| 6/29/2026 | CO-AU-49 | CO | Archuleta |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
Fire
Water Supply & Quality
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| Fire concerns, water restrictions, stress to hay field |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-BO-596 | CO | Boulder |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Though we have received precipitation this month, it is below the long term average. We have had higher than average temperatures, and a precipitation deficit remains.
June to date I have receive 1.1”, 63% of average. Year to date 6.98”, 69% of average. Water year to date 8.46”, 65% of average.
Trees, lawns, and yards which aren’t getting tons of supplemental water look dry. Wildland areas look dry. Grasses are short. Wildflowers are greatly diminished, absent, and/or their timing is off. Springs are dry. Many fields are fallow. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.25" of rain last week but the very strong winds and single-digit humidities made any trace of that water disappear. The soil is dry. Weeds are brown and dry. Juniper and Piñon trees are stressed, showing some brown in them. Cold season grass is dormant. Plenty of deer in the area. They seem to prefer our sumac (which we water occasionally) to our grass for grazing. More Red Flag days than not, some with "Particularly Dangerous Situation" ratings. Thick smoke here several days from fires near the Colorado-Utah border, near Ouray, various locations in Utah. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-JF-72 | CO | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Lawn doing okay. Soils in lawn are actually a bit softer than usual due to recent rain events a few days ago. Thistle crop looks a little peaked (a good thing I think). Irises done trying to bloom. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| Recent rainfal in the past week of over 1.5 inches has returned soil moisture levels for the time being to near normal. Nearby reservoir remins at a normal level. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-DP-189 | IL | Du Page |
Near Normal
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| Appears to be near the mildly dry category, likely will be soon due to heat. Upper few inches of soil are dry, with wet soils several inches down. Plants not yet stressed. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-KN-121 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| June gave us nearly an inch and a half more than normal precipitation for the month. Rivers are elevated, but no flooding. Crops and plants in general are doing well and appear lush. Temperatures, particularly during the second half of the month, were near or slightly bellow normal. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-MD-37 | IL | Madison |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Tourism & Recreation
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| There is a small amount of puddling in fallow farm fields. Creeks and streams are flowing at above normal levels. Ponds and lakes are above normal depth levels. First plant corn is topping out at 7 feet tall. Bean fields are growing at an above-normal pace at this time. Vegitation is above normal moisture content and will not support combustion for wildland fires. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-MD-53 | IL | Madison |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| 6/21/26 to 6/28/26: Conditions are Moderately wet as a result of 1.88 inches of rain over the reporting period. Turf is soft and releases water under foot. Drain tiles 12 to 18 inches deep have a moderate flow. Puddles remain in low areas of soil surface. Man made and sinkhole ponds are near capacity, but not at overflow. ETo turf over the period is 0.10 inches. Tensiometer 18 inches deep in heavy clay soil indicates 57 cb today, down from a maximum of 64 cb on 24 June. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IN-TN-1 | IN | Tipton |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Crop excellent shape |
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| 6/29/2026 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| More rain over the weekend that was unexpected. The area hasn't totally dried out from the onslaught of moisture earlier in the month. Wheere not drowned out, the field crops are looking fair to great. Some are still showing the effects of too much moisture with yellow areas of corn and/or soybeans. Some second crop hay was quickly harvested this past week. |
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| 6/29/2026 | ME-LN-30 | ME | Lincoln |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| 1.98 inches of rain for the week. Surface soil mildly wet. Grass growing well. Water flowing in small stream on property. |
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| 6/29/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Near Normal
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| Several afternoon thunder showers this week = 1.71" total. Mid-season flowers in blossom - yarrow, QA Lace, mullein, flea bane, multiflora rose, alsice clover, nightshade. Apples and other fruit progressing nicely. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MA-WR-44 | MA | Worcester |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Water Supply & Quality
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| Lawns are starting to turn brown early, rocks are not showing at the reservoir, gardens need watering. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| grass is growing briskly, a little unusual for late June, garden is growing nicely |
