| 5/24/2026 | AL-CN-21 | AL | Calhoun |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| More elevated parts of soil is still dry despite the recent rainfalls. Lower level areas are soft and moist. Grasses and trees and still very green in colors. |
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| 5/24/2026 | AL-MD-150 | AL | Madison |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Many days of rain, deep soil penetration, minimal soil erosion. |
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| 5/24/2026 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Windy most of last week before calming down to end the week. High temperatures ranged from the upper 60's to low 70's the first half of the week before warming into the upper 70's to end the week. The high of the week was 79° on Saturday. Lows ranged from the upper 30's to mid 40's. The low of the week was 38° on Tuesday. It was a dry week with no precipitation falling. No change in plant life in the surrounding wildland areas. The garden is starting to look very summer-like with lots of green growth. Roses have started to bloom as well as several other plants. Saw a garter snake in the lawn and a robin visiting the bird bath. This is in addition to many other birds visiting the garden and bird bath. |
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| 5/24/2026 | AR-BX-38 | AR | Baxter |
Mildly Dry
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| We have improved somewhat on moisture with 3.12 inches rain this week. Grass and pastures are better and wildfire danger is low. |
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| 5/24/2026 | AR-LW-19 | AR | Lawrence |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| We have got 0.83 in my of much needed rain this last week. We have had a very dry spring. Cow pastures are not performing like they should for this time of year. We also have a dry summer predicted. |
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| 5/24/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are much improved this week after receiving 4.93” of rainfall. The two week total is 5.25”. Temperatures have been average for this time of year. Soil moisture and stream flows are now as expected. Plant and crop growth is excellent with the moisture and warmth. The vegetable and flower gardens are growing very well as are local pastures and hayfields. There’s no danger of wildfires. |
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| 5/24/2026 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Mostly overcast last week, so ET numbers are lower. a little drizzle. All the way up to 5% of normal for May. We are watering more. |
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| 5/24/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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Business & Industry
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| The gusty north wind died earlier in the week and the fog returned, making the landscape quite moist--our gardens are green and lush. Ocean conditions improved for fishing and water sports. And, the area seems packed with visitors for the three-day weekend. It's been delightful this week to watch an adult Song Sparrow bring in two very chubby youngsters to the gardens and show them how to pick up seed and drink from the fountain. Have also seen some young Anna's Hummingbirds and Jays, so it's been a good breeding season so far. |
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| 5/24/2026 | CO-CF-54 | CO | Chaffee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| no veg growth |
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| 5/24/2026 | CO-EP-488 | CO | El Paso |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| I need to water my garden every 3 days, the rain last week was helpful |
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| 5/24/2026 | CO-JF-573 | CO | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| 1.03" rain this week. Winds have been mostly low.
Aspen leaves have really popped out, pone tree male cones are getting larger. Many turkey on the property and area, hummers are active as are many songbirds. Robin nest under the deck has baby birds. Many deer browsing.
Lillie's are coming back. Rhubarb leaves look very good, stalks are thickening a little.
We tested over the limit for PFAS in drinking water. Installed a reverse osmosis system 2 weeks ago. Water quality is better. |
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| 5/24/2026 | CT-NL-19 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| An inch of light rain this week, with little runoff or floodidng, has helped plants immensely. Unfortunately most was on the weekends, dampening tourism. Two 80+F weekdays made it seem like summer - briefly. Now cold, gloomy & rainy again. Birds are nesting. |
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| 5/24/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| We’re still a couple of inches down for the year, but on the surface, with these recent rains, the surface conditions are pretty good. Irrigation is not needed for new crops. |
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| 5/24/2026 | FL-BW-167 | FL | Broward |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
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| Dry conditions continue with unirrigated areas showing wilting and browning of grasses. Temps reaching early summer highs (low 90's) and lows (low 80's). AC use increasing accordingly. No precip before today. We really need rain and no major storm is forcast for the upcoming period. |
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| 5/24/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Energy
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| FIRE = Remains Extreme Drought D-3 Status. While we recorded rain last week, Sunny and windy regather following has dried the soil out again.
ENERGY - Normal and slightly above temperatures are allowing the AC to run near normal for this time of year.
