| 8/15/2026 | 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. Moisture this past week with occasional thunderstorm cells bringing a total of 0.66" for the week. Afternoon high temps ranging from 100F - 113F this past week. |
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| 8/15/2026 | AR-SL-49 | AR | Saline |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Garden plants mostly lost, dry conditions, grass turning light green to brown. Extreme heat late morning to early afternoon |
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| 8/15/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Due to two (glorious) days of measurable rain, the soil is currently “Mildly Wet.”
CY precipitation is 56% of normal. WY is 52% of normal. |
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| 8/15/2026 | CO-EL-96 | CO | Elbert |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| My selection on the Condition Scale may not be correct, but it is an indication of how quickly things can change. This last week has seen us go from abnormally hot and dry conditions, to flash flood warnings! Monsoon moisture has moved in and we have received 2.31 inches of rain in the past 72 hours. In our area, this has meant some minor Street flooding and erosion of soil on hillsides. The streams are running again - at the moment. Cow ponds have filled. With the exception of the last 24 hours, when 1.55 inches of rain received, the moisture was soaking in quickly. The dry ground was like a sponge. Weeds have already responded rapidly to the much needed moisture with new growth coming on. Native grass, on the other hand, has experienced some green-up, but not enough time has past for any new growth. The drought's impact on local pastures is unchanged. At the moment, fire risk is low. Burning and watering restrictions remain in effect. |
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| 8/15/2026 | CO-EP-488 | CO | El Paso |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Because of the cooler weather my watering of grass and garden are half the time but there are cracks showing in the soil, very little rain only .05 this week |
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| 8/15/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| 1.28" of rain fell in the last week. Lawns are green, requiring mowing. That's unusual for mid-August when they are usually brown. Rainy days limited outdoor recreation. |
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| 8/15/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Near Normal
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| Springs flowing normally. |
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| 8/15/2026 | DE-SS-3 | DE | Sussex |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| The past week (8/9-15) provided two events totalling .33". Area also under very humid air mass and condensation helping to keep vegetation green and growing. Morris Branch remains dry. Farm field irrigation continues. |
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| 8/15/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Mostly have had minimal, almost daily rain this week until deluge last night. So plants and lawn are thriving. Lake Alice and golf course pond near average. |
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| 8/15/2026 | FL-BW-167 | FL | Broward |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Energy
Plants & Wildlife
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| Need rain in the next day or two to keep things in the normal range. Temps at summer peaks and next week may have record highs. AC use at summer peak too. Plants did not need irrigation this period. |
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| 8/15/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Energy
Fire
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| FIRE - With over and once of precipitation last week, we continue to keep moisture in the ground and therefore low Fire Hazard.
ENERGY - Over the past week we have had average temperatures averaging about normal. A few days above and a few days below and a few days at normal. What is different is the Heat Index which one day was forecasted to be 119°! With that intensity it surely has dried out the top soil.