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| 6/29/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Long-term D2 drought continues, with dry or very low wetlands and very low lake levels to the northeast. June rain is improved, over 3" with a normal of 4" and everything is green. So surface moisture is ok, but the water table is low and long-term deficit is unchanged. Heat wave on the way. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MN-LW-5 | MN | Lake Of The Woods |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| Field work is at a standstill after receiving very close to 2" of precipitation in last week. That was preceeded by numerous periods of light rain events. Minor puddling in low spots, streams are still running at what I would call normal level for time of year. Plant growth is excellent. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MN-MR-20 | MN | Morrison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We have received regular rain which has helped alleviate our drought. I have not need to water garden with the rains. Lake level has gone up to almost normal level for this time of year. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| Rain the past week was welcomed but extreme high temperatures predicted this coming week will eliminate any benefits. Expect the deer will be drinking from my bird bath again |
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| 6/29/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Temperatures were below normal this week until today, which was about 10 degrees above normal. I received 0.02 inches of rain this week. The soil is drying out at the surface, but still moist at a depth of 3 inches. The trees and grass are mostly green but showing some stress. Conditions are near normal. June precipitation is above normal with 4.99 inches of rain (0.36 inch above normal, 108 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 16.35 inches, which is 0.04 inch above normal (100 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.46 inches below normal (93 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the bird bath increased since last week. Approximately 20 species of birds (about 100 to 120 birds visit each day). Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is approximately normal. Area creeks and ponds are also near normal. Nearby corn and soybean fields look moist and are growing well. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NE-LA-19 | NE | Lancaster |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Grass is green. Plants are growing at a quick rate. Heat is starting to build after a cool week. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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Water Supply & Quality
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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 THREE days with measurable precipitation and zero days with trace precipitation for a total of 0.76”, the past seven days [Sunday-Saturday].
River and stream volume the past week of this CMR maintained their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday afternoon, 6/28/2026; one covered 10% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station moving at a slow volume, with some observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west increased its flow over its fall, covering about 20% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume, also with some observable turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station had observable play all days. The ground around this station is moist and firm to walk on. Grass and weeds required weekly maintenance. The first Rose bloomed in the morning on 5/22. A few more roses bloomed the past week, but most continue to fade. Additionally; Day Lillies that began to bloom on 6/9, now have 75% that have bloomed with another 30% poised to bloom. Active Birds around this station included; House Finch, Crows, Pigeons were all observed. No cardinals were heard. The Song Bird feeder was NOT refilled this week. The Thistle Feeder was filled Sunday April 26, 2026 for the first time. As of this report, there was significant consumption, now at 2-8/10”.
The Hummingbird Feeder was filled for the first time on Mothers Day 5/10/2026 and for the first time, the early evening on 6/25, a hummingbird was observed using the same. The same was not refreshed this week and had 20g or 2% consumed.
Neighborhood squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits were all observed adjacent this station this past week. Honey bees wasps and a hornet were observed working flowers. Temperatures held the past week to near seasonal normal to warm and humid. Lighting Bugs / Fireflies first flash was observed on 06/17/2026, the past week with an increasing requency rate more than 10 flashes per minute.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 1.92 inches of precipitation. There has been 66 days of precipitation the previous 177 days of CY2026 [1/1/2026 to 6/27/2026] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
17.44”, compared to a total of 76 days of precipitation and a [CY] total of
25.60” the same [year to date] in CY2025. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 8.16” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2024- 29.55”
YTD2023- 23.04”
YTD2022- 25.32”
YTD2021- 22.61”
YTD2020- 21.36”
YTD2019- 22.09”
YTD2018- 27.34”
YTD2017- 23.47”
YTD2016- 20.21”
YTD2015- 20.99” (First full Year)
The TWELVE year running average total precipitation for this station is: 23.25 inches, increasing this stations total deficit to 5.81” less then the 12 year average and this year continues as the DRIEST year this CMR has been posted by 2.77”. 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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| 6/29/2026 | NY-AB-23 | NY | Albany |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Despite having those two generous rainfalls early last week, the strong June sun has really dried the soil out, enough to call it mildly dry, at least at my place.
