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| 7/5/2026 | IL-HN-7 | IL | Hancock |
Near Normal
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| After a dry spring , we are getting rains, and even with the heat , the lawns are green and the corn looks fantastic |
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| 7/5/2026 | MA-WR-88 | MA | Worcester |
Moderately Dry
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| 2.59" of precip over the past 40 days in combination with some hot dry stretches have left this location in a moderate dry on the verge of severely dry. We are 3+" in deficit for this timeframe. Most of the storm chances have either petered out prior to getting here or gone south. This seems to be typical over the past 6 years. Warm weather threats of rainfall tend to miss, vs during the colder weather systems. The fire threat will be high if we get a period of low DPs and high winds. The ponds level is lower than the average level for this time of the year. Grasses are stressed and burning. |
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| 7/5/2026 | NC-CM-93 | NC | Cumberland |
Moderately Dry
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| Our grass is brown and crunchy, we have to water our potted plants daily. Even established plants like hydrangeas and azaleas are wilting and suffering. Crops in the field like corn are in bad shape. This drought is awful. High risk for fire. |
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| 7/5/2026 | PA-BR-2 | PA | Berks |
Severely Dry
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| No rain fell this week prior to sunset Saturday, then only paltry rain Saturday evening as thunderstorm downpours skirted around. June ended with 2.49" (normal 5.31) and marked the eleventh consecutive month of deficient precipitation. Even the twelfth month, July 2025, delivered low-end normal with its majority coming prior to the 4th. As those heavy rains a year ago aged off, the running 365-day count plummeted to 32.81", which is now much below the previous running 365-day count in 43 and a half years of record of 35.17" from 11 August 1998 to 10 August 1999. And this is 20 inches below the 1991-2020 30-year average of 52.79. Therefore, this drought has become historic. Many annual plants have stopped growing or died unless manually watered or irrigated liberally. Most grass has become dormant. And any water has evaporated rapidly under scorching sun and high heat which included four days of triple-digit maximum actual temperatures. Local streams continue very low. Any condition category beyond Severely Dry such as Extremely Dry would now apply. |
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| 7/5/2026 | SC-SM-30 | SC | Sumter |
Moderately Dry
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| HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY to all! Per SC Forestry app: 36 wildfires across SC. Both the US Drought Monitor and the SC Climate Office show this area in a “D3-Severe Drought” condition. 0.11” rain this past week (9.99” NOAA normal). 2.00” rain in June (4.75” NOAA normal). Non-irrigated lawns showing more stress with brown/bare spots. River birch trees dropping a lot of yellow and brown leaves. Local roadside ditches/swamps now dry again or mostly so. Local retention ponds either dry or very low. Local pastures and cornfields showing stress with wilted leaves on young corn. One local pond is so low that water is almost to the bottom of the stumps and lily pads are turning yellow and brown. No mandatory/voluntary water use restrictions here yet, so not moving to “Severely Dry”. On a 1 July Poinsett State Park hike there were many squirrels and lizards (red headed/blue tailed skinks and anoles) about, along with very many spider webs occupied by different spider types. Hopefully this will help reduce the very plentiful mosquitos in the park and at home. The smaller park streams have dried up (see attached photo), and Hart Creek is definitely at a reduced flow (attached photo with the water/light brown sand). Shanks Creek (the main creek that feeds the park’s lake) is steadily running lower, but it’s fed by Christmas Mill pond and it’s associated springs. The cottonmouths really seem to love Shanks Creek. The main spillway is running low (attached photo showing exposed rocks). The past few days here have been very hot and humid, but very dry. From Data Explorer: For July: 0.00” (NOAA normal 0.68”); (-0.68”/0.0% NOAA normal). For the year: 12.91” (NOAA normal 22.66”) ;(-9.75”/57% NOAA normal). Last 30 days: 1.45” (NOAA normal: 9.99”). Last 90 days: 6.92” (NOAA normal: 16.70”). |
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| 7/5/2026 | VT-WH-29 | VT | Windham |
Near Normal
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| This past week was hot and mostly dry. 0.19" so far this month but June that just ended was near normal moisture. Didn't mow the lawn but it needs it. The house next door mowed at the beginning of the week very short and it is now mostly brown. Mine is still green. Garden is producing well with little watering so far. My fruit garden this year is not producing well. Strawberries were few and short season and blueberries are sparce compared to last year. Effects of last years drought I am sure. They were watered little after fruiting thru last fall. The bird bath has been busy this week. |
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