| 7/25/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Moderately Dry
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| CY 46% of normal; WY 44% of normal. |
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| 7/25/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Severely Dry
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| Hot and dry until last night. More bear activity. Rabbits look thin. Perennials struggling |
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| 7/25/2026 | CO-EL-96 | CO | Elbert |
Severely Dry
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| Only 0.23 inches of precipitation in the past 14 days. Whatever moisture we received was either immediately absorbed or evaporated. Abnormally high temperatures continue in the 90+ degree range daily. (We live at 6500 feet in elevation.) Natural grass and weeds are dry and brittle, with little to no new growth. Lots of dry dirt patches showing up in the yard. Local watering restrictions continue with watering limited to three days per week, before 8 AM or after 8 PM, but we are not using any municipal water for outside use. Fire restrictions are also in place. No outside burning, including fire pits and barbecues. Local streams and ponds have dried up. Pine trees are visibly stressed with reduced needle growth and they continue to drop record numbers of pine cones, which is a sign of stress. |
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| 7/25/2026 | CO-EP-488 | CO | El Paso |
Severely Dry
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| all plants are stressed until I provide water, no rain in over 3-4 weeks. I water every 3 days for 30-60 minutes |
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| 7/25/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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| We had 0.76" of rain this week. The monsoon season is finally here and very welcomed. The trees are really needing this moisture.
The mule deer are very active browsing, turkey are plentiful in the area, songbirds and hummers very active at the water baths.
My rhubarb has not produced well this year. Too littleoisture for the crop, it only produced a few good stalks just a little thicker than a #2 pencil. |
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| 7/25/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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| 3.60" of rain fell during the week from two separate storms. This moistend the soil and greened-up te lawns, alleviating the dry conditions. The heavy rains led to bacterial contamination and temporary closing of beaches. |
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| 7/25/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Near Normal
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| Springs flowing normally. |
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| 7/25/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
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| Lake Alice and retention ponds average. Plants and turf starting to dry out with high heat and no rain for 4 days, but several days of rain before that. Back to daily watering of annuals. |
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| 7/25/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Moderately Dry
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| FIRE - In our area, regular precipitation has fallen this week. Friday evening we went to diner in Sarasota, approximately 3 miles from our home. Today we reported 0.17in, while the station near UTC Mall reported 1.91in. Typical Florida rain and storms.
ENERGY - First part of the week, temps were below average, and last part of week they increased to above average. Still, typical Florida summer, but with cloudless days, resulting in higher temps inside homes.
GENERAL - We remain in the pattern of higher than usual temperatures, along with less rain on the coast and more rain inland. |
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| 7/25/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Mildly Dry
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| The lawns are starting to show signs of water distress or lack there of, if the forecast are true, we should be getting some rain in the next couple of days that should help. But for today, we are under a heat advisory with expected heat index of 109°. |
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| 7/25/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Mildly Wet
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| Everything remains soaked. |
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| 7/25/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Moderately Dry
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| Well our NWS forecast for rain during the week was right again, as this area did receive rain, a grand total of 0.05". And while areas not too far away received a whole lot more, our persistent drought like pattern remains unfazed. Currently, soil conditions are close to severely dry but with area waterways still not super low, it seems moderately dry conditions remain. Trees are definitely wilting and in need of a good soaking while the invasive, tenacious and ever pertinacious, Morrow's honeysuckle continues to thrive. Meanwhile, my lawn is in need of watering as numerous areas are turning brown. As the years go by, it seems like I need to water my lawn more and more often. I did see a pleasant sight the other day when a fawn was browsing close to the house and then later on in the yard. It was pretty big but still had spots. The mother was nowhere to be seen which surprised me but the fawn appeared to be doing well on its own. Finally, I surprised a chipmunk that had gotten into my garage the other day that then hid in some old firewood in the corner. I told it to go back outside and low and behold, it actually listened to me and did just that. Now, to test out my new found ability on my better half. |
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| 7/25/2026 | IL-ME-15 | IL | Menard |
Near Normal
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| We've had three small rains this week including one as I type this. Alfalfa look okay. Beans along highway 29 around Cantrall look very nice. I heard crop duster again this week so something is bothering the crops in this area. My garden is doing well with peppers and tomatoes coming along nicely. I haven't watered but do have mulch down. Groups of crows and flocks of birds are noticed in alfalfa field feeding on something. A number of rabbits noticed in yard and field. Fireflies out on several evenings. Squirrels are chopping heads off my wild sunflowers and carrying them away. Something is knocking pears off tree and many creatures are eating on them (birds, chipmunks, squirrels, rabbits and maybe raccoons). Raccoons have been in the water buckets in the barn. We frequently see the foxes and doe and fawns in the alfalfa. The lower sheep pen is dry, as is the creek bed. The pond is damp mud. Wildlife will move elsewhere if we don't have water available for them. We do have dew some mornings. We have had brief power outages this week and have had to reset clocks. We had some lovely weather with the temperature in the 70's and low 80's with less humidity and nice breezes. |
