| 4/12/2026 | AL-TS-4 | AL | Tuscaloosa |
Severely Dry
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| Everything is parched. Most of Alabama is under No Burn warnings. Haven't had anywhere near normal amount of precipitation this Spring and there's no rain in 10 day forecast. |
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| 4/12/2026 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Temperatures were mild last week with highs mostly in the 60's and 70's. A storm moved through on Monday and brought some rain in the afternoon into the early evening. A total of .21 inches of rain fell which was the total for the week. On this day, the high was 57°. The high of the week was 74° on Wednesday and Thursday. The low of the week was last Sunday at 29°. Lows rose into the 30's and 40's for the rest of the week. It was breezy on several days with winds increasing toward the end of the week. Plants continue to "green up" and the freeze didn't hurt anything except the wisteria blooms. Will have to wait and see about fruit on the trees. A lot of finches are frequenting the garden that are yellow and some with red color. Saw a giant frog, probably a bullfrog, next to the pond and a lizard running on the ground. |
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| 4/12/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We received only a trace of rain this week and have had 1.79” in the past two weeks. Conditions are mildly dry at this time. Soil moisture is low for this time of year and there is some drought stress showing in some plants and crops especially in the afternoon heat. Local pastures and hayfields look adequate but are not growing to full capacity due to lack of water. Streamflows and water levels are also lower than expected. There is a low wildfire risk at this time due to green vegetation and some humidity. |
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| 4/12/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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Business & Industry Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| 1.28 inches of rain since the last report--most of that since yesterday in a series of rain squalls, some very heavy with high winds. This brings us up to 35.58 inches of rain for the season--all good. No power outages, thankfully. Most of the week was mild and ocean conditions favorable for fishing. Trees continue to leaf out nicely and the native grape vines are showing bud burst. Not as many tourists in the area after the holiday, but more RVs and boats showing up. |
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| 4/12/2026 | CO-BO-380 | CO | Boulder |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| The city of Boulder is asking residents to not water yards until a May. Several fires have started in the foothills near town. The grass in our yard is completely dormant and almost dead. |
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| 4/12/2026 | CO-EP-371 | CO | El Paso |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| Since last reported on 04/05/2026, received a trace of precipitation. Consequently, the drought continues to intensify. Topsoil sample taken this morning shows powder dry soil from the surface down to the 3.0" level. Slight soil moisture content last week is gone. Will need to provide supplemental water to trees again soon. Restarted the water feature for the summer. Wildlife activity in general seems normal. Our Aspen trees are beginning to leaf out which is about one month early. Recently planted Crabapple trees have been leafing out. Recently planted Cottonwoods have not leafed out yet. Perennials continue to sprout as well as native grass. Night-time temperatures have remained above freezing. I heard some small fires had broken out south of Fountain, CO. Red Flag Warnings continue to be posted regularly by the NWS when the wind picks up.
With no measurable precipitation the past week and topsoil continuing to dry out, I have revised the Condition Scale from Mildly Dry to Moderately Dry. |
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| 4/12/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| upper several inches of soil is dusty dry, which makes it tough on transplants, which require irrigation. |
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| 4/12/2026 | FL-BK-7 | FL | Baker |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| many spring flowers just are not blooming. Late freeze/frost event on 3/17 & 3/18 made it worse. Grass isn't coming back from winter freezes and frost. Still in water restrictions |
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| 4/12/2026 | FL-CR-80 | FL | Collier |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| NWS shows us as in Extreme Drought still. It's been dry and windy. I have to water my newly planted bushes 1-2 times/ day. I still have my windows open, which I'm greatful for. Not much humidity yet. |
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| 4/12/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Steadily dry. |
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| 4/12/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| General: We're dry. For April we expect 1.37" of gauge catch and we've had .87 (SD = .4). That puts us 1 SD below average, which I'm calling mildly dry. We expect to have about 4.5" of snow at this point in April and we have had .4". Blackfoot has just declared water restrictions until October, as a notion of where we're headed.
Agriculture: We had a smidge of rain yesterday (.06"), which helps. Crops are in the ground and waiting for the spring rains.
Energy: We're entering high energy production, with 36.87 kWHR created yesterday and 23.12 kWHR consumed.
Fire: Risk is high at this point. Already there have been fires in the Chubbuck area.
Plants & Wildlife: I saw a suspected cougar track this week, and we heard of 2 buffalo at the base of the Caribou range, about a mile from here! They have wandered off the Fort Hall Reservation and can't be found, but that's a first for us here.
