| 8/9/2026 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.22 inches precip plus two trace days last week. Still waiting for a heavy rain in this locale. Box turtles seen. |
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| 8/9/2026 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| A hot week with monsoon moisture making it feel humid and uncomfortable. The highs were in the 90's everyday except one, when it was 88°. The high of the week was 94° on Sunday and Tuesday. Lows were also warm and in the 60's everyday except one, when it was 57° on Friday. Measurable rain fell on three different days for a total of .48 inches for the week but several days had thunderstorms nearby with a lot of lightning. No strong winds, just some gusts with storms. No change in the wildland and open areas which are green with grasses and plants with some wildflowers. Saw a Western Tanager a couple of times. First time I've seen one outside of spring. Also, saw a Scrub Jay visiting the garden. This is in addition to finches, sparrows, and hummingbirds. Garter snakes were also seen several times. |
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| 8/9/2026 | AR-BX-38 | AR | Baxter |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.59 inches rain this week. Drought monitor is at
D0 (Abnormally Dry). Fire danger is increased from last week. |
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| 8/9/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Some improvements this week with 0.38” of rainfall. This was the first significant rain in a few weeks. The temperatures were hot during this week (100f) but cooler yesterday (86f). Plants/crop growth is still low due to drought but has improved the last couple of days with the rain and cooler weather. The lawn has started to green back up and I’ve been able to quit watering the garden for now. The water body levels are still decreasing but not severely low at this time. Fire danger is moderate currently. |
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| 8/9/2026 | CA-AL-67 | CA | Alameda |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| For the week of August 2 - August 8, no precipitation, maximum high temperature 78.1 deg F, minimum low temperature 54.9 deg F, evapotranspiration by ET gage = 0.80 in. The overnight marine layer has become thicker and persisted longer into the morning, with mostly clear, blue skies by mid/late mornining. |
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| 8/9/2026 | CA-HM-5 | CA | Humboldt |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| Continued dry, with a 6.81" deficit right now, making it basically impossible to make up for by the end of the Water Year. Evapotranspiration this week 0.63", highest of the season. Average high 72.2 degrees, low 52.9 degrees. Ruth Lake Reservoir at 87% on 8/6. No change in the Drought Map. Inland rivers continue to drop and warm. Mile Post 18 fire in Hoopa has grown to 500 acres, closing Highway 96, as the fire is burning on both sides of the roadway. Evacuation warnings have been issued. Temperatures there have been in the low 100s, and air quality has been adversely affected. Schools are about to start up for the new school year, as is Cal Poly Humboldt, bringing back increased business activity as the tourist season begins to wind down. |
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| 8/9/2026 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Overcast and foggy most all week, with sprinkles a couple of days. Not enough to get us out of the negative for the year but nice to see. we continue to water; trees still showing stress. |
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| 8/9/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Moderately Dry
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Business & Industry Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| We are well into Fogust now. Some nights this week we had fog and drizzle heavy enough to leave a very small amount in the gauge. We get these conditions when the temperatures go up to 100 inland. The marine layer persists most of the day with some limited sun in the afternoon. This moisture helps keep the landscape from totally drying out, but ground water levels are continuing to drop. Ocean conditions have been quite calm most of the week, which is good for water sports and fishing. The local RV parks and camp grounds are packed with lots of tourists beating the inland heat. Starting to see the small birds beginning to flock for the winter season, mainly groups of Chickadees and Pygmy Nuthatches together coming in after the suet. |
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| 8/9/2026 | CO-GN-18 | CO | Gunnison |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Plants are done with their cycle a month early and most were very dry and weak if anything at all. Smoke is a common occurrence. Streams are running dangerously low |
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| 8/9/2026 | CT-NL-21 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| Since my last report on 7/11/26 there has been a total of 4.48" of precipitation in July and 2.38"in Aug. Hopeville Pond is back to about normal. Water supply quality and quantity are good for human consumption. There are still a number of animal prints and various birds. The farmers have planted their fields. The grass has returned to green and is growing. The campers are starting to hang out at their camp sites at the campground across the pond. Since the start of fishing season there have been more fishermen each day and more people on the water. |
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| 8/9/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| No rain for the last week, which is more normal for this time of year. Carrots need irrigation to sprout. |
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| 8/9/2026 | FL-BW-167 | FL | Broward |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Energy Plants & Wildlife
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| Several rain showery days have brought conditions into the near normal. Plants are showing recovery from the prior dry period and landscape irrigation has not been necessary for about 2 weeks. Temps are at summer peaks both highs and lows, low to mid 90's and low to mid 80's respectively. |
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| 8/9/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Conditions remain the same. |
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| 8/9/2026 | HI-KI-2 | HI | Kauai |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| It might not be raining daily but it is still raining in the mid-summer, something that hasn't happened in recent years ... |
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| 8/9/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| General: I placed us in Moderately dry because, based on prior years, we should have had some rain by now. We expect perhaps 1.3" in August.
