| 12/14/2025 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| A dry and quiet week with sunny days and no precipitation falling or even threatening. Winds were mostly calm all week with high temperatures in the mid 50's to low 60's though it did get up to 66° on Saturday which was the high of the week. Lows were in the 20's all week with a low of 21° on Monday. No change in plant life in the surrounding open areas with everything dormant. The Christmas rose (Hellebores) has flower buds and one garlic is sprouting in the garden. Dark-eyed juncos and other birds, a gray color and similar in size, were observed in the yard foraging for food and drinking water out of the pond. Heard some geese flying overhead and saw a raven. |
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| 12/14/2025 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We had only a trace of rain this week and the two week total is 0.07”. Conditions are still normal for this time of year. Temperatures have been average with highs in the 40s and 50s most of the week but it was well above normal on Friday when the high was in the upper 60s. Soil moisture and water body levels seem to be as expected. Plant/crop growth is good with the average weather for this time of year. Annual ryegrass is growing now in many local pastures and I still have some cool season plants producing in my garden which is unusual. Ranchers are feeding some hay but not a lot. There is low/medium fire danger that is increasing, especially on windy days. |
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| 12/14/2025 | AR-SL-42 | AR | Saline |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Rain has been sporadic for months now. Soil is dry inches down. Most trees have dropped their leaves. Squirrels are burying acorns everywhere. Relatively few birds are seen at my feeders. Temps have been unseasonably cold. |
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| 12/14/2025 | CA-HM-5 | CA | Humboldt |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| Continuing dry conditions have dropped water year to 84% of normal, with no significant rainfall in 25 days. River levels continue to drop and the drought map shows level D0 (abnormally dry) returning to Del Norte, western Siskiyou and northern Humboldt counties. Temperatures have been pleasant, with an average of 64F for high, and 44F for low. The recreational Dungeness crab season opened this past Friday for waters between the California/Oregon border and Reading Rock, and from Cape Mendocino to the Mendocino/Sonoma county line. Prescribed burns continue, adding smoke haze to the otherwise clear, sunny days. The acacia trees are setting their flowering formations, but from 15 years of records they won't bloom until January 20th. |
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| 12/14/2025 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Almost half way through December and still no rain. it is supposed to rain next week finally. Frogs are still around, we are watering plants in pots. |
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| 12/14/2025 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| Another week with no rain and we had days of unseasonable warm weather. The lack of normal rainfall can be seen in a few shrubs now - our Rhodies are showing leaf curl, which means they are not getting the water they need. Rain is in the forecast for most of next week, but we've been disappointed before. Fingers crossed that the systems drop south this time and the poor folks in Oregon and Washington catch a break. Not as many tourists around, which is typical of mid-December. Things will pick up as Christmas gets closer. |
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| 12/14/2025 | CO-EP-408 | CO | El Paso |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Most snow is gone. Normal dry conditions prevail. All deciduous trees have fully dropped. |
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| 12/14/2025 | CT-TL-27 | CT | Tolland |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Business & Industry Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Liquid precipitation since the last report a week and a half ago totaled about 1/2 inch; more than an inch of it fell as snow. The current snowpack exceeds an inch, leaving overall conditions about normal for mid-December here. A nearby field's low spot now has a small amount of ice. Before the current snowfall, grass on local lawns had become predominantly yellow as the temperature has twice fallen into single digits since the last report. Animal activity has slackened as well. Local business activity has increased as Christmas shopping became a factor. Forest fire danger is now low, nearby water reservoir level remains high. |
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| 12/14/2025 | DE-SS-3 | DE | Sussex |
Mildly Dry
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| 12/7-12/13 saw just a trace. Morris Branch is steadily dropping. |
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| 12/14/2025 | FL-BW-167 | FL | Broward |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Energy Plants & Wildlife
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| Rain early in the period brought things into the near normal range, but little precip in the remainder of the time has dried things a bit and landscape irrigation will be needed in a day or two without more rain soon. Temps are very moderate with little to no AC use and no heat required. |
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| 12/14/2025 | FL-OR-40 | FL | Orange |
Near Normal
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| Mild and very pleasant all week. Slight cooling toward weekend with dry front passage. |
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| 12/14/2025 | FL-SW-1 | FL | Suwannee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| Though we had an appreciable amount of soaking rain recently, it has only made the severely dry just a bit less severe. The ground is still cracking. Bodies of water are still quite low, or vanished completely.Oeople are posting videos of how far the rivers are from boat ramps now, or how the rocks in the shoals in the Suwannee River at Big Shoals look like dry dragon teeth instead of the class 4 rapids they usually are. Air quality alerts are being issued for this area as the rain is not here to wash the air clean. This is a risk for public health & tourism. Wildfires are common. |
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| 12/14/2025 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Dust settled only. |
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| 12/14/2025 | HI-KI-2 | HI | Kauai |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Rain ------ no rain ------ rain ------ no rain --- this pattern in December lacks consistrency ... lowering temps are welcomed but more rain w/o flooding conditions would be nice! |
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| 12/14/2025 | 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: We are definitely low on snow so far this year. We've received a total of 8.08" of snow, and our 5 year calibrated average is 39.79" for the same time period. I've attached a chart showing snowfall and gauge catch for this site since 1998. Note that before 2021 the measurements were uncalibrated, and after that represent the CoCoRaHS Protocol. The trendline indicates a gradual increase in snowfall over time.
