| 6/29/2026 | CO-AU-49 | CO | Archuleta |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture Fire Water Supply & Quality
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| Fire concerns, water restrictions, stress to hay field |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-BO-596 | CO | Boulder |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Though we have received precipitation this month, it is below the long term average. We have had higher than average temperatures, and a precipitation deficit remains.
June to date I have receive 1.1”, 63% of average. Year to date 6.98”, 69% of average. Water year to date 8.46”, 65% of average.
Trees, lawns, and yards which aren’t getting tons of supplemental water look dry. Wildland areas look dry. Grasses are short. Wildflowers are greatly diminished, absent, and/or their timing is off. Springs are dry. Many fields are fallow. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Severely Dry
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| 1.34" rain last week BUT high temps and continuous winds are sucking it right back out. Ground is dry and plants are suffering from the heat. Smoke haze worsens through the day. Does not cool off much during the night. Continued supplemental feeding with several producers consigned to sell this week. Saw 2 buck deer with velvet on their antlers. Fire watch in place for today and tomorrow - at the very least. All fireworks are banned for the area. Fire restrictions in place, countywide. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Severely Dry
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| 0.25" of rain last week but the very strong winds and single-digit humidities made any trace of that water disappear. The soil is dry. Weeds are brown and dry. Juniper and Piñon trees are stressed, showing some brown in them. Cold season grass is dormant. Plenty of deer in the area. They seem to prefer our sumac (which we water occasionally) to our grass for grazing. More Red Flag days than not, some with "Particularly Dangerous Situation" ratings. Thick smoke here several days from fires near the Colorado-Utah border, near Ouray, various locations in Utah. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-GF-97 | CO | Garfield |
Severely Dry
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| Exceptional drought continues. Vegetation suffering and fire conditions very high, and has been so for 20 days. Our region and the entire West is exposed to nearby fires and periodic smoky compromised air quality.
Mom soon not yet stated and conditions are just as dire as anticipated.
Stream temps rising with unseasonably low flows. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-GR-52 | CO | Grand |
Severely Dry
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| Nearly a quarter inch of rain fell here last week which was wonderful but it's been followed by constant red flag days, high temps, and drying winds. Stage 2 Fire Restrictions are in place. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-JF-72 | CO | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Lawn doing okay. Soils in lawn are actually a bit softer than usual due to recent rain events a few days ago. Thistle crop looks a little peaked (a good thing I think). Irises done trying to bloom. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CO-LR-36 | CO | Larimer |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| The 3/10 rain last week barely put a dent in the dry. Followed by 90 degrees and wind, it's nearly all gone already. |
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| 6/29/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Water Supply & Quality
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| Recent rainfal in the past week of over 1.5 inches has returned soil moisture levels for the time being to near normal. Nearby reservoir remins at a normal level. |
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| 6/29/2026 | FL-AL-102 | FL | Alachua |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife
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| Vegetable garden requires irrigation due to infrequent rainfall. In past seven days site has received only .11" of rain, spread across two different days. Sand roads are deep and hard to use. On top of dry spring and winter, this dry June has changed wildlife habits. Forage in woods is very low and deer are breaking into the garden and spending more time in the back yard. Deer are using the livestock water troughs regularly. There is often lightning in the area but with no rainfall, concerned that lightning-strike wildfires are a real possibility. |
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| 6/29/2026 | ID-AD-9 | ID | Ada |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| June 22-29, 2026: a series of storms moving through the area last weekend (26-28th) resulted in a total of 0.93" of rain and inches/feet of SNOW in some central Idaho mountain areas.Cold days and nights. Blustery to gusty winds, lightening, thunder, hail in some areas. Forecasts show dry and warming days this coming week. Soils are saturated. Birds are hungry at the feeders. Shasta daisys and early sunflowers are beginning to bloom. Tall cereal and cheat grasses in the foothills plus overall very dry conditions create a continuing red flag wildland fire danger. Recent rains will not help with the overall drought conditions in Idaho and the west. The area here has not received significant rain since April. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-DP-189 | IL | Du Page |
Near Normal
