| 5/9/2026 | AZ-MH-25 | AZ | Mohave |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Have moved into the Moderate Drought D1 status around Lake Havasu City w/ Abnormally Dry D0 drought status downstream along the lower Colorado River valley. Very dry with daytime temps now entering the high 90s & into 100s. |
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| 5/9/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Calendar YTD 52% of normal, water YTD 47% of normal. The past week’s snow and rain was significant since it has been so dry. |
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| 5/9/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Over an inch of moisture this week through rain and snow. Trees recovering form second cold snap after leaf out. Above normal temperatures expected this week. Plants and animals confused. Hummingbirds survived snow.. |
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| 5/9/2026 | CT-MD-21 | CT | Middlesex |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| All water courses are at normal seasonal levels. |
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| 5/9/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
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| 0.54" of rain fellcduring the week lowering the forest fire danger to moderate. |
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| 5/9/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Mildly Dry
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| Springs flowing below normal. |
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| 5/9/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Lake Alice and retention ponds still extremely low or dry even after some minimal rain this past week. Some azaleas are now seen to be dead while others have bloomed 3 months late. Mowed lawn for first time in months though it is >50% brown. Burn ban and some regional wildfires. |
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| 5/9/2026 | FL-BW-167 | FL | Broward |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
Plants & Wildlife
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| Conditions continue to dry with only one storm of .41". Unirrigated areas show signs of browning and wilting and the soil is dry. Landscape irrigation continues. Temps are increasing toward late spring highs in the upper 80's with two days surpassing 90 F. |
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| 5/9/2026 | FL-HB-177 | FL | Hillsborough |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| This week was yet another week where we received no rain. Grass is now starting to develop dry spots. Water restrictions are in place. Lakes, ponds and bodies of water are either extremely low or empty all round our area. The ground is so dry that the farm across the street when tilling the ground, creates dust storms. |
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| 5/9/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
Fire
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| FIRE - High, Sunny days and above normal temperatures have dried out most areas. Limited precipitation has also contributed to this situation.
ENERGY - Near normal temperatures in our area, but lack of cloud cover and very sunny days are kicking in the AC united
GENERAL - Lack of rain is causing havoc in our area. Checking my reports, it has been 32 days between measured precipitation in the Rain Gauge. 4/8 =0.5 2.57in and 5/3 1.43 in. That’s 4.0” in 32 days, along with sunny days and windy days, no moisture has a chance to get into the soil. |
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| 5/9/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| almost to 'near normal' from the good rain just received, should start to get more regular rainfall soon |
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| 5/9/2026 | ID-ID-12 | ID | Idaho |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
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| No rain in over 2 weeks. Pasture grass is already turning yellow. Ground is hard and small creeks are dry. |
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| 5/9/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Well, the familiar dry pattern is back, as this area received a grand total of only 0.05" of rain over the week and just 0.66" over the last 3 weeks. Also, our NWS forecast has little rain for the next several days. Fortunately, temps have been decidedly on the cool side, so soil evaporation has been limited. Area waterways are close to their normal levels and continue to slowly drop. Deeper soil is still wet enough but it is drying out nonetheless. With little rain in sight, gonna go with mildly dry for now. Trees are leafing out quite a bit with the usual stragglers catching up. Area lawns look a lighter green and are growing slower now. Additional signs of stress are becoming visible, with the surface getting dry, hard and cracked. Also, while area farmers pick up the pace of cultivating, a lot of dust is getting kicked up in the process. Similar to last year, a couple of geese decided that hanging out along (and on) our busy road was where they wanted to be. Their demise seemed inevitable but thankfully on my return trip I found that they had not only survived but moved to a much safer spot. Drivers must have been careful to avoid hitting them since they were really at risk. And the lowly mosquitoes are back, albeit in small numbers so far. One met it's ultimate fate after landing on my window. I wonder if there'll be more. |
