| 1/13/2026 | CA-SN-187 | CA | Sonoma |
Moderately Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Plenty of rain has made grass grow, lots of mushroom activity in shaded areas, soil is wet but not overly saturated. |
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| 1/13/2026 | CO-AR-414 | CO | Arapahoe |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Extremely warm weather. Low snow pack in the mountains. Ft |
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| 1/13/2026 | CO-BO-568 | CO | Boulder |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Snowfall of 4.4 inches (0.35 inches of moisture) last week. Moisture for the water year is at 55% of normal. The winds have not let up, further drying out the soil. Conditions remain moderately dry. |
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| 1/13/2026 | CO-JF-81 | CO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| After a brief respite, the dry, warm weather continues. |
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| 1/13/2026 | CO-PW-49 | CO | Prowers |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| At my location we were very short on moisture until the recent snow. Winter wheat was showing drought stress and 80. Degree temperatures were causing concern among growers. The 7 to 9 inches of recent snow should help some but if the warm dry weather returns the moisture will not last long. |
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| 1/13/2026 | CO-WE-43 | CO | Weld |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
Water Supply & Quality
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| Soil is difficult to till. Concerns about soil moisture into next spring building. Mountain snow pack (irrigation water) remains below normal also. |
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| 1/13/2026 | FL-SW-1 | FL | Suwannee |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Several nights of fog is meaning there is more moisture. We have had a bit of rain itself and some actual rain inside the fog. Plants are beginning to bloom as if spring is actually here. |
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| 1/13/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| The ground was moderately to severely wet most of the Fall but we have had dry sunny days that have dried things out significantly to near normal conditions. However the wet conditions did provide for quite a bit of mildew in the air kicking in a lot of allergies. |
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| 1/13/2026 | GA-FL-23 | GA | Floyd |
Severely Wet
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| Over 3 inches of rain makes for very wet conditions. |
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| 1/13/2026 | IL-CR-22 | IL | Carroll |
Moderately Dry
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| We have native plantings and the duff is nearing enough dryness that we could conduct a prescribed burn. |
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| 1/13/2026 | IL-CP-178 | IL | Champaign |
NA
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General Awareness
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| Yesterday’s snow melt has left the soil slightly wet under the grass with a few muddy spots where the earth is bare. It’s enough moisture for the dog to track in light paw prints, but not a sloppy mess. Air is dry and we need much more precipitation before Spring. County is still in Extreme Drought conditions. |
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| 1/13/2026 | IL-IR-29 | IL | Iroquois |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| River Very low most streams and creeks Hardley running at all.
drain tile from agricultural fields mostly not running |
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| 1/13/2026 | IN-DR-12 | IN | Dearborn |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| I mowed on January 5th to get rid of the last leaves on the ground. Soft soil filled the tread on the mower tires. Never mowed in January before here in SE IN. |
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| 1/13/2026 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Stream flow considerably below normal for this time of the year. The ground is drier than normal. Pond level starting to go below normal. The last 3 weeks had mostly light sprinkle rainfall events with only one significant rainfall event of the 28th of December with only 0.67" of rainfall during the past 3 weeks. Ohio River and Licking River only slightly above pool stage. |
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| 1/13/2026 | LA-AV-9 | LA | Avoyelles Parish |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| No affects on daily activities |
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| 1/13/2026 | MI-HG-1 | MI | Houghton |
Mildly Dry
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Water Supply & Quality
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| 16 inches of snow cover. Winter is a dry period for groundwater replenishment. Would expect normal anowcover of about 24 inches at this point.
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| 1/13/2026 | MI-KN-127 | MI | Kent |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| We've recently received over an inch of rain in January which would have been snow that would melt at a later date but due to the wildly fluctuating temperatures, it has soaked in or run off. It continues to snow and melt and snow again. The soil is not thirsty, is how I would describe it. |
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| 1/13/2026 | MI-MB-93 | MI | Macomb |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Precipitation has been below normal. This time of year there is not much impact. We're not gardening or watering lawns. |
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| 1/13/2026 | MO-LW-37 | MO | Lawrence |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| Ponds are drying up. Extremely low soil moisture. Relying on hay to feed. Past crop season was extremely poor. Second crop soybeans production was under 15 bushels an are |
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| 1/13/2026 | MO-SF-15 | MO | St. Francois |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| It has been mild for the most part and the grass seems a little greener than it normally would. The ground is not overly dry or wet.. |
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| 1/13/2026 | MT-MS-33 | MT | Missoula |
Near Normal
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| After shallow snow cover and the ground freezing for several days, the ground is now once again thawed. |
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| 1/13/2026 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Thus far for my “Watershed,” that resides in the “Upper Passaic River” Watershed, that covers from 1.5 miles to the NW to about 1.5 miles to the SE and is about 1 mile in width and in the general shape of a diamond;
There were two days with measurable precipitation and one day with trace precipitation for a total of 0.02”, the past seven days [Sunday-Sat].
