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| 8/17/2026 | MN-HN-750 | MN | Hennepin |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| wetlands all dried out, grass all brown, gave up on getting any vegetables from my garden. have not seen any fireflies for days, good thing is the mosquitoes are not out. |
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| 8/17/2026 | MN-MC-7 | MN | McLeod |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Things seem to be holding steady, although we never really get enough rain in any rainstorm.
Crops are growing well, and the garden is also growing well. They have all had a good chance to establish roots to pull moisture up from lower levels. Some weeds are getting harder to pull as the soil gets dryer.
The South Fork of the Crow River between Glencoe and Silver Lake on County Rd 2 seems to be staying close to the same level or sinking slowly. Few sandbars have shown up yet.
The local turkey and deer populations seem to be doing fine.
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| 8/17/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| I received 3.01 inches of rain this week; most of the rain (2.28 inches) occurred during a thunderstorm overnight and early morning August 13. The soil is saturated from heavy rainfall, cooler (below normal) temperatures, and cloudiness this week. The trees and grass are green and growing. Conditions are mildly wet. Precipitation for August is 6.40 inches, 4.36 inch above normal (313 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 25.91 inches, which is 3.58 inch above normal (116 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 2.08 inches below normal (108 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the bird bath are less than last week. Approximately 15 species of birds (about 70 to 80 birds visit each day). Most plants are full of turgor and have not been wilting during the day. Plant diseases such as powdery mildew are starting to affect plants (such as cucumbers) because of excessive moisture and cloudiness. Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is above normal. Area creeks and ponds are also above normal. Nearby corn and soybean fields look good and are growing well. |
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| 8/17/2026 | WI-LN-2 | WI | Lincoln |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Another mostly dry week. More and larger patches of dry crunchy grass in lawns, pastures, hay fields, and wooded areas. Gravel roads and trails were dusty. The creek was mostly dry with little mud, few stray murky pools of water remained. The springs were not adding enough water to keep trickles running between pools. Ponds and other creeks and small rivers in this area were lower than usual for this time of year. Corn seems to be hanging on, silks were drying. Only in spots were there a few stalks with pointed leaves. The soybeans on sand or gravel areas were wilted most evenings. They still were revived on foggy mornings. Pods didn't have seeds forming yet. Many oats fields were combined. There are few oats fields planted in this area anymore. The test weigh was below average but the yield was above average. The stems were long, some areas at 5 feet tall, above average for this area. It is possible that the spring rains had plenty of water in the ground for the roots to reach. There were sandhill cranes foraging on the combined oats fields many days, usually only adult pairs. An eagle was seen on a branch of a dead tree watching one nearby field, likely for small rodents running between rows of straw and stems and crop trash. Some apples fell from the trees, more than usual for this time of year. The trees in the pasture woods had fewer apples on than the ones in the yards. The earliest apple varieties here had a few ripe apples. Most apples were mixed colors. Apples that fell in the pasture woods didn't lay on the ground long, likely eaten by critters. Deer and cattle both like apples as well as many varmints. A hen turkey was seen at the roads edge with a clutch of small poults, only a couple of weeks old. Another flock was seen on a combined field, about a dozen and all adults. Wild blackberry brush had some small ripe berries but the leaves were wilted. Some wild perennial plants had wilted leaves many days. Tansy was past peak bloom. Goldenrod had flower heads but none had open flowers yet by the end of the week. Wildfire danger was slightly elevated with dry grasses and ripening crops. Some green growing crops had dry leaves near the ground. A few poplar trees with a south or west exposure had a few yellow leaves. A few stray oak trees were dropping green leaves. Some mushrooms were growing, partridge of the woods and oysters that I can name. Many animals likely stayed near water. Pastured animals walked to water tanks multiple times each day and night since water holes and grasses were dry. Feed needed to be supplemented, not uncommon for this time of year. Most people in this area would like some measurable rain so the crops can fill out and ripen. Gardeners were getting tired of watering vegetables, fruits, and flowers. Most people right around here don't water lawns so mowing lawns has been less than usual. |
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