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| 5/9/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| I have recorded 0.83 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. |
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| 5/9/2026 | IN-RS-4 | IN | Rush |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Flooding in low areas ponding of water in fields |
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| 5/9/2026 | IA-HR-16 | IA | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Conditions have been dry last two weeks, with only a quarter of an inch of rainfall. Conditions have been great for work and planting of fields. |
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| 5/9/2026 | KS-BU-25 | KS | Butler |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Creek level good but little if any flow. Vegetation growth excellent but grass seems to have slowed down. Birds very active but insects remain quiet. Very few cracks in bare soil. |
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| 5/9/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| All plants are looking healthy and soil moisture is good |
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| 5/9/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
NA
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| .26 rain this week was nice. All of the vegetation is suffering from lack of moisture. The hedge, hackberry, mulberry, locust and walnut tree leaves froze and fell off on April 19 and haven't leafed out again yet. The dry land alfalfa has stopped growing and looks very stressed as does the wheat. |
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| 5/9/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| 1.11 inches of rain this week. |
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| 5/9/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Friday night through Saturday morning saw a cool front moving through this area, dropping between one and two inches of rain, and no flooding was reported. The middle of the week was warm and humid. Sprinkles of rain threatened on Wednesday with dark clouds and breezy winds generally from the south. Thursday midday, a flash flood warning was in effect for this area and northward. Heavy rain on Friday at about 1 to 2”/hr and road ponding reported by local weather stations. Another front is expected again Saturday morning. |
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| 5/9/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
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| some rain |
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| 5/9/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Over the past week 0.64" of rain and many days with strong winds. Soil is easy to work in, not too dry. Rivers and streams are running at fairly normal levels. Groundhogs are very active along with bears. Birds are active along with more bee activity this week. |
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| 5/9/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| .34 inches of rain in the last week but still very dry. Many trees are fully leafed out. Most perennials are poking out of the ground and some already flowering. No water flowing over the dam at the reservoir. All local hiking trais are dry. |
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| 5/9/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Weekly rainfall totaled 0.54 inch. Had Elevated Fire Weather Potential posted on Monday and Tuesday. Wildlife sightings included a red fox in our backyard, several bluebirds, and a bald eagle flying low over the neighbor's yard. |
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| 5/9/2026 | MI-IH-32 | MI | Ingham |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Water Supply & Quality
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| Only 0.05" of rain this week. Excess ground moisture has disappeared. Creek level normal. Local farmers started tilling and planting on Tuesday. |
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| 5/9/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Little rain the past week as storms have gone north of us. Temps have been on the cool side so things aren't drying out. Trees are almost completely leafed out except for oaks, late spring flowers are appearing, such as iris. Peonies are in bud. Birds are active at feeders, no fledglings yet. Many chipmunks. If we don't get some rain in the next week or so, things could get dry but we are good for now. |
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| 5/9/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Near Normal
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| Typical rain for the week. |
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| 5/9/2026 | MS-PR-14 | MS | Pearl River |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| We had a few rounds of heavy rain this week turning the garden into mush and it’s still raining |
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| 5/9/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Report for 3 May 26 to 9 May 26. There were 3 days of precipitation for the week, for 0.18 inches. The total precipitation for May is 0.18. The historical average for May is 4.70 inches. The current condition is Near Normal. |
