| 8/9/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Mildly Dry
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| Some improvements this week with 0.38” of rainfall. This was the first significant rain in a few weeks. The temperatures were hot during this week (100f) but cooler yesterday (86f). Plants/crop growth is still low due to drought but has improved the last couple of days with the rain and cooler weather. The lawn has started to green back up and I’ve been able to quit watering the garden for now. The water body levels are still decreasing but not severely low at this time. Fire danger is moderate currently. |
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| 8/9/2026 | CT-NL-21 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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| Since my last report on 7/11/26 there has been a total of 4.48" of precipitation in July and 2.38"in Aug. Hopeville Pond is back to about normal. Water supply quality and quantity are good for human consumption. There are still a number of animal prints and various birds. The farmers have planted their fields. The grass has returned to green and is growing. The campers are starting to hang out at their camp sites at the campground across the pond. Since the start of fishing season there have been more fishermen each day and more people on the water. |
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| 8/9/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| No rain for the last week, which is more normal for this time of year. Carrots need irrigation to sprout. |
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| 8/9/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Mildly Dry
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| Conditions remain the same. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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| We are rather dry where we are setting but rains that have come through the area were widely scattered. Some received good amounts of rain and some didn't. The nearly half inch we received this week was welcome but a far cry from what would have been better for all. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-CP-179 | IL | Champaign |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| I only recorded .09" of rain this past week. Rain keeps moving north or south of my area. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Near Normal
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| A drier week with only 0.30" of rain. All To-Dates are still on the plus side of NOAA Norm. Severe weather forecast for today and tomorrow, but high heat also returns during this period with a Heat Advisory already in place. Chances of rain in the forecast for everyday this week. Fingers crossed for some soaking rains. Grass continues to remain green and growing with a need for mowing every 4th day. Crops continue to look good and are maturing. Area rivers are at their normal summer levels. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are near normal. Lawns are green and growing. All other plants are healthy. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Probably more moisture than usual for this time of year. Yard remains green and garden plants are mostly robust, growing and productive without supplementary hydration. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-HR-16 | IA | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| 0.68 of rainfall last week. Lawns are looking better and crops continue to look good |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-PL-9 | IA | Plymouth |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Another week with minimal precipitation. We recorded .26 inches of rain for the week. Not enough to have much of an impact of the dry conditions. Temperatures were still very warm. Our relief was the cool downs at night. Unirrigated crops, lawns and gardens are showing the lack of precipitation. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| We continue to get several showers through out the week. Crops look look good. Lawns and pastures doing well. It has been a challenge to get hay up with being rained on this summer. |
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| 8/9/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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| Nearly 2.5in rain this past week and with cooler temperatures this week. Lawns and crops look good to excellent. Rivers and lakes are at or near normal.
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| 8/9/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.46” rain this week. Creeks low, seeps just damp rock faces. More hay down, some beans are yellowing already, all crops looking good. Tall Ironweed is blooming. Native to KY, good for bees and butterflies, robust, and beautiful purple flowers. Also Partridge Pea for our bobwhite and black & brown-eyed susans. We're fond of native plants. Walnuts and fruit trees dropping leaves. Hummingbirds going through 4 cups of juice a day. A few turkeys and deer out. |
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| 8/9/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.0 in rainfall this week. South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana at 5.09 ft, 176 ft3/sec (above normal) flow. Tree leaves showing pronounced yellow cast. Farmers cutting hay. Still watering my gardens. Fawns still with spotted coats. |
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| 8/9/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Yards are brown and crispy and the garden needs water. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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| Only 0.03” in the preceding seven days – in fact, that’s our total for August to date. Will stick with “near normal” for now, living large off of July’s bounty – but the medium range models aren’t exactly promising and will probably need to switch to mildly dry next report. Things are growing pretty well – decorative and veggie plantings are doing nicely (some augmented with drip hoses) and native species and grasses look pretty good. Starting to see some signs of the shorter days in the veggie garden, and there are a few tinges of autumn color here and there. Pond is at control depth and wildlife activity is normal. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| The effects of the heavy rain received at the end of July are finally starting to fade. The vernal pools that had been refilled are starting to dry out. Water levels in Bassett Brook and the Hoosic river have dropped but are still somewhat above normal for late summer. Lawns are green and growing fast without the usual August brown patches. Goldenrod, Joe Pye Weed, Milkweed and Queen Ann's Lace are abundant in the fields. Lots of mushrooms in the woods. Gardens are well watered and producing well. Hiking and biking trails on Mt Greylock still have multiple wet sections. Evenings are alive with the buzz and trill of late summer insects. Dawns are quieter with fewer birds defending their territories.
