| 7/26/2026 | AL-CN-21 | AL | Calhoun |
Moderately Wet
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| Soil is saturated and soft in parts from heavy rainfall from past week and continued rain.
No flooding occurred, but low parts remain muddy. Tress and plants are saturated. |
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| 7/26/2026 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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| Monsoon moisture with thunderstorms continued with measurable rain everyday but one. A total of 1.20 inches fell for the week. Highs were warm to hot with a high of 90° on Thursday and Friday. The low of the week was 56° last Sunday and Wednesday. Winds were fairly calm except for some gusts during storms. The surrounding wildland and open areas are starting to get green with sprouting plants and new growth on other plants and grasses. A lot of Queen Anne's lace are blooming. Finches were observed around the bird bath and saw the frog at the pond. Also, saw a garter snake. |
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| 7/26/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Moderately Dry
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| Another summer week of some marine layer overcast in the morning and sunny afternoons. Our outside sensor read 80 deg yesterday, which is hot for us here on the coast. We've had several harvests of plums and blueberries in our gardens and the local farmer's markets are offering more summer produce. Lots of tourists in the area and ocean conditions have been favorable for water sports and fishing, though a warning is in place for sneaker waves at the beaches. No rain this month, as is usual for the dry season and no rain in the forecast, but wells seem to continue to be healthy--have not seen water trucks in the area yet. |
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| 7/26/2026 | CO-PW-49 | CO | Prowers |
Severely Dry
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| All irrigation canals are out of water, ponds are dry, well went dry weeks ago. The small amounts of rain we get are dry and gone by the next day. Daily Temps of 100 to 105 and nights in the 70s do not offer much hope for anything that is even watered.
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| 7/26/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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| I’ve put “Near Normal”, but for the past several years, July has been dry, and THIS July we’ve had about 2X the 30-yr average rainfall, so comparatively, we’re a little wet. But we’ll call it “Normal”. It’s wonderful to have moist soil even at the bottom of the shovel’s reach. |
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| 7/26/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Moderately Dry
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| No change. |
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| 7/26/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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| General: The good news for this week is that we reached July's 6 year average in moisture: We reached .49" and expected .466". We're still low for the year, of course, but the rain gave the plants and animals (including human animals) some respite from the heat.
Agriculture: The mustard and wheat are both ripe and in seed, so it didn't make much difference to them. Again, I applaud the wisdom of our neighbors for using dryland farming methods rather than depleting the ground water.
Energy: We created 82.74 kWHR of energy yesterday, and only used 26.17 kWHR, sending the rest to Idaho Power. This is a testament to the amazing benefits of home solar. We received a notice from Idaho Power that we could expect power outages as usage swelled during this heatwave, and it was refreshing to know that our house runs on solar all day (and into the night, with a backup battery).
Fire: Risk is high, of course. We're tinder dry.
Plants/wildlife: Plants are drying out, as normal, and birds are starting some flocking behavior. The ground squirrels are not underground (normal), and we're hearing a baby owl at night.
water: Again, we exceeded our long-term 6 year average for July, which was wonderful after the winter and spring of drought. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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| A Roller Coaster week with temperatures and humidity. Started out warm and humid, then mid week a brief but very welcome break from it and then a brief short of rain at weeks end and then a long come the jump in humidity and temperatures. The little amounts of rain are not adding up to much of any benefit. Today is going to likely be the warmest with highest heat index we have had so far this summer. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IL-CP-179 | IL | Champaign |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| The past week I only recorded .22" of rain. For the month only 1.21" of rain. It is getting to the point that the ground is drying up (see attached photo from my backyard). With that being said my grass is still growing and I am still mowing at least once a week. Driving in the countryside in my neck of the woods I notice that the corn ears are coming along nicely,and some of the soybean fields are looking very bushy. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Lawns are starting to brown and go dormant. Potted plants and some garden plants have needed supplemental watering during periods of temps in the upper 80s with no clouds. Other plants are healthy. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Near Normal
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| Pond a few inches below runoff chute.
Smoky air Sunday and Monday.
Abundant butterflies and bees.
Queen Ann’s Lace and Chickory in bloom.