GENERAL - Precipitation has been predicted for our area all last week, and into next week. Our issue at this time is the rain/thunder storms are very isolated and are not covering the entire area. Yesterday we heard thunder and our Weather Alerts warned of heavy rain nearby and lightyening, but the gauge was empty. |
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| 5/24/2026 | FL-MA-17 | FL | Manatee |
Moderately Dry
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| The extreme drought continues but the rainy season has started as well. Small amounts of rain fell over the past week and more than that summer has started. The days are much more humid with tropical breezes with scattered shower's and storms. Not that much rain fell over this station but thunderstorms have dumped a few inches of rain nearby. The plants and trees are responding into the summer growing season as well. |
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| 5/24/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Things are better with recent rains, but there is still a long way to go. |
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| 5/24/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Recent rains helped plants & soil surface. Pond still very low, |
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| 5/24/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Severely Dry
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| General: We are dry. We had a tiny bit of rain this week, but generally we're at .08" for May, and last year we had 1.14" for May (we expect, on 6 year average, to get about 1.6"). We're down for the month, for the winter, and for the water year.
Agriculture: What I assume is mustard is struggling without rain. There is still a lot of space between plants in parts of the field.
Energy: We're in peak generation now. We generated 97.47 kWHR yesterday and used 26.21 kWHR.
Fire: Danger is high.
Plants/wildlife: More birds have arrived, and it's a little noisier. We have 3 hummingbirds, and hope we'll get more with migration. Last year we had around 12 at any time. The beaver pond has not been worked on by the beavers (the Bannock County Roads and Bridges Department destroyed it a couple of weeks ago). I'm not hopeful that they will rebuild since we're so low on water flow. They likely moved on (I hope the crew didn't kill them). It's discouraging, to say the least. Beaver ponds are a major contributor to aquifer replenishment, and this, of all years, is a particularly unwise year to destroy a means of recharging Pocatello's water source.
Water: Our condition is simply not great. Poor soil moisture, and nothing falling. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Near Normal
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| Some more drought buster type rains this past week. A few nice dry days in between and then a good shower to moisten things back up again. Everything is green and growing well. Corn is sprouting in the recently planted fields.
Some Black Gnats are starting to annoy us. Weather wise the temps have been pretty nice. Nothing too warm just yet. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| A good soaking rain would really be nice. This station is currently running at a MTD NOAA Norm deficit of -1.66" (54%), however YTD and WYTD are still near normal. Corn and beans are both up in area fields and the soil is quickly drying out. I again provided supplemental watering to the vegetable plants in my garden. The Green, Rock and Mississippi Rivers are all holding steady levels and are not forecasted to see any rise or fall in the next week. The weather forecast is not showing any great chance of rain, just a rise in temperatures to the mid and upper 80's which will further dry out the soil. It appears May will end being much drier than April. Lots of hummingbirds at the feeders. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Water Supply & Quality
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| Crops are growing slow,have adequate topsoil moisture, but it has been quite cool. The well is still not back to normal. Ponds are holding some water. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Overnight rain has maintained near normal conditions. All plants, lawns, and trees are growing well and appear healthy. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IL-KD-126 | IL | Kendall |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Digging in garden yesterday, down six inches soil damp but hard packed. Took soil temperature six inches down, 82 but outside temperature 80. Odd soil temperature warmer than air temperature. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Pond is full up to the runoff. Rainy and windy all week, cooler than normal. Vultures and hawks are circling their nests.
Grasses are seeding. Chives are blooming. Hay fields are thick and tall.
Grapes and Mulberries are starting to produce.