Water: A mark of our current situation is that Blackfoot, just north of here, has instituted water restrictions for the summer until Oct. 1. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Seeing the latest drought monitors clearing some areas of drought seems a bit early for all that. We have been dry for the past 2 and 3 years. Thats going to take a good deal of moisture to replenish the soils down deep. Recent rains have helped but we go a few days with nothing and we also see how fast things dry up. We did have a couple showers this past week and things are liking Spring. The early warmth that jump started growth followed by some cold hard deep freezes sure took the color out of the usual spring. We have excavated a few holes in the turf recently and things are moist but not to deep down it gets very dry and crumbly then powder. So we will stick with the moderate dry for now and likely for a while. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IL-GY-37 | IL | Grundy |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture
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| While we’ve had significant drying, there is still some minor ponding in fields less well drained. The soil conditions are still too wet to work. Ditches are running about half full. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| More rain this week has helped add more moisture to the ground keeping the conditions Near Normal. Both MTD and YTD are on the plus side of NOAA Norm with WYTD just under at -0.20" (99%). US Drought Monitor moved this station's area this week from Moderate Drought to Abnormally Dry. An active weather pattern is set up through mid-week that could lead to more rain and possible severe storms. There are some fields locally that have standing water in low areas and some roadside ditches are still holding water. Grass is lush green and will now need regular mowing. The Mississippi River continues to rise and will be just below Action Stage by Wednesday at Rock Island and a foot and half below Action at LeClaire. The Rock River is receding from last week's minor flooding, and the Green River is returning to its normal levels. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Plenty of topsoil moisture due to recent rain. Still no tile or spring water flow.The ponds have a couple inches of water in them. The well is still supplying abnormal water.Long way to go to get the subsoil recharged. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Pond still full to the runoff chute. Windy all week.
Fruit trees are blooming. Mint and yarrow are coming up.
strawberries are blooming. Ducks and geese nesting. Groundhogs and moles are actively digging. Rose bushes are producing leaves. Dandelions are everywhere. Grass is deep enough to mow. Dandelions are everywhere. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IL-MD-37 | IL | Madison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| With no measurable rain in a week, the soil has dried to a powdery consistency a foot down in the farm fields. The Winter Wheat Crops are doing well. The Creeks and Streams are dropping once again, with the lakes and ponds down about 9 - 12 inches from average ponding levels. The Vegetation will not support wildfires. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Near Normal
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Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Ground moist but not wet. Fields and gardens can be worked. Early plants growing well and lush. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 4/12/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| some rain average temps |
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| 4/12/2026 | IA-BC-9 | IA | Buchanan |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Rain for the week was 0.43 with several events. The coming week looks like a wet one with some possible severe weather towards the middle of the week. Lawn and pastures are growing and lawn will probably need mowing by the end of the week if we get the warmer temps forecast. Coming home Friday evening, could see evidence in the sky, that several people were burning. More manure was hauled this week. Some chemicals being applied in the area. Let the horse's out on pasture one day this week. More buds on the tree's and flowers growing. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Rains last week has helped soil moisture, have seen some puddles of water in low lying areas. Creeks now have decent flow, ponds will need more rain to catch up. Grass is growing well. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| I'm leaving the condition Near Normal since the ground continues to dry out relatively quickly. The dirt road remains nearly walkable after about 36 hours of drying time, despite the pond being less than six inches from going into the spillway. The past week saw 1.3 inches of rain with a few thundershowers and temperatures one degree below normal. Precip for the month is 216% of normal with nearly 135% for the year so far. Plant-wise, understory shrubbery have exploded with honeysuckle greening rapidly. Leaves on some trees are becoming visible with the lawn greening with noticeable growth. Time to get the mower ready. Rhubarb is growing rapidly as the wife decides on what to grow in the raised beds. No field work has been observed. |
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| 4/12/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Conditions remain status quo. With 0.6in rain No rain this past week. Top soil appears adequate. Pastures and lawns green and growing. Temperatures above normal this past week with some high winds.
