| 9/5/2026 | CO-AR-413 | CO | Arapahoe |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| CY 62% of normal; WY 58% of normal.
Denver Water (my provider) has announced mandatory cessation of lawn irrigation starting October 1 due to continued drought conditions. Trees, shrubs, and perennials may still be watered (by hose/hand) after that date. Vegetable gardens may still be watered until first frost. |
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| 9/5/2026 | CT-NL-29 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Tourism & Recreation
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| 0.91" of rain fell in the past week, 0.81" of it in early 9/4 downpour. Hiking trails were muddy with ankle deep puddles in spots. |
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| 9/5/2026 | DE-NC-10 | DE | New Castle |
Near Normal
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| Springs flowing normally. |
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| 9/5/2026 | FL-AL-50 | FL | Alachua |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Lake Alice and retention ponds near average. Plants and lawns not needing extra watering despite heat. |
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| 9/5/2026 | FL-MA-10 | FL | Manatee |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Energy
Fire
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| FIRE - After the last two weeks of precipitation we’re calling it mildly wet in our area.
ENERGY - About the same as we reported last week, with day and night temperatures being very close to normal. One day the day temp is up or down, then the Night temp is up or down. Above or near average.
GENERAL - We had our Lawn Care Company visit last week and talking with the Tech (Whom we have had for almost 15 years) he indicated that our lawn had gone through Drought Strees earlier in the summer months, and now has moisture stress in/on it as too much precipitation in a short period of time. Just time will tell how well the lawn responds to our enviorment. |
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| 9/5/2026 | GA-DK-51 | GA | DeKalb |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Ground is hard and some leaves seem to be turning early. |
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| 9/5/2026 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| I have recorded 0.07 inches of rain at my location during the past 7-days. Grass at my location is lush and green. Most crops at my location are green and lush. Some corn stalks are begining to partially dry and turn brown. |
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| 9/5/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Nearly 0.66 in rain fall this past week has helped keep things on an even keel. Very hot and humid conditions during nearly the entire week. No real change in overall conditions. Fall conditions are evident with soybeans yellowing and corn drying, turning brown Rivers and streams at normal levels, gardens and lawns good condition.
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| 9/5/2026 | KS-JO-134 | KS | Johnson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| This is the fourteenth day in a row without any precipitation, and with afternoon temperatures in the 90s. The soil is pulling away from the house foundation due to loss of moisture. |
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| 9/5/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| 43 days since the last rain of .30 inches of rain or more in 1 day and a long stretch of 90 + degree temperatures has dried up everything. The ponds are low and stagnant and the creek is only running a trickle. The pastures are dry enough that the fire danger is high and the fall crops are stressed pretty bad. Hay and feed are in short supply and the prices are rising. The prospects for winter grazing on small grains pasture will deteriorate the latter we get in the year with drought conditions. |
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| 9/5/2026 | ME-HN-58 | ME | Hancock |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
Energy
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Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| Nice almost 2/3 inch rain doesn't solve our problem. Small streams are empty, larger ones low, swamps dry, soil under the surface dry. Small trees appear deathbound. Tourists are happy, I guess. |
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| 9/5/2026 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
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| nice rain Thursday but need that more often |
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| 9/5/2026 | MA-BE-21 | MA | Berkshire |
Near Normal
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| With 1.6" of rain over the past week gardens are doing very well, streams and rivers are running at normal levels, and soil is in good shape moisture wise. Hummingbirds are still present in the gardens along with a lot of bird activity and variety this week. Coyote are active around town. Just a hint of color starting to show in the leaves of trees. |
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| 9/5/2026 | MA-ES-64 | MA | Essex |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| .75 inches of rain in the last week but soil is still extremely dry. Trees are dropping leaves with the stress. No water over the dam at the reservoir. Hiking trails are dry. Lawns that aren't watered are turning brown. |
