| 7/11/2026 | AZ-MH-25 | AZ | Mohave |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Moderate Drought D1 status along the lower Colorado River Valley. No moisture this past week w/ high temps 111F-113F. |
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| 7/11/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| CY 60% of normal; WY 47% of normal. |
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| 7/11/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Where is the monsoon? A few showers but hot dry weather with smoke and wind. Established perennials are shriveled. Even Japanese beetles have changed their habits. |
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| 7/11/2026 | CT-NL-21 | CT | New London |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Since my last report on 6/20/26 there has been a total of 1.37" of precipitation in June and 2.12". Hopeville Pond is still lower than normal. Water supply quality and quantity are good for human consumption. There are still a number of animal prints and various birds. The farmers have planted their fields. The grass turned brown and stopped growing. The campers are starting to hang out at their camp sites at the campground across the pond. Since the start of fishing season there have been more fishermen each day and more people on the water. |
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| 7/11/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Despite receiving 3.21" of rain this week, we remain in dry conditions. This seems illogical because lawns and vegetation are green and lake water levels are high. Ground water tables are reported to be low, but I have had no water supply levels from my well. Fire danger remains low.
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| 7/11/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Near Normal
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| Recent rains put us around normal. |
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| 7/11/2026 | DE-SS-3 | DE | Sussex |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| July 5-11 received .71" with small amounts on 4 different days. With help of irrigation corn nearing 6ft. Grass is green and growing slowly. Ditches and Morris Branch remain dry. |
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| 7/11/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Azaleas wilting. Some plants dying even with daily AM watering. Retention ponds and Lake Alice levels quite low. Planted some natives with ACT and the soil was like powder. |
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| 7/11/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
Fire
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| FIRE - Still in extreme conditions as the precipitation has not been as heavy as the following week.
ENERGY -Several days with the daytime temperatures below average gave us and our AC system a small break. However, on the days with no precipitation, we seem to have more sun then clouds around, intensifying the Heat Index upwards and causing more intense sun.
GENERAL - More rain and less sunshine during the day would be welcome. |
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| 7/11/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Nothing remarkable. |
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| 7/11/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Even though 0.51" of precip was recorded over the week, it once again came in dribs and drabs, never reaching deeper soil, while soaking rains fell all around and surprisingly near. As a result soil conditions were unable to improve and have remained mildly dry so far. With warm/hot and dry days for the foreseeable future, moderately dry conditions, at least, are inevitable. Currently, trees look pretty good and area lawns have yet to show any signs of stress. Wildlife has been pretty quiet with a few birds showing up at the feeder, a couple of chipmunks running around and our phoebe nesting routine finishing up. Looking at the drought monitor, this local area is in a mild drought that started almost two months ago despite the first two weeks of June being very wet. With any luck this very local current drought won't last too long or get much worse. And as luck would have it, the mosquitoes are doing quite well. While it is on the dry side, just enough rain has occurred to allow their numbers to remain constant. On the bright side, as this drought worsens it should cause the mosquito population to dry up. Time will tell. |
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| 7/11/2026 | IL-ME-15 | IL | Menard |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
Energy
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Grass and pasture growing well despite only last night's rain.