River and stream volume the past week of this CMR increased their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday morning, 1/11/2026; one increased its flow to 15% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station moving at a moderate volume with some observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west, also increased, a bit, its flow over its fall, covering about 60% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume, but with no observable turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station remains closed for the season. The ground around this station is frozen and hydrated and but for a few plowed piles of snow, no more Snowpack remains. Grass and weeds remain dormant for the season. Writer learned about “Marcescence” that continues to shroud Juvenal Oak’s with 90% of their leaves, percentage adjusted from previous weekly reports. House Finch, Dove’s, Blue Jays and Dark Eyed Junkos, Crows and Ravins were very active this week as evidenced by daily visualization, and by the feeder was 90% consumed, but has not required a refill the past week. Neighborhood squirrels were observed but no visual observation and no tracks of Rabbits. The neighborhood Ginkgo trees that dropped their stinky fruits in the fall, their foul smell continues to diminished. The first Frost observation for this station, this season, was reported on October 10th. Since then; I have observed and reported a total of 24 days with frost, 2 additional the past seven days.
Over the past 10 days of the New Year 2026; this station has captured and reported 0.05 inches of precipitation. There has been 3 days of precipitation the previous 10 days of CY2026 [1/1/2026 to 1/10/2026] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
0.05”, compared to a total of 3 days of precipitation and a [CY] total of
0.37” the same [year to date] in CY2025. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 0.32” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2024- 3.57”
YTD2023- 1.29”
YTD2022- 1.31”
YTD2021- 1.30”
YTD2020- 0.55”
YTD2019- 1.09”
YTD2018- 0.47”
YTD2017- 1.20
YTD2016- 2.16”
YTD2015- 1.48” (First full Year.)
The running TWELVE year average reported precipitation for THIS station is: 1.23 inches, this year, for this station, holding the same station at a deficit of 1.18” less then the 12 (CY) year average and making this year to date the driest start to a year, monitoring this station. Considering the twelve year annual comparable total for this station and considering the previous years total precipation, is why I believe that it is appropriate to maintain this week’s report on the “normal” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: emails me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com.
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| 1/13/2026 | NY-ST-54 | NY | Steuben |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Mild to moderately damp ground during the recent thaw. Otherwise the ground is frozen. |
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| 1/13/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly cloudy and cold with gusty winds, then mostly cloudy and cold overnight with moderate winds. The high temperature was around thirty two degrees, and the low around twenty eight degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at Winter levels. Some streams are difficult to cross with high water. |
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| 1/13/2026 | NY-YT-8 | NY | Yates |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| No serious impacts. Garage gets some water puddles. |
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| 1/13/2026 | NC-BC-51 | NC | Buncombe |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| In recent months we notice frequent air quality levels being reported as “moderate”, often in the 50 and sixty values. We know we had prescribed burns announced by authorities in the area. The air quality was rated 56 this morning. We assume this being related to the huge amounts of fallen trees in the Asheville and WNC area stemming from Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27 and 28, 2024. |
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| 1/13/2026 | OH-ER-5 | OH | Erie |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Creek frozen, ground is snow covered. |
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| 1/13/2026 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| My SW Ohio area continues to struggle with prolonged dryness or drought. It's been more than a year, perhaps two, that this trend has been in place. January is almost half over and we have almost two-thirds of an inch of measurable precipitation. My neighborhood seems to always be on the edges of any rain or snow front. |
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| 1/13/2026 | OH-UN-4 | OH | Union |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
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| Snow has melted off. Last I looked field tile are dripping a little. Muddy surface but firm. |
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| 1/13/2026 | OK-RG-14 | OK | Rogers |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| received 0.44 tenths of rain last Thursday.. 1st moisture in 30 days. Winter mild thusfar... some moderately wide temperature swings but no moisture/rain with swings. Wet weather creek that runs through property has now dryed up. |
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| 1/13/2026 | OR-WS-185 | OR | Washington |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| While we have some rain most days this time of year, that is normal and rain is often light at just a couple hundredths of an inch. The ground stays soggy, lawns have greened up from the dry summer and fall, and spring bulbs are growing. Heavy rain can keep many people inside, but most regular walkers and dog walkers just put on as much rain gear as needed and keep on trucking'. |
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| 1/13/2026 | PA-LY-7 | PA | Lycoming |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Light rain observed over the last week, along with snowmelt, have led to conditions that are wetter than normal. |
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| 1/13/2026 | SC-LX-152 | SC | Lexington |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
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| Dust raising where vehicles go down our dirt road. No water standing in ditches. |
