| 7/21/2026 | IN-KS-22 | IN | Kosciusko |
Mildly Dry
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| I received 0.68 inches the past week.
My field corn is in excellent condition.
I had 20 turkeys in my back yard this afternoon.
I got to see the Big Boy 4014 250th anniversary train Thursday at the railroad crossing at the back of my property. |
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| 7/21/2026 | KS-LV-4 | KS | Leavenworth |
Near Normal
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| Turf is beginning to show seasonal stress from the heat. Gardens have some moisture in the root zone, crops are doing well. |
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| 7/21/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Dry
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| Sunny and warm with light winds, then increasing clouds and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around seventy seven degrees, and the low around sixty one degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, and Valerian flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are almost doneripening. Early corn is 60" - 84" tall, late corn is 20" - 24"" tall. The third cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 7/21/2026 | NC-PN-17 | NC | Person |
Moderately Wet
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| 6.02" of rain so far this month with more in the forecast for this week! This has been the first month in a year that we have received above average rainfall and it has been a lifesaver for everything. It's too soon to declare an end to the drought but it's certainly a step in the right direction. A bit too late to save parts of the garden but everything has perked up, especially the weeds! Farm ponds are back up to normal levels. |
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| 7/21/2026 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Near Normal
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| We continue to get rain in clumps every 7 to 10 days. We will be near normal going into August. Our garden plants are doing well considering the high heat, high humidity, and uncertainty of rainfall in both June and July. |
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| 7/21/2026 | SC-SM-30 | SC | Sumter |
Moderately Dry
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| As dry as it is, no water use restrictions yet, so still “Moderately Dry”. Only 3 Trace readings the past 7 days. This area is still in “Severe Drought” status from both the US Drought Monitor and the S.C. Climate office. Many trees and shrubs along local roads are dry and brown; they appear totally dead. Appears that their roots just can’t reach water. Examining SC DES groundwater monitoring well data, it appears that local groundwater levels around Sumter have dropped approx 1 to almost 10 feet since early March. This may be why the dead trees. These are both pine and deciduous trees. Local non irrigated lawns are dry and brown, some with bare patches. Local swamps dry or nearly so. One pond on Wedgefield Rd is so low that the lily pads are turning yellow and brown. River birch trees in the yard are dropping yellow and brown leaves. From S.C. Forestry app, 27 wildfires across S.C. There have been storms, but none passed over our area, so no rain. Wateree River at US 76/378 between Sumter and Columbia on Friday was low enough to show sand bars in the middle of the river. Congaree River at I-77 S of Columbia appeared about normal, but saw no boats on either river. On a Friday trip the Blue Ridge Pkwy, Looking Glass Creek along US 276 from Brevard to the Pkwy was the lowest we’ve seen it in the last 10 years. On a Saturday Poinsett State Park hike the main spillway was running very low with many rocks exposed (see photo). A small stream in the park was running, from dirt splotches it appeared that the park has had a little recent rain. But the leaf/pine needle litter was dry, with almost dry soil underneath. Mosquitos were rough in the park, same at home in Sumter. There were many occupied spider webs in the park, so hopefully this helps control the mosquitos. Many squirrels in the park. From Data Explorer: July precip: 1.63” (-1.75”/48% NOAA normal). For the year: 14.54” (-10.82”/57% NOAA normal). Last 30 days: 2.64” (NOAA normal: 9.99”). Last 90 days: 8.50” (NOAA normal: 16.70”). |
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| 7/21/2026 | UT-SL-96 | UT | Salt Lake |
Severely Dry
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| At this point there is an interesting contrast in surface moisture around the region. In the immediate Salt Lake City area where this station is located, it is exceptionally hot and dry (high temperatures have reached 100-108 some days) and is killing a lot of native vegetation. I have even had to water some hardy desert plants such as yuccas and agaves around my landscape. However, a few visits to some local mountains showed high variability. There is some recent or ongoing tree kill due to drought in the Wasatch Range adjacent to the Salt Lake area, while another 20 to 50 miles east around the Uinta Range in northeastern Utah there has been heavy rainfall due to monsoon type thunderstorms over the past week. Parts of the Uintas are so wet that hiking is a bit difficult due to areas of standing water. Fire danger is extreme in the local area near SLC but is now much more moderate or even low in some of the surrounding region that has received recent rain. |
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| 7/21/2026 | VA-FQ-21 | VA | Fauquier |
Severely Dry
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| Drought conditions remain with local jurisdictions reporing groundwater deficits - water table in many areas about 20 lower than normal. Not much being done to effectively inform the public. Rivers low, limiting fishing, padling, etc. Farmers concerned. Recent rainfalls have been heavy and brief with runoff far exceeding groundwater recharge. |
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| 7/21/2026 | CAN-NB-1 | CAN | New Brunswick |
Near Normal
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| A few precip events over the last couple weeks has maintained near normal conditions. Vegetation is green but growing more slowly than earlier in the year. River level is slightly below normal. FWI is moderate to high. |
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