After nearly two weeks of no precipitation, finally had a nice shot of rain on Thursday.  Due to lack of moisture and very high temps, grass had begun to turn brown, and the garden was needing supplemental watering.  With the 0.66" accumulation, grass has started to green up a bit.  All To-Dates are still on the plus side of NOAA Norm.  Area crops look good.  Nearby rivers remain at normal summer levels.  More rain and possible severe storms forecast for the start of the week with cooler temps (80's) the rest of the week.  Today's bummer note is the Canadian wildfire smoke that has covered the area.  With the Air Quality Index (AQI) sitting at 182 and the pungent smell of smoke, not a very good day for outdoor activities.  Hopefully the front bringing storms tomorrow will push the smoke back to the north and east.