like it only lasts a day or two, but we see many, many dragonflies. It's a great event. We still mourn the loss of the Buckskin beaver pond, as do the moose, ducks, geese, deer, badgers, and elk who used to use it. I'm still not happy with Bannock County Roads and Bridges for destroying it.
Water: We're lower than our 6 year average. We expect 1.23" for August and we're at .73" with about a week to go. That's within 1 SD, but just barely. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
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| Things have greened back up with recent rains and some of the heat and humidity have finally left the area for the next week or so. We had one big downpour this past week that moved in and out rather quickly. The rains have been widely scattered with amounts varying across the local region. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Wet
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| We had another 0.45" of rain this week, bring the total for the month to 8.33". Salt Fork river is still high but has receded. Soil is saturated in places, but there is no standing water. It will be awhile before I can mow the back third of my yard due to water and mud. Pond is still very high and will be for sometime. Corn and beans look good in area fields, but you can tell where there might be standing water in the fields yet. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-CP-179 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| The wet August continues. I measured 1.43" for the week, 8.75" for the month to date. Lawn is looking very healthy. I have had to mow my lawn 3 times in a 9 day period. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Near Normal
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| Dry week with only 0.10" of measurable precipitation. All To-Dates remain above NOAA Norm. MTD +1.78" (162%), YTD +3.90" (115%) and WYTD +2.77" (108%). Forecast for rain on Wednesday morning otherwise another dry week with seasonable temperatures. Rivers remain at normal summer levels.
Grass is green and from roadside perspective, crops look good. Feisty hummingbirds very active at the feeders. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Moderately Dry
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| 0.5 inches of rain this week has kept the topsoil moist. Crops look good with minimal wind damage. Ponds are getting very low, no tile or spring water flowing.Well is still supplying abnormal water. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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| Conditions are normal. All lawns, plants, and trees are healthy and growing. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Moderately Wet
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| Pond is level with runoff.
Stormy and humid all week.
Ground is muddy. Vegetation is lush and overgrown.
Toadstools are appearing.
Summer wildflowers are starting to go to seed. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Mildly Wet
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| Little rain this week but we still see the lawn and pasture completely green and growing, even if not robust growth. Ground is still damp while creeks remain quite low, suggesting most of the recent rains were absorbed. On the other hand, the Mackinaw River is quite high for late summer. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 8/23/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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| Everything looks greener than normal for this of the year. Corn and beans continue look good. Lawns and pastures are doing well.Weeds appear to be on steroids. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Mildly Wet
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| A week of no rain, WoW! Pulled the condition back to mildly wet as the soil has some time to dry out. This site remains at 203% of normal for the month and 127% for the water year. Pond remains full. Crops are doing great and weeds continue to grow like crazy. Rivers are all trending downward and near normal. Temperatures and humidity have moderated with the past week 1.4 degrees above normal. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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| No rain this past week, Cooler temperatures and conditions through the week. Conditions continue to remain about the same. Lawns, pasture and crops look excellent. Top soil appears adequate. Rivers and lake levels appear normal.
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| 8/23/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.26” rain this week. Creeks and seeps not flowing at all. The 17th was our hottest day of the year so far, 98F. Beans and corn ranging from forest green to lime green to yellow and brown. Tobacco yellowing, more hay down. One horse-drawn binder cutting corn. More trees starting to show color. Walnuts dropping leaves with every breeze. Partridge peas are plentiful and looking great, goldenrod blooming. Does and fawns out, hens but no poults. Cicadas by day and katydids still strong at night; only 2 fireflies in a Lonely Hearts club. The Hummingbird Air Force (HAF) still going strong. |
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| 8/23/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Mildly Wet
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| 1.26" rainfall this week. South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana at 5.23' and flow of 262 ft3/sec, above normal. Saw turkeys around the house several times this week. Squirrels cutting the shagbark hickories. Grass still growing well. |
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| 8/23/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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| everything still brown and crunchy. No grass cuting necessary. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.48” in the preceding week; only 0.61” MTD. After a very generous July, August is looking rather a bust. July’s bounty did have lingering results – only in the past week have neighborhood lawns begun to brown out. Most plant species still appear to be doing fine, with seasonal color change and fruit production gradually picking up speed. Veggie garden continues to go (mostly) gangbusters. Pond level is normal, as is wildlife activity – which included pleasant observations of two species that often elude my view: a bold young buck on the bike path this morning, and a Cedar Waxwing yesterday. This is fine habitat for them and they’re certainly around, but that was the first time I’ve actually seen one in quite a few years. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| A half inch of rain this week was sufficient to keep the late summer vegetation healthy and growing. Lawns remain green with vigorous growth. Garden soil remains moist. Flow levels in Bassett Brook and the Hoosic River have dropped to somewhat below normal levels, but my pond remains full. Hiking and biking trails on Mt Greylock are mostly dry. Squirrels have begun harvesting cones from the spruce trees and the bears are feeding on wild blackberries. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Mildly Dry
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| With .72" of rain this week it brings the total month-to-date to 2.94" which is 106% of PRISM normal for August. The grass is green and vegetation is healthy but I see that local streams are just at a trickle and drainage ditches are mostly empty. I planted a few mums this week and noticed that the soil a few inches down is still very dry. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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| 0.32 rainfall during the past week, 2.81 so far this month, trending a bit dry again but conditions are pretty much normal, night noise has picked up, grass lush for late August, local vegetable yield very good, quite a few viceroy buttereflies seen this week, local ponds and streams mostly at normal levels. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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| This past week was a little cooler than many late summer averages. Overcast days kept temps down and brought at least small amounts of precip (two "trace" days and two days of rain totalling 0.20"). These conditions help to lower drought conditions even in areas of the state with dryer conditions than central Mass.