Agriculture: Winter wheat is looking okay at this point.
Energy: We're into the low production phase, but with yesterday's clear skies and sun we still produce a little more than we used (40.89 kWHR vs 38.95 kWHR). It's worth note that this is in the face of the fact that we are awaiting a part for our heat pumps that has been delayed in delivery, and we are using space heaters for most of the house.
Fire: little risk
Plants/Wildlife: Strangely, we still have flocks of American Robins. Chickadees are back, and we are watching a herd of deer on our neighbor's farmland on Buckskin.
Water: So far, not a great year. As you can see from the chart, this is our third year in decline for snowfall. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Energy Fire Water Supply & Quality
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| Pretty much all the snow from the Thanksgiving weekend snow storm had melted away this past week. Then new snow with Cold ZERO degree temps arrived. The past 2 snows this week came out of the North as clippers with a narrow band over the region. This coming week we are to see springlike temps in the 50s |
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| 12/14/2025 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| About a half inch of precip this week, all of it snow (7.8"). No real changes in conditions and impacts this week. Interesting to see the dry north section of Homer Lake with snow on it. Currently 1°F, so nothing is moving into the soil. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| There was a little bit of everything this week. Had a little rain, some warmer temps to melt off the snowpack and more snow to replenish what had melted. Contrary to what I stated last week, the ground had not frozen so the snowpack that melted did soak in fortunately. We are starting the week off with subzero temps this morning with a bit of a nippy windchill, but the forecast is calling for warmer temps by the end of the week which should help melt off the snow and hopefully more moisture will make it into the soil. Area rivers remain low with some ice coverage. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Ponds still dry,well is still pumping abnormal water.Snow that we have is gradually soaking in to the topsoil as ground is now just starting to freeze. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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| Conditions are normal for this time of year. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IL-MCH-13 | IL | McHenry |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Just 0.17 inches of precip this week. Data Explorer shows my station Near 30-year NOAA Normal in Month-, Water-, and Year-To-Date. Snowpack has decreased from 11.0 inches to about 4.0 inches today. Warmer temps early/midweek gave way to -2 degrees F at 8 am this morning, and 2 degrees F and wind chill -12 F at noon. Bird feeder is a popular attraction. Roxie Dog makes very quick trips into the dog run and back indoors. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Water Supply & Quality
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| Snow and ice have caused cancelation of activities and mad travel difficult at times. Stream water is replenishing. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IN-MR-231 | IN | Marion |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| With the exception of a six day stretch (12/03 - 12/09) that had no precipitation, there's been a near-continuous amount of rain and snow over the past two weeks, totaling 1.19 inches of water equivalency. Multiple freeze-thaw cycles has kept the soil damp and there's been a consistent amount of moisture on pavement, roof, etc. Birds (mainly cardinals and blue jays), squirrels, feral cats have been quite active prior to today. |
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| 12/14/2025 | 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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| 12/14/2025 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| snow over past week cold breezy |
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| 12/14/2025 | IA-BT-24 | IA | Benton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Temp: -5°F
Humidity:74%
Wet Bulb: -6°F
Dew Point: -11°F
Barometer: 30.64 in Hg
Wind: 1-2 mph NNW
AQI: 0 without wood smoke adjustment
0 with wood smoke adjustment
The Mount Auburn has pretty much stayed the same as the water levels have not increased. The Cedar River does have blocks of ice in the river. The temperatures dropped in to the negatives this weekend, and we received .5 in of snowfall on Saturday. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IA-BC-9 | IA | Buchanan |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Measurable moisture for the week at this location was 0.03 with several traces from snow flurries. There was some shrinking of snow cover this week, but fields are still snow covered with just a few spots of dirt showing through. Some manure was seen being hauled during the week. Looked like the new neighbors were moving in yesterday. What a cold job this time of year. Did that myself once many years ago, Christmas eve day. Warmer temps forecast for the first of the week with possible rain Wednesday night and then back in the cooler. