| 4/18/2026 | AL-CN-21 | AL | Calhoun |
Mildly Dry
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| Plants aren’t brown or crispy. Soil is moldy dry in most parts and compact in others. |
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| 4/18/2026 | AZ-MH-25 | AZ | Mohave |
Mildly Dry
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| Abnormally Dry D0 drought status along the lower Colorado River valley area. No moisture this past week. Desert floor vegetation all dried out. Warmer temps back into 90s predicted for mid-April. |
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| 4/18/2026 | AZ-PM-82 | AZ | Pima |
Moderately Dry
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| Warm days and very low humidity continue to dry the landscape. Nuisance weeds and invasives are the first to wilt. Established flora remain vibrant and flowering. It tried to rain a little last weekend. The mountains saw most of it. Some good showers in the hills and no lightning strikes noted. |
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| 4/18/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| We are in extreme drought and the 0.45 inches today only give us 1.37 inches of the normal 5.06 inches for the month of April. |
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| 4/18/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Moderately Dry
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| Soil is dry. Pea plants slow in growing. Bulb plants shorter than normal |
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| 4/18/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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| 4.4" snow yesterday and total for the week. No other precip fell this week.
Turkey are roaming and gobbling throught the neighborhood. Many Mule Deer around browsing. Songbirds are at birdbaths. We will see how the lillie's, garlic, and rhubarb does after this snow yesterday. Each were up 6" or so and rhubarb was spreading out to 10" across.
No catkins open on Aspen trees, and no female cones developed on pine trees yet. |
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| 4/18/2026 | CO-LR-623 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| Monthly totals-9% of normal, year-to-date-35% of normal and Water Year-43% of normal |
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| 4/18/2026 | CT-MD-21 | CT | Middlesex |
Near Normal
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| All water courses are at normal seasonal levels. |
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| 4/18/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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| 0.23" of rain on Friday. Lawns are greening up, trees are budding, insects become active. |
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| 4/18/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Near Normal
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| Springs flowing normally. |
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| 4/18/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Severely Dry
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| Azaleas suffering as well as other plants with record heat. Wild fire near airport. Burn ban. Lake Alice and retention ponds low or dry. |
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| 4/18/2026 | FL-CR-80 | FL | Collier |
Moderately Dry
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| No rain this week. Still watering my new bushes every day. There was a big wildfire nearby requiring evacuations. Things are dry. |
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| 4/18/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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| FIRE - After signifiant precipitation two weeks ago, we have faced sunny skies and slightly above average temperatures this week resulting in our extreme drying out. Our grass (St Augustine) has shriveled in response to the heat, which is its protective response to the heat.
ENERGY - Temperatures have averaged slightly above normal in the daytime with the firecracker to possibly sent some records in the coming week. However, we keep the awnings out, shades and shutters down and keeping the direct sun out, has not sounded the AC unit to work overtime.
GENERAL - Slight chances of precipitation are forecasted for next week, but not significant enough to help reduce our drought. |
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| 4/18/2026 | FL-PN-79 | FL | Pinellas |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| I just lost another plant in my garden from the drought. I didn't water for a few days because of guests being here. We added another half inch to the pool this week. |
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| 4/18/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Mildly Dry
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| It has been very low humidity very sunny warm days, and the ground is drying out rapidly. |
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| 4/18/2026 | GA-FL-23 | GA | Floyd |
Moderately Dry
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| No rain for sometime. |
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| 4/18/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Severely Wet
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| A total of 2.79" of precip over the week plus 1.98" last night has really impacted area soils and waterways. With 8.66" for the month so far, area rivers and creeks are now over their banks and many fields have standing water along with area ditches. So it seems safe to say that severely wet soil conditions have been reached; a rare condition for this area, for sure. Trees are budding and greening up pretty fast with many ornamentals now flowering. Underbrush is leafing out with the infamous, invasive, invincible, Morrow's Honeysuckle leading the way. And our peewee flycatchers are back building their nest, arriving about a month earlier than last year and in the exact same spot. Amazing, to say the least, as they migrate as far away as South America and can somehow find their exact nesting location upon their return. All accomplished with their tiny bird brain. And I on the other hand can't seem to find my cell phone.
