General:  This is a generally depressing condition monitoring report this week.  I've uploaded a plot of snow accumulation for December spanning 1998 to present.  We clearly represent the fact that this is the warmest fall on record in the Northwest.  The trendline for snow accumulation reflects my uncalibrated measures before beginning with CoCoRaHS 6 years ago. The gauge catch shows a trend toward increase, except (of course) for this year.  We are low on moisture.  This decline in snow over the past 26 years or so underscores an important point, which is we are losing the snowpack that we depend on for our aquifer.  Beaver dams are a powerful way to charge the aquifer, if they are permitted to be built and retained (see plants and wildlife comment, below).  The outlook is, frankly, as predicted in the mid-1970s when climate scientists said the the year 2025 would be a year of many tipping points.  
Agriculture:  The winter wheat looks a little stressed for moisture.
Energy:  We're clearly in the low production phase for solar energy, with overcast days.  We consumed 41.73 kWHR yesterday and only produced 21.68 kWHR.  Our consumption is higher because half of our heating system is down and we have been waiting for a part for about a month.  We are heating with space heaters, which is about as inefficient as you can get.
Fire:  low risk right now
Plants/wildlife:  We still have a flock of robins, which is wildly bizarre for December 21.  We're seeing chickadees and juncos, and a few flickers.  Deer are still around.  Unfortunately, a crew from Bannock County breached the beaver dam on Buckskin with a backhoe this week, destroying the beaver pond that is used by migrating birds, moose, and other wildlife.  The pond was iced over, so I doubt if the beavers can recover.  I doubt they can repair the dam in winter, and don't know if they can move to another location. This is a blow to the wildlife and the aquifer, of course.  The water from the dam was getting close to the road, and I'm certain that was the reason for the county's action.  I wonder if there might have been another way of working with the problem that would have left the wetlands relatively intact.  
Water:  We're down on snow pack, snowfall, and gauge catch.  This does not bode well for the aquifer that serves Pocatello and surrounding area.  The farmers in the Pocatello valley depend on the aquifer for irrigation, and they may find shortages affect their ability to grow crops.