| 8/1/2026 | AZ-MH-25 | AZ | Mohave |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Moderate Drought D1 status along the lower Colorado River valley. This past week Extreme Heat Warning alerts w/ afternoon temps 113F-115F. Very dry & very hot! |
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| 8/1/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| July rainfall was 5.20 inches which is about 1.92 inches above normal. this is only the second month we have been above noraml for the last 12 months |
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| 8/1/2026 | CA-DN-1 | CA | Del Norte |
Mildly Dry
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| WAY off of Normals for July with only .04" precip entire month, both days were fog condensation in tube (but measurable!) YTD we are 68% of normal (down 13.55"), WYTD 79%.
Everything is showing it. Wildflowers seem to be changing off early, Gone are most violets, Boykinia, iris, foxglove; now the whites rule: daisys, Umbellarias, and the yellows/oranges: dandylion, geums, crocosmias; plantain flowering, as well as sedges, thistle. Grasses have browned up & seed heads forming
The most telling is our new dip stick, using the pipe sunk to test groundwater for a potential well pump. From July 1 to July 24 water level dropped 8.25"; by July 30 it was down another 4". That's a total of a foot over a month!
On another note, are starting to see precursor individual yellow leaves on the maples, and the inner branchlets of redwoods are starting to turn yellow. And BLACKBERRIES!!!! Garden starting to need daily spot watering; letting the oxalis matts have the spaces underneath instead of pulling it out, its shade seems to be a good surface moisture holder even tho' it makes the garden look ratty neglected. Can't eat neat appearance
Road is now dust powder, with mountain lion (and possum, and raccoon) tracks. Lion got 2 more sheep last week.:( |
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| 8/1/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Mildly Wet
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| CY 51% of normal; WY 49% of normal. Heavy rain yesterday creates Mildly Wet soil for today, but throughout the past weeks, the soil has been Moderately Dry. |
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| 8/1/2026 | CO-DG-176 | CO | Douglas |
Severely Dry
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| July was hot and dry. Maples are stressed. Perennial flowers are about a month ahead for blooming or giving up on season. |
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| 8/1/2026 | CO-EP-488 | CO | El Paso |
Moderately Dry
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| got some rain this week plants and grass need water about every three days for at least 30 minutes |
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| 8/1/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Moderately Dry
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| We had 0.60" of rain this week. Some very strong thunderstorms but two were mostly dry thunderstorms.
Many turkey roaming and foraging.
Hummers and songbirds very active at water baths.
Some small pines looked stressed from little water, I notice brown branches. |
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| 8/1/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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| We received 9.05" of rain here in July. It's hard to understand why the area is rated as abnormally dry. The lawns are green and the trees are lush. The rainy weather cut down on the days available for outsoor recreation. |
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| 8/1/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Near Normal
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| Springs flowing normally. |
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| 8/1/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Near Normal
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| Lake Alice and retention ponds are accumulating. Had to cut the lawn yesterday as it’s getting some rain and growing. Not hand watering annuals as much. |
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| 8/1/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Mildly Dry
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| FIRE - Greatly reduced conditions in our area as a result of 8.11 inches of precipitation for the week.
ENERGY — Along with the precipitation this week, we’ve seen a 5° to 8° reduction. In the daytime highs. However, the night time temps have gone up.