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| 1/13/2026 | SC-OC-107 | SC | Oconee |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We did have about 1.5 inches rain 01/9 and10th. Rainfall is below normal going back into 2025. Systems coming from the west or southwest we had do not produce as much rain. Some lake levels down. It’s just not normal rainfall for the last 4 to 6 months. Over the years since keeping records our normal rains come out from systems in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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| 1/13/2026 | SC-YR-64 | SC | York |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Ground is dry from lack of rain in the last two months. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TN-BT-9 | TN | Blount |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| r garden. The month of December was very dry putting us into a moderate drought. The recent rains saturated the ground, filling streams and ponds, and making the lawn squishy. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TN-BT-39 | TN | Blount |
Near Normal
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| We have had 1.75 inches of rain in the past few days. The lawn greened up a bit. But not growing since its winter. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TN-OB-3 | TN | Obion |
Moderately Dry
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| In Northwestern Tennessee, we have had 13.20 inches of rain from August 1st - January 13, 2026. Since December 1st - January 13th 2026, 1.15" of rainfall. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TN-SR-50 | TN | Sumner |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| The normal mid summer to mid fall drought has continued into november and december. Changes in summer and fall rainfall events associated with rimnates of hurricanes and changes in the jet stream has reduced the number of rain events and rain volume. Stream flow is lower along with farm pond water level. Fall leaf color change was later this year. Yellow leaf production was normal but red and orange was short lived and sooner than normal turned to brown. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TX-HRR-27 | TX | Harris |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| prolonged dry and warm spell was ended this past week by two fairly good rains. The grass is greening up. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TX-HYS-28 | TX | Hays |
Severely Dry
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| Our stock pond is the lowest it has been in some 25 years since it was built. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TX-HYS-289 | TX | Hays |
Severely Dry
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| Although it is very dry, the oak and juniper are hanging in there. The Live Oak trees (we have about 400) are beginning to drop leaves but the juniper seem to be OK for now. We are still seeing juniper seedlings pop up throughout the forested area. We have to water landscaping plants every 4 to 5 days but that’s really sort of normal for this time of year. We have used good garden soil for planting so it does retain the moisture. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TX-HNT-11 | TX | Hunt |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.03” plus a Trace was all the precipitation we received last week. Temperatures ranged from highs of 50s through 70s and lows of 30s up to 61 degrees one morning and every thing in between. Currently under D0 drought status and Hunt County is now under a Burn Ban. No rain in the two week forecast either. Noticeable cracks in the dry ground now - some big in places. My garden perennial plants have started coming back up from the ground - with the mild temperatures they think it is Spring. I’m going to have to water them which I thought I wouldn’t need to do for several more months. Wildlife seem to be ok. I’ve been keeping the bird baths full as I know water source is scarce for them. With the mild temperatures I’ve still been able to enjoy outside exercise walking and biking activities. That’s the story for last week - dry conditions. |
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| 1/13/2026 | TX-KN-7 | TX | Kendall |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Burn ban in effect. Water levels in wells is dropping. Watering restrictions are in effect. Native plants and grasses are brown. We have had very mild winter temperatures. Plants are wanting to bud as if it is spring but suffer due to lack of moisture. |
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| 1/13/2026 | VT-CH-50 | VT | Chittenden |
Mildly Dry
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| snow on ground needs refreshing |
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| 1/13/2026 | VT-WH-30 | VT | Windham |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Society & Public Health
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| It's been a "near normal" winter so far. Mostly below freezing with below normal pcp. The foundation drain for our house has begun to run again, after being dry for months. |
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| 1/13/2026 | WA-KG-143 | WA | King |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Soil moisture has returned to normal for this time of year following 2 years of very dry conditions. |
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| 1/13/2026 | WY-FM-21 | WY | Fremont |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Unbelievably warm spells have melted what snow fell earlier in the season. Ground is frozen because of brief freeze of 17°F, the earlier rain and snow providing good soil moisture content despite periods with wind gusts of 35-60 mph. Buds breaking on aspen and green grass showing in pasture. Wildlife o.k. |
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| 1/13/2026 | CAN-AB-120 | CAN | Alberta |
Mildly Dry
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Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Next to no snow this month. Need more precipitation badly as all the usual ponds are dried out, the lakes and rivers are extremely low. There is snow in the mountains. |
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| 1/13/2026 | CAN-NS-159 | CAN | Nova Scotia |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| I checked Near Normal, but we are not normal for snow fall for this time of year. We had an ample supply of rain during the fall season. With the predicted mild weather this week, our snow will be gone. |
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