| 3/29/2026 | AL-WN-7 | AL | Winston |
Moderately Dry
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| Conditions are dry after only 0.01 inches of rain recently. Dust activity, pollen activity, and fire risk have all been elevated due to the dryness alongside low relative humidities and higher winds. Plants remain healthy for the most part, with browning occurring in shallow soils. |
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| 3/29/2026 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 0.00 precip last week. One red flag day. |
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| 3/29/2026 | AR-BX-38 | AR | Baxter |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| Still very dry. Hay being fed to livestock locally. Forage in dire need of moisture as well as ponds. Fire danger extremely high. |
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| 3/29/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Conditions have worsened with only 0.13” of rainfall in the last two weeks recorded. Temperatures have been warm and the air dry. Soil moisture is depleted and decreasing as well as water levels in nearby streams and ponds. Plants/crops have stopped growing and some are even wilting in the afternoon heat. I’ve begun watering my garden and landscape plants to keep them growing. Local pastures are suffering from the lack of water. There is currently a high wildfire danger due to low humidity, heat and wind. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CA-AL-67 | CA | Alameda |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| For the week of March 22 - 28, no precipitation, maximum high temperature 82.5 deg F, minimum low temperature 47.2 deg F, evapotranspiration = 0.929 in. Atmospheric ducting due to unseasonably warm temperatures and high pressure returned in the evening of March 27 and persisted throughout March 28 (up to 549 nautical miles AIS VHF 162 MHz reception, with consistent 230 - 370 nautical mile reception). Normal, consistent maximum receive range is 50 nautical miles. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CA-HM-5 | CA | Humboldt |
Near Normal
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Fire
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| The week had 0.14" of rainfall, with March now just over an inch, or 14% of the monthly normal. Water Year is just below normal at 95%. My ETo guage was put out this week, for the 15th year of observations, and recorded 0.22". Average high was 63.5, low 44.1. Ruth Lake Reservoir on 3/23 was 101%. The Mad and Eel rivers continue to drop, however, the Eureka NWS issued a notice this week that the inland rivers are running "Cold & Swift." With the warm weather, many people will be headed inland to enjoy them. The Trinity is 50-52 degrees, rising with some snow melt, and at Hoopa running at 2500 cubic feet per second. At Orleans, the Klamath is in the low 50s, and 5000 cfs. This is compared to the Mad River at Arcata at 265 cfs. The Drought Map increased the Abnormally Dry D0 designation to the entire eastern half of the Sierra Nevada Mountains from Amador County to Fresno, as well as the entire western side of the Colorado River border of California. The April 1st Snowpack Report will be revealing this week, with current snowpack levels in the Sierra North at 8%, Central Sierra 26% and Southern Sierra 41%, levels not seen since the 2014-15 season. My winter resident birds, Spotted Towhees and Fox Sparrows, have left for the season. This weather has been great for outdoor youth sports, and April will bring the spring school break, and Godwit Days in Arcata, for bird watchers. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CA-HM-6 | CA | Humboldt |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.10 cumulative fell on the 25th and 26th, but we are still behind normal rainfall. However, The plants are healthy and growing and putting out new leaves and flowers, and do not appear stressed. Our seasonal creek still is wet and muddy, although it is not flowing. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| No rain again. still at ~3% of normal for March; now at 90% of water year to date normal. Frogs are quiet, irrigation is on. Everything is green still. it is spring in the west. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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| We are at the end of March and the total for the month is less than .1 inches. By contrast, the figures for 2025, 2024 and 2023 were 5.73, 7.32 and 11.69 respectively. March 2022 was 1.53, the lowest I'd recorded to this point. There is rain in the forecast for next week, but the total is predicted to be around an inch. If we get that, the total for the year will still be just under 35 inches, or about 5 inches below what we need each year. More mild, sunny days this week makes the local farmers happy, though. Fishing boats were out for most of the week, though the ocean was bit rough towards the end due to the return of the north wind. Delightful to look out over the landscape and see the bright green of new leaves and ferns. The Violet-green Swallows have returned for the summer and in good numbers this year. We watched a group of about 10 from a second floor window swoop by under our eaves and above the gardens after insects yesterday. More RVs and boats showing up for the summer season. Easter weekend should be busy. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CO-BO-596 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
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We’ve received 0.86” to date in March, 55% of normal. We’re at 1.69” for the calendar year to date, 56% of normal. We’re at 3.17” for the water year to date, 53% of normal. We’ve had month after month of low precipitation, much higher than average temperatures, and wind.
