| 1/11/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Only 0.11” of rain this week and drought conditions continue to worsen. The total rainfall for the last 6 weeks is 0.4”. The weather continues to be warmer and drier than average. The soil moisture is generally dry compared to what is normal for the time of year and crops and plants are suffering. I’m having to water some outdoor potted plants and may soon have to start watering plants in the ground. This is very unusual for January since we usually have good soil moisture in winter and growth is limited due to cold conditions instead of drought conditions. Streams and water bodies are below average. We are still in a burn ban and wildfire risk is high due to brown vegetation low humidity and high winds. |
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| 1/11/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Moderately Wet
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| Another 1.41 inches of rain since the last report, bringing us up to 6.21 inches out of the recent atmospheric river storms. Fortunately, these storms did not have the very strong gusty winds that led to so many downed trees and power lines over Christmas, so no power outages this time. The rain is still soaking into the soil at this point, so no major landslides in our area. Ocean conditions were severe at the beginning of the period, but calmed by the end, so boats could go out. There is no rain in the immediate forecast, and we have just over half the needed rain to ensure no water restrictions in the dry season. So, fingers crossed for more, hopefully, not severe rain. Our gardens are full of birds feeding on the seed and suet we put out, and a dozen of the delightful migrant Yellow-rumped Warblers were hawking insects out of one of our trees this week. It's been a good bird count season thus far. |
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| 1/11/2026 | CO-BO-435 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Trees, bushes and plants need to be watered because we have so little moisture. Longmont broke 4 daily high temperature records in December. Weather prediction for the next month with warm temps and lack of precipitation translate to well below normal precipitation numbers for this year. |
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| 1/11/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| ALl the rain yesterday and last night made it easy to stay inside. Otherwise,things are normal out there. |
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| 1/11/2026 | FL-PN-81 | FL | Pinellas |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| The last three months we have received 1.81" of rain about a fifth of what we should be getting. |
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| 1/11/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Lots of wind. Little rain. Still dry. |
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| 1/11/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| General: It gets complicated. We currently have 5" of snow on the ground, and our 4-year CoCoRaHS average is 14.44 at this point in the year. For January, we have received 12.7" and expect to receive 27", based on my 26 year uncalibrated measure. Admittedly, we're early in January. By the end of January, our 26 year average is 67.2" total snow received, and we have received, for this snow year, 24.6". This is low, for sure (42" low), and yet we've had 9.36" of snow-melt equivalent or rain since Oct. 1. Our 5 year average for this is 7.76". So, are we "normal" or low? Based on snowfall we are woefully low, but based on gauge catch, we're doing okay. It gets complicated!
Agriculture: The winter wheat is looking okay, so far. We are finally getting some cold weather, and that may be a problem with the low snow-pack.
Energy: We're in the low production phase, right now. Yesterday we consumed 38.88 kWHR, and created .38 kWHR, likely because it remained cold and we have snow on the panels.
Fire: low fire risk right now.
Plants/wildlife: I think our flock of robins have finally flown. Chuckers, magpies, pine siskins, juncos, and chickadees are hanging around.
Water: Pretty good, but snow pack isn't! |
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| 1/11/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Mildly Dry
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| It was a rather mild week and dry at the start and then ending up with some thunder storms and some nice beneficial rainfall. Its been nice to get some precip before and if it does turn off very cold for a few weeks. |
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| 1/11/2026 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Dry
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| I picked up 1.54" of rain early this week, which was a help with the dryness. However, there are no apparent effects/impacts at this point. At 73 percent of normal for the Water Year to date. We will need more consistent significant precip before the need moves off of moderately dry. |
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| 1/11/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| Finally had some precipitation this week to end the dry spell for January. Softer ground allowed most of the rain on Thursday to soak in. Still running deficits of -0.06" (90% of NOAA Norm) in MTD and YTD and -1.19" (84% of NOAA Norm) for WYTD. The Mississippi River has come up a bit from last week. The Rock River dropped levels after ice jams had broken ending the minor flooding that had been occurring. There is some ice still on the Rock and Green Rivers. We will start the week again with above normal temps in the mid 40's and low 50's on Monday and Tuesday, then returning to more seasonal temps by the end of the week. There is also a chance of snow at the end of the week. I would prefer rain, but it is January. |
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| 1/11/2026 | 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. |
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| 1/11/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| A streak of mild temps & a heavy rain event put down enough precip to practically wipe out the Water YTD deficit. The event also exceeded the Jan NOAA avg by almost 3/4".
