| 10/5/2026 | AL-CN-8 | AL | Calhoun |
Mildly Dry
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| Still dry conditions but did get .18" of rain yesterday but was enough to just wet things a little but not enough to help soil conditions. Some areas of the county got a bit more ! |
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| 10/5/2026 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Two day storm total from Hurricane Polo was 1.79 inches. Water flowing under the bridge up in Portal. Plenty of puddles on road. No frogs or turtles seen. Water year ended above normal and Monsoon ended slightly above normal. |
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| 10/5/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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| We received 1.05” of rainfall this week and have had 1.38” in the past two weeks. The rain has been helpful to improving the soil moisture but didn’t help much with water levels in streams and water bodies. Temperatures seem normal for the time of year. The little bit of rain has helped with pasture grass growth so most nearby graziers have temporarily stopped feeding hay. Acorns are falling off the oak trees so the deer and squirrels are busy. Medium fire danger is present. |
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| 10/5/2026 | CO-BO-596 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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| Over the past twelve months, I have recorded three months of normal precipitation and nine months of below normal precipitation. Where I am seems to be a donut hole for precipitation, as really none of the more significant rain storms have touched us (and we have zero missing days of observations).
We are at 58% of normal for the calendar year, with a deficit of 6.33”. This is showing up in trees, unirrigated yards, and open space. Wells in my neighborhood have run dry.
The last significant precipitation we had was in June. Otherwise, all precipitation has been less than 0.1” (with one exception of 0.12” in mid July).
Our neighborhood has had the most bear activity we’ve ever year (I’ve lived here 24 years, other neighbors have lived here much longer). We theorize it is because there is no food or water for them in wild lands. |
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| 10/5/2026 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Near Normal
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| Grass is finally trying to grow! Enjoying the last of summer temps to keep it going. Some standing pond water. Yard plants perked up. Antelope everywhere; should be good hunting. Monarch butterflies on the sage and rubber rabbit brush. |
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| 10/5/2026 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Near Normal
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| 0.56" of rain since last report. Cooler temps with the highs no warmer than the upper 70's, lows in the upper 40s and low 50s. The top six inches of the soil are dry. Cool season grass is greening up with the rain and cool nights. Weeds which did not grow all summer are beginning to show some life. Our ash trees are showing a few golden leaves. |
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| 10/5/2026 | CO-EL-96 | CO | Elbert |
Moderately Dry
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| After getting some much needed precipitation in recent weeks, we are back to an unseasonable warm and dry stretch. Only 0.15 of an inch of rain in the past 7 days. The soil is dry. Natural plant growth is stunted and turning brown. Local ponds and streams still have some collected water/flow, but levels are declining. Watering restrictions remain in effect. |
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| 10/5/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Moderately Wet
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| Soil still remains saturated and lawn requires mowing more than once a week. Nearby river is at a high level and nearby reservoir was at a high level even before latest rainfalls. |
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| 10/5/2026 | GA-DG-9 | GA | Dodge |
Near Normal
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| Rainfall has picked up with 1.45" for October already. Normal deer and other wildlife activity. |
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| 10/5/2026 | IL-CK-192 | IL | Cook |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Grass greening up with the precipice from the prior weeks. DP River on downward trend needs another two feet to reach banks full. Sump pump running every 7 minutes indicates that water table is still high. |
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| 10/5/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Picked up 2.5" during midweek over two days.
Grass has really taken off and sections of the yard are soggy.
Ended the Water yr ~ 5" above normal.
Still have fields with some standing water and damp sections.
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| 10/5/2026 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Near Normal
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| Lawn and pasture remain green with little growth. Trees are still green with just a few signs of fall dormancy starting. In the prairie the late season grasses have grown well and fall bloomers are still going. River and creek levels are low as expected. Field work is progressing rapidly as fields are dry. |
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| 10/5/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| little rain over past week hot dry |
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| 10/5/2026 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| It is wonderful to once again be able to see stars in the morning sky with no rain in forecast. The past few days has seen improvement in things drying out tho rivers in area still bank high. Continued weather forecast is for dry conditions which will help the farmers immensely to make decisions about starting up the combines in either their soybeans or corn with thoughts of possible mud holes to avoid. The hummingbirds have taken off for warmer climes as no longer seen at the feeder. Fall flowers blooming in abundance. |
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| 10/5/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.94" precip over past 7 days. light local frosts with end of growing season. just past peak foliage nearing 50% leaf drop. apple season near completel |
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| 10/5/2026 | MA-WR-28 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Nor’easter. Delivered significant rainfall to bring us close to normal. |
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| 10/5/2026 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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| in spite of heavy rain on Friday, ground continues to be dry at depth |
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| 10/5/2026 | MN-MC-7 | MN | McLeod |
Near Normal
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| The year-to-date precipitation is quite close to normal, but the South Fork of the Crow River (where it crosses County Rd 2 between Glencoe and Silver Lake) continues to seem below normal, with some silt and "sandbars" showing.
