| 7/27/2026 | CO-BO-596 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| We’ve received 0.59” to date for July, 40% of normal. We’re in a heat wave, and it got to 100F both weekend days at my house. We’re in the 10th month of drought… year to date 7.57” 65% of normal, water year to date 9.05” 62% of normal. Monsoons not materializing in my area of Boulder. All vegetation except well-watered lawns looks crispy. |
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| 7/27/2026 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
Energy
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Seven straight days of triple digit temps. Trees are losing leaves. Browner and browner. Panting birds, if that's possible. Arkansas River just a trickle. AC and fans can barely touch the heat. Livestock is very stressed. Flies are very thick. I thought that was supposed to indicate rain coming? Not here.County fair was last week, ending Saturday. Numbers down, partly due to excessive heat. |
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| 7/27/2026 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.18" of rain last week. Little to no moisture registers in the top 6 inches of soil, likely due to the heat. The vegetation still looking a bit better than earlier in the month. Less smoke here after the monsoon rains doused fires near the Colorado-Utah border, near Ouray, various locations in Utah. Lots of air conditioning used this week. |
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| 7/27/2026 | CO-JF-617 | CO | Jefferson |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Only 0.12" of rain has fallen in the last 4 weeks, with no single event exceeding 0.04" and daily temperatures approaching or exceeding 100 degrees. Monsoon storms have been regularly predicted but haven't delivered. Overnight low was 78 degrees. No end to this pattern is in sight. |
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| 7/27/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Soil moisture lvels remain near normal and trees and vegetation are showing no signs of water stress due to recent rainfall activity. |
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| 7/27/2026 | FL-PN-99 | FL | Pinellas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Only a little rain this last week, a total of 0.32” spread over four days. But we really are getting close to our rainy season. In addition, we have a large area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic, and it’s heading in our general direction. Most of central and south Florida remain under severe water use restrictions for lawn watering. |
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| 7/27/2026 | FL-SW-1 | FL | Suwannee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Energy
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| Ground cracking, plants withering and dying, need to start hand watering. Horridly hot with high feel like temps. Rivers and springs not flowing and drying up. Still under a Level 2 watering ban. People have short tempers and high energy bills. |
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| 7/27/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Tile lines are dry,pond is dropping quickly, grass is turning brown only the weeds are growing.Crops look good but could use some water. The well is still supplying abnormal water. |
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| 7/27/2026 | IL-KN-121 | IL | Kane |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Although July's total precipitation is at 3.88", only .18" has fallen since July 5. Plants are looking a little parched with lawns showing brown patches. Neighbors and myself have done some watering, but no additional water restrictions have been placed on the community. |
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| 7/27/2026 | IL-MD-53 | IL | Madison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 7-20-26 to 7-26-26: Conditions are near normal following a period of mildly dry conditions as a result of receiving 1.81 inches over the last two days of the reporting period. Turf gives slightly underfoot but does not release water. Surface puddles are noted in low shaded areas. Drain tiles 12 to 18 inches deep have minimal flow. Man made and sinkhole ponds are near overflow stage. ETo turf for the period was 0.50 inches resulting in a precipitation surplus of 1.31 inches. Tensiometer set to 18 inches deep in heavy clay soil ranged from 81 cb to 90 cb dropping to 88 cb following the heavy rain yesterday. |
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| 7/27/2026 | IN-WY-24 | IN | Whitley |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Less than 0.20" since July 19. Lawns are browning across my 22-mile commute to work. When topsoil is visible, it appears very dry. |
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| 7/27/2026 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| I have been on vacation the past week and this is what I returned to. The high humidity and heat continue to bring out the unwanted weeds and fast growing grass on lawns. Field corn continues to develop ears following tasseling. Field ponding from heavy rains beginning of month still have not dried up. |
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| 7/27/2026 | KS-DG-84 | KS | Douglas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| recent rain; vegetation green |
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| 7/27/2026 | KS-SG-174 | KS | Sedgwick |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| The extreme heat is affecting plants…as expected. Many farmers had soybeans planted the first of July and are concerned if they will make it through this 105 degree heat. Gardens need watering often. |
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| 7/27/2026 | ME-KX-6 | ME | Knox |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Only .32 inches of rain in last 30 days, haven't mowed grass in 3 weeks, after good hay yield in first cutting, little growth for 2nd cutting. |
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| 7/27/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.45" rain for week in one event. entering forage dearth with hostas in bloom. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MA-HD-38 | MA | Hampden |
