| 7/20/2026 | CO-AR-445 | CO | Arapahoe |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| The wildfires are still burning and it’s 100 degrees today. We haven’t gotten any rain since last week, there haven’t been any clouds either. We have gotten air quality alerts for the past 2 weeks. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CO-BO-380 | CO | Boulder |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain in the past 9 days (hardly a cloud, either) and temperatures over 90 every day this month except for the 1st and 10 and those days were 89 degrees for the high. Unwatered vegetation is parched. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
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| No change. Just hotter and dryer. Less wind the last two days. Fewer and fewer birds in the area. Ground cover crunches when disturbed.Near 100 degree days keep AC and fans running nonstop. Worst I've seen it in 15 years. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Mildly Wet
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| 0.88" of rain last week! Very welcome! The vegetation generally is recovering from the extreme dryness earlier in the month. The ground is moist to varying depths depending on soil character. Cold season grass is showing some green in spite of the daytime heat. Plenty of deer in the area. Less smoke here after the monsoon rains doused fires near the Colorado-Utah border, near Ouray, various locations in Utah. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CO-LR-36 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| Bare ground has cracks. Anyplace that isn't getting supplemental water is completely brown, vegetation either dead or dormant. We are still on reduced irrigation water from WSSC. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CO-LR-1272 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| Going to Severly Dry this week as we have not had appreciable moisture and July is according to PRISM my 2nd wettest month. So far MTD I am at 15% of PRISM Normal, 61% YTD of PRISM Normal, and 59% WYTD of PRISM Normal. Stage 2 fire restrictions remain in place in the National Park and in my local fire protection district. New fires have popped up to the west of us but conversely the air quaility is much better regarding smoke being blown in. Plants are looking a little stressed, especially grasses, sedges, and forbs whereas trees and shrubs don't appear to be too stressed yet. Many of the flowering plants look stunted, sending up bloom stalks that are appreciably shorter than what I remember from previous year. Lots of rabbits have been eyeing our fenced in garden but so far they have not tried digging under the fence. The rivers are looking very low even for this time of year. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CO-RT-28 | CO | Routt |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| The Yampa River was closed to all user last week due to severely low flows and warm water. Leaves are falling from the aspen and cottonwoods, blooms are at least three weeks ahead and very minimal. The black bears are becoming more aggressive about finding food. WE have smoke entering the valley from a local fire and fires to the west. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CT-LT-57 | CT | Litchfield |
Mildly Dry
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| Birds active, outdoor plants and bushes don’t seem in distress, garden green and active! |
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| 7/20/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Recent substantial rainfall has kept soil moisture levels normal. Lawns, trees and other vegetation are showing no signs of water stress despite the recent hot days. |
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| 7/20/2026 | FL-PN-99 | FL | Pinellas |
Moderately Wet
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| Perhaps there will be a rainy season this year—this week will be the fourth week in a row that I’ve reported good rainfall—totaling 3.72” this last week. Not record breaking but this will certainly make a good dent in our record book. Tourism activity remains unusually strong, especially along the Gulf of America beach areas, and water-use restrictions remain in place—lawn watering is restricted to specific hours one day a week. |
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| 7/20/2026 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Near Normal
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| A dry week as temperatures averaged 4.3 degrees above normal. The lawn is slowing growth as weeds try to take over the garden. Saw an 8 point buck across the pond standing in the water late in the day. Surprised to see antlers that far along in July. Otherwise, deep summer conditions with crops still looking very good. Corn has tasseled. |
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| 7/20/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Moderately Dry
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| 0.15" rain past week. brown eyed susan blossom, lawns starting to show stress. |
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| 7/20/2026 | MA-HD-38 | MA | Hampden |
Moderately Dry
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| After 10 days of naught but .02 precipitation, and already mildly dry, we have moved to moderately dry. Since our last conditions report, our temperature has moderated towards normal, though air quality fluctuates due to Canadian forest fires. This causes me to regret those cool Northerly winds. Outdoor plants/grass need constant watering to maintain life. The Connecticut River, where I row, has shown her shallows, and buoys have gone up to mark shallow water for practice/race rowing. Two days ago we received 0.42 as a front moved through, but just not often enough. |