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| Appears to be near the mildly dry category, likely will be soon due to heat. Upper few inches of soil are dry, with wet soils several inches down. Plants not yet stressed. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-KN-121 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| June gave us nearly an inch and a half more than normal precipitation for the month. Rivers are elevated, but no flooding. Crops and plants in general are doing well and appear lush. Temperatures, particularly during the second half of the month, were near or slightly bellow normal. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-KK-39 | IL | Kankakee |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Two weeks since last report, had 2.52 inches of rain since then. Soil slightly damp currently. Horse Creek tributary at 9000W Rd (1/4 mile south) about 15% full, 15 inch drainage line at that location flowing about 15% full. Basement sump barely at a trickle. Plants are all flourishing. Corn across the road east now 61-72 inches tall, grew 36-37 inches over two weeks, 2.6 inches per day. Corn south of us now 58-71 inches tall, grew 34-39 inches over two weeks, 2.4-2.8 inches per day. Soybeans west of us now 15-23 inches tall, grew 9-12 inches over two weeks, 0.6-0.9 inch per day. Pears now 1.2-1.6 inch diameter, grew 0.2-0.3 inch over two weeks. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-MD-37 | IL | Madison |
Mildly Wet
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| There is a small amount of puddling in fallow farm fields. Creeks and streams are flowing at above normal levels. Ponds and lakes are above normal depth levels. First plant corn is topping out at 7 feet tall. Bean fields are growing at an above-normal pace at this time. Vegitation is above normal moisture content and will not support combustion for wildland fires. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IL-MD-53 | IL | Madison |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| 6/21/26 to 6/28/26: Conditions are Moderately wet as a result of 1.88 inches of rain over the reporting period. Turf is soft and releases water under foot. Drain tiles 12 to 18 inches deep have a moderate flow. Puddles remain in low areas of soil surface. Man made and sinkhole ponds are near capacity, but not at overflow. ETo turf over the period is 0.10 inches. Tensiometer 18 inches deep in heavy clay soil indicates 57 cb today, down from a maximum of 64 cb on 24 June. |
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| 6/29/2026 | IN-TN-1 | IN | Tipton |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Crop excellent shape |
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| 6/29/2026 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| More rain over the weekend that was unexpected. The area hasn't totally dried out from the onslaught of moisture earlier in the month. Wheere not drowned out, the field crops are looking fair to great. Some are still showing the effects of too much moisture with yellow areas of corn and/or soybeans. Some second crop hay was quickly harvested this past week. |
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| 6/29/2026 | ME-LN-30 | ME | Lincoln |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| 1.98 inches of rain for the week. Surface soil mildly wet. Grass growing well. Water flowing in small stream on property. |
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| 6/29/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Near Normal
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| Several afternoon thunder showers this week = 1.71" total. Mid-season flowers in blossom - yarrow, QA Lace, mullein, flea bane, multiflora rose, alsice clover, nightshade. Apples and other fruit progressing nicely. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MA-WR-44 | MA | Worcester |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Water Supply & Quality
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| Lawns are starting to turn brown early, rocks are not showing at the reservoir, gardens need watering. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| grass is growing briskly, a little unusual for late June, garden is growing nicely |
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| 6/29/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Long-term D2 drought continues, with dry or very low wetlands and very low lake levels to the northeast. June rain is improved, over 3" with a normal of 4" and everything is green. So surface moisture is ok, but the water table is low and long-term deficit is unchanged. Heat wave on the way. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MN-LW-5 | MN | Lake Of The Woods |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| Field work is at a standstill after receiving very close to 2" of precipitation in last week. That was preceeded by numerous periods of light rain events. Minor puddling in low spots, streams are still running at what I would call normal level for time of year. Plant growth is excellent. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MN-MR-20 | MN | Morrison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We have received regular rain which has helped alleviate our drought. I have not need to water garden with the rains. Lake level has gone up to almost normal level for this time of year. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health
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| Rain the past week was welcomed but extreme high temperatures predicted this coming week will eliminate any benefits. Expect the deer will be drinking from my bird bath again |
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| 6/29/2026 | MO-MY-2 | MO | Montgomery |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| As of today 6/29 we have recv’d 6.19” of rain in June, which is the high end of Normal, as well as where we stand so far this year. Everything is growing well, grass is green and the woods look very healthy. We are getting really hot this week, but at least have some moisture in the ground. |
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| 6/29/2026 | MO-PT-8 | MO | Platte |
Near Normal
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| The recent amount of rainfall, coming in waves has allowed the soil profile to replenish. Trees and grass and field crops doing well now. bullfrogs and fishing are high on the priority list now. land work has started again. Wtih the longer daylengths and plenty of sunnier days, the ground dries quickly.
Fire risk is low and water levels in rivers and ponds normal.