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| 5/9/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Good rain this week as the spring season develops rapidly, Windy and locally severe storms move through the area with damage in some areas. Plenty of wildlife moving about. Shoal Creek is high to bank full levels but not flooding. Fire danger is low but windy conditions continue to pose risk. We are above normal precipitation for the year and this brings us out of the drought category |
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| 5/9/2026 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Almost 1.5” this week. Little runoff. Everything is looking good. |
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| 5/9/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| All still green here, but mostly just crab grass actually growing. Annuals are coming in. Lake is at a good level as is the river. Streams are low. |
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| 5/9/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| Report for the week of May 2 - May 9, 2026. This week was mostly wet but not a wash out. Only 5/6 had a significant amount of rain (0.73”) the rest was a few showers. Total for the week was 0.95”. There are still wet spots in lawns and fields. The grass is lush and the trees are almost fully leafed out. The St Lawrence River levels are 246.6 feet, 43” Above Low Water Datum, and 46.8°F water temperature. |
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| 5/9/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Cloudy and cool with light winds and morning rain, then partly cloudy and cold overnight with light winds The high temperature was around fifty three degrees, and the low around thirty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. Barn Swallows are trying to nest. Sugar Maple leaves, White Ash tree buds, Kackberrry buds, Apple Tree flowers, Black Cherry flowers, Black Walnut leaves, Jewelweed leaves, Marsh Marigold flowers, wild strawberry flowers, and Bush Honeysuckle leaves are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. |
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| 5/9/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| Conditions have changed to moderately dry. We hav received about 1.5 inches of rain in the last 2 weeks and the State has removed the ban on outdoor burning. Lawns and golf courses have "greened up". Long range forecasts indicate a strong El Niño that should bring in more rain. People are out and about and nice springtime weather is forecast for next week. |
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| 5/9/2026 | NC-PT-116 | NC | Pitt |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Recent rains have improved short term conditions, but overall still moderately dry. MTD rain is 1.5", 0.33" above or 128% of NOAA Normal. However, YTD remains down 6.44" or 59% of Normal YTD. Yard grasses, plants and trees are showing less stress. Enough surface moisture present to tamp down wind-blown dust. |
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| 5/9/2026 | OR-CC-76 | OR | Clackamas |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| No measurable rain for a couple weeks. Things are drying out some. Fire danger is probably low, but I'd be really careful in the afternoon, especially if there is a bit of wind. Vegetation has been growing really fast. Stuff I mowed 2 weeks ago is knee high in some place. Bracken and nettles up to five feet tall. Mowing, weed whacking, and irrigating is eating up a lot of my time these days. But, all this mowing is supplying me with an abundant supply of mulch, and the potatoes and berries are mulched pretty well. Birds are nesting, and are guarding territory and foraging. Trees are all leafted out. The iris have started to bloom and the lilacs are loaded. The snowball bush is a bit ahead of schedule. We usually have our annual "snowball" fight on Memorial Day, and it looks like the bush will be ready a week early. I think I heard a frog yesterday as I was weeding out the drainage ditch by the road. Soil is dry on top, but still holds dampness underneath. Where it has been walked on, it has clods. The creek is low. Farmers have pretty much weeded around the edges of their fields, and I am doing the same with my garden patches. Hayfever season has been light this week, trees mostly done pollinating, and grasses just getting started. |
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| 5/9/2026 | OR-CC-88 | OR | Clackamas |
Mildly Dry
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| Only 0.01" precip for the month thus far. Deficit is 1.2". Ground is retaining some moisture as vegetation is doing well. Irrigation is not yet necessary. |
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| 5/9/2026 | PA-CH-72 | PA | Chester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Grass actively growing after over an inch of precip, this week. |
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| 5/9/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| .40 inches of precipitation this past week. |
