| 8/25/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Near Normal
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| Conditions still good, with some drying out from some heavy Aug rain periods. To date, we've exceeded the avg Aug rain by 2".
MTD is sitting on the high side of above avg.
Water & Calendar YTD are on the high side of the normal range.
Vegetation and the yard is still thriving. |
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| 8/25/2026 | KS-LV-4 | KS | Leavenworth |
Near Normal
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| Crops and turf are thriving, streams are running and ponds are full. |
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| 8/25/2026 | KS-MG-19 | KS | Montgomery |
Moderately Dry
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| Many large cracks observed in ground. |
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| 8/25/2026 | MO-PT-8 | MO | Platte |
Near Normal
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| the continued timely rains have kept the grass from slumping to bad. Yards still need moving at least once per week. Pasture grazing continues and it appears that there will be good opportunity for winter grazing stockpile. Rivers and ponds are at normal pools. No flooding has occurred with some of the heavier downpours. Land work continues with only slight slowdown immediately after rains. Fire risk is low. Field corn is maturing and harvest in this location will begin within 10 days. |
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| 8/25/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
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| Cloudy and warm with light winds and rain, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around sixty two degrees, and the low around fifty two degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, and Horse Nettle flowers are in full bloom. Thimbleberries are ripening. Some apples are ripening. All corn have silk and are beginning to tassel. A fourth cutting of hay is occurring. Blackbirds are beginning to flock. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at late-summer levels. |
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| 8/25/2026 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Mildly Wet
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| We are still well hydrated here in SW Ohio with 8 inches of rain so far in August. |
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| 8/25/2026 | PA-BR-57 | PA | Berks |
Mildly Wet
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| Was in the yard approx. 5PM ET today after it had been dry most of the day. 0.12" fell overnight with a brief shower in the morning. There were still wet patches in the yard. I believe this is due to the several days of rain we've had, 2.2" in the last 7 days. Earlier in the summer, the yard would dry out very quickly after a similar rain event.The grass is very green, brown patches from earlier this summer have mostly disappeared. |
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| 8/25/2026 | PA-WT-18 | PA | Westmoreland |
Near Normal
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| not much to say think I forgot to do this yesterday so. |
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| 8/25/2026 | SC-SM-30 | SC | Sumter |
Moderately Dry
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| While we had 0.75” rain on 22 Aug, the US Drought Monitor still has us in a “D1-Moderate Drought” condition. Per SC Forestry app - 17 wildfires scattered across the state. The Wateree River at US 76/378 between Sumter and Columbia was so low as to reveal sandbars in the middle of the river on 20 Aug. The “Healing Well” artesian well N of Bishopville across the Lynches river is running again (see photo), but the stream is only dime sized. The artesian wells in Lee State Park are flowing, but barely. The Loop road swamp in the park is mostly dry except for a few small pools. The Lynches river running through the park by the Loop road is down 2-3 feet (see photo). Mosquitos and the yellow biting flies are terrible. At Poinsett State Park on 20 Aug the small cascade waterfall was running very low (see photo). Small streams in the park were either dry (see photo) or running low. The main spillway was mostly dry. Mosquitos and yellow biting flies were terrible here, same as Lee State Park. There were many spiders on their webs to help take care of the flying pests. There were many brown poplar and brown/yellow wild grape leaves on the ground. Also quite a few ripe wild grapes, a month or two earlier than the past couple years. Quite a few blue tailed skinks and anoles were present, as well as many squirrels. Also quite a few mushrooms around. Near home in Sumter local cornfields are showing quite a few brown stalks among the green, with some appearing totally dead. Local non irrigated lawns still haven’t recovered and are brown/grey/crunchy with noticeable bare spots. We’ve had storms nearby, but they don’t seem to drop much rain. For the past week: 0.75” rain, all in one afternoon. From Data Explorer: August precip: 4.88” (+0.89" : 122% of NOAA Normal). Yearly precip: 19.47” (-11.74" : 62% of NOAA Normal). Last 30 days: 4.93” (NOAA normal: 10.39”). Last 90 days: 11.05” NOAA normal:18.70”). It’s been really hot and dry here. SC relief agencies and municipalities have been opening cooling shelters to assist the population. The electric grid is under some strain to supply HVAC needs. |
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| 8/25/2026 | TX-RT-3 | TX | Robertson |
Moderately Dry
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| The lack of rain with the blistering heat is parching everything that I don’t actively water. Stock tanks on neighboring properties are almost mud holes now. I set out two gallon buckets of water in my rural yard and the local deer herd empties them several times a day. |
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| 8/25/2026 | UT-SL-96 | UT | Salt Lake |
Moderately Dry
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| The past week has had seasonal monsoon thunderstorm activity that has kept surface conditions as a mix of dry to somewhat moist. Station precip total is only about 2.2" over the past three months and around an inch so far in August. Severe drought continues medium to longer term over the entire region with current rating considering more recent conditions as well. Current fire danger ranges from very high in portions of the local area to more moderate in other places where recent rain has fallen. There has been some die off of native vegetation in the past couple months including some tree kill at higher elevations from heat and drought. |
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| 8/25/2026 | WV-JF-15 | WV | Jefferson |
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| Trees and meadows are green. Streams are running. Ponds are higher. Shenandoah looking normal. Ground is damp. Mushrooms are fruiting everywhere some that we don't usually see until autumn. Trail use seems relatively high. |
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