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| 6/29/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Temperatures were below normal this week until today, which was about 10 degrees above normal. I received 0.02 inches of rain this week. The soil is drying out at the surface, but still moist at a depth of 3 inches. The trees and grass are mostly green but showing some stress. Conditions are near normal. June precipitation is above normal with 4.99 inches of rain (0.36 inch above normal, 108 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 16.35 inches, which is 0.04 inch above normal (100 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.46 inches below normal (93 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the bird bath increased since last week. Approximately 20 species of birds (about 100 to 120 birds visit each day). Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is approximately normal. Area creeks and ponds are also near normal. Nearby corn and soybean fields look moist and are growing well. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NE-LA-19 | NE | Lancaster |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Grass is green. Plants are growing at a quick rate. Heat is starting to build after a cool week. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Moderately Dry
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| Thus far in my “Watershed,” that resides in the “Upper Passaic River” Watershed, that covers from 1.5 miles to the NW to about 1.5 miles to the SE and is about 1 mile in width and in the general shape of a diamond;
There were THREE days with measurable precipitation and zero days with trace precipitation for a total of 0.76”, the past seven days [Sunday-Saturday].
River and stream volume the past week of this CMR maintained their rates of flow over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday afternoon, 6/28/2026; one covered 10% the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station moving at a slow volume, with some observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west increased its flow over its fall, covering about 20% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume, also with some observable turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station had observable play all days. The ground around this station is moist and firm to walk on. Grass and weeds required weekly maintenance. The first Rose bloomed in the morning on 5/22. A few more roses bloomed the past week, but most continue to fade. Additionally; Day Lillies that began to bloom on 6/9, now have 75% that have bloomed with another 30% poised to bloom. Active Birds around this station included; House Finch, Crows, Pigeons were all observed. No cardinals were heard. The Song Bird feeder was NOT refilled this week. The Thistle Feeder was filled Sunday April 26, 2026 for the first time. As of this report, there was significant consumption, now at 2-8/10”.
The Hummingbird Feeder was filled for the first time on Mothers Day 5/10/2026 and for the first time, the early evening on 6/25, a hummingbird was observed using the same. The same was not refreshed this week and had 20g or 2% consumed.
Neighborhood squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits were all observed adjacent this station this past week. Honey bees wasps and a hornet were observed working flowers. Temperatures held the past week to near seasonal normal to warm and humid. Lighting Bugs / Fireflies first flash was observed on 06/17/2026, the past week with an increasing requency rate more than 10 flashes per minute.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 1.92 inches of precipitation. There has been 66 days of precipitation the previous 177 days of CY2026 [1/1/2026 to 6/27/2026] for a “Calendar Year” [CY] total of
17.44”, compared to a total of 76 days of precipitation and a [CY] total of
25.60” the same [year to date] in CY2025. So far, compared to last year, this station has received 8.16” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2024- 29.55”
YTD2023- 23.04”
YTD2022- 25.32”
YTD2021- 22.61”
YTD2020- 21.36”
YTD2019- 22.09”
YTD2018- 27.34”
YTD2017- 23.47”
YTD2016- 20.21”
YTD2015- 20.99” (First full Year)
The TWELVE year running average total precipitation for this station is: 23.25 inches, increasing this stations total deficit to 5.81” less then the 12 year average and this year continues as the DRIEST year this CMR has been posted by 2.77”. Considering the twelve year annual comparable total for this station and total precipation from previous years, is why I believe that it is appropriate to hold this week’s report on the “Moderatly Dry” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: email me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com.
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| 6/29/2026 | NM-BR-183 | NM | Bernalillo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| A couple of showers, cooled things down for a bit but only seemed to temporarily moisten the ground... |
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| 6/29/2026 | NM-SF-121 | NM | Santa Fe |
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| I was surprised to see that I had filed only one condition report in 2026, perhaps because we have had so little precipitation. As of late June, we have received less than 4 inches, and the landscape is looking very dry. A series of storms brought 1.40 inches on June 11, which turned the native grasses green for a while, They are now dry again. as the storms since then have yielded less than 1/5 inch, usually much less. The wildflowers that managed to sprout were about 3 inches high. There are no natural foods and no standing water for the wildlife (deer, ground squirrels, and birds. Wildfire danger in this wildland/urban interface area is high. We are ofren under red flag warnings, and concerned about groundwater. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NY-AB-23 | NY | Albany |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Despite having those two generous rainfalls early last week, the strong June sun has really dried the soil out, enough to call it mildly dry, at least at my place.