Moderately Dry
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| In my opinion, we are sitting the fence between mildly and moderately dry, 5 days since a significant rain, and expect rain again tonight, just in the nick of time. Any outdoor plants require watering. The Connecticut River shows her shallows, so our boathouse has put markers out for warning all but the most flat of kayaks/canoes. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MA-WR-28 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Some improvement but still well behind normal. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MA-WR-44 | MA | Worcester |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Lawn grass extending brown areas, garden needing lots of watering, reservoirs down. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| garden and grass are needing water daily |
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| 7/27/2026 | MN-DS-66 | MN | Douglas |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| little rain since early July. grass is turning brown. Some leaf fall from stressed trees. Area lakes/rivers are down. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MN-LW-5 | MN | Lake Of The Woods |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Have had almost 6" of rain this month currently. Water is ponding in the lower parts of fields and soil is generally saturated. Streams are flowing at rates more common to late may then late July. Vegetation growth is excellent and drying days are needed here. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MN-MR-20 | MN | Morrison |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| We have not received much rain in the last three weeks. The lawns are now dry and going dormant. I need to water the garden this week as soil moisture has been depleted. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MN-SR-121 | MN | Stearns |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Extreme heat and lack of moisture have led to drying out of lawns and low water levels in bodies of water. Most lawns are turning brown. Some fields have areas of crops damage from lack of moisture. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MN-WG-47 | MN | Washington |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| Precipitation in the gauge for the past week was 0.15", since July 1st it was 2.29", since January 1st it was 13.55"; average precipitation for the Twin Cities area January 1st through July 26th is 18.28"; lawns and some trees are showing stress; local corn and soybean crops appear to be doing well; water in surface ponds is noticeably down; the St Croix River level at Stillwater is 75.3' and trending down. |
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| 7/27/2026 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain and very high temperatures causing dry conditions |
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| 7/27/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| Temperatures were below normal most of this week until yesterday and today. High temperatures reached 99 degrees here yesterday and 101 degrees today. I received 0.17 inches of rain this week. The soil is drying out from hot temperatures and sunshine. The soil is dry at the surface and to a depth of 6 inches. The trees and grass are turning brown and showing stress. Conditions are mildly dry. Precipitation for July to date is 2.37 inches, 0.69 inch below normal (77 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 18.72 inches, which is 0.98 inch below normal (95 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 2.48 inches below normal (90 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the bird bath are about the same as last week. Approximately 20 species of birds (about 100 to 120 birds visit each day). Most plants are wilting during the day. Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is slightly below normal. Area creeks and ponds are also below normal. Nearby corn and soybean fields look slightly dry but are growing well. |
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| 7/27/2026 | NE-LA-19 | NE | Lancaster |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Only 0.35" of rain over the last week. Extreme heat over the weekend dried out lawns and plants. Creeks are down to a trickle. |
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| 7/27/2026 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Moderately Dry
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Business & Industry
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Relief, Response & Restrictions
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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 2.66, inches the past seven days [Sunday-Saturday].
River and stream volume the past week of this CMR decreased the previous four days, their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday, 7/26/2026; one covered >10% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station moving at a slow volume, with no observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west also decreased its flow over its fall, covering, now, about 15% of its respective fall, moving at a similar volume with no observable turbidity.
The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station had observable play all days, one between rain drops. The ground around this station is dry and firm to walk on, once again. Grass and weeds did not require maintenance. Active Birds around this station included; House Finch, Crows, Pigeons, Gold Finch, a hummingbird and Cardinals. The Song Bird feeder was refilled this week and was entirely consumed and refilled this week. The Thistle Feeder was filled Sunday April 26, 2026 for the first time. As of this report, 5-3/10” has been consumed for a total weekly consumption of 5/10ths from the previous week.
The Hummingbird Feeder was filled for the first time on 5/10/2026 and had observable use for the first time on 6/25. The Hummingbird feeder weighed 1007g on 7/26, 107g consumed or 10% usage the previous seven days was not refreshed and had lots of observable use.
