| 7/18/2026 | AR-SL-42 | AR | Saline |
Moderately Dry
|
Plants & Wildlife
|
| Although we have had more rainfall this month than last, the soil is still quite dry. Rivers & lakes are still low. We're still in the "moderate drought" category. Temps are starting to rise as is normal for July. I'm seeing lots of bees in my garden, especially on my pollinator plants. My pair of hummingbirds feed on the flowers I've grown for them. Lots of lizards & skinks in my yard. Seeing an abundance of ants in my yard this year. Foxes are raising their kits. Deer look healthy. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Moderately Dry
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
|
| CY 47% of normal; WY 45% of normal. Lost a few more garden plants due to drought and heat. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | CO-EP-488 | CO | El Paso |
Severely Dry
|
|
| there has been no rain and the temperature is above normal
I have to water my grass every 2-3 days for 45-60 minutes |
|
| 7/18/2026 | CO-JF-575 | CO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
|
General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
|
| Observation of wildlife impact. Hummingbird feeder activity is increased by at least 4 times this week during the heat wave compared to last week. Small pond now completely dry. Fewer blooms on native flowers. Grass appearance similar to fall except for more green in the shade. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Tourism & Recreation
|
| No rain in the last seven days. Soil is dry, but plants remain green. Smoky conditions limited outdoor activities. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Mildly Dry
|
|
| Springs flowing below normal. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Near Normal
|
General Awareness
|
| Good rains last 2 days are reviving plants, lawns, retention ponds refilling. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | FL-LE-88 | FL | Lee |
Severely Dry
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
|
| Personal records over the past 10 yrs show an average of 6.42" for the month of July. To date this year this station has recorded 0.50". |
|
| 7/18/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Mildly Wet
|
General Awareness
|
| Everything is soaked. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Moderately Dry
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
|
| Precip for the week totaled 0.00" and with the dog days of summer in full swing, there's no doubt that soil conditions have reached moderately dry. If not for what remains of deeper soil moisture, severely dry conditions would already be met. As it is, area waterways are still looking alright but their levels are dropping. And area trees are holding up but are beginning to wilt a bit. Local lawns on the other hand are really looking dry. "Luckily", we have had some solar relief as severe smoke from northern wildfires has swept into the area, helping to reduce the intensely hot conditions somewhat. And as it's been too smokey to be outside having to breath that acrid and apocalyptic looking air, mowing is now a job that I can rightfully put off. Man, we could sure use a good soaking. Anyhow, wildlife has been laying low during this heat wave and about the only thing moving much are birds during the cooler parts of the day. Our phoebe birds have flown the nest and have disappeared. If they are flying north to escape the heat they'll have to contend with the wildfires up there. Maybe they'll fly south to cool off. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | IN-AL-42 | IN | Allen |
Mildly Wet
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
|
| Still a bit wetter than normal for this time of year. Turf grasses are still primarily green and growing, although that has slowed considerably. Small creek out back down to a trickle, but normally bone dry this time of year. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Near Normal
|
General Awareness
Agriculture
|
| I have recorded 0.19 inches of rain during the past 7-days at my location. Grass and crops in the area are green and doing well. Corn stalks across the road and behind my location have ears on them and are silking out. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | IN-RP-11 | IN | Ripley |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
|
| Top soil is somewhat dry. Minus 12 July, little precipitation has fallen in July so far. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | KS-BU-25 | KS | Butler |
Near Normal
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
|
| This month is shaping up to be a very dry July. Just .24" received so far; since I've kept records since 2010, The next driest July was 2019 with .60 rainfall. Creek down more and cracks in soi deeper. Birds still active and now insects more so. Grass growth has stopped and some is showing signs of stress due to lack of rainfall. Very close to mildly dry. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
|
| July is here in full force with daily high temperatures in the low nineties, bright sunshine and occasional showers. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
|
| A trace of rain this week is the first week since the end of April that I didn't receive any measurable rain. The pastures and fall crops are showing stress from lack of moisture for the first time this summer. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
|
| No rain over the past week. Soil conditions are good, and lawns remain green. Rivers and streams are flowing at fairly normal levels. Butterflies are active, along with bees. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Moderately Dry
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
|
| No precipitation was received this week. Working in the yard yesterday, the soil is dusty in areas. Bird bath is frequently being used. Area river levels are lower. Heat advisory and elevated fire weather concerns on Tuesday. Had air quality alerts mid-week through today due to the Canadian wildfire smoke. Have seen raptors several times this week including a bald eagle. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
|
| No rain the past week until last night and it has been very warm with temps in the upper 80's. Some plants are starting to wilt, may have to start watering yard. Lots of smoke from fires in Canada and we have under a smoke advisory since Thursday. More rain is predicted for the next week, and temps are predicted to drop so things may improve. Weather has been nasty this summer, lots of heat but things are still pretty green. Summer flowers now so we have color. But it will be great to get to fall and the cooler weather. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
|
| Very little rain this week. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
|
| Lake and river still low. Streams dried up. Watering annuals almost daily. Grass not growing and browning up in spots. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Tourism & Recreation
|
| Not much rain this week.
Hiking and biking trails are starting to get dusty,
Our pond gage maintaining at -1.5".