Alfalfa is uncut and in bloom. I see doe and fawns feeding on it often. Bugs are bothering them and they are flicking tail and ears to get them off. Rarely see the fox these days. Lower sheep pasture is wet but not soggy after this rain. Creek is running still. Pond has reduced to half mud and half stagnant water. We continue to have on-off brief power outages this week where we have to reset our clocks. This was a less miserable week than last as far as heat and humidity are concerned. Seems like a normal Central IL July week. Butterfly bushes and flocks are in bloom. Green peppers ready to pick. Tomatoes are in bloom. I got a late start on the garden this year. |
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| 7/11/2026 | IN-AL-42 | IN | Allen |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Turf grass is green and thriving; normally brown and dormant this time of year. Small creek out back is flowing strongly; normally dry this time of year. |
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| 7/11/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Have received 0.50 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. Crops and lawn are green and doing well. |
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| 7/11/2026 | IA-HR-16 | IA | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| 1.03 of rainfall last week..Rainfall helped to alleviate the dry conditions, as many lawns are showing brown patches. Crops still look good and corn starting to tassel. |
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| 7/11/2026 | KS-BU-25 | KS | Butler |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| July off to a dry start, but last night helped a little (.24" for the month so far). Cracks have reappeared in bare soil, and creek is down some more. Grass growth has slowed considerably but vegetation remains healthy. Birds remain very active but insects not so much. Cicada's have settled in for the season. |
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| 7/11/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| This week we had just over two inches of rain with three seperate rain events. All established flowers and plants are quite healthy. |
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| 7/11/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| .26 inches of rain this week helps all the vegetation stay healthy. The pastures are in good condition for this time of year and the cattle are doing good. Finally got the first cutting of alfalfa put up this week the dry weather early really set it back. |
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| 7/11/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Severely Wet
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Agriculture
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| Rain during the last four days this week. 3.4 inches. Ground is saturated. |
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| 7/11/2026 | KY-DV-21 | KY | Daviess |
Moderately Wet
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| It is raining steadily at 6:20 am |
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| 7/11/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Sunday afternoon shower brought humidity on top of humidity. Blue skies with passing clouds and rain nearby on Monday. In-ground flower beds are dry but have drip irrigation installed and are on a timer for twice a week unless we get at least one half inch of rain. The rain came every other day but less than half of an inch fell at any given time. The soil absorbed almost all the rain. My newly sprigged lawn has filled in very fast, assisted by the hot temperatures, adequate rainfall, and fertilizers. |
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| 7/11/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
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| got some good rain, but still playing catch up |
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| 7/11/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Over the past week there was 1.75" of rain. Rivers and streams are running at normal levels and gardens, lawns, and fields are growing well. Bees and butterflies are active along with the birds. Soil moisture seems normal. |
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| 7/11/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Total weekly rainfall of 2.23 inches. This was beneficial, but soil is still dry. Our area is in Moderate Drought with water restrictions. Various pollinators busy with the summer flowers. |
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| 7/11/2026 | MI-DC-10 | MI | Dickinson |
Near Normal
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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 7/5 - 7/11 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora: 56, 55, 62, 67, 74, 55, 63 & Kingsford : 58, 54, 60, 68, 63, 59, 61 ----- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE: AURORA - T, 0, 0, T, .89, 0, 0 Total= .89" KINGSFORD - T, 0, 0, T, .88, 0, 0 Total= .88" ----- SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford : nothing no snow -----MENOMINEE RIVER: Water levels all week at the normal summer water flow height ----- US DROUGHT MONITOR: has 1/3 of SW Florence County as Abnormally dry but here it is normal and all of Dickinson County MI as normal-----WILDFIRE RISK: Aurora and most of Wisconsin in the low category & Kingsford and central counties are in the medium category and high in the eastern U.P.----- Energy - Been running the AC during the day but windows open at night -----Plants are doing well. Red Maple leaves started turning red the last week of June and the daisies have come and are now shriveling up. Grass is fully green with no "hot spots". Plants overall are doing well----- Campers were of low sighting early in the week but Friday was busiest all summer in one day as they headed west for the Hodag Country Music Festival. Campers of all sizes were heading that way. Otherwise it was loggers, LTL trucks, general local contractors and saw 1 farm tractor and also a line of ATV's headed to the trails--- High Temps in the mid 80's this week in the afternoon has people out early in the morning to fish or enjoy the water ----- That's all I have for this week, enjoy your weekend for those who actually read these |
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| 7/11/2026 | MI-KN-78 | MI | Kent |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Continuing very dry conditions. Very little rain and unusually hot. Now no rain in sight for at least a week, with more temps in the 90's on the way. Lawns are turning brown, haven't mowed the lawn for several weeks. Some spotty rains have come through the area in the last couple weeks, but very isolated with little accumulation. Typical pattern here in western Michigan, large storms come across Wisconsin and Illinois and disappear coming across the cold water of Lake Michigan. |
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| 7/11/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Heavy rain last Friday. Lots of mosquitoes now but grass is very green, trees look good. Not much is predicted for next ten days, also very warm temps so it's good we got the moisture. Summer flowers now-lots of day lilies and cone flowers. Not feeding birds so they aren't visiting. But many squirrels. |