GENERAL. - We lost the normal afternoon showers last week, but it is forecasted to start again this week. |
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| 8/15/2026 | FL-PN-79 | FL | Pinellas |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| High temperature are drying everything out even though we're getting some small rains here and there. Brown spots in lines continue to grow. Homeowners here and there are replacing side or just removing it. |
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| 8/15/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| it has been very dry, no rain, lots of sun and a heat advisory for several days |
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| 8/15/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Nothing unusual. Lots of crispy leaves falling from the sky. |
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| 8/15/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| A total of 1.73" of precip for the week was enough to restore deeper soil moisture. Seems almost mildly wet but near normal is probably where we are at. Waterways have improved and look to be in pretty good shape. Trees, crops and lawns all look very green with lawns recovering nicely from our recent drought. Saw some crows along with some turkeys combing my lawn, all looking for insects no doubt. A lone rabbit, some squirrels and chipmunks were about all that was happening with the wildlife. The serotinal days of summer have definitely arrived. |
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| 8/15/2026 | IL-CP-109 | IL | Champaign |
Severely Wet
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Agriculture
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| 4.35” in the past 36 hours Significant flooding around the area. Lots of roads are covered with water. |
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| 8/15/2026 | IL-MCL-60 | IL | McLean |
Severely Wet
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| 7.5 inches of rain in 3 days. standing water in the yard and the street. basement taking in water through expansion cracks |
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| 8/15/2026 | IL-MCL-84 | IL | McLean |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| 7.3" of rain in the last week, 6.5" of which were in the last 48 hours. Significant flooding in neighborhood. Flooding at 6" deep at the deepest points in the backyard. Turtle was spotted in backyard last evening. Birds are voraciously coming to the feeders for reprieve. |
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| 8/15/2026 | IL-ME-15 | IL | Menard |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
Energy
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Nearby Corn, soybeans and alfalfa continue to look healthy. This week's 2.32"of rain helps. I'm picking ripe tomatoes, kale and green peppers. Sweet potatoes show some blossoms. Grapes are almost ready to pick. Grass in yard and pasture are growing fast and need mowing again. Doe and fawns are noted in pasture and alfalfa field. I haven't seen the fox. Lots of butterflies on wildflowers. I've seen Monarchs traveling through. No power outages this week. Good. The hard rains really cleaned the solar panels. After the last 24 hour's rain of 1.92" there was water running in the overflow creek and pond but three hour later the creek no longer had running water and pond seemed to be absorbing the water. The low end of the sheep pasture wasn't even spongy. Mid August can be like that. Rains soak in.
added picture of an interesting mushroom on a damaged maple tree and the type of clouds that filled the sky here on 8/12 before dark fast moving clouds pushed them away. |
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| 8/15/2026 | IN-AL-42 | IN | Allen |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| In past 7 days: 5.17" of rain, only 0.22 ET. Turf grasses thriving, as are tropical plants in containers. Small creek out back, normally bone dry this time of year, is overflowing. No flooding in immediate area...yet. |
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| 8/15/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| I have received 4.77 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. Rivers are rising, water is over roadways in a few locations in my county. Soils are very wet and saturated. Crops are green and lush. Some corn in the fields in the south-western portion of my county were knocked over by high winds during severe thunderstorms earlier in the week. |
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| 8/15/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Just a third of an inch precipitation this week with temperatures still in the 90s. Plants still look healthy due to previous regular weekly rains. |
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| 8/15/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| .29 inches of rain this week helps. Temperatures this week were up to 110 in the area with a 25 mile per hour wind it felt like a furnace at times. The vegetation dried out a lot and some of the grass and weeds are turning brown. |
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| 8/15/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| 1.81 inches of rain this week. |
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| 8/15/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| The week started with lots of ominous cumulus clouds with dark bellies but no rain, just hot, dry, lazy breezes, and thunder. There are spots under large trees in the lawns in this area that show brown grass from lack of rain, and in many cases, the ground is slightly sloped, enhancing runoff when rain does occur. A row of zinnias along the driveway has drip tape installed and is working well in this mini drought. My spring tomato plants in large containers withered last month due to the high heat and humidity. Heading into this weekend with dry conditions and more dry weather predicted along with bright, mostly clear skies, Thursday was the worst summer day so far for me. Too uncomfortable to sit outside. There was a noticeable lack of local birds that would normally be hanging around the water and feeding table, but not so much in the last week. Could be a new hawk in the area but they more than likely have cooler locations to hang out in than my sunny yard. On Friday, the humidity dropped a little, and under cloudless skies the temperature rose to 97°F and heat indices of 108°F, our highest. I started watering the lawn where vehicle traffic sometimes turns around and is showing signs of drought stress. |
