| 9/22/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| We received a very needed rain fall last night and this morning, but not enough to help that must with the drought. |
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| 9/22/2026 | AR-SL-49 | AR | Saline |
Moderately Dry
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| Remain in burn ban. Surrounding counties also remain in burn ban. Rain has been scarce, temperatures high. Grass is stressed and mostly yellow to brown. |
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| 9/22/2026 | IL-JD-8 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Mildly Wet
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| As of today measurable rain has fallen the last 9 days totaling 6.17 inches. Total for the month is up to 7 inches now. Ground is getting soft now. Need dry days for the next week to dry out the soil. Grass is needs to be cut as excess rainfall is helping the grass grow despite cool temperatures with daytime maximum temperature in the low 60s and night time temperature falling to low 50s. |
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| 9/22/2026 | MA-HD-30 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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| We are getting enough rain to keep things green but not enough to fill reservoirs and ponds and the aquifer. The stream one door away is really low and the larger one in town is also low. No ponds locally but media remarks on the low pond levels in the surrounding areas. Our whole town is on wells but social media hasn’t shown great concerns in that area.
Wildlife seems ok with often sightings of deer, fox, coyotes bobcats and various smaller critters. The winter spring residential bear has gone to the hills where it is often spotted.
Locally we have not had any major wildfires for months.
We are beginning to see signs of fall and color change. Some smaller plants and bushes are turning brown and dying back but the larger trees are just beginning to show change.
This is the second year where my “water year” was negative compared to the 30 yer average.
We only have a couple of vegetables farms locally and they have watered this year but both the news and social media have not expressed any great concerns there. |
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| 9/22/2026 | NM-HR-8 | NM | Harding |
Moderately Dry
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| Several rain events can altered how living things move into a new season! How can we be without HOPE when the earth smells so fresh after a "mountain shower"? |
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| 9/22/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly cloudy and cool with light winds, then partly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around fifty eight degrees, and the low around forty two degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. Goldenrod, Prunella vulgaris, Chickory, Mugwort and Jerusalem Artichoke flowers are in full bloom. Apples are ripening, walnuts are 2" big. All corn have cobs from 8" to 12". Blackbirds are beginning to flock. A few Black Cherry trees, Walnut leaves and sparse other trees leaves are beginning to change color. The local intermittent stream is dry and the nearby trout stream is flowing at late-summer levels. |
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| 9/22/2026 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Mildly Wet
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| We continue to get rain though not as heavy as some parts of our area in SW Ohio. Lawns are very green and plants and trees are well watered as fall begins. |
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| 9/22/2026 | OR-KL-28 | OR | Klamath |
Moderately Dry
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| Mon 9/7 – Sun 9/20/26 rural Central Oregon High Desert – moderately dry]
I have modified my report condition status from severely dry to moderately dry based upon the observations that follow. Precip (and variants) this 2-week period: rain totaled 0.48” over 7 of the last 8 days (late afternoon Sat 9/12 to dark-AM Fri 9/18); morning frost occurred the first 2 days; there was a thundershower pre-dawn hours 9/17; and a morning fog followed that final 9/18 pre-dawn rain event. Undeveloped ground has remained moist enough (from the prior period’s rains) that dusty conditions have not returned, despite the first 5 days of dry warm (71 – 89°F) weather. The last day of this period, several spots I have checked around the property remain damp several inches deep, and on Sun 9/20 afternoon only a few unshaded areas appear to be starting to dry at the surface. A few natural groundcover plants (grasses and broadleaf) have revived a bit from their drought stress, and a few more birds have been observed drinking from nearby water sources (lawn, puddles, etc.). Overall, temps have cooled and moisture retention has increased. |
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| 9/22/2026 | TX-BXR-630 | TX | Bexar |
Moderately Dry
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| 9/22/2026 | VA-LE-2 | VA | Lee |
Moderately Dry
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| 0.98" of Rain has been recorded here in Central/SE Lee County VA. for the Month of September so far. Leaves are turning brown and falling. The grass is dead in patches. Northern and Western Lee have received normal to above normal Rainfall for the Month. |
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| 9/22/2026 | VA-WYC-5 | VA | Waynesboro (city) |
Moderately Dry
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| We have had regular instances of rain during September. The drought monitor for our state indicates we are still in moderate drought conditions. While digging weeds (or pulling plants) the soil is merely damp, with drier soil underneath. We're expecting rainy days for most of this week.
We are finally seeing the Wooly Kate tomatoes ripening! They are golf ball-sized, kind of meaty-tasting fruits. I have started some snow peas in the raised beds and will be sowing some speckled Bibb lettuce (a cold-hardy variety). The zinnias that were direct-sown are blooming regularly. The Asters (Wood and New England) are flowering and drawing all sorts of pollinators.
The crickets are very loud in the mornings, and the robins and other birds are quite busy at sunup and sundown, checking the ground for grubs and seeds or chasing each other.
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| 9/22/2026 | WI-LF-6 | WI | Lafayette |
Mildly Wet
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| We have gone from moderately dry to mildly wet in the last week. Grass has grown turned deep green. There is moisture in the soil. Crops are maturing. Field work is at a standstill. |
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