Tomatoes are ripe. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Mildly Wet
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| Things are getting closer to the normal dry down for mid summer. Pasture and lawn are green and still showing growth but closer to normal late July levels. Crops are looking very good subject to verifying pollination was successful. Creeks are dropping close to normal levels but river is still up. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Near Normal
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| Soils still slightly moist beneath surface, but some garden plants are slightly wilted. Small streams very low or dry. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IN-NB-48 | IN | Noble |
Mildly Dry
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| Just dry to the point where leaves are starting to droop. It rained last weekend, so we're due a good rain. It's supposed to rain this evening. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IA-DV-7 | IA | Davis |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| Very little moisture in the last 30 days. Pastures are very poor. Hay regrets is severely affected. Corn and beans are suffering. Very high temperatures are expected for the next 10 days. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IA-PL-9 | IA | Plymouth |
Moderately Dry
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| Very again this past week. very little precipitation for the week, just over .25 inches of rain fell. Lawns and gardens without irrigation are showing the stress of the heat and lack of precipitation. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| Very hot and humid. Crops look good. A lot trees and bushes showing effects of Japanese beetle infestation from a few weeks ago. Pastures and lawns still doing well. Creeks and ponds normal. |
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| 7/26/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Mildly Dry
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| Basically a hot and humid week with a couple of cooler days with nearly no rain, 0.07in. Things are still green, it is summer conditions. Crops look good. Rivers are at normal level. |
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| 7/26/2026 | KY-BE-9 | KY | Breathitt |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are near normal for this time of year. Grass and foliage are very green. Lawns, grass require cutting at least once a week which is very normal for this time of year. Ground is not too hard nor soft when digging during installation of a play set. |
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| 7/26/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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| 0.57” rain for the week. Creeks and seeps low. Ponds dropping. Tuesday's storms missed us, sliding past east and west of us. Hot and humid until Thursday, then porch-sitting weather. Crops looking good, grass is really growing. Does, fawns, & yearlings, turkeys out during the day. |
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| 7/26/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Licking River at Cynthiana at 4.96 ft (normal) and 105 ft3/sec (normal). Total rainfall this week was 0.93". Mowed all pastures this week; growth was spotty with lots of broadleaves. Some tree leaves showing some slight yellow color already. |
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| 7/26/2026 | ME-LN-30 | ME | Lincoln |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Continued dry, 0.11 inches of rain for the week. Small stream on property has no flow with small wet area at culvert. Grass has turned brown, only growth is in shaded area. No problem with well. |
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| 7/26/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Yards are turning brown and crunchy. Garden needs watering and streams are running a little low. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MD-WR-31 | MD | Worcester |
Near Normal
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| The heavy rain this past week, which totaled 4.60 inches, has brought conditions close to normal. The month to date rain total is now 5.82 inches, and more rain is possible over the next few days. With the 4.81 inches during June, the total for the summer so far is 10.63 inches, which is almost the average for the entire summer. The total for the year so far is now 23.14 inches, which is getting close to the average, and wipes out the deficit that was observed during the spring. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Mildly Wet
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| Time to change the rating. We received 3.83” in the preceding week. This brings our July catch to date to 9.02” – by far our biggest July catch since we started measuring, and the forecast indicates we’re not done. We’ll gladly take it – we’re not far removed from PRISM average for the entire water year at this point, and we only got about 70% of normal last water year. Got an aquifer to recharge, eh? Soils are nicely moist – pulled garlic yesterday (albeit from a bed that benefits from drip irrigation too). Grass growth seems to be entering seasonal, rater than moisture-related, slowdown. Bogs show a good cranberry crop on the way. Pond level slightly high for this time of year. Wildlife activity is normal – osprey activity is way down. One sad note: our remaining cygnet seems to have been taken by a predator. There’s no lack of them around here… |
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| 7/26/2026 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| Over an inch of rain last week has kept the vegetation growing and temporarily increased the flow in the Hoosic River and Bassett Brook. Lawns and fields are green and growing with no sign of water stress. Gardens continue to do well. Coyotes have been active with nightly howling sessions. A pair of turkeys with a half dozen poults and numerous adult and young rabbits have been patrolling the yard. A mountain bike ride yesterday on Mt Greylock found the trails mostly dry with some muddy sections. Lots of people out hiking the mountain in the cool sunny weather. More mushrooms have been sprouting in the woods. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Mildly Dry
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| With 1.2" of rain this week the MTD total is now 4.78". We're slowly returning to normal but the ground has been quick to drink up the water. Local streams and brooks are still only at a trickle and drainage ditches are pretty much dry again. The grass has perked up and is much greener this week. Trees do not seem to be stressed. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Dry
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| 1 inch of rain this past week, 4.13 inches so far this month, ground is a bit wetter but still a bit dry, lawn is pretty green for late July, local vegetables coming in, predicted heavy rain later this week should put us in the near normal category |