Agriculture: The mustard and wheat look good and, of course, dry.
Energy: We are still in peak energy production time. We created 68.88 kWHR yesterday (full sun with smokey air), and only used 21.17 kWHR. Admittedly, our roof is doubly insulated, so we don't really feel the heat of summer until about 6:00 pm in the house. That having been said, this is certainly an endorsement for household solar.
Fire: Fires all around us. Grace to the South, Chubuck yesterday (now out), Boise, Northern Idaho, Spokane (of course). It is fire and smoke season. I've placed our evacuation checklist on the door, just in case. In 28 years at this location we have never had a fire that held. I've watched lightning ignite field fires a time or two, and we had a fire on Putnam peak 4 or 5 years ago (5 miles away), but so far we haven't had to evacuate. Knock on wood.
Plants/wildlife: As we move toward fall, I'm quite aware of the paucity of insects this year. We do have a couple of yellow-jacket nests, but very few bombardier or other beetles, only 1 Mormon cricket (about right for our area), very few moths. Maybe I'm just more sensitive to them, but they seem conspicuous in their absence. We have about as many hummingbirds as last year. Certainly there are fewer wildflowers this year, probably due to the drought.
Water: We're low for the year, for sure. We sit on the "el nino" cusp, where we may or may not get significant moisture this winter. We're hoping for the "may" part. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| We are rather dry where we are setting but rains that have come through the area were widely scattered. Some received good amounts of rain and some didn't. The nearly half inch we received this week was welcome but a far cry from what would have been better for all. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Near Normal
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| Just 0.04" rain this week. River is back to normal level, pond has dropped some. Cops and gardens doing well. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-CP-179 | IL | Champaign |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| I only recorded .09" of rain this past week. Rain keeps moving north or south of my area. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| A drier week with only 0.30" of rain. All To-Dates are still on the plus side of NOAA Norm. Severe weather forecast for today and tomorrow, but high heat also returns during this period with a Heat Advisory already in place. Chances of rain in the forecast for everyday this week. Fingers crossed for some soaking rains. Grass continues to remain green and growing with a need for mowing every 4th day. Crops continue to look good and are maturing. Area rivers are at their normal summer levels. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Ponds getting very low,no tile or spring flow.Crops look good and the lawn is growing very slowly. The well is still supplying abnormal water. Cover crops have germinated but are struggling to find enough water to thrive. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are near normal. Lawns are green and growing. All other plants are healthy. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-MCH-13 | IL | McHenry |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.87 inches of rain on 8/4. Grass that had browned out is now green, gardens looking lush without my watering, though the annuals will need it if the predicted rain does not fall today. Monthly, Year, and Water Year To-Dates all above or just slightly below the Above Normal range. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Pond is a few inches below runoff chute.
Humid all week, mushrooms and fungi sprouting.
Pumpkin plants are thriving.
Carrot tops are tall.