Surrounding areas are issuing watering restrictions. I’m not sure why Boulder hasn’t—people are starting to water their trashed lawns, and they aren’t being careful (watering midday, water in gutters, etc). Flowers in yards are blooming way early. Flowers in wild areas are either early early or reduced. Everything looks crispy. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CO-EP-449 | CO | El Paso |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Same old story. Everything is budding out 1 month early. Temperatures MUCH above normal. No moisture in 2 weeks. Turned on the sprinkler system to give the grass a drink, but it's already drying up in spots/crunchy. Pikes Peak looks like early June. This heat is drying everything up more than normal for March. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CO-GR-52 | CO | Grand |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Our Severe Drought continues. Lots of fire and water restrictions in place. Ski industry is shutting down way early. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| We had a T of rain one day this week. No snow.
Many turkey are flocking and graising the area, Mule Deer are browsing.
My planted garlic is 2-3" high, the rhubarb is up through the soil, the day lillie's are 5" high.
I see larger buds on Aspen trees.
Song birds are active at water baths on the deck. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CO-KW-4 | CO | Kiowa |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| We have been 36 days with no measurable precpitation combined with many days above normal temperatures. Native vegetation as well as yard and lawn growth are well ahead of normal, but annual weeds as well as winter wheat are showing severe moisture stress. There is very little surface soil moisture and subsurface soil moisture is rapidly depeleting. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CO-LR-1272 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Have been waffling between Moderately Dry and Severely Dry. Decided on Severely Dry due to the current snowpack SWE measurements and visuals of the high peaks with very little snow on them. March has not been very good so far as precipitation is concerned, only adding to overall concerns. My PRISM measurements are 58% MTD, 59% YTD, and 55% WYTD of Normals. Snowpack SWE from NWCC iMAP are 40% for my 60-Digit HUS and 51% for my 8-Digit HUC. Wildflowers continue to bloom with some new ones noticed this week including dandelion and Alpine candytuft. Elk and deer have been coming through the yard regularly to graze on the newly green grasses. Most shrubs are starting to bud out and the aspen trees are dropping catkins and starting to get leaves budding out. Birds continue to visit and appreciate the birdbath. Fire restriction banning outdoor open burning remain in effect from last week. There is a chance of rain and snow mixed on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. I sure hope comes through and deposits a lot of snow in the high country. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CO-WE-541 | CO | Weld |
Severely Dry
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| We desperately need moisture. Everything is so dry and they're trying to determine whether to grow crops or not. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| we haven’t had a lot of rain, but the soil surface is still damp when I kneel on it, and it clumps together slightly when I turn it with a shovel, so I’d call this Near Normal. |
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| 3/29/2026 | CT-TL-27 | CT | Tolland |
Mildly Wet
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| Over the past four weeks since the last report, precipitation has totaled more than six inches, leaving conditions in the Mildly Wet state reported then. Nonetheless, low humidity and high winds have contributed to the current Fire Danger statewide rating of High. Animal activity has increased noticeably as temperatures have warmed and periods of daylight have increased. Initial planting of cold-weather resistant crops (such as lettuce) is about to begin. Lawns in this neighborhood have begun greening up. No reports of widespread illnesses have been released recently. Water levels at a nearby reservoir remain high. |
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| 3/29/2026 | FL-BK-3 | FL | Baker |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Our pond was down 8 ft. We have begun adding water to the pond. Very dry in the swamp. Can easily be traversed on foot. We are in a no burn county. |
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| 3/29/2026 | FL-MA-38 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| It is hard to keep reporting that everything is hard and dry and the retention ponds, what we see so often, are nearly dry if not completely so. |
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| 3/29/2026 | FL-OR-40 | FL | Orange |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Continued very dry conditions and windy toward end of week. |
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| 3/29/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Ground is hard and dry. Grass still doesn't look good. |
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| 3/29/2026 | GA-FL-23 | GA | Floyd |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| No rain for some time. |
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| 3/29/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Irrigation still required for production plants. |
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| 3/29/2026 | HI-KI-2 | HI | Kauai |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Meager rainfall this past week following a whole bunch of rain the week before ... but temps have lowered, which is a good thing ... March 2026 shaped up to be another usual above average month of rainfall ... |
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| 3/29/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| General: We are on parity for snow in March, but down < 2sd on moisture. We expect 12.5" of snow in March, and have received 12.3". We expect 2.93" of liquid (rain/snowmelt) and have received 1.45" (sd = 1.29"). For the water year, we have received 12.16", and expect (7 year average) 18.45" (sd=6.6"). We're almost 1 sd below our average for moisture.