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| 5/9/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| 0.49” of rain this week has helped, but conditions remain mildly dry for early May. The Pascoag Reservoir is up to 8’2”, but it should be at 9’ by now. Even with the water a little low, summer boating and fishing is in full gear. Streams at Sprague Farm and the Douglas Forest are flowing slowly and trails are drier than normal for this time of year. Nesting birds, including sparrows, titmouse, swallows, cardinals, warblers and vireos are very busy. Baltimore Orioles are back and very noisy, what a great sound. We also have the Blue Heron back as a regular visitor. Hopefully we see our first hummingbird soon. Forsythia have faded and cherry trees are still in bloom, but lilacs and dogwood have blossomed to replace them. The lawn needs mowing more than once per week. George Washington state park continues to post Medium for fire danger. |
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| 5/9/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1 ***LOCAL CONDITIONS REBOUND TO MILDLY DRY DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL*** MTD RAINFALL = 2.07 INCHES, WHICH IS -1.33 INCHES BELOW NORMAL...YTD RAINFALL = 10.99 INCHES, WHICH IS -12.78 INCHES BELOW NORMAL (THROUGH 01JUN2026).... |
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| 5/9/2026 | SC-GV-94 | SC | Greenville |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We had about 3 inches of rain. Retention pond is still down about 6 inches. Tributaries are flowing normally. Some puddling around drain pipes, but overall, soil is deep red color and firm. Noticed white tree frogs for the very first time. Lawns greened up nicely. Rained at night so daily activities continued . |
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| 5/9/2026 | SC-RC-12 | SC | Richland |
Mildly Dry
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| We've measured 2.13" in the last 7 days. The lawn is green and growing, soils are moist and artificial watering has become unnecessary. |
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| 5/9/2026 | TX-VV-16 | TX | Val Verde |
Near Normal
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| Had a couple days with small amounts of rain |
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| 5/9/2026 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Any expected storms managed to avoid us this week, and we are drifting back below normal a bit. Watering is still useful in gardens, but flowerbeds and roadsides are still doing okay. Tomatoes are coming along nicely, and generally green dominates with the "yellow" season of wildflowers in full bloom. The cool spell was nice but brief, and humidity has been high to keep mornings mostly warm. |
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| 5/9/2026 | VA-PN-2 | VA | Prince Edward |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| .11" rain this week. YTD 9.14", 6 1/2" deficit average ytd. |
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| 5/9/2026 | 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 5/3 - 5/9 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora & Kingsford : 40, 49, 40, 34, 37, 31, 47 unusually cold Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings and afternoons were on the chilly side except Friday at 62-63 degrees ----- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE: Aurora & Kingsford: Trace days Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday ------ SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford = Trace on Wednesday, Thursday & Friday blowing in the air and sleet on Wed & Thurs. It is not totally unusual but with the cold temps this week, not surprising----------MENOMINEE RIVER: Made a nice steady decline and as of Thursday, installed my dock in 37-43 degree temperatures and water got into my waders climbing under the dock to secure zip ties. (One has to zip tie the panels to the dock frame on this river), river a bit on the high side and freezing, not fun ha ha ----- US Drought Monitor has All of Michigan and most of Wisconsin at Normal range (less 2 counties in NW WI)----- ----- Natural Wildfire risk is low but human or machine sparked a few fires quickly extinguished. ----- Tourism hasn't really started but seen 2 RV's pass by and 3 boats. Gearing up for Memorial Weekend ----- Birds, a new pair of bright yellow ones but saw them in flight at a distance, could be Goldfinches or Orioles, larger than sparrows, otherwise just the typical spring variety around here. Also a young bald eagle with no white head. There is an eagle couple with a nest downriver and is most likely one of theirs. Some deer have returned as four of them were in my yard at 5 a.m. Friday. and this a.m. spotted "Tyson" the black squirrel who enjoys Tyson brand chicken nuggets no lie (a new 1st for me) left some under my bird feeder and it was eating them. Rare to see the all black furred squirrels here. I see more of them over in Florence. Usual are the grey furred ----- That's all I have. Enjoy the week everyone |
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| 5/9/2026 | WI-PP-15 | WI | Pepin |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Tourism & Recreation
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| Today is the 11th consecutive observation with no measurable precipitation. While a Trace was observed this morning, the dry trend continues.
This dry trend has allowed local farmers and gardeners to work the soil and get much planting done, though most are saying it is getting too dry and we need rain.
The temperatures have been below normal with areas of frost in the early mornings at least 5 mornings.
The local fishermen are saying the water temperature are too cold for good fishing. River waters have been around 46° |
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