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| 7/25/2026 | IN-AL-42 | IN | Allen |
Near Normal
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| Officially I believe this area is classified as dry, but that is "expected for this time of year." Turf grasses are slowly going dormant. The small creek out back is nearly dry. Occasional watering of landscape plants starts today. |
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| 7/25/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
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| I have recorded 0.45 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. Crops are lush and green. Grass in my lawn is green. |
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| 7/25/2026 | KS-BU-25 | KS | Butler |
Near Normal
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| Was going to go mildly dry but 2.19" in last week has eliminated cracks in soil and grass is greening back up. Creek back up. Insects and birds very active. |
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| 7/25/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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| With another inch of rain at the end of this week, we are in for some more high humidity days in the 90s. |
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| 7/25/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Mildly Dry
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| 1.58 inches of rain this week helps a lot. We are forecast to have temperatures of 105 to 109 the next 3 days. The grass, alfalfa and fall crops were all needing a drink I hope this rain will green them up. |
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| 7/25/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Moderately Wet
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| 2.89 inches of rain this week |
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| 7/25/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Moderately Dry
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| one good rain, but need more |
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| 7/25/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| With 1.77" of rain over the past week the gardens, lawns, and fields are growing well. Rivers and streams are running at a fairly typical rate, soil is neither too wet or dry. Many bees visiting the gardens this week, their constant, steady hum a relaxing sound. Hummingbirds are very active and butterfly varieties have increased. Not many Japanese beetles yet this summer. |
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| 7/25/2026 | MA-BE-24 | MA | Berkshire |
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| Amazingly... soil is not too dry despite recent heat. |
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| 7/25/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Moderately Dry
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| Weekly rainfall of 0.61 inch. Have had a juvenile red-tail hawk in our neighborhood which has been seen and heard quite often. One evening, the hawk was sitting on our 6 foot fence (about 30 feet from our house) for about an hour while birds were in nearby trees and bushes. Have seen the parent flying nearby at times. Also, many pollinators sighted including hummingbirds.
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| 7/25/2026 | MI-KN-78 | MI | Kent |
Moderately Dry
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| Continuing pattern of zero rain. Much more dry, with very dry lawns, and leaves on trees turning yellow and falling off. Rapidly moving into drought conditions. Some relief in the temperatures this past week, but the next week looks to be back up again with some 90s. |
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| 7/25/2026 | MI-NW-8 | MI | Newaygo |
Moderately Dry
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| lawn has some green areas but is mostly very dry. |
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| 7/25/2026 | MI-RS-11 | MI | Roscommon |
Moderately Dry
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| We haven't had much rain in the last week, and our meteorologist said we are nearing drought conditions. |
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| 7/25/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Moderately Dry
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| We have had only 0.05" of rain in the last three weeks and things are getting very dry. There have been storms in the area but most have missed us and I am seeing many plants wilting. I have started to water for the first time this season. Rain is predicted for next week but it may miss us again. This is the driest July since I have started keeping records. We really need a good, soaking rain. |
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| 7/25/2026 | MN-WG-20 | MN | Washington |
Moderately Dry
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| Gardens and lawns must be watered or they turn brown and plants wilt. |
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| 7/25/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Mildly Dry
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| Hot and dry days of summer are making an impact, Fire danger is increasing and Shoal Creek is lowering to moderate levels. Plenty of Deer and other small animals around to eat the remaining tasty plants around the house. We are needing rain but the showers have been sparse. Hay harvesting is going without interruption. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Moderately Dry
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| Lake level below last year at this time, River is very low. Streams dried up. Grass not growing and browning up. Watering plants daily. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NM-BR-183 | NM | Bernalillo |
Severely Dry
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| Did get a good shower (1"+) here, but could use more to really move the needle... |
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| 7/25/2026 | NM-BR-239 | NM | Bernalillo |
Moderately Dry
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| 1.49 inches of rain fell here yesterday and so there are still puddles in the fields. However, the fields are mostly bare of flowers and plants due to the overall dry and hot weather. Next week is forecast to be very hot and dry. Some plants that grow every year have not appeared this year. Some trees are stressed and losing leaves well before autumn. The Rio Grande River flow has been near zero except during yesterday's storm. Our water supply is adequate but with mandatory watering restrictions in place. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NM-TR-21 | NM | Torrance |