Fieldwork is continuing, with many farmers starting to combine their soybeans this weekend. Chopping of field corn for sileage might be almost finished, but harvesting of corn for grain hasn't started yet.
In the garden, only pumpkins and winter squash are still out. |
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| 10/5/2026 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Still no appreciable rain but at least the temps have cooled below the low to mid nineties. |
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| 10/5/2026 | MO-PT-8 | MO | Platte |
Near Normal
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| With all the rain over the last couple months, we are still recharging the soil reserves. Harvest has slowed with the rains the last week and the grass is kicking into fall growth. Fire risk is low. Trees are starting color change. Walnuts are first of course!
Missouri River is above normal flow but not bank full and looks to have crested. Platte River got bank full but no flooding. |
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| 10/5/2026 | MT-LC-14 | MT | Lewis And Clark |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| No moisture occurred this week. Moisture is needed soon. Conditions were hazy today and the fragrance of smoke could be detected. Perhaps it was smoke from controlled burns. These burns have caused significant air quality issues in the area. |
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| 10/5/2026 | MT-YS-14 | MT | Yellowstone |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Unwatered field is completely green typically seen after a normal wet spring. I even had to mow it two weekends ago. |
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| 10/5/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Severely Wet
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| I received 5.83 inches of rain this week (by calendar day, including a record breaking 5.70 inches on September 30 from the remnants of Hurricane Polo interacting with an intense upper level low pressure area. In a very intense rainfall event, 4.78 of the 5.70 inches of this rain fell from 9 pm to midnight (Over 4 inches fell between 9:45 pm and 11:30 pm.) The soil is saturated to 6 inches. I cannot walk on the lawn without sinking in. Widespread ponding occurred during and shortly after the rainfall. Widespread flooding occurred in the Omaha area with many roads and buildings under water. According to the National Weather Service, up to 8.27 inches of rain was recorded in southwest Omaha, in an area approximately 7 to 9 miles south-southwest of my location. The trees and grass are still mostly green, but the leaf color change is continuing. Conditions are severely wet. Temperatures were below normal this week with the cloud cover until Friday. The monthly precipitation total is 13.43 inches calculated by calendar day (midnight to midnight) which is 10.31 inches above normal (430 percent of the NOAA normal). Calculated from 7 AM to 7 AM, the monthly total for September was 7.73 inches (4.61 inches above normal), which is 248 percent of normal. Using 7 AM to 7 AM recording, the 5.70-inch rainfall was recorded October 1, so the monthly rainfall for CoCoRaHS is 5.76 inches (0.06 inch fell just after midnight early October 1). Precipitation here for the year is now 40.13 inches, which is 12.44 inches above normal (145 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 5.76 inches, which is 5.44 inches above normal (1822 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the bird bath have decreased substantially. Approximately 8 species of birds (about 20 to 30 birds visit each day). Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is about 5 to 6 feet above normal with many normally dry areas under water. Area creeks and ponds are also about 5 feet above normal with low-land flooding. Nearby corn and soybean fields (dryland farming) are wet. Crops have matured and are beginning to turn brown and yellow. |
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| 10/5/2026 | NM-BR-233 | NM | Bernalillo |
Mildly Dry
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| Rapid drying of soil after four days without precipitation. Soft spots only in depressions and ruts. Overall quick recovery to normal seasonal dryness. Area conditions may provide possibly brief window for safe controlled burns on public lands. Stunning 'crop' of mushrooms and fungi this Fall, after recent prolonged rains - a hazard for curious pets.
Air quality not that great with unidentified allergens or irritants.
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| 10/5/2026 | NY-ER-245 | NY | Erie |
Severely Dry
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| The ponds at our nature preserve are disappearing. This pond used to be a turtle breed.