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| 9/5/2026 | MI-WY-125 | MI | Wayne |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
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| Heavy rain the last two day. |
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| 9/5/2026 | MO-NW-4 | MO | Newton |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| High temperatures and no precipitation again this week. Hight Fire Danger with burn bans in place. Vegetation is badly stressed and grasses are completely dry and crunchy under foot. aShoal creek is lowering and creek bed is exposed in places. Deer are staying win the woods and seeking water at night. |
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| 9/5/2026 | NE-PL-5 | NE | Platte |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| It’s getting to the point of being severely dry. We need something to break this oven type heat cycle. Everything is showing signs of stress and lack of moisture. We have been experiencing power outages due to high consumption of electricity |
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| 9/5/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| Below average rain this week. Hiking and biking trails are mostly dry, bugs minimal. Our pond gage down to -1.2" with a high on the 3rd at -1.0" low on the 2nd at -2.6". Mad River level from the Paddlers gage at six mile bridge was below -1.0' all week. WMNF fire danger sign is still set at Moderate. Trees starting to change a little especially the ones in wet areas. |
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| 9/5/2026 | NH-MR-70 | NH | Merrimack |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Only recorded 1.88" of rain for the month of August. The streams and rivers are running quite low. Lakes and ponds are low. Trees are showing stress. The ground is rock hard. Lawns are drying up. As we near the time of leaves drying up on the ground, we face increased fire danger. |
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| 9/5/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Partly sunny and warm with light winds, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with calm winds, clearing off with predawn valley fog. The high temperature was around seventy four degrees, and the low around fifty five degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Goldenrod, Prunella vulgaris, Japanese Knotweed, Soapwort, White Vervain, and Horse Nettle flowers are in full bloom. Some apples are ripening. All corn have cobs from 6" to 12". Blackbirds are beginning to flock. The local intermittent stream is running at fall levels and the nearby trout stream is flowing at late-summer levels. |
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| 9/5/2026 | NC-CH-61 | NC | Chatham |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| Conditions here are severely dry. We are still about 10 inches behind our "usual rain fall totals". This summer has been very hot with numerous heat advisories and water use restrictions. Some areas in the Piedmont to the north and south have received more rain, however the central Piedmont here has not. Jordan Lake water levels continue to decline and some small creeks are dry. Wildlife is very active. Some tree leaves are beginning to turn color attributed to the time of season and lack of rainfall. Most people are active outdoor in the morning and indoors in the afternoon. |
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| 9/5/2026 | RI-KN-36 | RI | Kent |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| 1.51 inches of rain this past week. |
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| 9/5/2026 | RI-PR-135 | RI | Providence |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| With another 1.37” of rain this week, conditions are now mildly wet for the first week of September. The Pascoag Reservoir is back up to 8’11” and just below spillway level. Local boaters are taking advantage of the nice weather and water levels getting out on the lake cruising, fishing and tubing while we still can. The lawn is growing quickly and needs mowing more than once per week and the tomatoes are producing like crazy. A bumper crop this year. We’re starting to see more roadkill on local roads as various critters are getting ready for winter. Crows, woodpeckers, sparrows and catbirds have been busy. Fire danger at George Washington state campground is posted as Low. The Clear River Electric and Water district continues its odd/even day water restrictions. |
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| 9/5/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1 ***LOCAL CONDITIONS BECOME MODERATELY DRY, DUE TO SHORT-LIVED RAINFALL EVENTS*** |
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| 9/5/2026 | SC-RC-12 | SC | Richland |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We've measured no rain in the last 7 days. The swimming pool level has dropped significantly and the lawn is showing stress in certain areas during the afternoon. |