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IA-LN-49 | IA | Linn |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Still in D1 as per drought.gov. Trace of rain and snow then accumulating snow received this week. Some snowpack melted. Snow blower, shovel, and snow broom required. There are still some leaves on a tree in the backyard, they should be all fallen down by Christmas. A little slower for them to drop this year. Snow Event 12/13/2025. Sections of I-80 shut down due to car pile ups and dangerous weather travel conditions. Statistically 75% of wrecks occur with 2inches of snow. Received 2.1 at my station on the 13th. Following that, very low temps below freezing into negative air temps and higher wind chill values. In addition to the furnace, a couple of space heaters are currently being utilized. Overall Mood-Everyone trying to stay warm and doing a great job keeping up with snow clearing. Looking ahead, we have a warming trend forecasted this week so look forward to some snow melt. Stay WRN as melted snow turns into ice at night. The Sun is out today, what a great sight to see despite the cold. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Not much change from last week. Did pick some moisture in the form snow, continues dry. Some were able but on dry fertilizer this week. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Yep, winter is definitely here with around four and half inches of snow the past week as temperatures averaged a little over 8 degrees below normal. Melted snowfall only amounted to 0.17 inches. Pond is frozen over with this morning's low of -5F, but most likely not thick enough yet to walk on. Not much if any animal activity this past week with a dearth of birds as well. Sure is pretty outside though. |
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| 12/14/2025 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Received about 13in snow during the week. Snow pack of about 19in at this time. Below average temperatures most of the week with several night below zero. No change to soil moisture or to river/creek levels.
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| 12/14/2025 | KS-LV-4 | KS | Leavenworth |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Low and subfreezing temperatures this week has retained the surface moisture in crop root zones. Ponds are low and streams are barely moving. |
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| 12/14/2025 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| 2.3” snow, 0.29” gauge catch this week. Warm ups twice during the week melted it all. Chilly, 8F, this morning. Ponds iced over. Harriers and red-shouldered hawks hunting during the day; barred owls calling at night. Lots of birds in the yard and woods. At sunrise and sundown deer putting in appearances. Didn't get out to see if more beans came down. |
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| 12/14/2025 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| No moisture again this week. Ground is still dry and frozen.Little snow on the ground and what there is has little water content. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.03” in the preceding week (not counting this morning’s catch). 1.29” MTD total (PRISM average is 5.15”, so we’ve got a ways to go to hit average for the month). Everything appears pretty normal for this time of year – pond level, vegetation, wildlife. Still a more robust population of ducks on the pond than usual. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Only about four tenths of an inch of water equivalent precipitation this week leaves us well below average for the month. But the land is frozen and vegetation dormant so there are few observable signs of the deficiency. It's been colder than normal, so we have a snowpack of around 6 inches. Another night of sub-zero temperatures on Tuesday added ice to the rivers and streams. Tracks in the snow show activity by squirrels, rabbits, porcupine, fox, coyote and deer. There was also a lot of bear activity early in the week. Greylock trails remain snow and ice covered. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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| Only .04" of rain this week but because of a wet start to the month we're at 81% of PRISM normal. It's been a very cold start to December. Any standing water is ice and the ground is already frozen.It definitely looks and feels like winter. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.26 precipitation during the past week, 1.39 so far this month, ground frozen covered with three-quarters of an inch of snow this morning, local ponds frozen and local streams at normal levels are caked with ice, conditions pretty normal for mid-December. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Winter weather has settled in mostly with cold temps. Just 0.15" of snow fell this week here, but temperatures have been colder than average for this time of year. Most of the week (night and day) temps have been below freezing, dropping to single digits or teens. Dew point reached below zero one morning, and winds have been strong. A few days included windchill temps below zero, even during daylight.