GENERAL - We have received the precipitation that we needed and reduced highs during the day have helped reduce the HEAT WAVE we have been experiencing. Looking better. |
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| 8/1/2026 | FL-VL-60 | FL | Volusia |
Mildly Wet
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| enough rain in July that there is standing water in the stormwater retention ditch |
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| 8/1/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Near Normal
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| Somewhat wet but not mushy; no standing water. |
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| 8/1/2026 | IL-BN-19 | IL | Boone |
Mildly Dry
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| The month of July was definitely on the hot and dry side with 12 days at or above 90F and a total of only 1.33" of rain for the month, vs. 0.72" per CoCoRaHS standards. Prior to the soaking rains starting mid day yesterday and totaling 1.56" so far, the local area was approaching a severely dry soil condition as the soil was becoming rock hard, trees were wilting, lawns were browning and waterways were rapidly dropping to precipitously low levels. All the while soaking rains continued to skirt this area. Local corn and bean fields were spiking and wilting in earnest as drought conditions intensified. Currently, after a hiatus of 7 weeks with just light rains, enough rain has now fallen to return soil conditions to mildly dry with our NWS forecasting more rain on the way. With any luck it's not too late in the season for this rain to benefit area crops. Area lawns are benefiting for sure. Anyhow, wildlife is still out and about with some turkeys and young deer wandering the area. And the mosquitoes are just about gone, being replaced by wasps that are rapidly multiplying. Wasps. Why'd it have to be wasps? At least it's not snakes. Once again, it's a jungle out there. |
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| 8/1/2026 | IL-ME-15 | IL | Menard |
Near Normal
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| We have had three days with light rain this week that has helped to keep things green around here. Total for this week has been 0.24". Beans in this area are dark green and bushy, corn has tassels and looks healthy from the road. Our garden is doing well with green peppers being picked and tomatoes filling out but not colored yet. Sweet potatoes are healthy looking and deer haven't found them yet. Fireflies are out at night. Chimney swifts soar around in late afternoons. Japanese beetles have not been a problem this year. I have killed around 30 so far where last year I would fill soapy water jars twice daily with them. Overflow creek and pond have not had standing water this week. I frequently see yellow and black swallowtail butterflies and other of our common butterflies, plus hummingbirds visiting our wildflowers. No power outages this week. It has been a nice late July week. Attached pictures are back alfalfa field and overflow pond. |
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| 8/1/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Near Normal
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| I have recorded 0.20 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. Grass and crops are green and doing well. |
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| 8/1/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Near Normal
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| thunderstorms and mild weather over the past week |
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| 8/1/2026 | KS-DG-84 | KS | Douglas |
Near Normal
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| Recent rains; ground moist without standing water |
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| 8/1/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Near Normal
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| All vegetation looks good and healthy. Another week with rain, over two inches this time. |
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| 8/1/2026 | KY-CM-3 | KY | Cumberland |
Mildly Dry
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| .28 inches of rain, 5 dry days this week. |
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| 8/1/2026 | LA-AS-20 | LA | Ascension Parish |
Near Normal
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I started soil prepping for fall bulb planting in a new area to the south of the lawn in the front yard. The rototiller worked the very dry soil to the point of powder in some locations, demonstrating the need for rain to help hold the soil together. The area being worked up to add flowers to was once part of the lawn, but next to a line of 50-year-old bald cypress trees that put out too many “knees” to mow, thus the need to make the flower bed in the root zone. An extreme heat warning was issued on Tuesday and Wednesday. Native birds were hanging around the fish pond drinking and bathing in the dry heat. Many fledgling cardinals and blue jays along with house sparrows in the mix, were feeding on sunflower chips and a wild bird seeds mix. A bevy of doves arrived in late evening to clear the feeding table of any remaining seeds. The dry conditions continued through the weekend. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| Rain over the past week totaled 3.61". Rivers and streams are running high and fast. Gardens are doing well, and lawns are green. Bees and butterflies continue to be active, along with the birds. Soil is workable, not overly moist. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Mildly Dry
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| .86 inches of rain in the last week but soil still a little dry. Some mud on hiking trails because of rain. Some water flowing over the dam at the reservoir. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MA-HD-28 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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| Received 4.22 inches of rain which fell mostly Tuesday noontime until Thursday morning with some periods with no rain. Changing the rating to Mildly Dry. The rain did help the soil conditions, local waters, and plants, but we are still in a drought with water restrictions. Various pollinators seen frequently in the yard. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-DC-10 | MI | Dickinson |