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| 9/5/2026 | TX-KF-20 | TX | Kaufman |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| We were so hoping to receive some rain from the tropical storm that hit the coast, but it just broke up and missed us completely. Our pond is so low, we are pretty sure all our catfish have died along with other fish. I have lived here since 1981 and have never seen it so low. I took a picture from a different angle this morning. The high temps and lack of rain has really taken its toll. I have more birds at feeder and bird bath than ever. I fill bird baths several times a day. They enjoy it so much. |
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| 9/5/2026 | TX-VV-16 | TX | Val Verde |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| still no measurable for over a month |
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| 9/5/2026 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Yesterday's 0.01 was the first recordable rain since July 17 -- which gives some idea of the conditions. While there have been scattered showers in the area, we have avoided any. The heat has used any soil moisture from that time, so constant watering of gardens is required, and fire is a constant worry. Our birdbath has been busy with visitors, a pleasant sight from our kitchen. Still no forecast relief from this pattern. |
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| 9/5/2026 | UT-SL-96 | UT | Salt Lake |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Severe long-term drought continues over most of the region, and nearly every month in 2026 up through July brought below normal precipitation. However, August brought an active monsoon pattern with well above average totals in most of the area. The station total of 1.66" in August was one of the lower totals in the state. At this point, immediate conditions remain moderately dry with fire danger very high at lower elevations and moderate to high across the higher terrain. |
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| 9/5/2026 | WI-FL-6 | WI | Florence |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| For the week 8/30 - 9/5 2026 ----- EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES at Data collection: Aurora: 65, 67, 64, 63, 58, 62, 62 & Kingsford : 65, 66, 63, 63, 57, 61, 62, -----Highs this week still in the high 70's & low 80's and Tuesday a high of 92------ WATER CONTENT IN THE GAUGE: AURORA - .26, .17, 0, .11, 0, .04, .04 Total= .62" KINGSFORD - .26, .16, 0, .10, 0, .03, .04 Total= .59 ----- SNOWFALL- Aurora and Kingsford : nothing no snow ----- MENOMINEE RIVER: Water levels all week at a low summer water height and river flow in the mid to low 800's Water height has been low over the summer so far but this week starting to gain volume -----US DROUGHT MONITOR: Both Florence and Dickinson Counties are in the severe stage according to the actual US Drought Monitor (not the CoCoRaHS one on this site). Grass has made an improvement with some dry patches of grass greening, but need more rain to take care of the grass in the open. Still a lot of brown grass in yards with little shade. Friday's misty rain all day hopefully will help along with the rest that fell this week. ----- WILDFIRE RISK: even with the severe drought we are experiencing, the risk is LOW for Florence and Dickinson counties ----- AIR QUALITY: This week excellent no smoke ------TOURISM: Most campers I have seen and just Friday alone, 6 campers drove passed. Older retired seniors towing or driving campers from both the east and west directions. Boat towing same as last week, meh, low. BUSINESS: Local and regional traffic for construction has been good. Lots of heavy equipment moving through uptick for loggers this week. NO farm machinery did I spot. Local contractors, about the same as last week, steady. -----WILDLIFE: Deer are still running around. Velvet on the bucks antlers, all deer I have seen are honey blonde both male and female, no swamp deer, geese have been flying back and forth up and down the river, some headed south. Squirrels and rabbits active and chipmunks as well. Increase in Woodpeckers and Bluejays in the yard and the wild turkeys have been busy across the street.----- PLANTS: Last Wednesday morning, I noticed tree tops of some trees changing color. Red, orange and yellow are very noticeable. My red Maple, shedding like crazy and is 1/2 red and leaves dropped about 1/3rd off that tree. Color change has slowed a bit and the Rain has helped that. Lazy susans still blooming, onion plant blossoms died off this week in the shade. Not much color change on the sumac but the leaves that did are starting to drop off ----- That's all I have for this week. Enjoy your weekend! |
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| 9/5/2026 | WI-PP-15 | WI | Pepin |
Severely Dry
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| The US drought monitor listed no change since last week, with 100% of the county in severe drought conditions. Pierce county, just north of this county has 38% of the county in extreme drought.
Lawns in the town that are not watered are turning brown, the river is still very low. |
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| 9/5/2026 | CAN-ON-210 | CAN | Ontario |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| had some rain in the last week but not as much as the surrounding area looks good so far. |
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