The sump pump rain on a regular cycle for a few days. |
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| 1/11/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture
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| Muddy conditions are limiting some outdoor work. |
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| 1/11/2026 | IN-MD-38 | IN | Madison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Water Supply & Quality
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| Local rivers and streams still appear below normal levels and the primary reason for the continued condition rating. Although the recent drizzles have disguised the dry conditions somewhat. The ground, including fields, are moist with no standing water. |
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| 1/11/2026 | IN-MR-231 | IN | Marion |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.33 in of precipitation is nearly on track for monthly norm. Seven days of precipitation over the past two weeks. Yards/streets have been consistently wet between freeze-thaw cycles. No insect activity (a few days of extreme cold and seasonal drop in effect). |
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| 1/11/2026 | IN-NB-48 | IN | Noble |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| It was unusually warm and we saw a bit of rain, but no flooding. It's back to a normal cold and snow as of today. |
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| 1/11/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Rain this past week added some moisture to the soil. Creeks now have some trickle flow. Still no frost in the ground. |
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| 1/11/2026 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Stream flow considerably below normal for this time of the year. The ground is drier than normal. Pond level still near normal: but getting slightly below normal. The last 3 weeks had mostly light sprinkle rainfall events with only one significant rainfall event of the 28th of December with only 0.67" of rainfall during the past 3 weeks. Ohio River and Licking River only slightly above pool stage. |
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| 1/11/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.21” rain the last 3 days of the week. On our 40 mile town loop, all the bean fields finally down. Ponds steady, creeks flowing but low, ground soggy in the low spots. We got in some porch-sitting this warm week, but it cooled down today. Spotted the first doe of the year walking through the back yard at dark. Red-shouldered hawks, pileateds, and coyotes all quite vocal. |
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| 1/11/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| No good snowmobile conditions yet. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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| .16” in the preceding week (but a good slug of rain overnight). Things look pretty normal. Snowpack is all gone, save a few plowbanks. Biggest change is to the pond: it’s only half-iced over, so diving ducks are active again, and more importantly this past week has seen winter bog flood activity so the pond was drawn down an estimated 10”. Terrestrial birds are busy at the feeders, and two large and very healthy looking coyotes are cruising the neighborhood at dusk. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MA-PL-15 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Nothing unusual to report over the last two weeks. 3,5 inches of snow came and went. Streams and ponds are well filled. Except for yesterday temperatures were what one would expect for this time of year. Yesterday it nudged 50°F though. Wildlife sightings are as expected. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| The Drought Monitor was updated to "Abnormally Dry" this week, but it's hard to see from local observation. We got some amount of precipitation on 9 out of the 11 days so far in January. The total is only .89" but the soil is moist and and there's lots of puddles on the local trails. We're still at 99% of PRISM normal for the water year.
After a few warm and wet days all of the snow is gone. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 0.73 precipitation for the past eight days, 0.90 so far this month, lakes and streams starting to thaw and are at normal levels, only old snowbanks remain, pretty normal conditions for the second week of January. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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Tourism & Recreation
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| It was a little warmer and a little wetter this week with five days of measurable precip - most of which came as rain, especially in the second half of the week. Yet the total for the week was under a half inch - 0.43".
For the first time in years, we had a January thaw. It had been cold enough long enough that soil and many little ponds were frozen. A short warming trend this week has melted most of the snowpack and created little pools of water over frozen ponds. Hopefully the cold temperatures lasted long enough to at least weaken some invasive insects that have started migrating north and are impacting our forests and fields.
The warmer temps seem to bring out more birds. Juncoes and sparrows have been joined by bluejays, cardinals and nuthatches. Crows and a red-tailed hawk have been around as well. Joining the gray squirrels is a red squirrel (seldom seen in my yard before), and the rabbits.