Near Normal
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| For the week 7/26 - 8/1 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora: 64, 73, 59, 53, 65, 66, 60 & Kingsford : 64, 71, 57, 52, 62, 65, 62 ----- WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE: AURORA - 0, T, .06, .0, 0, .13, .12 Total= .25" KINGSFORD - 0, T, .06, .0, 0, .11, .12 Total= .23" ----- SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford : nothing no snow -----MENOMINEE RIVER: Water levels all week at a low summer water flow height again this week 900's- boats can get around though Met Ed the Diver and his fiance Christie and gave them a ride back to the Kingsford boat landing as they were diving for junk cleaning the river ----- US DROUGHT MONITOR: 1/3 of SW Florence County as Abnormally dry but here it is normal and all of Dickinson County MI as normal-----WILDFIRE RISK: Aurora and & Kingsford are in the low category ----- TOURISM: The most I have seen so far campers moving east and west this week now that the smoke is in the upper atmosphere. This morning fog / smoke possibly no smell. There was a little yesterday on and off but his week overall little to not even noticeable. Loggers are busy again this week and saw 1 farm machine pass by. Construction vehicles were low and HVAC here as I think they are in Menasha after Monday's F-3/ F-4 tornado. That missed my sister's & my Mom's house each by 1.5 miles! Went right in between them. Other than loggers, just local home owner traffic cars and trucks going about their business now that that smell is gone and smoke high in the air. Not many boats towed this week-----Plants are doing well despite the lack of rain early this week but the grass is greening up pretty quickly with this 2 days of some rain. Onion plants are on the verge of blooming. Some daisies are still flourishing and black eyed susans are as well in yellow, orange and pink. The Red maple I have is 30% red leafed. Deer have been clinging to the shoreline with a lot of fawns keeping cool and yesterday a pair of nicely velveted and large racked bucks were scoping out my back yard. They also discovered my neighbor's apple tree and this morning a doe with her 2 fawns were investigating something by other neighbor's shed. All of the deer I saw this week were healthy looking ----- That's all I have. Enjoy your weekend. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-IH-32 | MI | Ingham |
Near Normal
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| Just over 1.1" of rain this week, including 1/2" last night, has helped correct the dry conditions of last week. Creek level still a little low but higher than the previous two weeks. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-KZ-41 | MI | Kalamazoo |
Mildly Dry
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| Most of my garden has given up on getting meaningful rain. Even with watering (from the hose now that the rain catchment system has run dry), plants are fruiting, going to seed, and dying back at about 50 to 70 percent their usual mature size. Sweet corn and amaranth are less than five feet high. Tomatoes aren't bothering to bloom again even after fruit is picked. Basil, calendula, and most other herbs are dying back already. Only the curcubits seem utterly unbothere. Sparrows, wrens, goldfinches and cardinals are flocking to the gardens. Mayapples are green and the plants are dying back. I found one spicebush with red berries today; most are still green. Deer are eating things they normally avoid, like nightshades and pokeweed. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-WS-11 | MI | Washtenaw |
Near Normal
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| Rain earlier in the week gave us a nice ending to a very dry month. Trees, shrubs and lawns are much less stressed looking. Some summer flowers blooming, some leaves already coming down. Three heat advisories this summer have not been good for them. But August is shaping up to be a little wetter than July, thankfully. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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| No rain recently. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MN-IT-80 | MN | Itasca |
Mildly Wet
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| Mildly to Moderately Wet. Ample rain in the last week brought monthly precip for July to 1.46" above normal. Vegetation healthy and lush. Low fire danger. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MN-SL-30 | MN | St. Louis |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| 14" below normal precip. Watering gardens daily. Vegetation of all kinds drying up. Berry picking season shortened due to berries not ripening or drying fast. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MS-PR-14 | MS | Pearl River |
Mildly Dry
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| We have had little to no rain in a few weeks there was some around but like yesterday it thundered around but only s sprinkle here |
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| 8/1/2026 | MO-CN-10 | MO | Clinton |
Near Normal
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| Report for 26 July 26 to 1 Aug 26. There were 4 days of precipitation for the week, for 0.47 inches. The total precipitation for July is 2.65 inches. The historical average for July is 3.70 inches. The total precipitation for August is 0.02 inches. The historical average for August is 3.70 inches. The current condition is Near Normal. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Moderately Dry
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| Continued dry with a few light showers but no meaningful amounts.
