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Condition Monitoring Report  
Station Number: WI-MW-18
Station Name: West Allis 0.7 SSE
Report Date: 6/30/2025
Submitted: 6/30/2025 9:53 AM
Scale Bar: Near Normal
Description:
Very warm temperatures and wet, for the period. Soils recharged but do dry out if the rains don’t fall in a timely fashion.
(24 JUN to 30 JUN) 

Precipitation for the period was 1.27”. +0.29” for the period. 
Cal yr 17.29” -1.48” below annual seasonal normal. 

Evaporation was 1.18” for a water balance for the period of +0.09”
Season Water Balance 25 APR to 23 JUN is +1.06”

Temperatures averaged 78.9 degrees, +4.8 above normal for the period.  

Soil temperatures, for the period, at 2” have averaged 72.6 degrees, 4” average is 72.6 degrees, 8” average is 72.9 degrees and 20” average is 68.6 degrees. +3.0 overall increase, on average, from the previous period. 

Soil Moisture for the period at 4” averaged 0.35 bar – normal, and at 8” averaged 0.12 bar –wet.

Summer in full force this week, again with much above normal temperatures and above normal precipitation the past week, however still below overall. The short term soil moistures are wet to normal. Overall precipitation continues to be below normal for both the Water Year and Calendar Year. 
 With the heat, birds are frequenting the bird feeder and water bath with needing to fill the feeder twice per day. Geese goslings nearly full grown. Squirrels and rabbits are out often along with the chipmunks.  Lawns have greened with the rains, and mowing once per week. Rhubarb continues growing. Planter box of peppers and tomatoes needs supplemental irrigation but are growing very well with fruit budded out with some harvest of the mini orange sweet tomatoes.
Categories: General Awareness
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