High temperatures ranged from near normal to 15 to 25 degrees above normal. Soil temperatures are in the 60s and 70s by midafternoon. The soil is dry and powdery where there isn't much vegetation. The grass is starting to green up but still has a lot of brown. Trees and shrubs and perennial flowers are still dormant. We only received 0.22 inch of rain this week and the ground is drying up again. Conditions are mildly dry. March precipitation has totaled only 0.23 inch (0.25 inch below normal, or 48 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 2.08 inch, which is 0.18 inch below normal (92 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.68 inch below normal (77 percent of normal).

Plants and wildlife. 
Bird visits to the heated bird bath remained steady this week due to the limited sources of water. Approximately 25 species of birds (about 150 to 160 birds visit each day). 

Water Supply
Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is approximately 1.5 to 2 feet below normal. Area creeks and ponds are also about 2 feet below normal.