This station is without beneficial rain for 43 days.  Brazos County is still not under a burn ban while bans are in effect in three of the five adjoining counties.  Max temperatures are in the 88-95 F range and humidity levels are mostly below 50%.  There is no moisture from rainfall in the top soil and large cracks in the clay subsoil are common.  The non-irrigated grass is brown, dry and dying or dead. Very few birds are seen but the squirrels are active and obnoxious. Usually these dry conditions end in October but this year they persist. Ponds are drying, stock animals need hay, and agriculture activity needs irrigation.  The smaller public water systems now have water use restrictions.