| 2/28/2026 | AZ-MH-25 | AZ | Mohave |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No drought status "near normal" along the lower Colorado River valley area! Desert floor vegetation drying up after several days of record warming temperatures for the month of February! |
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| 2/28/2026 | AZ-PM-82 | AZ | Pima |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Drying continues this week. And, there is the heat. |
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| 2/28/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| We received only 1.75 inches of rain in Feb. which is about 1.80 inches short for the month we have move into extreme drought at this time. and are saving every drop of rainwater we can to be use on the gardens beds. |
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| 2/28/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Calendar YTD 16% of normal, Water YTD 29% of normal.
Still “mildly dry” according to the guidelines and examples. If the lack of moisture persists that will change before long. |
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| 2/28/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Above normal temperatures. Wild fires. Daffodils blooming |
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| 2/28/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| We had 0.2" of snow this week. Very windy conditions most of the week. We were under a Red Flag Warning 2 days during the week.
Winter birds, mule deer are very active. |
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| 2/28/2026 | CT-MD-21 | CT | Middlesex |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| All water courses are at normal seasonal levels |
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| 2/28/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| A total of 2.64" of melt from snow and rain fell during February. The snow depth has compacted and melted considerably with about afoot remianing on the ground. Warm weather has led to considerably muddy conditions. |
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| 2/28/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Mildly Wet
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| Springs flowing slightly higher than normal. |
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| 2/28/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| 2 days ago it would still have been Moderately Dry, but yesterday we had some rain, so now it is only mildly dry. Some flooding in parking lots, but retention ponds and Lake Alice won’t be refilling this weekend. Lawn may start reviving and the azaleas will perk up. |
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| 2/28/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Energy Fire
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| FIRE - With the Quarter Inch + of precipitation overnight, this has helped lessen the Fire Hazard we are in. More.Precipitation towards the middle of next week will help.
ENERGY - Last week’s temperatures were highs and lows. 4 days above average and 3 days below average. So, energy wise, AC was working more and then the Furnace was working more.
GENERAL - We are looking for up and down temperatures with NORMAL not being in the mix. |
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| 2/28/2026 | FL-ST-42 | FL | Sumter |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire
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| Report for the week of February 21 through February 28, 2026. We had 1 day of significant rain on February 27th with 0.70”. The grass is still mainly brown with some green patches. The temperatures varied widely. 90°F to 58°F daytime and 65°F to 27°F at night. There was 2 days with frost. We had a few windy day with low humidity. There is still a high fire risk and a burn ban in place. Ponds are still low in the area. The AQI has been in the good range with only ozone levels reported by Florida DEP. |
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| 2/28/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Over the week we received a grand total of a trace of precip. The ground has pretty much thawed and is slowly drying out so mildly dry conditions seem to have arrived. Area waterways are dropping and mostly ice free. Trees are still a drab gray but signs of spring have sprung. I noticed numerous maple trees have started dripping sap on my driveway so warmer days are on tap. Our NWS is predicting warmer and wetter days later next week. Time will tell. Wildlife is coming out of it's winter slumber as roadkill is up and migratory birds are arriving. Our two resident geese returned to our front yard already and I was relieved to see that they made it through the winter. They started honking at me so I reminded them to stay away from the busy road. Something tells me that they are going to do whatever they want. |
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| 2/28/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Feb ending precip numbers were dismal with only 9% of the NOAA avg measured for the month.
YTD and Water YTD numbers hovering at the top end of the below normal range.