Neighborhood squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits were all observed adjacent this station the past week. No Honey bees, Bumble Bees or wasps were observed the previous week. Temperatures the past week had normal to slightly below normal seasonal highs. Was warm, and humid. Lighting Bugs / Fireflies first flash was observed on 06/17/2026. Over the past week, that frequency, decreased to less than 10 flashes per minute around this station.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 5.66 inches of precipitation. There has been 77 days of precipitation the previous 205 days of CY2026 [1/1/2026 to 7/25/2026] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
22.88”, compared to 83 days of precipitation and a [CY] total of
30.21” the same [year to date] in CY2025. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 7.33” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2024- 34.07”
YTD2023- 27.46”
YTD2022- 27.03”
YTD2021- 28.92”
YTD2020- 25.71”
YTD2019- 37.79”
YTD2018- 33.58”
YTD2017- 27.76”
YTD2016- 26.38”
YTD2015- 22.91” (First full Year)
The TWELVE year running average total precipitation for this station is: 28.72 inches, decreasing (slightly) this stations total deficit to 5.84” less then the 12 year average and this year continues as the DRIEST year this CMR has been posted by 0.03”. 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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| 7/27/2026 | NM-LN-36 | NM | Lincoln |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| General Awareness: This report covers the period 13-26 July 2026. During this period significant rain was received, most of which occurred while we were away and reported as a multi-day obs from 17-23 July totaling 1.46 inches. In addition to this an additional 0.24 inch of rain was received, for a total of 1.70 inches for the period of this report. This brings the July MTD total to 3.19 inches, +0.38 inch above and 114% of the NOAA July MTD normal and +0.15 inch above and 105% of the PRISM July MTD normal. YTD precip total is now 7.49 inches, -0.09 inch below and 99% of the NOAA YTD normal and -1.41 inches below and 84% of the PRISM YTD normal. We returned to our property at the end of the multi-day obs period to find that all indigenous grasses are now fully green. The soil has retained a damp texture thanks to daily measurable rain amounts since our return. As in my last report 2 weeks ago, I continue to classify our station as MILDLY WET.
Fire: BLM has now downgraded the Fire Hazard to MODERATE at the Fort Stanton Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area (closest border approx 1.6 miles ENE of my location). Identical to my last report - no new fire activity has been reported within the local area of my station. A few small fires have occurred in Lincoln County in the past week. Fortunately all of these have been quickly contained and extinguished thanks to the swift responses of the various fire departments. An open flame burn ban remains in effect for Lincoln County.
Plants & Wildlife: As noted above, our grasses are now fully green, which is always a notable event for us! Identical to my last report - deer, elk, bunny and jack rabbits, wild turkeys, humming birds, and other migratory and indigenous birds observed on our property appeared healthy and normal. Numerous young deer, young elk and young turkeys have been spotted. Bats have also been observed flying around our house after dark.
Water Supply & Quality: During the multi-day obs period, the majority of the precip was the result of severe thunderstorms in our local area as well as west of our station. Subsequently, considerable heavy tree debris has been washed down Rio Bonito and has almost fully dammed the West side of the Box Canyon Trail Bridge culvert where I normally make my river level observations. In spite of the heavy debris blockage there was still a mild and audible flow under the bridge, when observed on the afternoon Wednesday 23 July and again this evening, Sunday 26 July. The water level had decreased from a normal level on Wednesday to a SLIGHTLY LOW level when observed this evening. Photos from both days obs are attached. The heavy debris damming the bridge is to be removed this week. (Box Canyon Trail Bridge location from Google Earth: 33.4599993 N 105.6052082 W elevation 6596 feet. Rio Bonito is a primary watershed tributary from the Sierra Blanca, Lookout and Buck Mountains, approximately 12 miles SW-WSW of my location, and feeds our local aquafer)
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| 7/27/2026 | NY-AB-23 | NY | Albany |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| We have not had any real rain since last Tuesday. As a result the soil has dried out quite a bit, at least around my house. Many of the soil is quiet light brown and hard. Lawns are drying up, including mine.
Watersheds are low.