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| 4/12/2026 | KS-DG-84 | KS | Douglas |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Recent rains; ground moist |
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| 4/12/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain this week, ground dry and starting to crack. Creeks a trickle to none. Ponds are low, but we're seeing plenty of fish. Persimmons finally joined in leafing. Amazing colors of spring, a million shades of green. All the leaves are opening fast this week. Redbuds done, but dogwoods in glorious bloom. Crane fly hatch in full swing. In the hope we'll get rain again, tractors out disking, spraying, and seeding fields. Horse-drawn plow teams also working the fields. Porch-sitting several days this week. Plenty of turkeys seen and heard. A brown thrasher joined the regular singers. First goldfinches in summer color. Crickets joining the frog song at night. Deer out at dusk. |
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| 4/12/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.04" rain. South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana at 5.11 ft. Grass growing well; no obvious signs of the dry conditions, yet. |
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| 4/12/2026 | ME-LN-30 | ME | Lincoln |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| 0.38 inches of rain during the past week. Surface soil is mildly dry, small stream on property has water flow from melted snow and showers. |
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| 4/12/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Streams are running too low for this time of the year. The garden soil is like early summer instead of early April, way too dry. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.20” in the preceding week, with no major rain events and a lot of brief showers. MTD we stand at 1.34” against an April average of 4.39”. Spring is really springing around here; grasses are green; forsythia, daffodils, andromeda, crocuses and other early blooms are everywhere. Trees are budding. Garden soil is nicely moist. Pond level is now at roughly normal spring/summer height; the rock at center of the attached image shows it standing about 5” proud of the water level. When the pond is high, particularly late winter when bogs are drained back, that rock is covered. Presumably a sluice board has been removed from the outfall to facilitate herring runs. Osprey are around but not yet working this pond. Cormorants have returned. Other wildlife activity normal. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Only .45" of rain this week but we're still a little above average for the month. Grass is green and starting to grow. I'll be planting some pansies this week to make it look like spring. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| moved scale to mildly dry, 0.22 inches of rain during the last eight days, 0.79 so far this month, my wife commented yesterday on how dry the soil is for this time of year, spring cleanup caused dusty conditions earlier this week, golf leagues start this week and the courses should be dry and ground solid, daffidils and crocuses growing, saw some forsythia in lower parts of town, bird singings more noticeable this past week, spring peepers loud, maples starting to bud. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| A good soaking rain is the only thing missing from an otherwise normal spring. The total precip for the week was barely over a tenth of an inch (0.12"). About half of that came as snow that didn't last long. Tuesday morning brought 0.2" of snow that covered grassy areas and vehicles but melted on the driveway and even the snowboard on contact. By noon, it had all melted away.
Plants and animals are coming out of winter mode in earnest. Lots of little spring bulbs that appear after the crocus are in full bloom, daffodils are as well and tulips aren't far behind. Maple tree buds are starting to develop. The Andromeda and forsythia are also in full bloom, and the Mason bees are starting to come out of the little "tube" structures, yet again timed perfectly with the Andromeda where they start feeding. That, in turn, bring the sparrows that feed on them - if they can catch them.
The Marathon is coming soon, runners are about everywhere. Weather conditions have been good for them (or so we're told), cool and dry(er) weather conditions are favored and we definitely have that. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MI-AN-25 | MI | Allegan |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Our conditions this week were Moderately Wet with 0.44" of rain falling on top of the residual effects of the all the rain that we received 2 weeks ago. The Kalamazoo River and local Millrace continued rising all week, and appeared to have peaked on Thursday, slowly receding afterwards. This flooding closed our local River Walk and flooded local woodlands along the river closing some footpaths (see 3 attached photos). There continues to be a lot of standing water in local farm field and woodlands. Grass is greening up and started to grow, though lawn weeds are currently growing faster and starting to bloom. Maple trees, fruit trees and lilacs are budding, and some appear to be in early leaf stage. Daffodils, a few tulips, hyacinths and a few forsythia bushes are blooming. Temperatures this week have been roller-coastering with daily highs ranging from 36F to 70F, with a couple morning of hard frost: yesterday morning, typifying the temperature swings, I noticed a softball game where most the infielders were wearing winter coats. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Conditions this morning are textbook moderately wet. Low areas continue to host standing water and the soil is very damp. Lawns are greening up, growing to the point of now requiring mowing, and are trapping moisture. Although the gauge catch only totaled 0.38 inches of water all week, recent heavy rains have prevented soils from absorbing water or drainage ditches from carrying away the runoff. Drainage ditches and Hickory Creek are running high but are not over their banks. Dandelions suddenly exploded on the lawn; shrubs and trees, although predominately presenting a barren landscape, are greening up noticeably. American goldfinches arrived at the bird feeder this week. Temperatures usually tended on the cool side with two overnight freezes occurring. Outdoor youth sports programs are now getting started and more folks are outdoors working and recreating. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MI-ON-4 | MI | Ontonagon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| March ended up close to normal, 1.63 inches in April so far. Well is running on the dry side, but we are getting typical puddles during snow melt, creek is rising, and the ditches are flowing. Creek is only moderately turbid, but flowing moderately fast, just over the lower bank but not filling the flood plain. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Frequent rain. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Energy Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation
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| A quick Thunderstorm came through yesterday with a welcome .46” of Rain providing a nice little soaking into the ground and a one-day Heat surge is on the way today after a somewhat cooler week which averaged in the 40’s after a low temp down to 23° and a high of 63°. Winds were moderate but calmed through the week.