Top soil and the dog ruts in the yard are on the dry side. Other sections still damp. |
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| 2/28/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| I have recorded 0.13 inches of precipitation at my location during the past 7-days. |
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| 2/28/2026 | IA-HR-16 | IA | Harrison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| A trace of sleet and freezing rain last week. Seven inch snow pack has melted except for piles and drifts. |
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| 2/28/2026 | KS-JO-53 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Two weeks have passed without measurable precipitation. |
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| 2/28/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| FIRE ADVISORY starting off the week with strong dry winds from the north and frost on Tuesday. Cherry bark oak trees are leafing out as are some water oaks. Live oak trees haven’t dropped any leaves yet. Soil moisture is good other than tilled beds, which are dry. After several months of road construction, finishing touches to the roadside slope, drainage, and debris removal are in full swing. The soil, mostly clay on the finished slopes, is bone dry and cracked on the surface, but broken up enough to support hydro seeding. It’s late in the season here, but I still wanted to try to establish a poppy flower area alongside the roadway similar to what existed prior to the road construction. Flower beds needed irrigation this week. Spring has sprung! Many ornamental plants are waking up and sprouting fresh green leaves and flower buds. Repeating daffodils are blooming. Still too early to plant merliton outside, since we can still get a hard freeze for a couple more weeks. Predictions for rain next week are nonexistent and temperatures will be in the mid
80° F. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MD-WR-31 | MD | Worcester |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Conditions have become much wetter over the past 5 weeks, with 6.06 inches of rain being observed. 4.17 inches were observed in the past 13 days. There is a moderate amount of standing water in the fields and woods. This weekend should be dry, but more rain is expected next week. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Water Supply & Quality
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| still snow melting on the ground |
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| 2/28/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
NA
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Snow on and off throughout the past week with a SWE of 0.65". Snow pack is currently averaging 14.0". Rivers and streams are running at normal levels and have, ice on smaller streams. Bird activity and variety is ramping up and skunks are active. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 9 inches of snow in the last week with some melting taking place with the warm temps. English sparrows were looking at the bird houses. Good XC skiing and snowshoeing. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Total precipitation of 0.88 inch with most snow received early in the week. The snowpack increased, but is now decreasing given the sunshine and some warmer temperatures. Still seeing birds of prey close to the yard. With February ending and snow covering the soil, the monthly and water year precipitation amounts remain below average. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MI-DC-10 | MI | Dickinson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| For the week 2/22-2/28 -----
EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora : 19, 12, 11, 13, 2, 17, 18 ------- Kingsford: 19, 13, 11, 13, 2, 17, 19 -------
WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE ---- Aurora : .12, .05, .12 for a total of .29" and a few trace days Kingsford: .11, .05, .10 for a total of .26" and trace days as well ------- SNOWFALL: Aurora 1.4, .5, 1.2, for a total of 3.1" & Kingsford : 1.3, .5, 1.0, for a total of 2.8" ------ SNOW AVERAGES MEASURED: Aurora: 19.05, 19.85, 19.425, 20.225, 19.80, 19.125, 17.1 --------- Kingsford: 19.20, 19.725, 19.45, 20.125, 19.55, 19.675, 17.375 ------ US Drought Monitor has both Aurora, WI & Kingsford, MI as abnormally dry ------ We had one 52 degree afternoon high temperature on Friday ----- Birds I have seen this week: white swans, mallards and hens, crows, blue jays, osprey, red cardinals, woodpeckers, mourning doves. ----Lots of deer and they look healthy----Natural wildfire risk is low ------ snowmobiles earlier in the week and local traffic ---- Almost Forgot--
November 6.1
December 16.5
January '26 15.75
February '26 14.95
Total is 53.3" so far
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| 2/28/2026 | MI-IH-60 | MI | Ingham |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We have a somewhat normal winter .There is a good amount of frost in the ground.The past few winters have been much warmer. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Another week of little precipitation. Warm temps and sun yesterday melted all but piles from shoveling. Seeing more early spring blossoms, and birds are very active at feeders. Just a few early shrubs are starting to bloom, most remain dormant. There were storms in the area but all went north and mostly missed us. Precipitation for February barely one inch, we need a good snow storm to get us up to normal. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Near normal conditions. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| The area remains dry, no snow on the ground as fluctuating temperatures suggest a spring like atmosphere. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MS-PR-14 | MS | Pearl River |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Having to water the fruit trees as they’re budding out and the fog and little rain doesn’t look like it will be enough |
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| 2/28/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Report for 22 February 26 to 28 February 26. There were no days of precipitation for the week, for 0.0 inches. The total precipitation for February is 0.64 inches. The historical average for February is 0.90 inches. The current condition is Mildly Dry. |