This dryness should prevent the upcoming rain event from producing much (if any flooding). In fact, in most cases the rain should be beneficial. |
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| 7/27/2026 | NY-BM-14 | NY | Broome |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Water Supply & Quality
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| Short term rainfall below normal. Half inch of rain this week which equaled the total of the 3 weeks before that, not counting the 1.8 inches on the 19th. Grass has showed some improvement to green with 3 rain events in 10 days. River is running slightly lower than average still for this time of year. |
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| 7/27/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly sunny and warm with light winds, then mostly cloudy and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around seventy nine degrees, and the low around sixty two degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, Horse Nettles 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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| 7/27/2026 | NC-GL-84 | NC | Guilford |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| More than 5" of rain changed the condition from drought to wet, |
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| 7/27/2026 | NC-JC-22 | NC | Jackson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Despite year to date deficit of 12 inches of rain the recent rainfall has caused an explosion of plant, shrub and flower growth. There is an overgrowth of fungus of top of some mulched areas. Flowers look spectacular in pots and in the ground. Nothing beats natural rainfall! The deer however are wreaking havoc on the tender shoots that are just now emerging due to the plentiful rainfall! Streams are still flowing at below average rates once the rain stops. |
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| 7/27/2026 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| We've had 10.37 inches of rain this month. Our pastures, hay fields, Christmas Tree fields are pretty saturated. Water levels in our springs and creek is higher. Therefore the risk of fire is quite low. |
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| 7/27/2026 | OK-MY-12 | OK | Mayes |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No rain this week. For the first time the grass and weeds in the yard feel crunchy underfoot. Some of the understory as well as a few trees in the over story are dropping yellow leaves. Burned a brush pile this week. Complete consumption. Tried a different pile with bigger logs and couldn’t get it started. Pond is down considerably this week and the creek is dry. |
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| 7/27/2026 | PA-BR-41 | PA | Berks |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| We have two stone lined spring boxes that collect water from the back hill. Water is piped to a large pool which was a swimming pool in years gone by. Now a water garden. One spring boxes is dry the second about half full. Water flow into pool just a trickle. Water level down 8” and below overflow. It’s been that way for months. |
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| 7/27/2026 | PA-WT-18 | PA | Westmoreland |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| other than occasional air Quality drops its ben quite nice this weak. |
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| 7/27/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Some rain has helped our drought, although the dry leaves in the woods abound. The garden is grudingly producing some peppers, but beans will not set fruit. A fresh crop of weeds make the chickens happy. Last Friday we had a terrific blast of asphalt odor, which I reported to the Environmental "Report It" website. The response from our long-time contact at air quality was that it could have been all the heavy equipment working the sides of Hwy 701 about
where Mt. Pisgah Cemetery Road is- we're on the other side of that through some trees, and about 1/2 mile away. Here we go again. |
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| 7/27/2026 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Moderately Dry
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| 7/27/2026 | TX-HNT-11 | TX | Hunt |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
Plants & Wildlife
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| A Trace was the total rainfall last week. 2.09” of Evapotranspiration. Temperatures were generally above normal - morning lows in the 70s, afternoon highs in the 90s except two days above 100 degrees F - first one hundred degree days at this station. Heat Index tells what it was really like - everyday was above one hundred with the worst day hitting 125 degrees. Five days under Heat Advisory, two days with Extreme Heat Warning and one day with an Air Quality Alert. The Texas Power Grid shows to be running “Normal Conditions” however, the US Energy Department has issued an emergency order authorizing SSP grid operator to use backup generators as a last resort to avoid the possibility of rotating outages in the coming days. (This affects sixteen others states also.) Ground soil is dry, cracks are getting bigger. Grass in majority of yard has turned brown and is crunchy. Had to put a soaker hose around my gauges and weather station poles. Supplemental watering of container plants needed. Birds are using my water fountains and bird baths like it’s a spa. I don’t mind them using my fountains (even the Grackles) but it is annoying when they chunk the rocks out of them onto the ground. Seeing quite a bit of activity from hummingbirds, bumblebees, dragonflies and butterflies - all my favorites. Prairie restoration plants are looking wilty - they could really use some rain - even Sunflower plants. Story for the week - to quote Pete Delkus, “the gates of hell have opened”. |
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| 7/27/2026 | TX-TN-124 | TX | Tarrant |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| It's hot and dry now but not unlike most July days. We had good rains about 10-15 days ago, with 2.69 inches, and 23.00 inches YTD. We are watering grasses weekly or so, and pots and bed daily. All plants are doing okay. Birds and wildlife are well, too. Area lakes area are full, or nearly so, down to the lowest at 5.0 feet low. |