Agriculture: Our neighbors have now planted, and, with all of us, are hoping for rain. They say the soil moisture is pretty good, which is hopeful. They use no-til procedures, so the top soil retention is great (in contrast to the dust storms we're seeing down in the valley with potato farms).
Energy: High energy production phase now: 79.94 kWHR produced yesterday, and only 28.84 kWHR consumed.
Fire: I'd put it at high danger at this point. We haven't had moisture of any sort since March 6.
Plants/wildlife: We should have seen/heard the following birds, as of March 23 (based on 2024 bird identification):American Crow
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Red-winged Blackbird
Bullock’s Oriole
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
Pine Grosbeak (maybe)
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Starling
Pigeon
Sandhill Crane
Wild Turkey
Great horned owl
Turkey Vulture (maybe)
Western Meadowlark
Mallard Duck
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
We have not seen/heard the following yet: Bullock’s Oriole
Snow Goose. We are pretty well on-target as far as bird species is concerned. I haven't seen an ermine in a long time, and no chipmunks or squirrels. These are all vulnerable due to winged predators (and feral cats).
Water: We're on the ragged edge for water. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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| We had a nice rain shower one day this past week and the ground is drinking it up fast. With spring winds and all the dryness from the past it goes away quickly. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-CS-3 | IL | Cass |
Moderately Dry
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| Recent rains have helped alleviate drought conditions. Nonetheless, drought continues. The National Weather Service has rated the northern half of this county (Cass) as D1 (Moderate Drought and the southern half as D0 (Abnormally Dry). The ground and fields remain dry. Strong winds enhance the danger of grass fires. Water levels in ponds and small lakes have risen, but are still below levels typical for this time of year. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.60" rain this week. There are wet spots and standing water in some fields. Total precip for the month is 6.46", 3.74" above normal. Precip for the water year is near normal. Homer Lake is up to normal level. My yard is soggy in spots that normally are when we have a lot of rain in the spring. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Moderately Dry
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| Not much for precipitation for the last week. Most of the rain remained to the south and east of this station location. Warm and windy conditions expected the next couple of days causing fire concerns for dry vegetation. By Monday evening into Tuesday there is a chance for rain and some severe thunderstorms which will cause temperatures to become more seasonal mid-week. Even though there is NOAA Norm surplus of 0.45" for the month, YTD is -1.76" (68%) and WYTD is -2.89" (77%) keeping the scale bar at Moderately Dry. The Mississippi River has been on the rise all week, with the Rock and Green Rivers rising and now slowly dropping. Farm equipment has been seen as farmers prepare for spring field work. I did see a couple farmers tilling soil and applying anhydrous. More trees and shrubs are budding out and the grass has greened up and is growing. Hope to wait another week before the first mowing. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Moderately Dry
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| No spring or tile flow. Ponds are dry,exposed topsoil is powder dry. The well is still supplying abnormal water.Under fire hazard warning because of dryness and wind. |
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| 3/29/2026 | 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. Early flowers, such as tulips, are growing well. Early bushes and trees are budding. Lawns are mostly green. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-MCH-13 | IL | McHenry |
Near Normal
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| Only 0.15 inches of precip this week. Soil still dark and moist, prompting thorough paw wipes when Roxie comes in. Daffodils and Bluebells continue to grow, Winter Aconite and Snowdrops are fading. High winds and low humidity caused tv meteorologists to warn against lighting fires or parking on grass on 3/24/26. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-MCH-103 | IL | McHenry |
Near Normal
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| The month of March is going out with a bang in precipitation. March precipitation recorded 4.64 which took my area out the drought and back to normal.
Garlic is emerging and strawberry plants are green. Boxelders, flies and Asian beetles are showing up in the house, much to my dismay. Thankfully we are out of the fire danger for now. Birds are busy building their nests and coyotes are getting vocal at night. I started my vegetables inside this month. I hope we have a good growing season. The temperatures fluctuations are a bit concerning. One day its 60 and the next is 30s with snow flurries. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Pond is up to the run off chute.