Grass is noticeably changing over to green, the tulips and daffodils are reaching 8-12”, trees are rapidly budding and dropping their skins and shrubbery is looking healthy.
Forecast: Warmer Temperatures ranging from low 50’s to upper 70’s. Mostly Cloudy skies with several shots of Showers and Thunderstorms, with a quick break mid-week. Lighter Winds most days until the weekend. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Although we have received about an inch and a half of rainfall since my last report it is not enough to move the needle off the moderate drought. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| ~0.33" of rain was recorded this past week. Today's report= 57°, 94% humidity, overcast, ongoing thunderstorm with 3-15 mph SSE winds and an air quality index of 23 at the 6:30 a.m. observation time. Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/4c64wjsw Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/29237du6 NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 USA Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ NWS-issued Hazardous Weather Outlook= https://tinyurl.com/3mdu9hz5 https://weatherloon.com/ YTD Precipitation in this area = 6.03" which is 0.81" above average. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MN-OL-131 | MN | Olmsted |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| With a total of .58" of precipitation in the past week, conditions at this station appear to be mildly wet. After a rainy two days, dried plant matter from winter has started to soak and break down. Grass is peeking through some areas, and there are early bulbs with up to 2" of growth above ground. Birds and other wildlife are active, and it seems that spring weather is taking hold. Still pesky ice hidden around out there, but, as Prince said, sometimes it snows in April [here in Minnesota]. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MN-SL-388 | MN | St. Louis |
Near Normal
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Agriculture Fire Water Supply & Quality
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| Little definitive, but water levels slightly low based on boggy areas. Little run off from 4/11 rain. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MN-SH-39 | MN | Sherburne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Cloudy and 56 Hi 79 Wind SSE 10
mph. Thunderstorms later in the A. M. Wind gusts up to 20 mph making temperatures in the 50’s. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MN-WG-88 | MN | Washington |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Recent rainfall has helped but holding ponds are slightly below where you'd expect and gardens have been too dry for early seeds (peas) to sprout on their own. Grass is greening up quickly with the rainfall |
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| 4/12/2026 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Weekly precip was 0.00 inches. The lows:50,45,47,54,56,53,56. Highs:66,73,77,81,80,82,85. A very tranquil and dry week of weather. We planted soybeans everyday this past week. We have been planting our soybeans as deep as 1.5 inches to reach sufficient moisture to get them up (something we have never done this time of year). Some of the beans we planted before last Saturday's 4 tenths are at an iffy stage now (many of them sprouted but seem to be in dry dirt now because we planted them shallow [1 to 2 inches of rain was in the forecast at that time]). We had as much as half an inch to 6 tenths on some of our ground during the same rain and that seems to have done the trick. I don't remember a time when it was so dry during planting season (too much rain and soft and muddy conditions are the norm for spring here). Dad says this year has started like 1988 (that was a year before I was born). Hopefully, the lack of rain doesn't continue into the summer when the demand for water is much greater. Other observations: landscape has turned green in a hurry (trees, grasses and crops). The weather has been very tranquil (a little windy some days) and sunny with low humidity making for comfortable air. |
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| 4/12/2026 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Only .05" in the past week. It's been 10 days since any real rain. Above normal temps continue. Spring wildflowers are about a month early, with some balsamroot already blooming |
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| 4/12/2026 | NJ-HN-31 | NJ | Hunterdon |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| streams and river running below normal levels |
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| 4/12/2026 | NM-SR-46 | NM | Sierra |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| .30" rain over two days at mid week, trace later. No visible change in conditions, but shallow-rooted plants may have benefitted. Fire danger "high" at east entrance to Gila NF on Friday, and conditions were very dry in the forest above Emory Pass. Local stock tanks are dry, creek unchanged. |
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| 4/12/2026 | NY-DT-24 | NY | Dutchess |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Near normal – 0.19 inches of rain.
Turkeys continue browsing although flock (4 plus Tom) is half (7 hens) what it was. Birds very active along with small animals. Crocuses, Forsythias and daffodils blooming. Lilac and tree buds swelling. Lawns preparing for mowing and Small leaves present on shrubs and trees. Apple blossoms are out. Good for walking outside. Sawkill Creek into Mill Road Pond running high. Vegetable farmer actively farming.
NYC Reservoirs near normal at 99.1% of capacity compared to normal of 98.9%. Consumption is normal at 0.96 billion gallons for the week.
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| 4/12/2026 | NY-MD-16 | NY | Madison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Pond is full; grass is green and growing; shrubs beginning to leaf out. |
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