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| 7/20/2026 | MA-NF-1 | MA | Norfolk |
Moderately Dry
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| Little change in conditions over the past two weeks. Rainfall has been sparse and light. Lawns are brown in sunny areas and plants require watering daily. Neighboring towns have mandatory watering restrictions in place. Levels on ponds and lakes are fairly low for this time of year. |
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| 7/20/2026 | MA-WR-28 | MA | Worcester |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Still way behind where we should be. A little rain last week helped but still dry. |
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| 7/20/2026 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Moderately Dry
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| watering lawn and gardens daily due to very warm temperatures and lack of rain |
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| 7/20/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Moderately Dry
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| Short-term mild-mod dry. Long term severe, D2 drought. No rain since 7/8, very hot and humid. Wetlands are low to dry and lake levels are mostly lowest in 10 years+. Photo is 12 miles north, wetland should have 6’ of water. Non-irrigated crops looked good and shot up in the heat, but now the parts on high ground are stressed. Wildlife is drinking water that we leave out, gardens need daily watering, grass looking dormant and dry. Shallow wells sputtering. Fire weather watch here, and BWCAW is burning up. I’m volunteering at an exhibit in Itasca State park, “We are Water.” Will have to add -ing. |
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| 7/20/2026 | MN-MR-20 | MN | Morrison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We have not received rain for an extended period and it is now necessary to water the garden. Soil moisture is lacking but not critical. The corn is not dry on the bottom leaves but could use a good rain. No rain in forecast for this week. |
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| 7/20/2026 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Doesn’t take long for the soil to dry out with the temperatures in the nineties which we have had in the last few weeks. After tomorrow we expect a brief cool down but no rain. Flowers require watering every other day. |
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| 7/20/2026 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Severely Dry
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| Only .08" rain in the past 18 days, and that came from a few mostly dry thunderstorms this week. There were local storms in some areas that dropped a lot of rain, but not here. Very hot temperatures for weeks now have dried everything out. High temp this week was 98. Grass is brown, garden needs water every day. Streams are getting very low, although still about normal for this time of year. No nearby wildfires yet, but now we have smoke from Oregon and Washington. They are calling wildfire danger as high right now. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NE-LA-19 | NE | Lancaster |
Mildly Dry
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| 11 days with no measurable precipitation. July heat has set in, with significant sunshine every day. Cracks forming in the garden. Lawn is browning due to heat and water stress. Lawn irrigation upped to 150%. Plants starting to wilt and show water stress. Birds utilizing the birdbath heavily. Creeks down to below normal flow. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NH-GR-69 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Things have changed over the last week or so. My brook has noticeably less flow and depth. My pond is down a good 5” from my last observation. Other local streams and rivers have less flow too. My lawn is getting dry in the sunny areas and doesn’t require weekly mowing anymore. Things are definitely drier. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Moderately Dry
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| Thus far in 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 zero days with trace precipitation for a total of 0.79, the past seven days [Sunday-Saturday].
River and stream volume the past week of this CMR increased and decreased the previous six days, their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday, 7/19/2026; one covered 10% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station moving at a moderate volume, with observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west also increased its flow over its fall, covering about 30% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume, also with observable turbidity following 1” + of rain the previous day following another Saturday deluge in the afternoon where over 2+ inches of Rain.
The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station had observable play all days, two between rain drops. The ground around this station is moist from rains and continue to loosen up and are moist to walk on. Grass and weeds required weekly maintenance. Active Birds around this station included; House Finch, Crows, Pigeons were all observed. Cardinals were heard. The Song Bird feeder was refilled this week and was entirely consumed. The Thistle Feeder was filled Sunday April 26, 2026 for the first time. As of this report, 4-8/10” has been consumed for a net of 4/10ths from the previous week.