Mildly Dry
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| Still threatening all around us but no significant rain here. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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| Report for the week of July 18 - July 25, 2026. We received 0.75” of rain. Temperatures have been comfortable daytime temperatures have been in the 70’s daytime and 50’s at night. Our vegetable garden is growing well. The grass is growing nicely. St Lawrence River level as recorded by the NOAA Station on Wellesley Island near Alexandria Bay, NY 246.66 ft, 43.8” above Low Water Datum, and 70.5°F water temperature. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NY-ST-54 | NY | Steuben |
Mildly Dry
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| A couple of rainy days have kept things from getting too dry. Some hot days, but overall near average. Grass is a little brown and not growing near as fast but flowers are still doing well. Streams don't seem to be too low. Overall not doing to bad for this time of year. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Dry
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| Sunny and warm with light winds, then partly cloudy and cool overnight with calm winds. The high temperature was around seventy nine degrees, and the low around fifty four degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, and Wild Bergamot flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are almost done ripening. Early corn is 60" - 84" tall, late corn is 20" - 24"" tall. The third cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NC-BC-105 | NC | Buncombe |
Moderately Dry
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| inspire of 2+ inches of rain, and a mild creek rise, they are already lowering. immediate Fire danger diminishes, and drought conditions continue. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Moderately Dry
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| Conditions in our immediate region are currently moderately dry. This is because we have received over 6 inches of rain in the past week. However the State of NC is still classified as in severe drought. Our stage 2 water use restrictions are still in place. NC is still well behind the NOAA 30-year average for the water year. Our "no burn" restrictions are still in place but the rain has provided a good wetting of the duff. Lawns and gardens have "greened up" and the soils are moist. Our silty/clayey soil desiccation cracks are disappearing. People are out walking between showers and the cars are getting a good rinse. Small streams and creeks are flowing again and the Haw River has a noticeable increase in flow. |
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| 7/25/2026 | NC-DP-3 | NC | Duplin |
Severely Wet
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| The yard is to a point that the water isn't absorbing much any more. When it rained 3" 2 weeks ago, the water was out to the pump house during the evening, by morning it has mostly all soaked in, we were so dry. Now the water is just sitting in the yard and there is ponding in the yard. There are fields with water ponded on the low lying areas drounding the crops. |
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| 7/25/2026 | OH-FR-195 | OH | Franklin |
Near Normal
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| We received 1.56", plus a T 2 days, this past week (as of 12:35 pm today); 1.39" were from mult heavy rain events 7/21-7/22 (24 hr obs period). While water streamed heavily along road and sidewalks, and ponded in low areas, during heavy rains, the water rather quickly inflitrated back into the ground. Ground is currently at normal condition and grass and plants are growing steadily. Nearby streams appeared on low side of normal, but still flowing, when I drove past them earlier this morning. I have not observed any unusual animal movements or behaviors. Water quality is normal and there are no restrictions on usage. |
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| 7/25/2026 | PA-CH-11 | PA | Chester |
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| We've had some good rain this week. Corn is up, horses have good pasture, lawns are green and being mowed, and the overall visage is lush and verdant. However, ground water isn't quite where it should be evidence of the continuing draught status. This is visible in nearby streams and creeks. The nearby USGS test well is flat at 15' below ground level, which is rather low. We need much more precipitation to catch up to where we should be YTD. |
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| 7/25/2026 | PA-WS-25 | PA | Washington |
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| Although there has been no rain in the last 4 days, previous to that there was plentiful rain. So my landscape remains lush, grass is green & growing. The Monongahela river was high but has returned to normal flow. |
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| 7/25/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Mildly Wet
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| 1.92 inches of rain this past week. |
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| 7/25/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Near Normal
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| With 3.19” of much needed rain this week and 5.38” total this month, conditions are near normal for July. The Pascoag Reservoir is up to 8’10” which is the highest it’s been this year. With the rain and lack of extreme heat, the lawn is growing again and needs mowing more than once per week. Our hostas are just about done blooming and our hydrangeas are in full bloom. Deer are roaming our neighborhood and have been nibbling the tops of our cherry tomatoes. Catbirds, hummingbirds, waxwings, warblers and mallards have been frequent visitors this week. Boaters, kayakers, paddle boarders and fishermen continue to use the lake as conditions are great with the recents rain. Fire danger at George Washington state campground is posted as Low. |
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| 7/25/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Moderately Dry
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| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1 ***LOCAL CONDITIONS REMAIN MODERATELY DRY*** |
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| 7/25/2026 | SC-GV-94 | SC | Greenville |
Moderately Dry
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| We have had some rain, soil is deep red color and firm. Retention pond is still down about a foot. Tributaries are flowing. Quite a bit of frog activity. Ant activity has stopped. Outdoor activity has slowed down due to weather.