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| 8/15/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Over the past week 0.49" of rain recorded. Rivers and streams are running at normal levels. Lawns remain green, and gardens are doing well. Soil is in good condition. Butterflies are active along with other pollinators. Not many Japanese Beatles this year. |
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| 8/15/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| This week's rainfall totalled 0.24 inch. The soil throughout the yard is dry including the perennial gardens which have a good layer of mulch. Local rivers appear to be low. Bird activity has lessened and not hearing bird song as much at this point in the summer. |
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| 8/15/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Rain earlier in the week, but none in the last few days. Lots of storms going south of us but we aren't getting any of the very heavy rains from them. Grass and trees are green so far. Some mosquitoes but not too bad. Some late summer flowers still appearing but none of the autumn ones yet. Will be putting out the feeders again next month and will start seeing birds again. I can hear them but they aren't coming to the yard. |
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| 8/15/2026 | MN-IT-57 | MN | Itasca |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Although we got a little bit of rain over night, it is still pretty dry out. Some trees are looking stressed and the grass is yellow in spots. |
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| 8/15/2026 | MN-YM-18 | MN | Yellow Medicine |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Rain is needed. Nearby lake and river levels have fallen to lowest levels this year. The majority of farm crops are ahead in maturity. This past week temperatures have moderate. |
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| 8/15/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Report for 9 Aug 26 to 15 Aug 26. There were 4 days of precipitation during the week, for 0.50 inches. The total precipitation for August is 3.41 inches. The historical average for August is 3.70 inches. The current condition is Near Normal. |
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| 8/15/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Summer drought is reaching severe levels with high temperatures and hot winds, Fire danger is high. Deer and small animals are looking for water and edible vegetation. Shoal creek is noticeably lower. We have had less than 3/4" of rain in the last six weeks. |
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| 8/15/2026 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Very hot week, tough on plants and animals. We were lucky to miss strong wind gusts and lightning but still received.62” of rain one evening. The weeds in the garden responded vigorously. Squirrels are going after their favorite shag bark hickory trees, very active at times. Does are bringing their fawns into the fields to graze in the evening. Seeing them frequently. Corn shucks are changing color in certain fields especially the field sides with west sun exposure. |
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| 8/15/2026 | NH-MR-70 | NH | Merrimack |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Crops are growing well and ripening on schedule. Lakes, ponds, streams and rivers are at normal levels for this time of year. Ground moisture is down between 1.5 to 2 inches. |
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| 8/15/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| Report for the week of August 8 through August 15, 2026. This week was pretty wet but it has been sort of dry before this week. We received 1.78” of rain this week. There is a little standing water in low spots. The lawns are green and my garden is growing well. The rain we got on 8/14 was 0.97” in about an hour. There was some minor street flooding. St Lawrence River level monitored by the NOAA station located on Wellesley Island near Alexandria Bay, NY. Level is 246.3 feet, 39.4” above low water datum, and 74.1°F water temperature. |
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| 8/15/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Patchy morning fog then sunny and warm with light winds, then partly cloudy and cool overnight with light valley fog and light winds. The high temperature was around seventy eight degrees, and the low around fifty six degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, Horse Nettles and Wild Bergamot flowers are in full bloom. Red Raspberries are almost done ripening, Thimbleberries are beginning to ripen. Walnuts and apples are about 1 inch in diameter. Early corn is 84" - 96" tall, late corn is 84" tall, both have silk and are beginning to tassel. A fourth cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at mid-summer levels. |
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| 8/15/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| Our condition here is now moderately dry. We received about an inch of rain last week. Storms in the last two weeks have brought more rain to the Piedmont region. Currently NC is classed overall as moderately dry. Our hot weather is forecast to cool somewhat next week, with possible rain and "pop-up" thunderstorms. Lawns and gardens look healthy. Birds and deer are active. Nearby Jordon Lake levels have dropped several feet, lower than usual for this time of year. Chatham County is still under a "stage 2" water use restriction. People are out in the mornings but our recent very hot weather drives everyone indoors in the afternoon. Last week the heat indices were up to 100-105. |