Water fowl nesting.
Violets blooming.
Day lilies’ leaves froze and turned yellow as well as most of the daffodils and tulips. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-MD-37 | IL | Madison |
Moderately Dry
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| With only 1 day out of 13 having a measurable rain, only 1/3 of an inch, my area is under a red flag warning. The vegetation is dry enough to support slow-moving wildland fires. Lakes and ponds are receding from normal depths, Streams and Creeks are getting shallower. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-MD-53 | IL | Madison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 3-22-26 to 3-29-26: Conditions near normal as a result of 0.34 inches of rain at IL-MD-53 location a few days ago. Turf gives underfoot, but does not release water. No surface puddles noted. Drain tiles 12 to 18 inches deep are not flowing. Sinkhole and man made ponds are above 95% full with some near the overflow point. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| March ending will end up being a good for the precip numbers. To date is in the above normal range and the total should be about 1.4" above the monthly avg.
Water YTD is on the good side of the normal area and the Calendar YTD has inched up closer to the normal center.
Fields have damp sections and the grass is starting to green up. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture
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| Yard is too muddy and soft to do first mowing. Ground too wet to work. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IN-MD-38 | IN | Madison |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
Business & Industry
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| Local rivers and streams appear at near normal levels for this time of year. The ground, including fields, is with good moisture with little to no standing water observed. Local construction projects are moving right along. Our lawn is greened up and healthy looking and the trees are with buds. Several flowers are growing well. |
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| 3/29/2026 | 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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| 3/29/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| rain over past week along with cold temps |
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| 3/29/2026 | IA-BC-9 | IA | Buchanan |
Moderately Dry
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| A whopping 0.01 of moisture for the week and plenty of wind, Some rain is forecast for into the first of the coming week. Manure hauled again this week and there was rock pick up and hauling on the 120 yesterday. Also waterways are being reseeded. For all the rocks taken off in last falls tiling project, I was surprised at what they were collecting yesterday. Lawns and pastures are greening up good. More Robins seen. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Some field work being done kicking up a lot of dust. Heard of some beans being planted. Ponds keep getting lower every week. Creeks down to a trickle. Grass is greening up.
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| 3/29/2026 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Not any significant change in the past week with only a trace of precip. Hence we are running around 125% of climatology for the month but around 80% for the water year. Some wild flowers are popping out of the ground. Gusty winds reached 30-40 mph the past week, with possibly a mating pair of geese on the pond now. |
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| 3/29/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain/snow this past week conditions remain unchanged. Add temperatures in the low 80’s with 30+mph wind burn bans and fire conditions persist. Lawns and pastures are slowly greening. Basement sump pump is running |
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| 3/29/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| One day with a trace of rain. Creeks low but steady flow, ponds steady. More Plain fields plowed; maybe horses handle moist soil better than Deeres? Dogwoods budding then blooming this week. Redbuds in full bloom, most trees leafing. Purple dead nettle, bluets, violets, dandelions, and creeping charlie blooming. Sulphur and white cabbage butterflies visiting. Saw the first tiger swallowtail of the year on the creeping charlie blossoms. So many insects are enjoying the wildflower blooms. First mayfly of the year – and the first tick. Toads joining the frog symphony. The pear/plum/peach trees dropped blossoms during last week's cold snap and have not come back, but the apple dropped a few and now has rebloomed. Hoping for a good crop for the critters. Daffodils mostly done. Hung the hummingbird feeder since reports are they are moving early. Deer, turkeys, and hawks making appearances. Barred owls calling from the woods. |
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| 3/29/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.52" rain this week. South Fork Licking River at 2.75' and normal discharge 72.2 ft3/sec. Mowed grass on Saturday. Redbuds starting to bloom. |
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| 3/29/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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| The ground is too dry for this time of year. Planting could begin if it wasn't so cold. |
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| 3/29/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| 1.92” in the preceding week brought the March MTD total to 5.38”, which is 105% of PRISM average for the month. In fact, for the second quarter of the water year, we’ve hit or exceeded average every month and are at 112% for the quarter. For the Water YTD, we’re at 113% of average – only December was a significant “miss” in totals. Soils are nicely moist, and things are just starting to green up. Pond level remains and more or less spring normal; wildlife activity is normal. |
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