| 5/16/2026 | AZ-PM-82 | AZ | Pima |
Moderately Dry
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| No precipitation in the last week. Soil continuing to dry even in shaded areas. No subsurface moisture present. Nuisance weeds are struggling. |
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| 5/16/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 1.22" of rain fell this week, including a good, steady rain fall of 1" on Thursday. |
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| 5/16/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Mildly Dry
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| Springs flowing below normal. |
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| 5/16/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Little rain this week improved things. Lake Alice level up a bit. Ponds not really accumulating much. Plants getting crispy again. Grass not growing much. |
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| 5/16/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Up to this morning, this area had endured another dry week, as only 0.04" of precip had fallen, adding up to a grand total of 0.70" over the last 4 weeks. And while the cool temps have worked in our favor, the low humidity days along with a lot of windy ones did take its toll. Fortunately, we did receive 0.23" of precip this morning and our NWS is forecasting several chances for more precip over the next 3 days. If that occurs it should alleviate our moderately dry soil conditions. Currently, area rivers and local waterways are near their normal levels and falling. Prior to this recent rain area trees were looking ok but definitely less vigorous than in previous weeks, while lawns were showing strong signs of stress. Without rain, watering would have been mandatory to prevent damage but fortunately light rains occurred overnight and provided a one day reprieve. And somehow, despite the dry weather, mosquitoes are showing up more and more, especially toward evening. Finally, wildlife seems to be doing well. Our resident turkey insists on dusting itself right in the middle of my garden and song birds have been brightening the days with their songs and colors. If I didn't know better, I'd say that the chickadees are saying good morning when I first step outside. Or they're saying, don't forget to load up the feeder. |
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| 5/16/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| I have received 0.27 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. I have observed dust blowing in my yard while mowing the lawn this week. Soil is dry at the surface. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MD-BL-25 | MD | Baltimore |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| need to water garden regularly. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Over the past week 1.11" of rain. Perennials are roughly 1.5 weeks behind average with their growing. Rivers and streams are running at fairly normal levels and ground/soil is neither too wet or dry. Bird activity is high. Increase in bee activity noticed this week. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| 1.08 inches of rain in the last week but we are still in drought conditions. However, because of the rain everything looks green including the explosion of Norway Maple seedlings. Local hiking trails are in good shape. Catbirds have returned and making lots of noise. A little bit of water flowing over the dam at the reservoir. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Received 0.82 inch precipitation for the week. Had rain on several days so keeping our station as "Mildly Dry" even though we are in a Moderate Drought. Plants are growing rapidly and garden centers are busy. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MI-KZ-41 | MI | Kalamazoo |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Only 0.03 inches of rain this week, but the ollas have lost a quarter cup of water (60 mL) at most, indicating soil is still moist within 8 inches of the surface. Lost early beans to frost on Monday. Asparagus is slow this year but steady. Serviceberries are starting to fruit, and it looks like a good crop this year. Flowers came out on the wood sorrel this week. Mints of all varieties are thriving and so are the deer ticks. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| This is our driest May since 2023, with just a little over .3" of rain to date. Soil is starting to dry out, especially under trees which are mostly completely leafed out. Storms have been in the area but mostly have missed us. Grass is still green, but some plants are starting to droop and bulbs are not lasting as long as they were earlier. Birds still coming to feeders but I will stop filling them soon. they will have to forage. We need a good soaking rain. |
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| 5/16/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Not much rain this week. |
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| 5/16/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly sunny and warm with light winds, then mostly clear and cool overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around sixty two degrees, and the low around forty five degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. Sugar Maple leaves, White Ash tree buds, Hackberrry tree buds, Apple Tree flowers, Black Cherry flowers, Black Walnut leaves, Jewelweed leaves, Johnny-Jump-Up flowers, wild strawberry flowers, and Bush Honeysuckle leaves are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. |
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| 5/16/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| We continue moderately dry verging back into severely dry. We have received less than an inch of rain in May. NC has lifted the "no burn" ban for now but the ground is still very dry. A forest fire is reported west of this location. Towns have contingency plans for water restrictions if and as needed. People are outside in the current pleasant Spring weather. However a much warmer forecast with little to no rain is forecast possible in our area for the next two weeks. |
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| 5/16/2026 | NC-PD-29 | NC | Pender |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Grass is slow to green up and grow. |
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| 5/16/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| .85 inches of rain this past week. |
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| 5/16/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| With 0.93” of rain this week, conditions are still mildly dry but getting closer to near normal for mid May. The Pascoag Reservoir is up to 8’5” but lower than the ~9’ it should be by now. That said, summer activities are in full swing on the lake with boaters, fishing, kayaking and paddle boards out each day. Azaleas and lilacs are in full bloom and rhododendrons are getting ready to pop. Trees are mostly leafed out and hikes are now shaded which will be nice with the heat predicted for this week. Orioles, blue birds, swallows and finches are very busy in the yard. Hiking trails at Sprague farm and George Washington state park were appropriately damp after this week’s rain but will likely dry out with the heat predicted for this week. Fire danger is still listed as Medium at George Washington state park. |
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| 5/16/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1 ***LOCAL CONDITIONS BECOME MODERATELY DRY***NEED MORE RAINFALL FROM A TROPICAL ENTITY....NOT ENOUGH RAINFALL TO RETURN LOCAL CONDITIONS TO MILDLY DRY OR NORMAL.... |
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| 5/16/2026 | SC-RC-12 | SC | Richland |
Moderately Dry
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| We've recorded 8 straight zeros and are watering some potted plants. We've only mowed the wetter part of the yard twice this season and it's starting to show some stress again. The vegetable garden is flourishing since the last rain. |
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| 5/16/2026 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| After a nice rain this week, we are now near normal for the month, and catching up for the year. So yards and gardens are lovely green and mowing is a regular chore. First beans from garden this week. Fire danger low, though wind does concern us. Checking lake levels, most are near "full" stage, which is a good start to summer. |
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| 5/16/2026 | VA-MX-8 | VA | Middlesex |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Less than 1.5” of rain in over a month. After early warming and then a freeze, grasses are very distressed. We live on a golf course ourselves and the fairways have suffered. |
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