The Hummingbird Feeder that was filled for the first time on 5/10/2026 and had observable use for the first time on 6/25. The feeder had zero consumption and no Hummingbirds were observed the past week but was refreshed on Sunday 7/19 with 1009g (starting combined weight).
Neighborhood squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits were all observed adjacent this station the past week. No Honey bees or wasps were observed working flowers except for one Bumblebee. Temperatures the past week had normal seasonal highs, warm, hot, wet and humid. Lighting Bugs / Fireflies first flash was observed on 06/17/2026, the past week, again with a great frequency, still continuing more than 10 flashes per minute around this station.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 3.59 inches of precipitation. There has been 75 days of precipitation the previous 198 days of CY2026 [1/1/2026 to 7/18/2026] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
20.22”, compared to 82 days of precipitation and a [CY] total of
30.18” the same [year to date] in CY2025. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 9.96” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2024- 33.88”
YTD2023- 27.03”
YTD2022- 26.36”
YTD2021 - 28.45”
YTD2020- 24.74”
YTD2019- 36.34”
YTD2018- 30.41”
YTD2017- 26.29”
YTD2016- 25.10”
YTD2015- 22.87” (First full Year)
The TWELVE year running average total precipitation for this station is: 27.65 inches, decreasing (slightly) this stations total deficit to 7.43” less then the 12 year average and this year continues as the DRIEST year this CMR has been posted by 2.65”. Considering the twelve year annual comparable total for this station and total precipation from previous years, is why I believe that it is appropriate to hold this week’s report on the “Moderatly Dry” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: email me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NM-BR-233 | NM | Bernalillo |
Severely Dry
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| sporadic precipitation during thunderstorms the past week, often stunningly localized. Surface soil already dry again two days after latest downpour. Wildland fire danger remains critical. Typical wildlife movement in and thru property. Air quality not an issue this week, despite dust alerts. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NM-CH-37 | NM | Chaves |
Severely Dry
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| This years monsoon season is not delivering what everyone else is getting at this location. In the last week we have received 0.35 at the beginning of the week and 0.15 last night. The native grasses are still turning brown and drying up, while the mesquite is still green and weeds are trying to grow in protected areas. The Drought monitor is showing improvement on the west side of the Pecos, but I am not seeing it at this time. There is still a moderate flow of cattle at the local sale barns. Then the clouds do turn the possibility of lighting cause fire is still on everyone's mind. The heat has been in the upper 90's last week, which was a break, but this week's forecast is showing back to and above the 100's for the next week. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NY-BM-14 | NY | Broome |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
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| After 11 straight days of no measurable rain received 1.79" in 12 hours 2 days ago. Rainfall for the month and season still below normal. Garden soil was barely wet yesterday afternoon. Rivers are low for this time of year. Will see if the brown grass responds. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NY-ES-6 | NY | Essex |
Near Normal
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| Some rain has fallen over the past couple of weeks, and lawns are green. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Dry
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| Mostly sunny and warm with light winds, then mostly clear and cool overnight with calm wind. The high temperature was around seventy degrees, and the low around fifty one degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, and Valerian flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are almost doneripening. Early corn is 60" - 84" tall, late corn is 20" - 24"" tall. The third cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NC-DH-48 | NC | Durham |
Mildly Wet
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| The rainfall of the previous week was just below our monthly average. The one event this week of 0.48 inches pushed that total to above our monthly average.
As a result of the heavy rainfall we had two weeks ago and this week's event, the living grasses and vegetation have showed remarkable growth. Our Forsythia is showing signs of having ample ground water from which to tap. Other bushes have increased rapidly in size.