I watered lawns are browning again. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NY-SF-103 | NY | Suffolk |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Recent rains and cooler temperatures have kept the top layer of soils not as bone dry. However, all lawns in the area are showing some dried out areas/brown spots or lawn stress. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly sunny and hot with light winds, then mostly clear and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around eighty degrees, and the low around sixty one degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, wild daisies, Avens, Soapwort flowers, aqualegia, Valerian and phlox flowers are in full bloom. Corn is 24" - 30" tall. The second cutting of hay is occurring. The local intermittent stream is still flowing and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 6/29/2026 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| This week we had 3.3 inches of much needed rain restoring us to moderately wet conditions. Water levels in our creeks and springs is higher, the risk of fire is lower and pastures, hay fields and Christmas Tree fields have more moisture in the soils. |
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| 6/29/2026 | OH-AL-15 | OH | Allen |
Mildly Wet
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| This month we have received 5.07 inches which brings the year to date of rain reports to 20.44 inches. We are getting rain at least every 2 days since June 6. The ground hasn't had a chance to dry out completly since June 6. The field crops are growing pretty well except in areas where there has been repeated ponding. I am not sure if all the fields got planted since the ground hasn't had a chance to dry completly in the last 3 weeks and the planting window was so short at the beginning of the month. I have seen farmers in the planted fields with sprayers. There have been plenty of bird and animal activity in the area. News reports have shown areas of the country where there is flooding, and other areas where there are wildfires. There have been some fairly large earthquakes in a couple countries with an area of Venezuela having major damage. |
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| 6/29/2026 | OH-MH-21 | OH | Mahoning |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Long term is wet and past month is dry. 2.04” is less than half of normal and rest of June likely dry. Decent surplus from heavy spring rains. Crops seem OK but there has been a lot more rain just down the street a few miles. Sorta a private flash drought at my house. Would expect some stress to plants and wildlife with the heat wave this week. |
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| 6/29/2026 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
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| The ground is very wet and soggy and there is still standing water in a lot of places after receiving 4.7" of rain this past week. The vegetation is green and lush in our area. The neighborhood pond is back below the top of the dam after running freely over after several days of heavy rain. |
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| 6/29/2026 | OK-MY-12 | OK | Mayes |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| 2.17” this week. Things are wet but drying out fairly quickly with the high temps and the wind. Burned a big brush pile on Thursday. It was a challenge to get started but burned completely including some fairly big logs. Pond is full and there is standing water in the field but no flossing and the trails are no longer muddy. |
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| 6/29/2026 | OR-BN-163 | OR | Benton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| My area has had only one day with greater than 1/2" of rain in recent days. The ground remains quite dry, especially in understory areas. |
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| 6/29/2026 | PA-CH-11 | PA | Chester |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| This one is tough to gauge. Because of sporadic but copious rain at times, everything is green and lush. Streams are fine. Horses have good grazing. Farmers are reaping hay and planting corn. Flowers are in bloom. Trees are green. But we are technically in a drought. So, I will say 'Mildly dry" although the only hint at that are things like the tilling of soil which throws up clouds of dust due to the dry conditions underneath. |
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| 6/29/2026 | PA-MT-113 | PA | Montgomery |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| The ground in our backyard is still lacking any moisture. Looks like clay in spots where there is no grass. We have had periodic rain fall but no change noted. Plants are showing signs of low rain accumulation. Watering is done to prevent the loss of plants and shrubs. |
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| 6/29/2026 | PA-WT-18 | PA | Westmoreland |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| I cant remember what day it was, but I seem to recall a higher than normal rainfall some some last week. |
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| 6/29/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Despite some rain last night, our County is still under extreme drought. The roots of bigger weeds have dry dirt on them when pulled. Some mushrooms are popping, various kinds but are short lived since critters like to eat them. Garden may be productive but right now needs watering daily and plants in pots 2X day. Too hot to be out mid-day. |
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| 6/29/2026 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Near Normal
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| water as needed |
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| 6/29/2026 | UT-SL-96 | UT | Salt Lake |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Fire Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Precipitation so far for the calendar year has been roughly half of average. June has been entirely dry up through 28th with low humidity and frequently windy conditions. Mountain snowpack melted very early and is basically all gone. Fires have been a major news story across the region with fire danger extreme at all elevations. |
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| 6/29/2026 | VT-CH-62 | VT | Chittenden |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Since June 22, I've recorded 0.95" of rain, not unusual for the season. The ground is pleasantly moist and far from soggy. The significant rains of prior weeks have soaked in nicely. Streams are flowing normally for the time of year. Garden plants have not required watering. |
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| 6/29/2026 | WA-SM-6 | WA | Skamania |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No effect, normal for this time of year. |
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