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| 10/5/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly sunny and warm with light winds, then partly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around sixty five degrees, and the low around forty six degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every 2 to 3 days. Asters, Goldenrod, Prunella vulgaris, Chickory, and Jerusalem Artichoke flowers are in full bloom. Apples are ripe, walnuts are beginning to fall. All corn cobs are ripe and some leaves are dying. Some corn is beginning to be chopped. Blackbirds and Canadian Geese are beginning to flock. Black Cherry trees have half of their leaves fallen, Walnut leaves and other trees leaves are changing color. The local intermittent stream is dry and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early fall levels. |
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| 10/5/2026 | NC-CH-68 | NC | Chatham |
Moderately Dry
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| We had some rain yesterday however, any change to our drought was very short lived. Yesterday evening there was water flowing in the stream and the retiention pond was filled up to the spillway. This afternoon, however, there was little evidence remaining of yesterdays rain. There were a few puddles left in the bottom of the stream but most of it was bone dry. The water level in the pond had already dropped well below the spillway so nothing was flowing downsteam. We remain under Level 2 water restrictions so the lawns are looking worse than ever. Places that are irrigated are doing well. The leaf fall is continuing to increase with more falling at every breeze. We received 28.88 inches of rain in the past year compared to 46 inches annual average (62%) |
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| 10/5/2026 | NC-UN-1 | NC | Union |
Severely Dry
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| No rain and poor forecasting efforts on top of that is the message for this report. Monroes rainfall is down 13+ inches in 2025 and tracking to be down 13+ inches for this year. Drought is 2 years old this week at this reporting station. Trees are stressed but still remarkably green, although leafs are falling quick now due to past storm breakage. Squirrels have too much food - creeks are low and water quality is poor. |
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| 10/5/2026 | OH-GR-49 | OH | Greene |
Near Normal
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| Soil conditions are slightly damp still, with heavy dew's occurring most mornings and days with cooler temperatures. Trees are starting their fall color parade with sugar maples showing the most striking colors. Bushes are just now showing a tinge of color or yellowing. Grasses and vegetation are still growing strong. Birds that are migrating south to winter feeding grounds have started the journey. We have not seen any hummingbirds at any time of the day for the past 7 days. Small mammals have been active in search of ripening nuts such as acorns or walnuts. Larger mammals have been more visible lately. |
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| 10/5/2026 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Near Normal
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| Only 0.25 inches of rain in the past 13 days but 4.92 inches of rain since September 1. Soils are getting dry in sunny areas but are still moist in more protected area. Nothing abnormal for September. Warm days and cool nights are beginning to bring on the early fall color. |
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| 10/5/2026 | OH-ST-12 | OH | Stark |
Mildly Wet
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| 0.29" of rain this week, 4.95" in the last 30 days. Corn and soybean harvest continues. More trees are starting to show color. Our apple trees are pushing out a few blossoms and new leaves (a "rogue bloom"), presumably from the stress of too much water. Lawn growth is slowing down. Creeks are still running a little above normal. Field drains are still trickling. Ponds are quite full. Mosquitoes may be slowing down just a little; looking forward to a killing frost. |
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| 10/5/2026 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Moderately Dry
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| We had 1.09" of rain this past week. The moisture, along with cooler temperatures, has allowed the grass to start growing again. I mowed yesterday for the first time in several weeks. But it is still rather dry and dusty in places. The neighborhood pond remains very low with no water flowing into it. |
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| 10/5/2026 | PA-WT-18 | PA | Westmoreland |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| its all good here meteorologically. |
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| 10/5/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Predictions of 1-3 inches for our last rain event eaked out 1.18 inches overall. Better than nothing, but ditches still
dry and garden soil where no watering was provided still dry a little ways down. Resurrection fern has leafed out. 1 remaining monarch chrysalis has turned clear, but no hatch out yet. Tobacco fields have been mowed down |
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| 10/5/2026 | SD-MD-9 | SD | Meade |
Mildly Dry
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| Ended September with 1.31", 122% of average, first month above average in a year. 71% and 80% of average for calender year and water year respectively. Surface water conditions still bad, but what little moisture we got in September did wonders for the cool season grasses. We hit peak color in the trees an Thursday or Friday. Some are dropping their leaves now. Widldife and cattle are doing well. |
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| 10/5/2026 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Severely Dry
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| 10/5/2026 | TX-GM-12 | TX | Grimes |
Mildly Dry
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| After 2.95" of rainfall, we are finally climbing out of the drought. The pastures are beginning to green up (as shown in the photos. The ponds are still very low but they are improving. Even some of the cucumber seeds I planted a month ago are coming up. Even after watering them, they wouldn't come up until it rained. The cooler weather is such a relief. The rain is welcome. Even the cows seem to be relieved.