I watered lawns are browning again. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NY-SF-103 | NY | Suffolk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Recent rains and cooler temperatures have kept the top layer of soils not as bone dry. However, all lawns in the area are showing some dried out areas/brown spots or lawn stress. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly sunny and hot with light winds, then mostly clear and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around eighty degrees, and the low around sixty one degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, wild daisies, Avens, Soapwort flowers, aqualegia, Valerian and phlox flowers are in full bloom. Corn is 24" - 30" tall. The second cutting of hay is occurring. The local intermittent stream is still flowing and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| This week we had 3.3 inches of much needed rain restoring us to moderately wet conditions. Water levels in our creeks and springs is higher, the risk of fire is lower and pastures, hay fields and Christmas Tree fields have more moisture in the soils. |
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| 6/29/2026 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
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| The ground is very wet and soggy and there is still standing water in a lot of places after receiving 4.7" of rain this past week. The vegetation is green and lush in our area. The neighborhood pond is back below the top of the dam after running freely over after several days of heavy rain. |
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| 6/29/2026 | OK-MY-12 | OK | Mayes |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| 2.17” this week. Things are wet but drying out fairly quickly with the high temps and the wind. Burned a big brush pile on Thursday. It was a challenge to get started but burned completely including some fairly big logs. Pond is full and there is standing water in the field but no flossing and the trails are no longer muddy. |
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| 6/29/2026 | PA-CH-11 | PA | Chester |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| This one is tough to gauge. Because of sporadic but copious rain at times, everything is green and lush. Streams are fine. Horses have good grazing. Farmers are reaping hay and planting corn. Flowers are in bloom. Trees are green. But we are technically in a drought. So, I will say 'Mildly dry" although the only hint at that are things like the tilling of soil which throws up clouds of dust due to the dry conditions underneath. |
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| 6/29/2026 | PA-MT-113 | PA | Montgomery |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| The ground in our backyard is still lacking any moisture. Looks like clay in spots where there is no grass. We have had periodic rain fall but no change noted. Plants are showing signs of low rain accumulation. Watering is done to prevent the loss of plants and shrubs. |
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| 6/29/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Despite some rain last night, our County is still under extreme drought. The roots of bigger weeds have dry dirt on them when pulled. Some mushrooms are popping, various kinds but are short lived since critters like to eat them. Garden may be productive but right now needs watering daily and plants in pots 2X day. Too hot to be out mid-day. |
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| 6/29/2026 | UT-SL-96 | UT | Salt Lake |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Precipitation so far for the calendar year has been roughly half of average. June has been entirely dry up through 28th with low humidity and frequently windy conditions. Mountain snowpack melted very early and is basically all gone. Fires have been a major news story across the region with fire danger extreme at all elevations. |
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| 6/29/2026 | WA-SM-6 | WA | Skamania |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No effect, normal for this time of year. |
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| 6/29/2026 | WI-IR-13 | WI | Iron |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| No rain this past week, but woods, ferns, and plants are still looking healthy. Bird activity with fledglings observed. Good kayaking weather for me. Normal tick and mosquito activity for this time of the year. |
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| 6/29/2026 | WY-FM-21 | WY | Fremont |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Recent rain has brought soil moisture up for areas trending toward mild to moderate drought. No fire restrictions in the forest as yet but we came close. Runoff in rivers of the area continues but much below average for this time of year. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CAN-ON-771 | CAN | Ontario |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Small amounts of rain this week maintain gardens and lawns in a lush state. Forest fire hazard rating is moderate, with no fire restrictions in place. There are increasing numbers of new forest fires further north, however. Locally, the forest feels damp with moist moss and debris underfoot. Ditches are full of water. Lower Black Sturgeon Lake is down another 1” this week, but continues at a high normal level for early summer. Lake was busy on the weekend with recreational boat activity and fishing. Forest hikes are challenging due to mosquitos. Overall it feel like the wetter end of normal conditions for early summer. |
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