Everything else is pretty"normal" with one exception - I spotted an invasive insect that has been under the watchful eyes of state officials - the spotted lantern fly. It was only one, but I'm sure there are others not very far away. I submitted a report of the siting on the state's DCR website and will monitor for more. This town is already under quarantine for another invasive insect - the Asian longhorn beetle. Not a good thing...
Farmer's markets are still bringing in fresh veggies. Meals made of produce picked only hours before are something to look forward to. Labor Day is not far off now, daylight hours are getting fewer. Yet there are many more summer days to enjoy. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Mildly Dry
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| Sandy soil conditions. 1.45" of precip from August 17 to August 23. Fire Danger is Moderate. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MI-RS-11 | MI | Roscommon |
Near Normal
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| We've received a bit over an inch of rain in the last week. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Severely Dry
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| High Heat, Humidity, full Sunshine days continue to dominate the weather around here. Area lakes are noticeably low and kind of stagnant. There have been several round of Thunderstorm activity around other parts of the state, but that doesn’t help here. It appears most people have given up watering the grass. There was several street utility repairs around the city, and they dropped dirt and grass seed, which exploded after a couple nic Rain Showers several weeks ago, but property owners haven’t kept up with the watering and those areas are now again bare and dirty.
Forecast: Mostly Sunny/Partly Cloudy skies, Temps still remaining into the low 80’s dropping to the low sixties overnight. Humidity to remain uncomfortably high, and Winds mostly in the teens. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-HN-750 | MN | Hennepin |
Severely Dry
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| no change even with .25 inch of rain, yards brown, ponds dry |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Severely Dry
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| We've had an inch and 1/2 in the last week, a little relief for lawns and vegetation, too late for some farmers. D2 drought continues, with very low lake and pond levels. Shallow wells are lower than lows in 2003 and 2012. Deep wells, irrigation, and municipal supplies are adequate. Deer are eating everything in sight, even browsing buckthorn, with their usual foods in short supply due to the dryness. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.43" of rain was recorded this past week. Today's report= 57°, 87% humidity, clear & calm with morning dew and a decreased air quality index of 93 at the 6:00 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 USA Current Drought Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/ympm2ndt Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/bdh7mny4 YTD precipitation in this area= 22.49" which is 1.91" less than average. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-WG-47 | MN | Washington |
Severely Dry
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| Precipitation in the gauge for the past week was 0.04", since August 1st it is 1.56", since January 1st it is 15.11"; average precipitation for the Twin Cities area January 1st through August 23rd is approximately 22"; the St Croix River level at Stillwater is 75.2' and steady; surface ponds have much lower water levels (some are dry); lawns are dormant and other foliage is showing stress; some local corn has become quite dry. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Moderately Dry
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| Weekly precipitation was 0.21 inches. Our 28 day lack of measurable precipitation ended yesterday with a brief thunderstorm in the late evening. Very dry and hot over the past week with 100 to 103 degrees reached everyday except one (98 Friday). Grass parched and leaves falling due to dry conditions. Cracks forming in the heavy clay soils too. For us (and most area farmers) harvest is underway and continued dryness would be welcome for awhile. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NH-CS-19 | NH | Coos |
Mildly Dry
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| A walk up through the woodlot revealed very dry conditions. All ephemeral stream beds dry. Vegetation is starting to droop. Wild berries low quantities, small and slow to ripen. Migrating warbler flocks passing through for the last 2 weeks. Major streams have good flow, seem about normal or a little low for this time of year. That is a purely subjective observation. Game cameras show an increase in deer activity. We do have an artificial water drip feature that seems to be attractive to more wildlife lately. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Moderately Dry
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| Very little rain again this week. Hiking and biking trails are dry, bugs minimal (mosquitoes). Our pond gage down to -2.8". Mad River level from the Paddlers gage at six mile bridge is below -1.0', it’s low summer time level. WMNF fire danger sign is still set at Moderate. Grass has stopped growing and started to brown in some areas. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NH-MR-9 | NH | Merrimack |
Moderately Dry
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| Merrimack River is at3.11 feet. Still has banks one can walk along and and rocks still seen from Manchester Street Bridge. Deck wet when I first went outside this morning. Seems really dry. Neighbors who don’t water their trees and flowers are losing them. We water our flowers every day at least once. Golden Rod is blooming. All kinds of flying insects are going crazy on them. Three black wasps and an occasional bee ?? seen on them. Cloudy this morning.
Don’t know about farms and how well they’re doing. Our rhubarb is over and done with. Asparagus has tall vines. Chives are thriving well. Occasional raspberry. No chipmunks seen in the garden. Some kind of gray mouse comes out from under the house at the gap in the skirting. Lots of acorns from our huge oak. No squirrels taking advantage of them. Using only fans to cool off. Had a fire up in the mountains in northern New Hampshire a couple weeks ago, but it seems to be out. Fires in Canada above our state. No water restrictions. Tourism good. Heavy traffic going north every Thursday and Friday and going south on every Sunday and Monday. |
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