We are still under a burn ban. I don't expect them to lift it just yet. The grass still looks burnt but it is greening up |
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| 10/5/2026 | TX-TN-124 | TX | Tarrant |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| What a start to October. The first 4 days have dropped 5.12 inches on my location. My soil is muddy. This morning (Sunday), I had standing water on my lawn. Messy. This hopefully ends our 9 week drought in a big way. There were trees that had some yellow leaves and that will continue as we progress into Autumn. My grasses were pretty much gone. Birds and wildlife were okay before with feeders and water pans. Area lake will be rising for the post part but remain to see how much some recover. |
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| 10/5/2026 | VT-CH-62 | VT | Chittenden |
Near Normal
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| Yet again, in some ways it's mildly dry, but overall it seems normal. I've recorded 0.65" of rain since September 28. The ground seems typically moist for the season. Vegetation is dying back, but then it always does this time of year. Local rivers appear to be at normal levels. I have not been out on trails to assess muddiness, but I suspect areas that are typically moist are dry as they were a week ago.. |
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| 10/5/2026 | WI-LN-2 | WI | Lincoln |
Mildly Dry
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| Color increased through the week. Maple, oak, poplar, basswood, and ash trees all had some green leaves mixed with some leaves in shades of yellow, orange, red, crimson, and brown. A few maple trees had no leaves left on their branches. The woods had areas of no leaves on the ground, areas of leaves covering the ground, and areas of leaves so thick no grass showed. Many areas under oak trees were close to covered with acorns, lots of them. Some must have been eaten or squirreled away as there were some acorn caps mixed in. More grasses dried out, among them swamp grasses and cattails. Corn and soybean plants dried down too. Some corn was ready for chopping but farmers still left some fields standing that were too wet. A few farmers put high moisture corn into silos. Some soybeans were quite dry, a person had a difficult time making a fingernail mark in the seeds. Usually the soybeans should be combined when no mark can be left in the seed. The bean seeds didn't rattle in the pods yet either. This would be close to average for timing. Most apples were done, the latest varieties were still on the trees but the wind on Saturday knocked some off of the branches. The creek was murky pools with many areas covered with leaves. Few varmints were seen but they still had lots of acres of standing corn to hide in. A few deer were seen grazing near dusk and after dark. The few turkeys seen were two different sizes, likely a late brood. Cranes were heard while foraging in fields standing and cut. Geese flew overhead some mornings and evenings. Brown goldenrod flowers were starting to turn fuzzy. Wildfire danger was moderate to high depending on the day and time of day. Mornings with fog kept the danger lower but evenings after wind during the day were much higher with stubble and dried leaves and grasses available for burning. |
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| 10/5/2026 | WI-WW-37 | WI | Walworth |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Soil moisture is too wet to be worked and any disturbance, even in vegetated areas, brings up mud. Plants that prefer dryer conditions are showing signs of stress. Mold levels are visible on more surfaces. Lake level is 4" above normal and water is several feet into the yard. |
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| 10/5/2026 | WY-FM-21 | WY | Fremont |
Mildly Dry
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| continued warm days and occasional wind without precipitation and low RH have left the foothills dry, but riparian areas and meadows still have water available to end irrigation season. Cows down from mountain pastures look good, and elk harvest best in several years, |
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| 10/5/2026 | CAN-BC-37 | CAN | British Columbia |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| The week of September 28th to October 4th was typical for late September. There was 13mm of precipitation for the week, and the high was 21.2c on the 2nd, and the low was 1.9c on the 28th. The average for the week was 11.2c.
The month of September was near average for both temperature and precipitation. This station recorded 32.8mm of rain this month. The highest temperature was 27.4c on the 1st, and the low was 0.8c on the 27th. The average for the month was 13.2c.
At the Environment Canada Victoria Airport location, there was 32.3mm of precipitation in September, and the average temperature was 14.4c. This compares to the 30-year average (1991 to 2020) of 35.7mm and 14.5c respectively.
On a non-weather note, there was a bear sighting about a block away from my house. Although bear sightings occasionally happen in this area, it is still unusual to see them in the suburbs. |
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| 10/5/2026 | CAN-QC-120 | CAN | Quebec |
Near Normal
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| With the rain received since the begining of the month, I hope to see the ghost of September dryness disappear!
The trees are changing color, although I find that their are not as bright as usual.
FRANÇAIS
avec la pluie reçue depuis le début du mois, j'espère que le fantôme de la sécheresse de septembre disparaîtra.
Les feuilles continuent de changer de couleurs, sauf que je les trouvent moins flamboyantes cette année. |
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