Strawberries are ready to pick. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Moderately Wet
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Soil saturated but flooding subsided locally. Too wet to work in gardens. Plants lush. Some areas eroded from recent rains. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IN-MG-34 | IN | Morgan |
Moderately Wet
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| Lower areas are frequently saturated or have standing water. Planting activities are challenging is these conditions. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| No adverse affects |
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| 5/24/2026 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| rain over past week mild temps |
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| 5/24/2026 | IN-RS-4 | IN | Rush |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Ground is very soggy and a lot of layer of standing water just above the ground 1/4 inch or so that is not soaking in
Local fields have crops standing in water and seem to be wilting from it. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| With continued rains last week farmers are waiting to finish up with planting and spraying. Many alfalfa fields are waiting to be mowed. Side hill seeps are starting to show up for the first time in almost five years. |
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| 5/24/2026 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Near Normal
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| Nearly 2.70 inches of rain the past week pushed the monthly total to about 3.1 inches which is still 85% of normal. The rains were needed. Lawn growth has returned and plants seem quite happy. Pond level is quite high with algae growth. Grass carp are working. Nearby crops are slowly emerging but likely need some heat. |
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| 5/24/2026 | KY-BE-9 | KY | Breathitt |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Recent rainfall has really brought things back to life. Vegetation is lush and green. Grass has begun to grow much more like normal for this time of year. There is substantially more pollen in the air as well. Overall it seems things are much closer to normal than the past couple of months. Went mildly dry only because the river, along with some of our local creeks continue to run below normal and the fact that we are still a little behind in precipitation for this time of the year. |
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| 5/24/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| 2.87” rain this week, Saturday's reading of 2.17” was the highest since April 5 2025. Still way below normal, so calling it on the dry side. Creeks, seeps, and ditches flowing. Ponds coming up, but need another 16” to fill them. More fields sprouting, raspberries fruiting. Sun-Tues temps hit 90F, but low humidity so we could stay on the porch. Deer, quail, kingbirds, and hummingbirds providing entertainment. Big black rat snake successfully crossed the road in front of us. With a crash, a tree fell in the north woods. 2” rain must've loosened the soil enough. There's a steep dropoff there. Frogs and toads very vocal. |
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| 5/24/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Moderately Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
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| South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana, KY flow at 2590 ft3/sec, much above normal. Rain every day this week. Mowed the front pasture and lawn this week. Back pasture not ready to be mowed. |
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| 5/24/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| lack of rain has again tried the surface moisture but ground is easy to work in preparation for spring planting |
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| 5/24/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.08”in the preceding week, which brought MTD catch to 1.93” before this morning’s report. If the forecast for the Memorial Day Weekend system verifies, we should end the month reasonably close to PRISM average for May. As for right now, barely hanging on to the ‘near normal” tag, and we’re just shy of average for the Water Year to Date. Regardless, everything is growing well around here and flowering trees and shrubs are showing their best. Pond level is normal. The big wildlife news is that the pair of mute swans on the pond is now swimming around with a clutch of nine cygnets – the most I’ve ever seen. With any luck, maybe one or two of them will survive to fly off this autumn. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MA-BE-24 | MA | Berkshire |
Mildly Dry
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| Soil is dry for 6" under leaf litter |
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| 5/24/2026 | MA-PL-15 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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| I am going to describe conditions as on the dry side of "near Normal". Streams are lower than normal. We have moved into D1 with no significant rain in the past week. Lawns and yard plants are still doing OK but I imagine that farmers may be concerned. Total water bans are in effect. A fox has been visiting my yard a few times so she may have kits to feed. I hope she catches a wood rat or two! |
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| 5/24/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Moderately Dry
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| Only .15" of rain for the week and only 1.37" for the month so far. That's 49% of PRISM normal, so it's definitely a dry month. Most drainage ditches are now dry and local brooks are at a trickle. Although the soil has become very dry, the grass is still green and trees don't appear to be stressed. A good amount of much needed rain is expected to fall today. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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| 0.51 rainfall during the past week, 2.82 so far this month, surface dry but moister deeper, grass growing quickly, spring flowers are in normal conditions, oak trees just about fully leafed out, local streams at normal levels, lots of hummingbird activity along with other birds, loud tree frogs, banner asparagus year. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Not much rain this week, just one day with 0.57" and another day with a trace. This morning (catch will be counted next week) it is raining steadily but not so hard that it runs off. This rain seems to be soaking in. Slowly but surely, we seem to be making a dent in our dry to drought conditions in the state.
Our area has been in "dry" conditions so there doesn't seem to be a big effect on plant development. Trees are fully foliated now, even the later shrubs (Rose of Sharon) are sprouting leaves this week. Azaleas and rhododendron are in full bloom, goldenrod and milkweed are growing well.