Grass has stopped growing and High temperatures have set in. Plenty of deer and other small animus are very active. Shoal creek is lowering but still running at a good level . Fire danger is increasing as August begins with temps around 100º with high humidity. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MO-SG-5 | MO | Ste. Genevieve |
Near Normal
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| It was dry and hot enough this week to turn on the irrigation system in the garden. Potted plants needed water too. Then rain started Friday morning and more in the evening. 1.10” total. Pastures, crops, weeds … all green again. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MT-GN-11 | MT | Gallatin |
Mildly Dry
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| Watering slightly more than normal. Regional fires have been lowering air quality recently. Creeks and rivers slightly low for the date. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MT-LC-19 | MT | Lewis And Clark |
Near Normal
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| Well, it is finally drying out. The field grass did not grow this week and is starting to go dormant. The good lawn needs watering, almost daily. Humidity is in the teens at times, and had a high of 103 today. Nights have been reasonable, 50s and 60s. Less than 0.10 inches of rainfall this week. Thus things are drying out. Since we had a wet spring, the drying is slow, thus continue with near normal conditions. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Severely Dry
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| Although we had 0.4" rain 8-9 days ago, it has been hot, and all traces of that are gone. It has been in the 90s almost every day, with three days in the high 90s, up to 99. The heat is exhausing and the plants are suffering too! Grasses are brown. Streamflows are now well below normal. Several wildfires in the area have started. There is 110-acre one in the high country (mostly rock) about 5 miles from here that the USFS is allowing to burn so they can use it as justification for logging 4-5 miles from the fire. Lots of smoke here everyday from fires in Washington and Oregon. No rain in the 10-day forecast either. |
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| 8/1/2026 | MT-YS-14 | MT | Yellowstone |
Moderately Dry
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| Unwatered field is dead again and brief light rain showers is not enough to turn it green again. Tall grass in the area is turning golden brown, so another week of hot dry weather will bring severely dry conditions back to my area. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Grass is browning up, Lake & River levels very low. Watering plants & veggies daily. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NM-BR-239 | NM | Bernalillo |
Moderately Dry
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| Field flowers are growing now due to the July 24 and 29 rain. But overall the soil is dry with blowing dust occuring during thunderstorm wind. Our July precipitation was 1.70 inches, most of which fell in one hour on July 24. The July NOAA normal is 1.81. Since Jan. 1 we have received 5.12 inches which is close to the normal of 5.10 inches. The above normal heat is causing high evaporation and dryness and heat stress. The Rio Grande River flow has been near zero. Our water supply is adequate but with mandatory watering restrictions in place. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NY-CQ-22 | NY | Chautauqua |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| We received only two-thirds of the expected rainfall for the month and with over half of that coming in an extreme rainfall on July 28th, |
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| 8/1/2026 | NY-JF-48 | NY | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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| Report for the week of July 25 - August 1, 2026. We received rain 4 out of 7 days, mostly the last half of the week. We received over an inch of rain on 7/29 and 7/30. The grass and vegetables are growing well. The temperatures have been comfortable being in the high 70’s to low 80’s. The St Lawrence River level is 246.46 ft, 41.4” above low water datum and 72.9°F. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NY-MR-89 | NY | Monroe |
Near Normal
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| Week of (7/26/26-8/1/26) observed less precipitation compared to last week. The precipitation observed during this week was 1.02 inches of precipitation. The amount of precipitation measured was more than the last update of 2.76 inches of precipitation for the previous week of (7/18/26-7/25/26). There was 5.26 inches of precipitation so far that was recorded at station NY-MR-89 for the month of July compared to the normal climatology precipitation at KROC airport for the month is 3.56 inches of precipitation. There was 0 inches of precipitation so far that was recorded at station NY-MR-89 for the month of August compared to the normal climatology precipitation at KROC airport for the month is 0.12 inches of precipitation. Conditions have remained wet since the last update from last week with the area seeing an abundance of measurable precipitation in the form of liquid over this past week and the area is still remaining drought free. The area is currently considered near normal and conditions had remained wet and the ground has remained dried up with no standing water since the last update due to the area receiving more precipitation in the form of rain since there