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| 9/22/2026 | MA-HD-30 | MA | Hampden |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| We are getting enough rain to keep things green but not enough to fill reservoirs and ponds and the aquifer. The stream one door away is really low and the larger one in town is also low. No ponds locally but media remarks on the low pond levels in the surrounding areas. Our whole town is on wells but social media hasn’t shown great concerns in that area.
Wildlife seems ok with often sightings of deer, fox, coyotes bobcats and various smaller critters. The winter spring residential bear has gone to the hills where it is often spotted.
Locally we have not had any major wildfires for months.
We are beginning to see signs of fall and color change. Some smaller plants and bushes are turning brown and dying back but the larger trees are just beginning to show change.
This is the second year where my “water year” was negative compared to the 30 yer average.
We only have a couple of vegetables farms locally and they have watered this year but both the news and social media have not expressed any great concerns there. |
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| 9/22/2026 | NM-HR-8 | NM | Harding |
Moderately Dry
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Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Several rain events can altered how living things move into a new season! How can we be without HOPE when the earth smells so fresh after a "mountain shower"? |
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| 9/22/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Mostly cloudy and cool with light winds, then partly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around fifty eight degrees, and the low around forty two degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. Goldenrod, Prunella vulgaris, Chickory, Mugwort and Jerusalem Artichoke flowers are in full bloom. Apples are ripening, walnuts are 2" big. All corn have cobs from 8" to 12". Blackbirds are beginning to flock. A few Black Cherry trees, Walnut leaves and sparse other trees leaves are beginning to change color. The local intermittent stream is dry and the nearby trout stream is flowing at late-summer levels. |
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| 9/22/2026 | OR-KL-28 | OR | Klamath |
Moderately Dry
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| Mon 9/7 – Sun 9/20/26 rural Central Oregon High Desert – moderately dry]
I have modified my report condition status from severely dry to moderately dry based upon the observations that follow. Precip (and variants) this 2-week period: rain totaled 0.48” over 7 of the last 8 days (late afternoon Sat 9/12 to dark-AM Fri 9/18); morning frost occurred the first 2 days; there was a thundershower pre-dawn hours 9/17; and a morning fog followed that final 9/18 pre-dawn rain event. Undeveloped ground has remained moist enough (from the prior period’s rains) that dusty conditions have not returned, despite the first 5 days of dry warm (71 – 89°F) weather. The last day of this period, several spots I have checked around the property remain damp several inches deep, and on Sun 9/20 afternoon only a few unshaded areas appear to be starting to dry at the surface. A few natural groundcover plants (grasses and broadleaf) have revived a bit from their drought stress, and a few more birds have been observed drinking from nearby water sources (lawn, puddles, etc.). Overall, temps have cooled and moisture retention has increased. |
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| 9/22/2026 | WI-LF-6 | WI | Lafayette |
Mildly Wet
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| We have gone from moderately dry to mildly wet in the last week. Grass has grown turned deep green. There is moisture in the soil. Crops are maturing. Field work is at a standstill. |
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