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| 2/28/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Continued Drought conditions with Elevated high fire danger with the gusty winds this week. Deer and turkeys are very active and small animals are moving about. Spring seems to be approaching rapidly with the first bouquets of Jonquils and yards are showing green grass. Shoal Creek is very low although still flowing well. Creek bedding is exposed in many areas |
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| 2/28/2026 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Very dry for this time of the year. I saw someone operating a Bobcat in the woods yesterday. They were making dust while traveling at a moderate speed. No precipitation this week. Looks like we are going to have a poor hay and pasture year. |
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| 2/28/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Snow Pack holding on. |
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| 2/28/2026 | NM-BR-239 | NM | Bernalillo |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| The soil is dry and dusty and plant growth has slowed. There has not been any precipitation for a few weeks. The 0.19 inch of February precipitation is below the NOAA normal of 0.51. Our water supply is adequate with a steady flow in the Rio Grande River. Snowpack in the Sandia Mountains is almost gone and the ski resort has closed for the season. |
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| 2/28/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly sunny and cold with moderate winds, then partly cloudy and cold overnight with gusty winds. The high temperature was around forty three degrees, and the low around thirty four degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. More Robins and flocks of small birds are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at winter levels. Some stream crossings are difficult due to ice. Some liquid manure is being spread. |
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| 2/28/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Conditions here are moderately dry. Our region remains classified by the State in "moderate drought". Some good news is last week's rain fall puts to about 105% of "normal" for January. Some lawns are beginning to "green up" and tress and bushes buds have appeared. Some areas around the State are still wary of outdoor burning. Lake Jordon levels have risen slightly and small streams are flowing at low levels. The Haw River was at near back full levels yesterday.. |
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| 2/28/2026 | OR-CC-88 | OR | Clackamas |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Last storm erased monthly precip deficit. Monthly rainfall recorded 5.76", average 5.03". Saturday-Tuesday dumped 2.44". Until then been moderately dry; almost spring-like. |
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| 2/28/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| 1.41 inches of precipitation this past week.29 inches of snow with blizzard conditions this past week. |
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| 2/28/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| With over 20” of snow and 2.16” SWE, conditions are near normal for the end of February. The Pascoag Reservoir remains frozen over with people taking advantage to snow shoe. The recent heavy snow has stopped people from skating though. With warm temperatures expected today, there may be more activity on the lake. Winter birds have been active but food is scarce due to the thick snowpack. George Washington state park continues to post Low for fire danger. |
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| 2/28/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health
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| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1 ***LOCAL CONDITIONS REBOUND TO MILDLY DRY, DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL*** |
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| 2/28/2026 | SC-GV-94 | SC | Greenville |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Retention pond is full. Tributaries are flowing normally. Rain, wind, and cold curtailed outdoor activities this week.
Trees are budding and lawns are waking up.
Clay soil is deep red color and mushy from the rain. |
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| 2/28/2026 | TX-MSN-8 | TX | Mason |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| Conditions continue to dry out but the forecast is calling for significant amounts of rain this coming week. I have measured only 1.34 inches of rain this calendar year as compared to the long-term average of 3.10 inches (43%). For February, I measured .46 inches compared to the average of 1.97 inches (23%). The USGS reports the Llano River at Hwy 87 is flowing at 67 cfs compared to the 53-year median of 154 cfs and the record low of 60 cfs. Both the rainfall deficit and the low levels on the Llano River continue a long-term trend over the last several years that has impacted the agricultural and recreational industries in this area. The drought index remains unchanged from last week. Birds are returning and we spotted the first bluebonnets, a sure sign that spring is still returning despite the dry conditions. We continue to be under a burn ban since December 22, 2025. |
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| 2/28/2026 | VA-RNC-3 | VA | Roanoke (city) |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| February precipitation ends with 2.50" or 90% of the NOAA normal of 2.79" with the bulk of that occurring in the past two weeks. The water year (Oct. 1-Feb. 28) deficit persists however, with precipitation to date at 9.92" or -5.41" only 65% of the normal of amount of 15.33". The shortfall since the start of the water year goes back to the very dry Oct-Nov, with only 2.34", less then 40% of normal.