Mad River level from the Paddlers gage at six mile bridge has dropped down to -1.0', its' low summer time level.
WMNF fire danger sign is still set at Moderate. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
|
| Mostly sunny and warm with smoke and light winds, then partly cloudy with smoke and warm overnight with light winds and a predawn thunderstorm. The high temperature was around seventy eight degrees, and the low around sixty three degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, and Valerian flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are ripening. Early corn is 60" - 84" tall, late corn is 20" - 24"" tall. The third cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Severely Dry
|
General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
|
| We remain in a severely dry streak. Central NC is classed as in a "severe to exceptional drought." We received about 0.5 inches of rain but the ground has dried out again. Some trees are showing stress as are grasses and gardens. The relentless heat and drought are taking a toll. the upper shallow reaches of Lake Jordon are dry and grasses/plants growing. The "no burn and stage 2 water restrictions" continue. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | NC-UN-45 | NC | Union |
Moderately Dry
|
|
| With Stage 2 restricted watering, even irrigated lawns are showing stress and “browning.” |
|
| 7/18/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Agriculture
|
| Zero rain this past week. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
|
| With no rain this week and 2.17” so far in July, conditions remain mildly dry. If the smoky skies hadn’t kept the temperatures down it likely would be moderately dry again. The Pascoag Reservoir is down to 8’6” which is about normal for mid July but trending towards low. Again, we need rain. The grass is still growing from last week’s rain but will likely go dormant again soon if we get any heat at all. Boaters are out on the lake and we saw lots of fishermen out for what seems like the first time this year. Hostas and hydrangeas are in full bloom and our first gladiolus has blossomed. We planted our tomatoes late this year but with regular watering they are growing like crazy right now and the first tomato was picked this morning. Hummingbirds, robins, red winged blackbirds, swallows and sparrows have been active this week. Fire danger at George Washington state campground is still posted as Low. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Moderately Dry
|
General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
|
| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1 ***LOCAL CONDITIONS REMAIN MODERATELY DRY***MONTH-TO-DATE RAINFALL (MTD) = 0.87 INCHES, WHICH IS -4.09 INCHES BELOW NORMAL...YEAR-TO-DATE RAINFALL (YTD) = 20.76 INCHES, WHICH IS -8.00 INCHES BELOW NORMAL... |
|
| 7/18/2026 | SC-GV-94 | SC | Greenville |
Moderately Dry
|
General Awareness
|
| Retention pond is down about 1 ft, with heavy algae growth. Tributaries are flowing normally thanks to some rain. Afternoon outdoor activity has been slow due to heat. Quite a bit of frog and ant activity.
Lawn irrigation is in full swing. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | SC-RC-12 | SC | Richland |
Near Normal
|
|
| We've measured 0.88" in the last 7 days. Soils are moist and the lawn is growing well. The swimming pool level is steady. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | TX-KF-20 | TX | Kaufman |
Mildly Dry
|
General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
|
| It had been so dry, but the 2+ inches of rain we got this week, plus a little cooler temperatures has been so helpful. Ground soaked the rain up quickly. Was so nice and very much needed. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | TX-VV-16 | TX | Val Verde |
Mildly Wet
|
General Awareness
|
| grown is still very moist because of the last few day that that we got good amounts of rain |
|
| 7/18/2026 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Mildly Wet
|
General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
|
| Well, that was a change! After three months of good rains, we are now above average for the year, and heading into the hottest part of the summer with good soil moisture. We missed the 2026 floods but as last year got plenty of rain (3.5"here) without damages --south and west were terrible!
So for us, fire danger is momentarily low; lakes are full (and releasing water!); and everything is growing vibrantly again. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | CAN-MB-43 | CAN | Manitoba |
Mildly Wet
|
General Awareness
Agriculture
|
| 0.91 inch precip this week, water table dropped 4.0 inches and is 16.9 inches above 14 year average. Hot, humid weather, rapid vegetation growth adsorbing excess water. Plenty of mosquitos and frogs. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | CAN-NS-182 | CAN | Nova Scotia |
Moderately Dry
|
General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Tourism & Recreation
|
| For week of 12-18 Jul: (0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 0+ 6.6+ 0)= 6.6mm Moderately Dry. High's: +23C to +29C Hx to +31C; Low's: +15C to +11C; Wind: Mostly calm, to V 20Km gusts to 33km/hr; Dew: Very light to light dew all but 1 AM. This past week was very warm but not hot. The AM dews were a kiss of moisture. In 3 wks we've had 10mm of rain, coupled with a 3-day Heat Wave. The soil is very dry. Weeds which are profuse, pull out easily. Local creeks, brooks are dry. Grass is still growing, along with clover and weed flowers. The deer have plenty to eat. Pollinators are busy. The odd Hummingbird hovers in. We are currently on a RED Burn Ban. Up the Eastern Shore (1.5 hr E from Hfx) there is a wildfire on Mooseland Rd, which goes inland to a mine. The area has been evacuated. Back here, authorities warn the public, No Burning, Period. Tourism continues. We sure need some rain. |
|
| 7/18/2026 | CAN-ON-210 | CAN | Ontario |
Mildly Dry
|
Agriculture
|
| lots of warm weather and smoke this past week. |
|