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| 4/18/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Mildly Dry
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| I have recorded 2.03 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. Grass has greened up considerably and plants are growing and blooming. |
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| 4/18/2026 | KS-BU-25 | KS | Butler |
Near Normal
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| Everything has greened up. No cracks in the soil. Creek at normal level and flow. Bird and insects are busy; Canadian geese are heading back north. |
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| 4/18/2026 | KS-DG-84 | KS | Douglas |
Mildly Dry
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| recent rain; ground moist without standing water |
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| 4/18/2026 | KS-JO-53 | KS | Johnson |
Mildly Wet
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| The soil is definitely saturated. The sump pump works several times a week. Last night's rain made large puddles in the low areas of the grass between houses. All plants and flowers look very healthy. |
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| 4/18/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Severely Dry
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| 1.09 inches of moisture since January 1. Above normal temperatures and lots of wind along with low humidity has dried the topsoil and all of the vegetation out and caused high fire danger. We have had several control burns escape in our area. The grass is greening up and trying to grow but needs moisture soon. The wheat is suffering from lack of moisture and above normal temperatures and is heading out already. |
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| 4/18/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Mildly Dry
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| We have been abnormally dry for several weeks. Now we can add record heat to the mix this week. Began using drip irrigation on rows of zinnias and gladiolus as the soil is getting dry. Flower beds with mulch are not as dry. The lawn is dry on the surface and not as vigorous as weeks before.
The female squirrels look pregnant as they sit and devour sunflower seeds. The doves fly in trying to make a soft landing only to have the squirrels bounce around the feeding table and scare them off . The fish pond needs water added so the birds don’t have to stretch so far down from the water’s edge to reach the water. Mayhaw fruit are excellent this year in size and color. We missed the usual damaging frost that occurs in early spring to kill many of the mayhaw flowers. It’s getting dry enough that it’s probably not advisable to spray herbicides on the weeds if they are not growing. Another week with no rain. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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| little rain last week, could have used more |
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| 4/18/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| Rivers and streams are running at normal levels, and soil is workable, not to dry nor moist. Over the past week 0.61" of rain fell. Perennials are growing quickly and all the trees and shrubs are budding. Early spring flowering trees and shrubs are beginning to bloom. Honey bees are active in the gardens where I have early blooming bulbs. Woodchucks are very active right now, along with the bears. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Moderately Dry
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| .89 inches of rain in the last week but still dry. Cool and damp all week with the wind off the ocean. Some trees leafing out and cherry trees are in blossom. Perennials are poking out of the ground. English Sparrows are fighting over bird houses. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Near Normal
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| Total precipitation of 1.07 inches for the week. Had rain several days towards the end of the week. More flowers in bloom, lots of emerging leaves, and more grass has turned green. Hearing and seeing more birds.
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| 4/18/2026 | MI-DC-10 | MI | Dickinson |
Near Normal
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| For the week 4/12-4/18 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora : 43, 57, 44, 49, 48, 47, 34 ------- Kingsford: 43, 57, 44, 49, 48, 48, 35 ------- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE ---- Aurora 1.34, .46, 18, T, T, .0, .37= 2.35" ----- Kingsford - 1.32, .46, .17, ,T, T, .0, .37 = 2.32" ----- SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford = ZERO ----------MENOMINEE RIVER: the high water began Sunday 4/12 around 7:30 a.m. and kept increasing. Tuesday the 14th we had the swiftest water current at 14,324 CFS and on Wednesday the 15th the Highest water level which was 2 lifts below my level 2 walk way. This a.m. 4/18 it is skimming the top of the back rest board on my bench. I had it as low as in between the backrest boards or skimming off the top of the lower backrest board. The steps to get on the dock are 4 feet tall and the walking platform where the bench is affixed is 6' from the sand bottom edge of the river. There are 3 steps and then the platform on the lowest staircase to give you an idea of just how high this water is ------- Grass is greening up this week and perennial plants are "popping" up from the ground. ------ some snowbanks from parking lots remain but in shaded areas and in the woods still a bit of snow ------- US drought monitor has WI., MI., IA, & 1/2 of MN. as normal-----Wildfires are almost nonexistent except below the Mason/ Dixon line where from east TX to NC that's where wildfires were most active -----Noticing more Bird species in my yard passing through ----Same deer herd wandering the neighborhood -----Have a great week everyone |
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| 4/18/2026 | MI-IH-32 | MI | Ingham |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| Over 2.7" of rain this week. Ground is saturated and there's a lot of standing water. Creek level high but has not gone over the banks. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MI-RS-11 | MI | Roscommon |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