The daily (2/28/26) mean flow for the USGS gage on the Roanoke River at Roanoke 7-day is at 203 cfs this morning, in the Below Normal category and is falling steadily after what passed for our spring snowmelt 'flood' this year. The cumulative flow (as of 2/28) since the start of the water year is now just below the 25th percentile of all flows for the date. On a positive note, Carvins Cove local water supply reservoir (as of 2/28) has risen to -9.7 feet below full pond a +2.7 ft. rise in the past two weeks (76.4% of capacity, +6.0%). The US Drought Monitor (USDM) map valid as of 2/24/26 showed a slight reduction in the areal coverage of Severe Drought (D2) over the past 2 weeks but Moderate Drought conditions (D1) persist across much of western VA including the Roanoke Valley. Per the NWS Climate Prediction Center (2/23/26) La Niña remains present in the tropical Pacific with a 3-month Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI) of -1.0 for the NDJ 3-month period. Consensus forecasts continue to indicate a transition to ENSO-neutral in the next few months, although the impact on precipitation patterns remains unclear. CPC 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks (as of 2/27) are showing a wet (and very mild) signal over much of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys as a strong upper level ridge builds in the East. How much rainfall spills into and across the Appalachians is less clear. Will show a one-category improvement for this update to Mildly Dry as we begin a very rapid transition to spring and rainfall becomes more critical. A few bulbs have popped up in the past two weeks but expect a big increase with the forecast warmth. |
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| 2/28/2026 | WA-KG-78 | WA | King |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| More drought during our rainiest season. The sense of foreboding amongst everyone is intense. Song birds are pairing off and shopping for nesting sites. Forsythias and narcissus are beginning to bloom. But the overwhelming weather factor is the lack of precipitation. |
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| 2/28/2026 | WI-FL-6 | WI | Florence |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| For the week 2/22-2/28 -----
EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora : 19, 12, 11, 13, 2, 17, 18 ------- Kingsford: 19, 13, 11, 13, 2, 17, 19 -------
WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE ---- Aurora : .12, .05, .12 for a total of .29" and a few trace days Kingsford: .11, .05, .10 for a total of .26" and trace days as well ------- SNOWFALL: Aurora 1.4, .5, 1.2, for a total of 3.1" & Kingsford : 1.3, .5, 1.0, for a total of 2.8" ------ SNOW AVERAGES MEASURED: Aurora: 19.05, 19.85, 19.425, 20.225, 19.80, 19.125, 17.1 --------- Kingsford: 19.20, 19.725, 19.45, 20.125, 19.55, 19.675, 17.375 ------ US Drought Monitor has both Aurora, WI & Kingsford, MI as abnormally dry ------ We had one 52 degree afternoon high temperature on Friday ----- Birds I have seen this week: white swans, mallards and hens, crows, blue jays, osprey, red cardinals, woodpeckers, mourning doves. ----Lots of deer and they look healthy----Natural wildfire risk is low ------ snowmobiles earlier in the week and local traffic ----- Glad February is ending and looking forward to spring! Next Saturday night we roll the clocks forward an hour----- Have a great week everyone! Oh Shxx almost forgot the end of the month snow totals! November 2025 was 6.6"
December 2025 was 15.93",
January 2026 was 16.1"
February 20206 was 14.2" For a total so far of 52.83" in Aurora |
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| 2/28/2026 | WI-PC-37 | WI | Pierce |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Most of the snow has melted with the drifted and piled areas remaining. The creek was flowing heavily yesterday during the warm day. This morning it continues to flow, I can hear it, but is now covered by ice. |
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| 2/28/2026 | CAN-MB-43 | CAN | Manitoba |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| 0.12 inch precip this week, 1.7 inch new snow, snowpack average ~10.0 inches. Windy with variable temperatures, snow cover compacted by the wind. |
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| 2/28/2026 | CAN-NS-182 | CAN | Nova Scotia |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| For week of 22-28 Feb: (0+ 0+ 55.0+ 0+ 6.0+ 0+ 0)= 61.0 SWE mm. Mildly Wet. High's: -2C to +6C; Low's: +1C to -10C; Wind: calm to NV to 35km/hr; Frost: 2 heavy, 1 medium; SOG: 22cm to 42cm to 37cm. This week we had a full out blizzard through Monday afternoon. It was nasty weather with zero visibility. Crazy drifting of snow. Took 2hrs of shovelling and snow blowing to get to my gauge post, in the yard behind the house. We went from 22cm SOG prior to blizzard, to 42cm after blizzard to 37cm after much melting, due to day time high's of +6C and no wind. The past few days have been gorgeous weather with blue sky, sun and calm. Lots of shovelling and scraping of slush and ice to prevent jagged freezing overnight. Roadways are clear. Still snow piles in parking lots. School buses busy. Depending on where you are, the ground can be bare or covered in puddles. Icy in the morning. All totalled, Feb brought us 100cm of snow. That's a lot. Bodes well for spring Run-off. |
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| 2/28/2026 | CAN-NS-256 | CAN | Nova Scotia |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| I'm sticking with Mildly Dry though it's hard to tell. There is still a deep snowpack though it has been shrinking over the past few sunny days. The major snow we got this week on 23 Feb has already shrunk, becoming crusty at night. But for February we are only at about half (41mm) of normal precipitation. The snow that came this week drifted a lot, so it will be hard to get a representative measurement of snowpack for CoCoRaHS on Monday. Some steep south facing slopes in the area are bare. I have seen a few deer tracks coming out of the woods into the field, but fewer than earlier in the winter. Bald eagles have been noisy and evident this past week as well as other large hawks; chickadees and crows around as usual. More fox tracks out and about near their den. Snowmobiles loaded on pickup trucks just after the major snow this week. The municipality is running guided winter walks/snowshoe outings at local trails at this time of year. |
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| 2/28/2026 | CAN-ON-210 | CAN | Ontario |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| most of the snow is gone and we are not that wet. |
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