| 3/27/2026 | IN-NB-43 | IN | Noble |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Rec'd .91 inch of rain last evening. No ponding visible in fields/ low areas.Ground was still damp yesterday when walking across the hay field. All ponding from heavy rains has been absorbed or evaporated. Large areas of the hay field show damage to the hay, large low areas are brown, show damage/drowning effects, hoping roots will recover,balance of field has hay up about 3/4" and green with new leaf growth.
Vegetable garden still too wet to work for potatoes and cold crop veggies. Temps were 80 degrees yesterday and down to freezing this morning. Expecting a low of 25 degrees tomorrow morning, many perennials have emerged. Hoping freeze will not damage. |
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| 3/27/2026 | IN-TP-29 | IN | Tippecanoe |
Moderately Wet
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| 1.38" under overcast skies, with 2-5mph SSW breeze |
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| 3/27/2026 | KS-LN-6 | KS | Linn |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| For Jan-Mar of 2026, we are at or above average for rainfall based on long term averages. So... why are things so dry? Two factors: 1) Oct-Dec of 2025 were a total of 2.72" below average, and 2) HEAT - crazy HEAT - we've had multiple days in a row above 90 in early March and one day at 96 degrees. Monthly average rainfall for Jan-Mar just can't handle the evaporation that comes with mid 90s and wind. I recently tilled the soil down to 7" deep and every thing is very dry - never seen a March like this. Winter crops were frozen by a hard freeze in February followed by 1" of snow, then came the HEAT. Until we get some heavy rains to make up for #1/#2 points above, we're really droughty. |
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| 3/27/2026 | MD-HW-44 | MD | Howard |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No effect |
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| 3/27/2026 | MO-CP-7 | MO | Cooper |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| We have received 0.21 in. of rain this week and soil conditions are good. I flipped the soil of my canna beds over last weekend and the soil was drying out nicely from last week's snow and bit of rain. The temperature rollercoaster hasn't been fun though. The high went from 92°F to 52°F two days later then back to 93°F a few days later only to drop back to the lower 50's the following day. A friend calls it "weather whiplash" and she is right! Last weekend it felt like Summer and everyone was out doing yardwork, mowing, and barbequing, or a combination thereof. My thermostat is probably confused flipping it back and forth so much from heat to cool. My tulips started blooming this week and the forsythia bush is pushing out a few more blooms. The snow and freeze last week did a lot of damage to the daffodils, peach tree, and other flowering bushes and trees. They would have been gorgeous this year. I have also noticed wild plum trees started flowering this week. Surprisingly the birds are hitting the seed feeders again this week. |
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| 3/27/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Cloudy and warm with moderate winds and rain, then mostly cloudy and cold overnight with moderate winds and rain. The high temperature was around sixty degrees, and the low around twenty six degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. More small flocks of Canadian Geese are present. Crocuses are blooming. Daffodils are springing up. More flocks of small song birds are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. Some liquid manure is being spread. |
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| 3/27/2026 | NC-BC-1 | NC | Buncombe |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Another very dry week with less than 0.1" of rain. With vegetation coming out with very warm temperatures, plants will become stressed. |
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| 3/27/2026 | NC-GS-63 | NC | Gaston |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
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| Very little precipitation lately. Vegetation is dry, statewide burn ban in effect since last week. Tree pollen has been high but grass and weed pollen remain low. No significant rainfall in the forecast. |
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| 3/27/2026 | NC-JC-22 | NC | Jackson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Soil is drying out and creek flows are below normal. Spring plantings will require watering in as rainfall is significantly decreased for past 5 months. Above average temps for month increasing evaporation. Creek temp nearby already up to 58F degrees . |
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| 3/27/2026 | NC-WK-203 | NC | Wake |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Rainfall for the week was only a trace. The extended period of dryness continues with the six month deficit around 9 inches. Stream flow is very low and there is only limited soil moisture available. There has been sporadic reports of grass fires in the area as well. |
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| 3/27/2026 | TX-GM-16 | TX | Grimes |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain in weeks, though no change in plant color seen |
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| 3/27/2026 | VA-HG-8 | VA | Highland |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Irrigating planted crops daily. While excavating a trench in a garden bed to plant asparagus, found soil to be very dry to at least 8 inches. Soil cracked in many areas due to dryness. Optimal precipitation for crops 1-2" per seven days. As of March 16th when planting of cool weather crops began we have received 0.98' of rain/melted snow |
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