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| 7/11/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Some rain during the week. |
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| 7/11/2026 | MN-HN-285 | MN | Hennepin |
Near Normal
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| Everything appears healthy and growing . |
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| 7/11/2026 | MN-HN-750 | MN | Hennepin |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| wetlands are completely dry, time to start morning waterings in the garden |
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| 7/11/2026 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| There is enough moisture to support crops and vegetation but subsoil water just isn’t there. |
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| 7/11/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Report for 5 July 26 to 11 July 26. There were 4 days of precipitation for the week, for 1.58 inches. The total precipitation for July is 1.96. The historical average for July is 3.70 inches. The current condition is Mildly Wet. |
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| 7/11/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| The rains have slacked off and hay and crop harvesting is underway, the surface moisture is drying up, moderate to low fire risk. Shoal Creek is still running at bank full levels as there has been some flooding in nearby areas. Plenty of deer and other small animals very active. |
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| 7/11/2026 | NH-GR-69 | NH | Grafton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| The brook is running nicely. The water temp is still cool enough for a refreshing dip. The pond is at its normal level but is heating up with lots of algae. I suspect all of the 25 rainbows have perished by now. The lawn is starting to show signs of drying out as is typical in July. The ground in the woods seems damp but not as muddy as it was a couple weeks ago. All in all conditions seem fairly normal. |
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| 7/11/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| Very little rain this past week has dried out our mildly wet conditions up to this point. Local Mountain biking and hiking trails have dried out. Our perennial stream feeding our pond has finally stopped running this week, this usually happens mid to late May. Pond gage -1.5'. Mad River level from the Paddlers gage at six mile bridge has dropped down to -0.3'. WMNF fire danger sign is Moderate. |
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| 7/11/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Report for week of July 4 - July 11, 2026. We only had 0.17” of rain this week. Outdoor activities have been pleasant with the temperatures in the highs in the 80’s and the lows in the upper 60’s to low 70’s. The lawns, trees, and gardens are growing well. The St Lawrence River level is 246.7 feet, 44.3” Above Low Water Datum and water temperature of 68°F reported at Alexandria Bay, NY NOAA Station at 08:48. |
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| 7/11/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Partly cloudy and warm with light winds, then partly cloudy and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around seventy seven degrees, and the low around sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, Avens, Soapwort flowers, aqualegia, and Valerian flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are ripening. Early corn is 48" - 66" tall, late corn is 12 - -18"" tall. The second cutting of hay is occurring. The local intermittent stream is still flowing but drying up in places downstream and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 7/11/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| Conditions here remain severely dry. We received about 2.45 inches of rain last week that has helped the situation. However NC is still classified as severe drought and water restrictions remain. Rain has helped lawns, farms and golf courses and some reservoirs show slight rise in water levels. Stage 2 water restrictions continue with warnings and possible monetary water purveyor fines for violations. Daytime temperatures are in the mid 90s above the "average" for the summer. Some relief from the heat is forecast for nest week. People are reminded to stay hydrated and avoid long skin sun exposure. |
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| 7/11/2026 | NC-WK-185 | NC | Wake |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Comparing 31 daily rain measures at this station from 6/11-7/11 2026 to 6/11-7/11 2025, and nearest NWS 6/11-7/11 2024 (uncertified versions using Students t-test) we were significantly dryer than last year but significantly wetter than the nearest NWS 2024. In travelling around close to this station yesterday, some changes in water supply and demand over the years are obvious and plants do not look stressed. The water restriction notices have been more focused on the nearby Falls watershed. |
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| 7/11/2026 | OR-CC-88 | OR | Clackamas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| No precip this month. Warm temps. Dry season. Tough on plantings. |
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| 7/11/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| 2.79 inches of rain this past week. |
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| 7/11/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| With 1.95” of rain this week conditions have improved from moderately to mildly dry. The Pascoag Reservoir is up to 8’8” from 8’5” which is about normal for July. With the recent rain, the lawn has perked up and grass is growing again. Our hostas are in full bloom and the hydrangeas are a beautiful blue - they like the shady side of the house. Also, yellow water lilies are in bloom in the cove at the other end of the lake. We had a late start this year to our garden but with regular watering our tomatoes and peppers are now thriving. Hummingbirds, robins, swallows and finches have been regular visitors in the yard and we saw a bald eagle flying with an eaglet at the other end of the lake. Our blueberry bush is producing a lot of berries this year, mostly for the birds, but we get some too. The lake has been busy with boat traffic, but it seems like fishing is not as common as years past. Fire danger at George Washington state campground is posted as Low. |
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| 7/11/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1 ***LOCAL CONDITIONS REMAIN MODERATELY DRY***MONTH-TO-DATE RAINFALL = 0.06 INCHES WHICH OCCURRED OVERNIGHT (10JUL2026)...-4.90 INCHES BELOW NORMAL...YEAR-TO-DATE RAINFALL = 19.95 INCHES, -8.78 INCHES BELOW NORMAL THROUGH 01AUG2026..... |
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| 7/11/2026 | SC-GV-94 | SC | Greenville |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Very hot. Outdoor activity limited. Clay soil is light tan and cracking. Retention pond is about 1 ft low with green algae growth.