I have been holding off on mowing the lawn (No Mow May) but I'm not sure I can make it to the end of the month, the grass is getting pretty tall. Yet to watch the little birds, their activity shows it is not wasted - the messy areas are like their local hardware store. They're in it most days, foraging around for nesting materials first; these days they seem to be finding lots of edible delights. Some of the birds and carpenter bees fight each other over the territory. However, in the human world, if I don't get to it soon it will be too much for the lawnmower. I plan to leave the spot where the fireflies live undisturbed. Seems a good compromise.
A peaceful Memorial Day to everyone, especially the families who have lost a member in defense of the country. A thank you just isn't enough... |
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| 5/24/2026 | MI-BN-3 | MI | Berrien |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| For the week ending 5/24/2026, conditions were NEAR NORMAL. The 7-day cumulative precipitation total of 0.60 inches was 23% below the 13-year (2009-2022) average of 0.78 inches and in the “near normal” range; the 30-day total of 2.52 inches was 26% below the expected 13-year average of 3.42 inches and in the “near normal” range; and the 90-day total of 14.48 inches was 41% above the expected 13-year average of 10.25 inches and in the “mildly wet” range. There were 3 days of measurable precipitation, with a max of 0.34 inches on the 23rd. Temps ranged from 86 F (on the 17th) to 51 F (on the 22nd), with average Hi/Lo temps of 75/56 F (+9/+11 relative to last week). Precipitation Trends—May to Date: 1.60 inches (down 1.54 inches, 51% of PRISM Normal); Year to Date (2026): 19.23 inches (up 5.35 inches, 139% of PRISM Normal). Bullfrogs were heard croaking on Crescent Lake for the first time this spring on the 19th. Tree foliage is now nearing peak density, with late-leafing Sassafras and Sycamores finally leafing out. Two broods of Canada Geese—each with 8 gawky goslings—were in the yard on the 24th. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Energy
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| This week concludes with conditions mildly wet, thanks to rain arriving early in the week, frequent overcast, and moderating temperatures with good overnight recoveries. The gauge catch captured 0.53 inches of precipitation and the gauge was dry on only three mornings. Monday’s thunderstorm was responsible for 0.38 inches of the weekly total and also brought high winds that caused tree failures and downed power lines. Soils are moist to the surface. The landscape has taken on a lush-green hue as most deciduous trees are now leafed out. Outdoor recreation and agricultural activity are both vibrant and vehicular traffic seems heavier than normal. Seasonal produce stands are beginning to open. Gray catbirds arrived and have been busy gathering their nesting materials. A red-headed woodpecker was observed pecking for insects in a sweetgum tree. Spring continues to progress. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
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| Sandy soil conditions. 2.69" precip from May 18 to May 24. Fire Danger is Very High. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MN-CK-69 | MN | Cook |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Vegetation finally greening up. Many different birds flocking in. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MN-DK-286 | MN | Dakota |
Mildly Dry
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| 1.16 precipitation so far in May versus 3 inch average. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Mildly Dry
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| My wish last week was another good soaking Rain, which came over multiple days totaling 1.36”. Lower Temperatures, down to the low 40’s, kept the moisture from drying too quickly. It was visibly effective for all forms of plant life. It was another week of deciding A/C or heat, so there was a little of both.
I love this color of green in the leaves on the trees before they darken. They have a fresh brightness to them.
A lot of flowers have been planted in neighboring yards, and even several homes have added new shrubbery to their yards.
The lake might be a little above normal level, though that could be mis-leading due to the previous dryer than normal seasons. Area residents have joined the City to help clean around different shorelines of water. It’s amazing how much trash and other debris is carelessly discarded by people.
Forecast: High heat starting today with a high of 81°, continuing through the week to the upper 80’s. Only Mostly Sunny skies with no precipitation expected. Light Winds. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MN-HN-750 | MN | Hennepin |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| The mild dry conditions are allowing weeds to grow faster, mowing less often does save on gas. Wetland water levels have gone way down and the ducks and ducklings are not around this year. |
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| 5/24/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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| ~0.72" of rain was recorded this past week. Today's report= 51°, 93% humidity, mostly clear & calm with morning dew and an air quality index of 69 at the 6:00 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 US Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ US Wildfire/Smoke Map= https://tinyurl.com/4j9khhan Rain is forecast tonight. Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/s4pd8z9m Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/53rmc85f YTD Precipitation in this area= 8.40" which is 2.24" less than average. |
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