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| We have had way too much rain fall within the last week. Flooding is an issue in Northern Michigan with rivers, lakes, and dams overflowing, and roads and bridges washing out. Although these issues aren't affecting me personally, they are affecting our communities. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Moderately Wet
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| First moderately wet week I've reported but we've never had over three inches of rain in one week before ever. And we've been on the edge of the storms moving through Michigan. In my area we had a bad storm on Wednesday morning with a tornado, lots of thunder and lightening, and damage to buildings just a few blocks from here. But not the extreme flooding further north .At least the temps have dropped from the near 80's we had earlier, but we are very wet. The ground is saturated but I am high enough we don't have to worry about flooding. Closer to the Huron River that is an issue. We had a dry fall and winter but have made up for it, which is good. But hopefully we can dry out soon. Trees are slowly budding out, still have flowers but the storms and heat have reduced bloom time for magnolias, bloodroots and other spring bloomers. Birds continue active at feeders. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Severely Wet
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| Rain every day this week some of which was very heavy. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Near Normal
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| Report for 12 April 26 to 18 April 26. There were 4 days of precipitation for the week, for 0.63 inches. The total precipitation for April is 2.48 inches. The historical average for April is 3.30 inches. The current condition is Near Normal. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Near Normal
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| Precipitation and drought conditions are returning to normal levels after several good rains. Shoal Creek is running bank full to flood stage. Plenty of wildlife activity this week, First sighting of hummingbirds at my feeders. Grass and fields are growing rapidly as temps rise and spring progresses. Trees are leafing out and some flowers are blooming earlier than usual. Fire danger is low. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Near Normal
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| About 2.2” of rain since Wednesday but not hail or high winds. All of the corn crop should be planted by now with quite a bit out of the ground. I don’t know if anyone started planting soybeans. Still a bit early for that. Fertilized pastures are growing vigorously. Same for vegetable gardens. Some white tail fawns being reported. |
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| 4/18/2026 | MT-LC-19 | MT | Lewis And Clark |
Near Normal
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| Just under 1/2 inch of precipitation this week. Only a trace of snowfall this week. Overall, things continue to slowly turn green. Everything seems on track for the middle of April. Continue with near normal conditions. |
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| 4/18/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Near Normal
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| Hve had some rain, grass is greeing up nicely. Some annuals are blooming and others are leafing out. |
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| 4/18/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| This report is for the week of April 11 through April 18, 2026. It has rained every day except 2. Total rainfall was 1.05. There is standing water in low areas. Creeks and streams are running high. There were large puddles in the roads when it rained. The trees are budding and the grass is getting greener. The St Lawrence River level is about normal for this time of year. Levels are 245.98 ft., 35.6” Above Low Water Datum, and 42°F water temperature. |
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| 4/18/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Partly cloudy to mostly sunny and warm with light winds, then partly cloudy and cool overnight with moderately light winds. The high temperature was around sixty two degrees, and the low around forty eight degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. Cleavers, Dandelion leaves, Curled Dock leaves, Silver Maple leaves, Meadow Rue Leaves, Dead Nettle, Nettle leaves, Glecoma hederacea leaves, Serviceberry flowers, Bush Honeysuckle buds, Trillium flowers and Trout Lily flowers are appearing. Brown bats are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. |
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| 4/18/2026 | NC-BC-105 | NC | Buncombe |
Severely Dry
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| very very dry. plants wilting in the shade. roadside weeds dieing. Streams and creeks very low. Critters lining up at watering stations. Extreme fire danger. Statewide ban remains in place for any outdoor burning. Pollen counts high. Irrigation required for all field crops |
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| 4/18/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Severely Dry
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| The drought continues and our area is severely dry. We are about one half of the "normal water year" rainfall. The weather continues very warm with low afternoon humidity. Nearby communities are beginning to consider water rationing. There is a state wide ban on all outdoor burning of any kind and any offenders can face stiff penalties. Vegetation appears relatively healthy but the surface duff and soil are very dry. Some regional small reservoirs show signs of rapid drying, hence the rationing discussions. The next forecast for some rain is late next week. Our current condition is reminiscent to this observer of the "heat bubbles" we experienced some years ago in California in part caused by a stationary high pressure. |
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| 4/18/2026 | OK-PH-1 | OK | Pushmataha |
Near Normal