The local ski hill continues to make snow and bring in families with little kids. There's still plenty of time to enjoy winter. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MI-AN-25 | MI | Allegan |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| This past week could be categorized as roller-coaster conditions, starting with winter, changing to a warm thaw and then a return of winter conditions yesterday. Our conditions this week are Near Normal with 0.57" of precipitation falling over 5 days, mostly as rain and only 0.3" of snow. The week started with a snowpack of 4.0" containing a water content of 0.56", which was released to the watershed when it all melted by Friday. Daily high temperatures this week were above seasonal average, getting into the mid 30's(F), except Thursday and Friday when they got to 50F and then 60F (possibly a record-breaking high). Fewer birds have been observed at the bird feeder this week, perhaps because a hawk has been patrolling our neighborhood leaving evidence of its handiwork with piles of feathers surrounded by bits of bird parts scattered about my backyard. The river appears to be running higher than usual this week. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MI-BN-3 | MI | Berrien |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| For the week ending 1/11/2026, conditions were NEAR NORMAL. The 7-day cumulative precipitation total of 0.32 inches was 58% below the 13-year (2009-2022) average of 0.78 inches and in the “near normal” range; the 30-day total of 3.66 inches was % above the expected 13-year average of 3.42 inches and in the “near normal” range; and the 90-day total of 10.72 inches was 5% above the expected 13-year average of 10.25 inches and in the “near normal” range. There were 4 days of measurable precipitation, with a maximum of 0.19 inches on the 11th (all from rain. There was 1 day of Snowfall (total of 1.0 inches) & 1 day of Snowpack (1.5 inches). Temps ranged from 62 F (on the 9th) to 24 F (on the 11th), with average Hi/Lo temps of 47/32 F (+2/-5 relative to last week). Precipitation Trends—January-to-Date Totals: 0.48 inches (down 0.60 inches, 44% of PRISM Normal). Winter Conditions (November 1-to-Date)—New Snow on 25 days, with total of 37.8 inches (vs 17-year averages of 17 days and 31.0 inches); Snow Pack on 38 days, with average daily depth of 4.3 inches (vs 17-year averages of 24 days and 4.0 inches). American Robins were heard in the neighborhood nearly every day. The week was characterized by unusually mild, approaching spring-like, weather. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Moderately Dry
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Energy
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| The start of a January Thaw kicked off the week with Temps climbing to the mid 40’s. Three inches of Snowpack was eliminated, and .39” of Rain accompanied the unseasonable weather. Side streets became a mess for driving as Slush would gather with the Rain and then ice ruts in the morning hours. As we near the middle of the Snow season, I’ve so far recorded 24” of total Snowfall. More than the bottom half of the remaining Snowpack is the hard, and crusty. That’s good for my dogs as they are able to walk on top, giving them a wider area of the yard to explore.
Forecast: Another mild start to the week. Partly Cloudy skies, with a quick Temperature peak to the mid 40’s, followed by a drop nearing the single digits with a chance for a couple inches of Snow. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| We have Alberta clippers coming through a few times a week, but delivering small amounts of precip. Snow depth of 11" is adequate for winter sports and tourism. Temps have been unseasonably warm, or it's the new normal, with temps in the 30s (above zero) a couple of days each week and more to come. Long-term deep moisture deficit is unchanged. Deer and other animals can move about freely in these lower snow levels. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Mildly Dry
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Business & Industry
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| Not much precipitation has fallen in our area for some time. It has been unseasonably warm here leaving the landscape mostly bare ground, we can get a dusting of snow, the next day it is gone with those 40 degree temperatures. Don’t see any vehicles on the lake yet as the ice must not thick enough to support them. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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| 0.57" of primarily rain was recorded this past week. Snowpack has decreased to 1.0" Today's report= 18°, 85% humidity, overcast with 5-10 mph WNW winds and an air quality index of 27 at the 5:30 a.m. observation time. Current Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 SE MN Road Conditions= https://tinyurl.com/rrtr2xyk Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/3f25scda Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/y9kkaxwm NWS Official 3-month Outlook= https://tinyurl.com/5xerxs47 YTD rain + snow meltwater precipitation in this area = 0.58" which is 0.26" above average. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MN-OL-131 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| With .75" of observed precipitation in the past week, conditions at this station seem Near Normal. The warmer temperatures caused melting ice and snow that made sloppy walkways and streets. Larger patches of grass were showing through snow cover on Friday, with rooftops also losing ice and snow. Deer and other animals were more visible, coming out in the sunshine of the afternoons. However, Saturday brought freezing temperatures again, causing an ice glaze over melted surfaces. Safe ice melt and straw are crucial to making paths passable. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Weekly precipitation was 1.66 inches. Weekly lows:32,36,52,42,49,56,40. Highs:51,63,75,67,72,71,58. A mild and damp week of weather. We had 3 days with fog and mist for a good part of the day (Tue, Wed, Thu). Friday was mostly cloudy with widespread rain moving into the area overnight and into the early hours of Saturday morning. All the rain reported for the week fell Friday night/Saturday morning. This was enough rain to cause water to run out of area fields for the first time in quite a while. We are wet at the moment, but given the recently dry conditions, the ground should dry quickly. The yard is still firm, and we are below average on rainfall since the season of fall began. |
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| 1/11/2026 | MT-GN-11 | MT | Gallatin |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Tourism & Recreation
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| As before, there is functionally no snow on the valley floor and, in fact, below ~7000' in the mountains. Above that, snow cover is above normal. Trails are still icy from packed, melted, and refrozen usage, but walks and roads are nearly totally bare and dry. "Normal" is about as far from true as possible, but there is no accurate term to use! |
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| 1/11/2026 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| Past week's precip was .70", with a little of it even being snow, unusual this year. Mostly though, temps were above normal and are forecast to be near record highs this next week. Streams are down from very high levels earlier. High country snowpack is above average, but mid and low elevations are well below normal because of rain instead of snow. |
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| 1/11/2026 | NJ-HN-31 | NJ | Hunterdon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| close to normal stream levels, river is still below normal |
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| 1/11/2026 | NM-TR-21 | NM | Torrance |
Near Normal
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| Some rain and snow last week. Snow is sticking around in the shade. Manzano mountains show significant snow. Fire danger has been lowered. Temps have been the lowest this winter. Livestock and wildlife are struggling with snow cover and low temps. Mostly normal for early January for our area. |
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| 1/11/2026 | NY-DT-24 | NY | Dutchess |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 1/11/26 Near normal – 0.38 inches of rain.