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| 7/27/2026 | WA-ST-16 | WA | Stevens |
Moderately Dry
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| Extreme dry. Wild fires all around. natural water supply drying up. |
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| 7/27/2026 | WV-JF-15 | WV | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| Received significant rain last Wednesday, but soil, streams, and leaves have quickly returned to their relatively dry state. Soil that stays shades has some shallow surface dampness, but otherwise is dry. Trail use remain relatively high with no mud. Grass and trees are not showing new brown/red spots from dryness, but older patches of discolored leaves have not recovered. Ponds and stream remain low. Shenandoah is flowing more vigorously. Deer remain very bold around human infrastructure. Crickets and frogs have been heard steadily since rain on Wednesday. |
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| 7/27/2026 | WI-CB-4 | WI | Columbia |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
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Tourism & Recreation
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| This is a tough call; I'm going from moderately dry to severely dry. My neighborhood is just under 4 inches below normal from May 1st. The last significant rain of 1.40" was July 8th and 9th. The ground was dry at that time and sank in fast. As of Sunday, the 26th it has been 17 days without rain under very hot sunny skies. This is bad timing as corn is in the silk stage and beans are just blossoming. Corn and beans on light ground are stressed or beyond recovery. Lawns are brown and brittle and roadside ditches are dry along with prairie areas and dead leaves and vegetation in the woods means there is a danger of fires. Pastures are dry and not growing along with alfalfa. Gardens need very regular watering. Wildlife has to travel for water as many ditches and frog ponds are dry as are small marshes. Larger ponds and sloughs are low. The Baraboo River is very low as is the Wisconsin River. Streams are running low and slow. It has been great weather for outdoor construction, putting up hay and outdoor activities. |
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| 7/27/2026 | WI-MW-18 | WI | Milwaukee |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Cooler with near normal temperatures and continued below normal rain.
(21 JUL to 27 JUL)
Precipitation for the period was 0.00”. -0.77” for the period.
Cal yr 21.82, -1.43” below annual seasonal normal.
Evaporation: 1.16”
Water Balance for July: -4.69” deficit
Water Balance from 4/12 to date: -2.84” deficit
Soil Moisture 4” Depth: 200.0 cb – Extreme Dry. Change of -0.0 cb
Soil Moisture 8” Depth: 200.0 cb – Extreme Dry. Change of -0.0 cb
Temperatures averaged 73.4 degrees, -0.5 below normal for the period.
Soil temperatures, for the period, at 2” have averaged 70.4 degrees, 4” average is 71.7 degrees, 8” average is 72.7 degrees and 20” average is 70.8 degrees. -2.1 overall decrease, on average, from the previous period.
Cooler and continued dry week. Set one temperature record, which was a high min temperature on the 27th at 76 degrees.
Soil moisture continues to be maxed out, now 20 days, dry at 200 cb at 4” at 8” which is extremely dry, and it now shows in stressed lawns and plants.
Lawns are going dormant or dying without supplemental irrigation and no mowing for fourth week. Some trees are very stressed and losing leaves or wilting. Day lilies are in bloom and summer hibiscus continue to grow and planter cherry tomatoes are ripening with 10 or so per day being harvested.
Bird activity now is mainly sparrows, some doves, occasional robins. Squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits are out and feeding on grass and seed overspill from bird feeder.
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| 7/27/2026 | WI-WW-37 | WI | Walworth |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Bordering on moderately dry. Grass is browning, as well as some perennial forbs and shrubs. Water levels in lakes and rivers is low, with level in impoundment 3 inches below normal. |
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| 7/27/2026 | WY-FM-21 | WY | Fremont |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Good precipitation put us back to near normal but drying out quickly with temperatures in the high 90s, highest 97°F and unusual at this elevation. River that still has reasonable stream flow for irrigation but lower than normal. Wildlife seems to be concentrating in riparian areas. |
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| 7/27/2026 | WY-HS-29 | WY | Hot Springs |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Water Supply & Quality
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| In my horse and sheep pastures, the only green is knapweed and bindweed, both species also stressed this year (smaller plant size, shriveled leaves). The antelope, sheep, and horses are all eating the bindweed although average height of plants is 2". They will occasionally crop thd knapweed blossoms. In many places the perennial and annual grasses and forbs are so desiccated that the mulch of leaves and stems are blown away, creating areas of blowouts into bare dirt. Already starting to supplement feed which usually doesn't start until late fall. With the dry winter we had very little forb growth, and blooming perennials were scarce. Rangeland vegetation is just crunchy underfoot, many reservoirs and springs dried up, some elk from local herds already down on hay fields. Rain is spotty, and right here, tend to split and go around us. The lengthy above average temperatures have kept any moisture from doing us much good. Neighbors are culling cattle numbers and trying to find hay. Irrigation from the creek has been shut down, although localized flash flooding opened it back up for a bit. |
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