Need more rain. |
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| 7/25/2026 | SC-SM-30 | SC | Sumter |
Severely Dry
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| “Severely Dry” this week for the reasons listed below, even though we as yet have no water use restrictions. Temperatures have been quite hot. Except for 0.03” in a quick shower late this morning, no measurable rain for the last 10 days. 41 wildfires across S.C. per S.C. Forestry app, most in the S and E parts of the state. Bushes and small trees along roads in Sumter and Lee counties, plus along I-95, seem to be dying and have turned brown. At first thought that this may have been weed killer spray, but some vegetation around these trees/shrubs is still green. Plus these dead trees are in patches, not in a continuous length. Lower branches of some larger trees also appear to be turning brown and dying. Local river birch trees are dropping yellow and brown leaves. Young corn in Lee and Sumter counties has patches of brown and stunted corn scattered through the green areas. ALL local roadside swamps and ditches are now dry, with zero standing water. Even the swamps that never seem to go dry. Local non irrigated lawns turning brown, some with bare spots. At Poinsett State Park today (Friday), the main wide spillway was mostly dry (see photo). While the lake’s release valve was partially opened, it was also open last week and the spillway at least had a curtain of water all the way across. Many spiders on webs in the park, this should help with the many mosquitos. Many squirrels in the park. The “Healing Well” artesian well on US Hwy 15 just across the Lynches river (which was down 3-4 feet from normal) N of Bishopville was totally dry today with zero water flow (see photo with horizontal pipe from stone support). Have not seen this well dry in the last 20+ years. A neighbor born in 1947 grew up in that area, and said he’s never seen that well go dry in his life. This well is normally used by many people for drinking water, and almost always has a line of people waiting to collect water. At Lee State Park today (Friday) the lake was down approx a foot (see photo). Two of the park’s four artesian wells (the two by the lake that drain into the lake) were totally dry (see photo). Park staff is closely monitoring fish for lake oxygen levels. The park’s boardwalk into the swamp now shows a totally dry area around the boardwalk, with no water visible. Many spiders on webs noted in the park. A stream that is always running under the park’s road leading to the primitive camping area is now totally dry. First time I’ve seen this stream dry in the past 20+ years. From Data Explorer: July rain total: 1.63” (-2.43"/40% of NOAA Normal). Yearly total: 14.54” (-11.50"/56% of NOAA Normal). Last 30 days: 1.83” (9.99” NOAA Normal). Last 90 days: 8.50” (16.70“ NOAA Normal). |
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| 7/25/2026 | TX-KF-20 | TX | Kaufman |
Mildly Dry
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| We have had brutal heat this week. Early in the week, it was terrible. Thursday and Friday, we have had a small reprieve. The highs of 95 to 96 ( that is pretty normal for summer here). But the feel like temp was over 100 because of humidity. Rain that we received a short time ago is long gone. Really drying out. |
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| 7/25/2026 | TX-MSN-8 | TX | Mason |
Severely Wet
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| A week of no rain and temperatures in the high-90s has resulted in a lot of drying out. However, there are still ponds of water in the fields and runoffs that are normally dry still have running water in them. The level in the Llano River is dropping rapidly but is still high. The USGS reports the Llano River at Hwy 87 is flowing at 746 cfs vs the 53-year median of 105 cfs. Vegetation is still green and growing when it is normally turning yellow or brown by this time of year. There are no burn bans in effect. |
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| 7/25/2026 | WI-FL-6 | WI | Florence |
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| For the week 7/19 - 7/25 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora: 55, 63, 63, 48, 48, 52, 62 & Kingsford : 55, 67, 65, 49, 49, 55, 64 ----- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE: AURORA - 0, 0, .02, .04, 0, 0, 0 Total= .06" KINGSFORD - 0, 0, .02, .04, 0, 0, 0 Total= ..06" ----- SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford : nothing no snow -----MENOMINEE RIVER: Water levels all week at a low summer water flow height again this week 900's- low to mid 1700's boats can get around though ----- US DROUGHT MONITOR: Same as last week has 1/4 of SW Florence County as Abnormally dry but here it is normal and all of Dickinson County MI as normal-----WILDFIRE RISK: Aurora and & Kingsford are in the medium category and noticed the Medium risk spreading west on the MI WI border ----- TOURISM: seen a lot of campers moving east and west this week now that the smoke is in the upper atmosphere and mostly due to the toxic smell being eradicated . Loggers are busy this week and a couple of farm machinery passed by again. Construction vehicles were low and HVAC. I noticed tankers moving in and out of the wastewater treatment plant and were steady all week. Busy local traffic week cars and trucks going about their business now that that smell is gone and smoke high in the air not many boats towed this week-----Plants are doing well despite the lack of rain but the grass is browning up pretty quickly. Onion plants are really flourishing and those buds growing well. Some daisies are still flourishing and black eyed susans are as well in yellow, orange and pink. The Red maple I have is 25% red leafed. Deer have been clinging to the shoreline with a lot of fawns keeping cool. ----- Whelp, that's all I have. Enjoy your weekend. |
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