Warm temperatures and rain melted our snow cover. Ice broken up on the Hudson and channels melting at Mill Pond. I have been delinquent in reporting snow cover because it got away from me. The warm weather and rain has finally made it so I could report traces at 25% coverage Sunday. Soil surface is frozen but NYS Mesonet readings at 2 inches statewide are just above freezing. Birds’ active at the feeder and spring birds heard and individual deer seen occasionally.
NYC Reservoirs below average at 78.0% of capacity compared to normal of 89.9%. Consumption normal at 0.98 billion gallons for the week.
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| 1/11/2026 | NY-OG-10 | NY | Onondaga |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| 1.35 inches of precipitation, approximately 1 inch of snowfall over the past 7 days. Snowpack has melted and ground is wet and muddy in spots. Streams are a little above level of previous weeks. Mid-winter thaw is slightly earlier than past years. |
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| 1/11/2026 | NY-WN-18 | NY | Wayne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Center of the yard remains wet and draining slowly to the north. The amount of water is slightly less than is usually seen. The sump pump is activating every 1half hour or so. |
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| 1/11/2026 | NY-WC-32 | NY | Westchester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Near normal stream levels. |
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| 1/11/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Cloudy and cool with late day rain and light winds, then mostly cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds. The high temperature was around forty degrees, and the low around twenty eight degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at Winter levels. Some streams are difficult to cross with high water. |
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| 1/11/2026 | NC-BC-150 | NC | Buncombe |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.6 inch of rain received yesterday and the evening before. Green tips of the first daffodils and hyacinths are beginning to show. Snowdrops on upper level are in full bloom. Frogs quacking yesterday due to week of warmer temperatures and rain. |
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| 1/11/2026 | NC-DH-6 | NC | Durham |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Just a few hundredths of an inch this week and we continue to be quite dry. Only a bit more than 2 inches since December 1 at less than 3 inches since November 1. Streams are very low We need rain. But long-term prospects are not so good. |
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| 1/11/2026 | NC-WK-185 | NC | Wake |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| More than 30 pre-experimental observations during the last two weeks reveal the carbon dioxide level in the bathroom (8-foot ceiling height) increased much more during routine activities involving running tap water (cool and hot) than being in the bathroom the same amount of time without running water. Indoor relative humidity reached a seasonal high of > 60% yesterday necessitating use of the room dehumidifier. |
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| 1/11/2026 | ND-TR-3 | ND | Traill |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Mildly dry conditions continue. |
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| 1/11/2026 | OH-DL-36 | OH | Delaware |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Ground, while damp, is becoming hard with falling temperatures / graupel is blowing about / the wind is what will hamper any outdoor activity today |
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| 1/11/2026 | OH-FR-111 | OH | Franklin |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 1/4/2025 - 1/10/2025
Precipitation: 0” of measurable precipitation for the week. Several days of trace precipitation.
Temps: Temps ranged between lows of 21° and 37°, highs between 37° and 66°.
Plant/lawn conditions: Typical winter conditions.
Summary: Warmup this week with a little rain was appreciated! |
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| 1/11/2026 | OH-GR-49 | OH | Greene |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| The past week was mostly dry with some light rain showers on and off at the end of the week. Temperatures were mostly above normal with a high on Friday morning of 64 degrees. Quite balmy for this time of year in SW Ohio. Trees and bushes are still in their dormant phase. Small mammals were actively searching for food during the week, perhaps encouraged by the above normal temperatures. Birds continued to search for seeds, nuts and whatever insects that were active in the past week. |
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| 1/11/2026 | OH-PB-1 | OH | Preble |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Streams are near normal for this time of year. Precipitation is normal for the month. |
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