Wildlife is centered around the bird feeder with a rabbit darting out from under the bushes a couple of times when I go out to collect snowpack samples. These include the usual sparrows and less often seen cardinals, and some Juncoes as well. Crows continue to visit a couple times a day too.
The local ski spot (Ward Hill) has been making snow, combined with what has fallen and the colder temps have brought in a good showing of skiers when I drove by a few times.
Soon enough, the planets will align and put us squarely into winter. Weather conditions certainly put us there. It's all good... |
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| 12/14/2025 | MI-AN-25 | MI | Allegan |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| The past week was a continuation wintry conditions. We've had 6 days of precipitation totaling 1.01"; where a little over half fell as rain during a mini-thaw mid-week, and the rest fell as 7.3" of snow. We have had an 18-day continuous snowpack since 11/27/2025; and this week it has ranged from 7.0" to 11.0". We've had below seasonal average temperatures all week except one day midweek where the temperature high hit 33F. This week was book-ended with probable record-breaking subzero lows of -2(F) on Monday morning and -1F this morning! Conditions this week have been Near Normal (for winter). Birds are showing up at the bird feeder every day and many geese have been flying low and noisily right over my yard. Many schools and activities throughout Western Michigan have been canceled during the week due to heavy snowfall or very icy roads. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Energy Tourism & Recreation
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| Wintery conditions continued throughout the week with brief thawing mid-week that included rain mixing with snow in the rain gauge, which explains the wide discrepancy between gauge catch and SWE measured from the snowboard. Undisturbed ground remains 100% snow covered except a few spots of bare ground briefly appeared during the mid-week rain/thaw but was quickly recovered by late week snow. Cold winds are a constant companion. Winter recreation opportunities continue. Unseasonably low temperatures on both ends of the week (+5 Monday morning) are taxing the power grid. Our winter bird community is very active in the bird feeders. The rain gauge caught 0.58 inches of precipitation, again, a mixture of snow and rain; a total of 3.3 inches of snow was measured off the snowboard which is probably understated due to windy conditions. SWE from the snowboard was 0.23 inches. The snowpack averaged about 3.5 inches with dissimilar layers of old icy snow and fresh powder. Overall, conditions are mildly wet. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MN-AA-169 | MN | Anoka |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Total snowmelt for our station this past week is 0.71 inches with 0.85 inches for the month of December to date and 30.09 inches of total precipitation year-to-date (93% - 98% of normal from last year). Total snowfall this week is 7.0 inches. Total snowpack depth this morning is 10.75 inches with a melted value of 1.21 inches. Temperatures have ranged from about -18°F below zero to the high 20’s. The past week in Oak Grove has been characterized by a transition to significantly colder winter conditions. Temperatures were more moderate with highs in the high 20s early in the week before a winter storm moved through the area around Tuesday and Wednesday (December 9-10), bringing a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain followed by a cold front that brought temperatures down sharply to about -18°F below zero Sunday morning. Agricultural activity in the fields is currently dormant due to the frozen ground and snow cover, and the active growing season has ended. Deciduous trees like the native bur oak, maples, and elms are bare with the Conifers such as pines and spruces providing the main splashes of green. Native prairie plants and grasses in natural areas are brown and dormant beneath the snow. The cardinals, chickadees, and woodpeckers are regularly seen visiting feeders. Conditions are now favorable for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding, and snowmobiling on park trails and hills along with ice forming on local bodies of water like Lake George. We are ending the week with a clear, deep blue sky, crisp air, and calm winds with near normal to mildly dry conditions. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Business & Industry Energy Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation