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| A wet and stormy weather pattern developed this week with multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms impacting our area. The good news is that we picked up 2.12" inches of rain for the week which is very much appreciated. This increased moisture has improved our soil moisture, and has also continued to result in healthy green grass, and various other species of plants on our property. Next, our trees have continued to grow new growth including: our two Dunstan Chestnut Trees, our Kieffer Pear Tree, our two Brown Turkey Fig Trees, and our Eastern Red Bud trees too. It is also my hope that more flowers will come up soon in our wildflower garden that we made last year to help our local pollinator insect species. Lastly, area wildlife has been active with multiple sightings of various bird species, and multiple sightings of various insect species including: wasps, bees, bumblebees, butterflies, moths, crickets, spiders, and mosquitoes. |
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| 4/18/2026 | OR-CC-76 | OR | Clackamas |
Near Normal
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| fire danger is low. About in inch of rain earlier this week and then a couple dry days. The creek looks fairly low. Deciduous trees and shrubs are all leafing out - some leaves are still growing. Last week I spoke too soon about the cherry tree. It may not have been in bloom at 8 AM, but it was in full bloom at noon. Plum tree is also in full bloom, pear and apple trees have some blooms. Native dogwoods are seen blooming, but my domestic dogwood is in a somewhat shady spot and hasn't bloomed yet. Tulips are done, the iris have not started. A red-winged blackbird couple is claiming the area of our drainage ditch again. The swallows are looking over our potential nesting spots. Forget-ne-nots are blooming, dandelions are going to seed. The lawn is growing like crazy. Garden soil is really nice, moist and plenty of worms. It works readily, yet I do not even need to water transplants because of the moisture. I've moved a number of plants from my seedling trays into the garden or window boxes. After the storms earlier this week< I saw snow on the sides of hills to the south where I have not seen any all winter. Morning have been chilly, and I've been warming the house with a fire for a few hours, and covering my lettuce at night. Maple trees have been pollinating heavily, as usual, and covering the cars and everything else outside with a thin layer of pollen. Insects are numerous, notably, ants, paper wasps, and box elder bugs. Something flew in the barn last night when my present activated to motion sensitive light. I think it too early for our bat to be back?? But I also thought it too early for baby bunnies to be leaving the burrow, and I saw the barn cats conspiring to catch one yesterday evening. Stinging nettles are t or 3 feet tall in places, and poison oak has leafed out enough to be easily spotted. Thimble berries, blackcaps, and Himalaya blackberries are growing lots of new leaves, as are the roses and grapes. |
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| 4/18/2026 | OR-CC-88 | OR | Clackamas |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Recorded 2.16" this week-nearly half monthly average precip. Erased deficit. Plantings doing well; irrigation not needed. |
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| 4/18/2026 | PA-CH-72 | PA | Chester |
Near Normal
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| Lawns looking very green after their first mow of the year. |
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| 4/18/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| .75 inches of rain this past week with a few thunderstorms. |
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| 4/18/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Near Normal
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| With 0.86” of rain this week, conditions are near normal for April. The Pascoag Reservoir continues to rise and is up to 7’8” and boaters and fishermen are regularly on the lake now. Local hiking trails are a little on the dry side but close to normal for this time of year. With the heat this week, plants are perking up quickly. The lawn needed it’s first cut this week, forsythia and cherry trees are in full bloom, hostas, day lilies and iris are 4-8” tall and our first planting of radishes are popping up. Hopefully the plants aren’t too impacted by the predicted sub freezing temperatures this week. Summer birds like warblers, robins and swallows have been very active as well. George Washington state park continues to post Medium for fire danger. |
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| 4/18/2026 | SC-RC-12 | SC | Richland |
Severely Dry
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| We've now measured 0.09" in the last 32 days. We've already watered the front yard, which is rare for this time of year. We've only mowed part of the yard and have done that only once so far this spring. |
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| 4/18/2026 | SC-SP-11 | SC | Spartanburg |
Moderately Dry
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| Cont'd watering of plants and garden. Keeping bird bath full of water for the birds. lake levels and stream levels around this area are getting lower but not significantly. |
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| 4/18/2026 | SC-SM-30 | SC | Sumter |
Moderately Dry
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| We’re currently under a Statewide Burn Ban from SC Forestry Commission. No rain since 4-6 Apr (0.06”). Previous to this was 17 Mar (0.72”). Currently 88 wildfires across SC. US Drought Monitor still showing us in a D1 - Moderate Drought. Non-irrigated lawns and roadside vegetation brown and crunchy. Roadside swamps and some in-town retention ponds mostly dry. Roadside ditches dry with brown vegetation. Local fields and pastures starting to turn from green to brown. Today (18 Apr) at Poinsett State Park the forest floor is very dry, with dry soil below the leaves/pine needles. Some small tributaries that were running a couple weeks ago now totally dried up. The stream running from the park lake’s main spillway is down considerably from a month ago. See the attached photos from 20 Mar and 18 Apr (today). Many more streambed rocks are now visible than a month ago, with the photos taken from the same spot. No mosquitos at all in the park today. Birds and squirrels still actively working the feeders and suet blocks, while frequently visiting the fountains. From Data Explorer: 0.06” rain in April (-1.83”/3% of normal); for the Year: 6.04” (-6.37”/49% of normal). Last 30 days: 0.06” (NOAA normal: 6.70”); Last 90 days: 5.81” (NOAA normal: 13.67”. Quite a rain deficit. Looking forward to possible rain tomorrow (20% chance). |
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