Poison Ivy is turning red. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-MR-11 | IL | Mercer |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| We received 0.72" of rain in the past week. Our ranch lake is still holding steady at capacity with a light discharge from the overflow. Ground is consistently damp, grass, plants, and pastures are all doing well. Yesterday we had a morning visit from a flock of turkeys, an afternoon ground hog was working the west back yard fence line, and a few late afternoon deer were grazing at the edge of the woods. Pretty nice August weekend !! |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Near Normal
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| Although the pasture and lawn are still more green than I would expect in August, brown spots are showing and growth has slowed. Creeks and river are quite low and the ground is dry. Crops are progressing nicely. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Probably more moisture than usual for this time of year. Yard remains green and garden plants are mostly robust, growing and productive without supplementary hydration. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IN-MD-38 | IN | Madison |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Local rivers and streams appear at normal levels for this time of year. The ground, including fields, appears to be with good moisture with some standing water in low areas. Crops appear to be very healthy. Local construction projects are moving right along. Our lawn and trees are very healthy. I'm still mowing weekly and haven't had to water the lawn yet this year. Flowers and plants are healthy and growing very well. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 8/9/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| rain over past week hot humid |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-BC-9 | IA | Buchanan |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Rain for the week at this location was 1.26 in with the bulk of that being 1.04 in a Friday afternoon storm. So much wind with that storm that rain was probably more than caught in gauge. Zero visibility while the storm was going on. A delivery truck sat in our driveway through the storm. Thought we had gotten by with just some sticks and leaves blown down but discovered a large part of a tree out by the road had been broken off and will require tree service removal. With the rain, high temps, Doctor appointments and a Son and grand daughter back from Calif. last week, the lawns got ahead of us. We finally got most of it mowed yesterday but now have a bunch of sweeping to do and with it thundering right now and the forecast for the week ahead, things may not look pretty for awhile. Haven't been out to see what the crop damage may have been with Friday's storm. Prior to that crops and pastures were looking good. Again, Gardens not so much. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-HR-16 | IA | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| 0.68 of rainfall last week. Lawns are looking better and crops continue to look good |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-PL-9 | IA | Plymouth |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Another week with minimal precipitation. We recorded .26 inches of rain for the week. Not enough to have much of an impact of the dry conditions. Temperatures were still very warm. Our relief was the cool downs at night. Unirrigated crops, lawns and gardens are showing the lack of precipitation. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| We continue to get several showers through out the week. Crops look look good. Lawns and pastures doing well. It has been a challenge to get hay up with being rained on this summer. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Nearly 2.5in rain this past week and with cooler temperatures this week. Lawns and crops look good to excellent. Rivers and lakes are at or near normal.
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| 8/9/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.46” rain this week. Creeks low, seeps just damp rock faces. More hay down, some beans are yellowing already, all crops looking good. Tall Ironweed is blooming. Native to KY, good for bees and butterflies, robust, and beautiful purple flowers. Also Partridge Pea for our bobwhite and black & brown-eyed susans. We're fond of native plants. Walnuts and fruit trees dropping leaves. Hummingbirds going through 4 cups of juice a day. A few turkeys but still no poults. Fawns and deer out. |
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| 8/9/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.0 in rainfall this week. South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana at 5.09 ft, 176 ft3/sec (above normal) flow. Tree leaves showing pronounced yellow cast. Farmers cutting hay. Still watering my gardens. Fawns still with spotted coats. Squirrels starting to cut shagbark hickories. Nuts seem a bit smaller than usual. |
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| 8/9/2026 | ME-LN-13 | ME | Lincoln |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| I reported severely dry last week, but we have had a little rain. The dried up grass has greened up a little and the droopy plants are less droopy. Water bodies still are not severely depleted. |
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| 8/9/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.98" rain for week. Sunchoke, jewel week, joe pye in bloom. golden rod nearing peak. |
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| 8/9/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Yards are brown and crispy and the garden needs water. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Only 0.03” in the preceding seven days – in fact, that’s our total for August to date. Will stick with “near normal” for now, living large off of July’s bounty – but the medium range models aren’t exactly promising and will probably need to switch to mildly dry next report. Things are growing pretty well – decorative and veggie plantings are doing nicely (some augmented with drip hoses) and native species and grasses look pretty good. Starting to see some signs of the shorter days in the veggie garden, and there are a few tinges of autumn color here and there. Pond is at control depth and wildlife activity is normal. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| The effects of the heavy rain received at the end of July are finally starting to fade. The vernal pools that had been refilled are starting to dry out. Water levels in Bassett Brook and the Hoosic river have dropped but are still somewhat above normal for late summer. Lawns are green and growing fast without the usual August brown patches. Goldenrod, Joe Pye Weed, Milkweed and Queen Ann's Lace are abundant in the fields. Lots of mushrooms in the woods. Gardens are well watered and producing well. Hiking and biking trails on Mt Greylock still have multiple wet sections. Evenings are alive with the buzz and trill of late summer insects. Dawns are quieter with fewer birds defending their territories.
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| 8/9/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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| With 2.19" of rain in the past week combined with 5.36" in July, we're now at 92% of PRISM normal with 27.38" YTD. The drought monitor has upgraded this area to D0 from D1. Some drainage ditches are holding water after being bone dry at the start of the summer. The grass is growing again and vegetation is lush. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| 2.47 inches of rain during the past week, grass green and lush, local\ streams at normal levels, vegetables being picked, night sounds of undetermined origin are back, banner hibiscus year, hummimgbirds very busy even at midday. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| The dog days of August have arrived - hazy, hot and humid. A Bermuda high brought the high temps and humidity, bringing another heat wave for several communities around Boston. Today's forecast is that Boston will reach the 90s today as well, a little less common as the weather conditions are measured at Logan airport, sitting in the harbor with water on three sides. These conditions brought a few evening thunderstorms and 0.88" of rain. Many locations received more depending on where the clouds passed through. These systems brought rainbows too.