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| 7/26/2026 | MI-AN-25 | MI | Allegan |
Mildly Dry
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| Our conditions this past week were Mildly Dry with no rain. Daily high temperatures were a little below seasonal average for this time of year going into the low-80's or mid-70's(F) every day. The air quality with the high levels of hazardous wildfire smoke noted last week, has improved greatly this week as the smoke cleared early in the week. Lightning bugs are flashing after dark. Lawns are turning brown and grass growth has slowed/stopped except for crab-grass, which is doing just fine. Grass in sunnier locations is getting crispy (see photos). |
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| 7/26/2026 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Mildly Dry
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| This week conditions conclude mildly dry. Although only 0.09 inches of rain fell this week, overnight recoveries have tended to be humid with mild temperatures. Surface soils are dry, even dusty, but soils further down are retaining moisture. Some parts of the lawn are drying out whereas other areas of the lawn are lush and green and require regular mowing. The red maple trees are showing signs of heat stress. The corn has really shot up in height and is showing up at local produce stands. Outdoor recreation remains robust; weekend traffic from out-of-state tourists has been heavy. Overall, this week was not as oppressively hot as the prior week. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Near Normal
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| Sandy soil conditions. 0.20" of precip from July 20 to July 26. Fire Danger remains High. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Mildly Dry
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| Another streak of “Extreme Heat Warning” announcements for much of the latter part of the week along without any Rain. Sprinkling has become mostly futile since no matter how much water is used, they grasses continue to brown-out. All surface and potted plants are doing ok with daily watering and sometimes twice a day. Lake levels have continued to noticeably drop.
Forecast: Continued Heat through Wednesday with Temps dropping barely to the high 60’s. A chance for some Thunderstorms mid-week up to .5” total Rain. Anything is welcome. Mostly Sunny skies and light Winds. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MN-HN-285 | MN | Hennepin |
Near Normal
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| While its been hot lately, in this area plants are still green and healthy. We did have one day of heavy smoke but it appears that it didn't affect the plants. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Severely Dry
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| We have had hot days and no real rain. The last round of thunder missed us to the north, but thankfully fell on the BWCAW fires. Lake levels have dropped another several inches, lawns are brown and dormant to dying. Native flowers are pretty sparse and gardens need watering almost daily in the heat. Some bushes were wilting. We have does and fawns around our yard, drinking 5+ gallons of water a day that we leave out. Beavers are leaving dry ponds and heading for lakes, searching for available territory. Fire danger is a concern, mostly kept down by high humidity. Temps in mid-high 90s curtailing outdoor recreation |
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| 7/26/2026 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Mildly Dry
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| No rain here, grass is turning brown, crops looking ok yet. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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| ~0.42" of rain was recorded this past week. Today's report= 74°, 98% humidity, morning dew, mostly clear & calm with mist and an air quality index of 84 at the 5:30 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 NWS-issued Extreme Heat Warning & Hazardous Weather Outlook = https://tinyurl.com/y52fmck6 US Midwest Drought Monitor= https://tinyurl.com/mex7pe92 Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/6rzken2c Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/eucd7raw YTD precipitation in this area= 19.20" or 1.45" less than average. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MN-OL-131 | MN | Olmsted |
Mildly Dry
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| With a total observed precipitation of .59" in the past week, conditions at this station appear to be mildly dry. Plants are still lush and verdant, though the soil is crumbly when squeezed in the hand. The humidity may be helping them along since the last significant rain. Still, the garden is in full bloom and many vegetables are beginning to ripen, specifically zucchini. Bees are present but noticeably fewer than past years. The nearby stream is still flowing but is not as robust. Wildlife is visible at dawn and dusk, seeming to be unstressed about finding water and other sustainance. Hoping, as ever, for more rain but thankful for what has fallen. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Near Normal
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| Weekly precip was 1.38 inches. Hot last Sunday and this Monday and Tuesday (mid to upper 90s). Rain early on Wednesday and cooler temps (mid to upper 80s) that continued Thursday and Friday. Yesterday (sat july 25) brought a very nice rain in the morning with sunshine and a temp back in the 90s in the afternoon. Very humid to extremely humid all week (70s and low 80s dewpoint). Very moist in the short term in the local area and this has been very beneficial for our crops (5.19 inches for July so far and 3.46 is normal). Other areas in surrounding counties (especially to our South) have not been getting such timely and beneficial rains. Very green and lush now as we move deep into summer. |
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| 7/26/2026 | MS-HD-25 | MS | Hinds |
Moderately Dry
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| Grass dying. Extreme heat with no rain, dry soil. |
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| 7/26/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
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Tourism & Recreation
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| Bike and hiking trails getting dusty, close to moderately dry conditions. WMNF fire danger sign at moderate. |
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| 7/26/2026 | NJ-HN-31 | NJ | Hunterdon |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| streams and river running below normal levels |
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| 7/26/2026 | NY-DT-24 | NY | Dutchess |
Near Normal
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| Near Normal – 1.18 of rain Tuesday. We are a half foot below normal for water year. Weekly reducing the deficit by an inch or so. Another inch plus forecast this week.