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| Winter came barreling through this past week to show what season is boss. While not a major storm for Minnesota, it was the first blast dumping 5” of snow through Wednesday afternoon and into the evening ending with a total of 7.6” including the lighter Snow and Flurries on the surrounding days. It was a heavier wet Snow and even with plowing and clearing there is patchy ICE that remains. A rapid Temperature drop followed as low as -15°, and Winds dropped the Wind Chill into the low -20’s. The absence of Sunshine has kept an average 11” Snowpack. Area lakes are completely iced over, but the actual thickness is unknown. Forecast: A warming trend with Temps reaching above Freezing and a chance for low 40’s bringing a chance of Light RAIN and/or a Snow Shower mid-week. Mostly Cloudy skies and Light Winds. |
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| 12/14/2025 | 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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| A total of 3.0"+ of snow (0.22"+ of meltwater) was recorded during 5 days this past week. Today's report= -10°, 76% humidity, clear with an air quality index of 17 at the 5:30 a.m. observation time. Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/ume4xf62 Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/yc37fyb7 USA Drought Monitor Map= https://tinyurl.com/mu3feytm NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 SE MN Road Conditions= https://tinyurl.com/rrtr2xyk NWS-issued Cold Weather Advisory= https://tinyurl.com/pt24shvt YTD Precipitation in this area= 33.65" which is 0.39" less than average. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MN-WG-47 | MN | Washington |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| Precipitation in the gauge for the past week was 0.5", since December 1st it is 0.69", since January 1st it is 33.08"; precipitation in the Twin Cities area since December 1st is 0.73" (average is 0.53"), since January 1st it is 28.83" (average is 30.98"); snowfall at this station for the past week was 4.93" ( water content of 0.52"), since December 1st snowfall at this station is 5.93" (water content of 0.66"); snowfall for the Twin Cities area since December 1st is 7.8" (average is 4.9"); snowfall at this station for the 2025 season is 12.43" ( water content of 1.18"); snowfall for the Twin Cities area for the 2025 season is 15.6" (average is 12.5"); the St Croix River is mostly frozen over, but not enough to allow ice fishing. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Weekly precipitation was 0.07 inches. All the weekly reported rain came last Sunday (Dec 7th, 2025) in a fine mist during the day that turned into a very light rain after dark for a couple hours. Cloudy Monday. Cloudy Tuesday for half the day then some sunshine on the last half. Mostly sunny Wednesday with a big warm up. Sunny to mostly sunny Thursday and Friday with a very mild and nice afternoon on Friday that actually sent me seeking shade a few times while working outdoors. Cooler yesterday (Sat. Dec. 13, 2025) with sunny conditions becoming cloudy with the approach of an arctic air mass in the afternoon. We have dried pretty well again on the surface. We are below normal for the month, year, and water year right now (55%,92% and 81% of normal for those 3-time frames respectively). Winter rains have not been excessive as of yet. More leaves are tumbling down each day with a few trees in the yard reaching peak color this past week. Here were the lows for each day last week starting with last Sunday:38,36,35,40,36,39,36 (normal is 35). The highs:50,45,43,60,52,65,56 (normal is 53). Overall, things are a little on the dry side with normal weather conditions for the time of year. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MS-HD-25 | MS | Hinds |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Some ry days but recent rain relieved dry October. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MT-GN-11 | MT | Gallatin |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Different! Near-record high temperatures. Mountain snowpack is ok, but valley floors are bare. Golfed yesterday - a rarity for mid-December. I was told that a neighbor mowed their lawn yesterday! A back-door cold front hammered areas only tens of miles to the east and north, but gave us only a little rain. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MT-LC-14 | MT | Lewis And Clark |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Very warm temperatures and light rain showers occurred early in the week following by cooling temperatures and 2 inches of snow late Thursday and early Friday. The storm started with freezing rain. Mountain snowpacks are way below normal. |
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| 12/14/2025 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| With a 10-day storm total of 3.4", we are finally making a dent in the long term drought. US Drought Monitor now has us only in moderate drought. We were at the very eastern edge of the precipitation, though. Unfortunately, all precip was rain; several days had high temps of 55. Streamflows are very high for this time of year. Mosses and lichens are very green and there are still mushrooms coming up. |
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