The rain has helped reduce the drought conditions. Plants are responding, flowers are everywhere and farmers markets are full of a variety of fresh vegetables.
The pollenator garden is still full of action, at least a dozen different types of bees are regulars there (I have been trying to identify them - unofficially without microscopes and all). There are a variety of wasps, dragon flies, several butterflies, including the sixth Monarch I have seen in the past few weeks. It's amazing how much goes on in a little area of only about 200 square feet. Finally, the nighttime bugs are back too. It seems very late in the season to hear crickets and other sounds, but at least it's not silent for the entire summer. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MI-BN-3 | MI | Berrien |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| For the week ending 8/9/2026, conditions were MODERATELY DRY. The 7-day cumulative precipitation total of 0.09 inches was 88% below the 13-year (2009-2022) average of 0.78 inches and in the “moderately dry” range; the 30-day total of 1.57 inches was 54% below the expected 13-year average of 3.42 inches and in the “severely dry” range; and the 90-day total of 12.63 inches was 23% above the expected 13-year average of 10.25 inches and in the “near normal” range. The 7-day water balance was -0.57 inches (0.09 inches of rain minus 0.66 inches of evapotranspiration). There was 1 day of measurable precipitation, with 0.09 inches on the 6th. Temps ranged from 84 F (on the 7th) to 61 F (on the 3rd), with average Hi/Lo temps of 81/66 F (0/0 relative to last week). Precipitation Trends—August to Date: 0.27 inches (down 0.97 inches, 22% of PRISM Normal); Year to Date (2026): 31.13 inches (up 6.64 inches, 127% of PRISM Normal). Unseasonably cool temperatures and low humidity continued this week, resulting in limited use of AC. The lawn has recovered somewhat from earlier in the summer. Dry conditions have required daily watering of roses and a prized European Beech tree. Yellowed leaves of the Eastern Cottonwood have been dropping at a slow but consistent pace since late July, a normal occurrence. Bird activity at the feeders now consists primarily of American Goldfinches and House Finches. A rarity was two Green Herons foraging along the margins of Crescent Lake one morning. Katydids have begun their nighttime choruses. I've noticed an apparent uptick this year in the commercial growing of melons in the local area. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| This week wraps up under near normal conditions. The gauge catch captured 0.12 inches of rain but the humidity has been oppressively high throughout the week and temperatures have never gotten beyond the mid-80s. Cloud cover has also been common. Surface soils are starting to dry and lawns are still mostly lush and green. Local agriculture remains robust which is spilling over into farmers’ markets and roadside produce stands. The beaches have been busy but not as much as the prior weeks and a variety of outdoor activities remain strong. There seems to be a certain sense that summer, while still strong, has peaked. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MI-OK-184 | MI | Oakland |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| The grass has grown a little bit in some spots, enough for us to warrant cutting it yesterday. But as I walk around the neighborhood, I'm still seeing large sections of grass that's still yellow. We haven't really gotten much rain over the past couple of weeks (<.25" this week). Some of the other plants I'm seeing also look a little bit wilted as they have been. Nothing major, just enough to call it dry. We've got a storm system tracking east across Michigan but I'm not holding my breath for it to produce meaningful amounts of precipitation for us as they all seem to break apart and weaken before reaching us. Will take anything we can get, though. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| Sandy soil conditions. 1.14" of precip from August 3 to August 9. Fire Danger is Moderate. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MI-WS-81 | MI | Washtenaw |
Moderately Dry
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| Dry conditions affect activity on the nearby river. Enthusiasts may need to carry canoe or float across some areas. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Business & Industry Energy Fire Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions Society & Public Health Tourism & Recreation Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.43" of rainfall was recorded this past week. Today's report= 64°, 93% humidity, overcast & calm with morning dew and an air quality index of 43 at the 6:00 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 USA Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/mrbzapds Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/5n8excd5 YTD Precipitation in this area= 22.05" which is 0.47" less than average. Wildfire activity map= https://tinyurl.com/4j9khhan NWS-issued Hazardous Weather Outlook= https://tinyurl.com/mrxmtbdb |
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