Comfortable daytime temperatures in the high 70’s – low 80’Sdaytime and 50’s at night. Mowing required weekly. Vegetable farmers tilling, planting and harvesting. Crop corn growing well and tasseling. Mill Road Pond algae in abundance and early. Fire retention pond near normal.
NYC Reservoirs near normal at 87.1% of capacity compared to normal of 90.9%. Consumption is seasonally high at 1.11 billion gallons for the week.
7/26/26 Near Normal – 1.18 of rain Tuesday.. We are a half foot below normal for water year. Weekly reducing the deficit by an inch or so. Another inch plus forecast this week.
Comfortable daytime temperatures in the high 70’s – low 80’Sdaytime and 50’s at night. Mowing required weekly. Vegetable farmers tilling, planting and harvesting. Crop corn growing well and tasseling. Mill Road Pond algae in abundance and early. Fire retention pond near normal.
NYC Reservoirs near normal at 87.1% of capacity compared to normal of 90.9%. Consumption is seasonally high at 1.11 billion gallons for the week.
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| 7/26/2026 | NY-MD-16 | NY | Madison |
Near Normal
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| Grass browning; ground is firm |
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| 7/26/2026 | NY-OG-10 | NY | Onondaga |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.14 inches of precipitation over the past week. Lawns and soil dry. Flowers and shrubs require daily watering. Streams running lower and slower than usual. Golf courses are dry unless supplemental watering is being used. Crops are growing despite the dryness; some local corn is being picked. Overall, mildly dry conditions this week. |
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| 7/26/2026 | NY-OR-33 | NY | Orange |
Near Normal
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| It has rained hard every four or five days so little watering needed this month.A stretch of sunny, comfortable days this week. Hummingbirds are all over the monarda and crocosima flowers, katydids singing all evening. Very cool nights, down to low 50's. Most of the roses aren't flowering now; the remontant ones lost a lot of buds in the last heat wave and are starting over. |
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| 7/26/2026 | NY-SL-21 | NY | St. Lawrence |
Near Normal
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| I'm going to swing us back to Near Normal because the basement is drier than it has been nearly all the warm season (but it is not dry) and the rivers and ditches are not full or overflowing. We had about 1/2" of rain in the past week with normal summer temperatures. Thus, we hit the goldilocks zone of just right: not too hot, too cold, too wet, nor too dry.
Trees are still doing generally fine but there some leaf fall from the apple trees. Stressed trees are already turning color but those trees are rare to see.
In the garden, daises and daylilies are passing peak with phlox coming in well. Blue corn flowers and Queen Anne's lace is doing very well. Lettuce is still producing. The first zucchini has been picked! My tomatoes are just barely changing color now from green to the lightest yellow.
Corn in the fields is person-high now but MANY fields this year are filled with the low waving leaves of soybeans.
For wild animals, bunny stopped by. Swallows have begun their murmurations and pre-autumn gatherings.
Allergies have been low.
I tend to think of dews as a late summer/autumn thing but we've had dews all this warm season. Perhaps only 1-2 days have started dry.
It was a lovely week of extreme nothing: no extreme storms, no heat, no floods, no frosts. Thank goodness. |
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| 7/26/2026 | NY-WN-18 | NY | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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| Conditions remain pretty much the same as reported previously, in spite of the 1.32" of precipitation received within the last week. Brown spots on the grass persist and auxiliary watering of plants and vegetables are still required. The sump pump is still inactive at this time. The bird families are very active with the chicks testing out their new wings. :-) |
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| 7/26/2026 | NY-WC-32 | NY | Westchester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Creeks and streams at normal levels for the season. |
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| 7/26/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Dry
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| Increasing clouds and warm with light winds and evening rain, then mostly cloudy becoming mostly clear and warm overnight with calm winds. The high temperature was around seventy nine degrees, and the low around sixty degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, and Wild Bergamot flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are almost done ripening. Early corn is 84" - 96" tall, late corn is 24" - 36"" 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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| 7/26/2026 | NC-BC-150 | NC | Buncombe |
Near Normal
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| It's been raining. . . 5.47 inches this week! Sweet pepperbush is in full bloom. Gathered a few blueberries and a handful of green beans. |
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