has been a lot of measurable rainfall last month in May, June and July and this had caused the area to receive an abundance of moisture the area had received in the past in general, but the grass is very green and vibrant in the front and back yard. The sump pump hasn’t been pumping very much during the entire week despite the ground starting to dry up. Outdoor activities have been poor this week with most of the days this week had wet weather and dry weather for a few days to walk on local canal path and some areas on the path still have standing water and along with near average to below average temperatures and wet weather lasting most of the days of the week and seasonable/seasonably cool weather was good for walking on trails this week despite finding dry time this week (2 of 7 days dry during week)and local creeks and streams water levels are still holding at low levels along with some seasonably cooler than normal to seasonable normal air in the environment (Sunday-Saturday) with temperatures near normal to below average (Sunday-Saturday). The air conditioner has been working below average for the entire this week (Only used Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday this week) due to cooler than normal temperatures during the week (as much as 3 degrees Fahrenheit above average for high and low temperatures during the week and as much as 10 degrees Fahrenheit below average for high and low temperatures during the week). The ground has still remained dry this week and the drainage area in the backyard has no standing water. The grass is green and vibrant with all the moisture that had fallen over this past week along with full foliage on the trees. The front yard needed to be hand mowed twice this week along with vegetation such as Dogwoods and trees in the backyard are doing good and no manual watering was needed so far and the grass is growing very fast due to abundance of moisture. So far, the total precipitation at this station for the month of July is currently below average. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Sunny and hot with light winds, then increasing clouds and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around eighty one 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, 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 30" - 48"" 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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| 8/1/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Moderately Dry
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| Conditions here have improved to moderately dry. Our region has been downgraded to being in "moderate drought." Portions of NC are still classed as in severe drought Central NC received several rain events including 12 inches of July rain at Raleigh about 20 miles away. This station measured over 6 inches of rain. Some local water use restrictions have been lifted depending upon location. Cooler temperatures accompanied the rainfall events and humidity has decreased from the "tropical feel" of the last several weeks. Water levels have rebounded in some local reservoirs, although water use restrictions remain in place as a precaution. |
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| 8/1/2026 | NC-WK-13 | NC | Wake |
Near Normal
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| The soil condition is near normal. Recorded 13.21 inches of precipitation in July 2026! |
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| 8/1/2026 | OH-FR-195 | OH | Franklin |
Near Normal
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| We received 0.4" (7/28) + a T (7/29) this week (as of my 7:30 am obs time this morning).
The ground is dry, but not overly so, and the grass, plants, and trees seem to be growing at normal rates and are green. Nearby smaller creeks are low normal; larger streams seem pretty full. I have not observed any unusual animal movements or behaviors. Water quality is normal and there are no restrictions on usage.
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| 8/1/2026 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Mildly Dry
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| Only 2.90 inches of rain in the past 30 days. This is below normal. Lawns and vegetation is showing beginning stages of drought stress. Leaf drop in birch and some other woody plants. Most vegetation remains green and lush. |
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| 8/1/2026 | OK-PH-1 | OK | Pushmataha |
Mildly Dry
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| Our Hot and dry weather pattern persisted this week with no measurable rainfall observed. Overall Our soil conditions continue to become dry and sandy, and Our grass remains a mixture of green and brown grasses. Next, our trees leaves are showing a mixture of green leaves with some yellowing of the leaves on some of our trees. These changes are indicating to me that our overall soil conditions for this week are clearly in the mildly dry category, and I did check the drought forecast and it shows drought is sadly likely to occurr here soon. It is my hope that we don't stay in drought for to long, and I am hoping our young trees will be able to survive the combination of high temperatures and lack of rainfall. Lastly, area wildlife remains most active in the mornings and in the evenings and mainly have been various bird species flying about, a sighting of a frog hopping on the ground in our yard, and the insects are usually active most of the day at this time. |
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