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| 8/15/2026 | OK-CV-160 | OK | Cleveland |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Hot, dry, windy week with no precipitation. Lawns continue to brown and gardens required frequent watering. A few trees are showing drought stress. There was a grass fire on the northeast side of Norman on Wednesday. |
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| 8/15/2026 | OK-PH-1 | OK | Pushmataha |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Our prolonged hot and dry weather pattern continued this week with no rainfall observed. The overall lack of rain has contributed to many of our trees leaves of wilting on some trees, and turning yellow and brown on many other trees to. I also noticed yesterday the leaves on some trees were falling off the trees just as if we were in the autumn season. Also the soil remains sandy with very little if any topsoil moisture observed. Lastly, area wildlife seems to be more active in the morning and during the evening. |
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| 8/15/2026 | OR-CC-88 | OR | Clackamas |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| No moisture this month. Continued, warm, sunny, dry. Calm wind. Hazy sky at times from forest fire smoke.Gardens, plantings in need of daily watering. Fire danger elevated. |
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| 8/15/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| .21 inches of rain this past week. |
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| 8/15/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| With only 0.19” of rain this week conditions are near normal for mid August. The Pascoag Reservoir is down to 9’0” and trickling over the spillway. Trails at Sprague Farm are very dry and streams are still slightly flowing which is typical for this time of year. Lots of mushrooms had popped up along the trails with the rains in July but are starting to shrivel up with the dryness over the last couple of weeks. Lots of activity from crows and mallards and hummingbirds are still frequent visitors to the feeder. Boating, fishing, kayaking and paddle boarding remain popular on the lake. Fire danger posted at George Washington state campground remains Low. |
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| 8/15/2026 | 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 REMAIN MILDLY DRY*** |
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| 8/15/2026 | SC-GV-94 | SC | Greenville |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We have had afternoon thundershowers daily.
Clay soil is deep red color and spongy. It has been very hot and humid, not much outdoor activity. Have not had to irrigate the lawn.
Quite a bit of frog activity. Retention pond is down about 2 feet. Tributaries are flowing normally. Quite a bit of algae in the pond. |
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| 8/15/2026 | TN-BT-39 | TN | Blount |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Over the past week we received 1.50" of rainfall. Garden is not been watered in a few days and the lawn is lush. |
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| 8/15/2026 | TX-HYS-148 | TX | Hays |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| I have received no rain so far this August and afternoon temperatures have been 95F or above. Pastures are drying out. The burn ban has returned. The Blanco River in Wimberley is flowing at 9.2cfs, below the long term 25th percentile of flow. Groundwater from Jacob's Well is zero. |
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| 8/15/2026 | TX-MSN-8 | TX | Mason |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| The area continues to dry out with no rain and daily temps near 100 F. I have recorded 0.01 inches of rain since the big flooding storms that ended on July 16th. That is less than 1% of our average August rainfall. Still, plants in the area are green and growing with no signs of stress and the soil has yet to get hard. The drought index remains unchanged with no drought conditions in the county and the DSCI remains unchanged at 0. The Llano River also continues to flow at above average rate indicating the ground water supply has not been depleted. The USGS reports the river at Hwy 87 is flowing at 294 cfs vs. the 53-year median of 108 cfs. There is still an abundance of recreational users on the river. There are no burn bans in effect in the county. |
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| 8/15/2026 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
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| Another week with no rain and high temps -- only change is that everything is still drying out more and burn bans are starting to be imposed. Roadsides are mostly browned out now -- normal for this time of year -- and gardens are unproductive unless you have okra or water well. Lakes are well above average for August, which is nice! |
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| 8/15/2026 | UT-SL-96 | UT | Salt Lake |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Although station precipitation has not been too significant, cooler and more humid conditions as well as areas of heavy rainfall in the vicinity have significantly improved surface moisture around the area in the past few days. Some areas have had flash flooding or mudslides due to heavy rain. Fire danger is highly variable at this point, ranging from very high in some locations to moderate in other places that have had significant rainfall. As a whole, severe drought remains in place across most of the region although there are substantial areas with at least temporary relief from heat and drought. |
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| 8/15/2026 | VA-PN-2 | VA | Prince Edward |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| .08" this week. 7" deficit 30 year prism water year. |
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