Tributaries are flowing normally. Lawn irrigation is in full swing. Heavy frog activity. Ant activity is light. |
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| 7/11/2026 | TX-KF-20 | TX | Kaufman |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| My picture doesn’t quite show how dry it has become. The pasture has really dried out. Our backyard has cracks in it. We are watering it this morning. The pasture in the picture is for our 3 donkeys, but where our cattle are, it is much shorter. We have a chance for rain this coming week. We have had a lot of wind this past week…feels like an oven when you go out. It has been 98 to 101 this past week. |
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| 7/11/2026 | TX-MSN-8 | TX | Mason |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Heavy rains have kept the area wet with ponding visible in the fields. Plant growth is above average for this time of year and the area is still very green. High temperatures have been near average but low temps have been above average. The flow rate of the Llano River has been highly variable due to runoff. The USGS reports that it is flowing at 90 cfs at Hwy 87 vs the 53-year median of 104 cfs. There are no burn bans in effect. |
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| 7/11/2026 | TX-VV-16 | TX | Val Verde |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| still no measurable rain in the last several weeks |
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| 7/11/2026 | TX-WA-31 | TX | Washington |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| Grazing is still good, getting dry but it's July. Looking forward to rain this next week. |
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| 7/11/2026 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| No useful rain this week...again. Forecast suggests a hopeful trend for the next week, but after three weeks without rain, we are drying out quickly. Yards and roadsides are going brown, though with lakes mostly full, watering is possible if desired (gardens, especially.) Burn bans have not been enacted yet, though July 4th fireworks were monitored carefully! |
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| 7/11/2026 | WI-FL-6 | WI | Florence |
Near Normal
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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 7/5 - 7/11 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora: 56, 55, 62, 67, 74, 55, 63 & Kingsford : 58, 54, 60, 68, 63, 59, 61 ----- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE: AURORA - T, 0, 0, T, .89, 0, 0 Total= .89" KINGSFORD - T, 0, 0, T, .88, 0, 0 Total= .88" ----- SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford : nothing no snow -----MENOMINEE RIVER: Water levels all week at the normal summer water flow height ----- US DROUGHT MONITOR: has 1/3 of SW Florence County as Abnormally dry but here it is normal and all of Dickinson County MI as normal-----WILDFIRE RISK: Aurora and most of Wisconsin in the low category & Kingsford and central counties are in the medium category and high in the eastern U.P.----- Energy - Been running the AC during the day but windows open at night -----Plants are doing well. Red Maple leaves started turning red the last week of June and the daisies have come and are now shriveling up. Grass is fully green with no "hot spots". Plants overall are doing well----- Campers were of low sighting early in the week but Friday was busiest all summer in one day as they headed west for the Hodag Country Music Festival. Campers of all sizes were heading that way. Otherwise it was loggers, LTL trucks, general local contractors and saw 1 farm tractor and also a line of ATV's headed to the trails--- High Temps in the mid 80's this week in the afternoon has people out early in the morning to fish or enjoy the water ----- That's all I have for this week, enjoy your weekend for those who actually read these |
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