We have a number of Hummingbirds visiting our feeders. There are two distinct females as noted by their flight patterns. On hovers to drink while the other perches to drink. There is at least one male. We have seen no new species at our feeders. Only an occasional rotation of a specie that returns after a short time such as Goldfinches and Starlings. |
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| 7/20/2026 | NC-GL-84 | NC | Guilford |
Severely Dry
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| I need to water my garden almost daily. The lawn is drying up. |
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| 7/20/2026 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Mildly Wet
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| 0.57 inches of rain in the past 7 days and 2.04 inches of rain in July. This is actually a bit BELOW normal after a very wet period. The rain that we have had has been easing us out of the very wet period rather than allowing us to go straight into a significant dry spell. Lawns and vegetation remain lush and still some very muddy areas in swales. Temperatures have been hot with very high humidities and dewpoints, as high as 77F yesterday. Historically severe flooding a couple days ago just 10 miles east of here in training thunderstorms. Businesses flooded and over 100 water rescues. |
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| 7/20/2026 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We're well into July but the vegetation continues to be green and lush after getting another 1.48" of rain this past week. |
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| 7/20/2026 | OK-MY-12 | OK | Mayes |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 0.87” of rain here this week. If we could keep that coming every week I wouldn’t have to water anything this summer. A nice afternoon thunderstorm on Saturday added to our rain total. Pond levels are dropping as would be expected this time of year. Vegetation is still green |
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| 7/20/2026 | PA-WT-18 | PA | Westmoreland |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| doing this from memory but we had 2.25 and 1.87 this week that just normally doesn't happen, lots of places were flooded even. |
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| 7/20/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Watering vegetables daily, tomatoes 2X day, but slow growing and beans not setting any fruit. We have some mushrooms at last of a few varieties. Promising clouds every afternoon and temps in 90's- life threatening heat indices put little precip to show for it. Had hoped to seed some lettuce in planters, but don't know if it's worth the time.
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| 7/20/2026 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Mildly Dry
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| water 3 x week |
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| 7/20/2026 | VT-WH-26 | VT | Windham |
Mildly Dry
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| Near normal rainfall has led to an improvement in the abnormally dry conditions.Corn looking good while 2nd cutting of hay a bit reduced.Energy usage high during hot spells. Fire danger reduced. No restrictions in place at this point.Birds beginning to fledge. Rabbits numerous and more predators lurking. Fewere mosquitos and ticks .Summer tourism at its peak with most trails open for hiking.Wildfire smoke affecting outdoor activities. Water supply good but some ponds and streams not fully recharged. |
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| 7/20/2026 | WI-IR-13 | WI | Iron |
Near Normal
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| Smoke and high temps have limited my outside time. Raspberries are ripening, goldenrods are starting to flower and bumblebee sightings are increasing. Ground has been dry, but plants and trees are fairly normal in appearance. Fledgling woodpeckers, grackles, and northern flickers have been observed being fed this week. |
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| 7/20/2026 | WI-MW-68 | WI | Milwaukee |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Grass is brown and dormant in full sun areas. Need rain! |
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| 7/20/2026 | WI-SB-30 | WI | Sheboygan |
Severely Dry
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| Trails hard and crispy except at bottom of hills where white clover and grass still grows. Prairie plants are healthy looking. Pond edge continues to widened as water level lowers in one acre pond. Corn in adjacent farm field still growing with tassels showing. |
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| 7/20/2026 | WY-FM-21 | WY | Fremont |
Mildly Dry
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| Recent thunder showers have returned condition to mildly dry but vegetation brown and no surface soil moisture on hillsides indicate moderately dry conditions. Second hay crop underway with enough irrigation water to keep it going for now. Wildlife concentrated in riparian areas. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CAN-NS-53 | CAN | Nova Scotia |
Mildly Dry
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| Water levels slightly below normal - streams not running much but gardens are OK. |
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| 7/20/2026 | CAN-QC-120 | CAN | Quebec |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| With a rainfall on Saturday, the conditions came back to normal. Otherwise, it would have been slightly on the dry side for the soil. Plants and wild life signs are normal.
FRENCH : les conditions sont revenues à la normale, au point de vue de la végétation et de la faune, grâce à une bonne ondée de pluie samedi. Sinon, des signes légers de sécheresse seraient apparus. |
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