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Condition Monitoring Report  
Station Number: ID-BK-27
Station Name: Inkom 5.5 N
Report Date: 9/13/2026
Submitted: 9/13/2026 6:36 AM
Scale Bar: Moderately Dry
Description:
General:  I was gone for 2 Sundays, hence my lapse in reports. I'm placing us as moderately dry, based on the delay we've had for September moisture.  I shouldn't compare with last year, which was really pretty remarkable, but even years before were a little earlier and had more rain.  We are currently at .27" for September, compared with my 6-year average of 1.243".  We have a ways to go.
Agriculture: Crops are in, and now the ground is ready for Fall moisture.
Energy:  Still in heavy production stage for energy, with 70.09 kWHR produced yesterday and only 23.51 kWHR used.  This will continue into the end of December when Idaho Power resets our account.  Then we'll have 3 months of power bills as we bank our energy again.  We watched a show last night talking about how air conditioning would increase the global warming (of course), and realized how marvelous it is to be creating the energy we use for things like air conditioning and heating, rather than contributing to the global warming. We still have the refrigerant issue when the system gets recycled, of course.  Nothing is free.
Fire:  Danger is still pretty high.  We've had a couple of red flag days this week.
Plants/wildlife:  We're definitely in "Fall" mode.  The hills are very red now, and aspen are turning.  Hummingbirds moved on this week, but Chickadees are here to stay.  Crows seem to have migrated, while magpies remain.  I was driving late on Buckskin and saw 2 moose and 2 Great Horned Owls, which was wonderful.  
water:  We're dry for time-of-year.
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