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| 8/9/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Near Normal
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| With 2.19" of rain in the past week combined with 5.36" in July, we're now at 92% of PRISM normal with 27.38" YTD. The drought monitor has upgraded this area to D0 from D1. Some drainage ditches are holding water after being bone dry at the start of the summer. The grass is growing again and vegetation is lush. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Near Normal
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| This week wraps up under near normal conditions. The gauge catch captured 0.12 inches of rain but the humidity has been oppressively high throughout the week and temperatures have never gotten beyond the mid-80s. Cloud cover has also been common. Surface soils are starting to dry and lawns are still mostly lush and green. Local agriculture remains robust which is spilling over into farmers’ markets and roadside produce stands. The beaches have been busy but not as much as the prior weeks and a variety of outdoor activities remain strong. There seems to be a certain sense that summer, while still strong, has peaked. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Near Normal
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| Sandy soil conditions. 1.14" of precip from August 3 to August 9. Fire Danger is Moderate. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MI-WS-81 | MI | Washtenaw |
Moderately Dry
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| Dry conditions affect activity on the nearby river. Enthusiasts may need to carry canoe or float across some areas. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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| 0.43" of rainfall was recorded this past week. Today's report= 64°, 93% humidity, overcast & calm with morning dew and an air quality index of 43 at the 6:00 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 USA Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/mrbzapds Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/5n8excd5 YTD Precipitation in this area= 22.05" which is 0.47" less than average. Wildfire activity map= https://tinyurl.com/4j9khhan NWS-issued Hazardous Weather Outlook= https://tinyurl.com/mrxmtbdb |
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| 8/9/2026 | MN-OT-9 | MN | Otter Tail |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Tourism & Recreation
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| Have received only an inch or so rain over the last month and a half making for very dry conditions locally. Rain is far below average and is a continuation of a number of dry summers in the last decade. Lake and River levels are low with boaters starting to remove boats and pontoon due to inabilities to access lifts due to the low water. Unirrigated crops are showing stress with browning leaves on corn and curled leaves on beans. Grass is dry and fighting to stay alive. Extreme heat was not helped as July temps have been listed as the fourth hotest since the beginning of monitoring. Have not mowed grass for 3 weeks now. Invasive weeds are even struggling. No significant rain in forecast. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| No measurable precipitation this past week. Last Sunday was a nice and unusual 82 degrees for a high. Each day after that this past week was 90 or above (back to normal). Plenty of sunshine and the landscape is taking on that late summer dark green. Stress areas have appeared in the yard and some leaf drop has occurred on area trees. Crops are maturing quite nicely with corn harvest set to begin this coming week. Still irrigating quite a few acres of soybeans, but many of them are done too. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MS-HD-25 | MS | Hinds |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| No significant rain since mid July although downpours this week within 10 miles. Losing plants. |
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| 8/9/2026 | MS-LM-14 | MS | Lamar |
Moderately Dry
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| Thunder and lightning, but no rain. |
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| 8/9/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
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| Mad River paddlers gage at six mile bridge -0.4' on Friday Hiking a biking trails mostly dry. Back yard pond -2.6", outflow to pond totally dry. WMNF Fire danger sign still reading moderate |
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| 8/9/2026 | NJ-HN-31 | NJ | Hunterdon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| finally, streams and river running at normal levels |
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| 8/9/2026 | NM-SR-46 | NM | Sierra |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| .17" of rain this week brings the month's total to .24" and the year's since Jan. 1 to 3.08". Very little fruit production this year, and no summer garden produce to date. Some tomatoes have set, but no zucchini, and chili peppers haven't blossomed so far. The creek ran well locally and all the way down to the Rio Grande early this week from rain that must have fallen northwest of here, but it was dry again within 1-2 days. Grass is growing at the verge of paved roads and acacias are in bloom in the foothills, but hillsides are still brown. Still seeing a variety of birds in the yard. |
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| 8/9/2026 | NY-WN-18 | NY | Wayne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| With the precipitation we have had within the last week the grass is mostly recovered as the brown spots are gone. This is considered a normal early to mid-August day. The plants are still being watered as a precaution, and the birds continue to care for their families. An immature Hawk can be heard calling out every once in a while. |
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| 8/9/2026 | NY-WC-32 | NY | Westchester |
Mildly Wet
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| Streams and creeks at slightly higher levels that expected for the season. |
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| 8/9/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Cloudy and warm with moderate winds and rain, then mostly cloudy and warm overnight with light winds and thunderstorms. The high temperature was around seventy eight degrees, and the low around sixty one 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. Red Raspberries are almost done ripening, Thimbleberries are beginning to ripen. Walnuts and apples are about 1 inch in diameter. Early corn is 84" - 96" tall, late corn is 50" - 76" tall. A fourth cutting of hay is occurring. 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 mid-summer levels. |
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| 8/9/2026 | NC-BC-150 | NC | Buncombe |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| 2.33 inches of rain spread throughout the week. Wingstem has begun to flower. Planted some more bean seeds. |
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| 8/9/2026 | NC-CW-59 | NC | Chowan |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Another 2.89" of rain this week which is 47% of the August monthly average at 29% of the month completed. High RH and mostly moderate winds have limited evaporation. Even after 3 dry days, there is still standing water in a couple of places in the yard. Soil is moist from the surface on down several inches. Peanuts, soybeans and cotton are all doing well, with the exception of very late planted soybeans (after sage) that struggled to germinate in dry soil, then faced severe competition from weeds once the rain came. Corn has done what it is going to do, and harvest should commence in a couple of weeks. Garden plants are growing fine, but tomatoes are still cracking due to excess moisture. Grass requires mowing every week Roadside grass is tall enough to conceal a small deer. Mosquitos and yellow flies are still abundant. I guess the old wives tale that yellow flies disappear after the first big rain in August (2.02" on August 4th) isn't always true. |
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| 8/9/2026 | NC-DH-6 | NC | Durham |
Near Normal
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| 2.93” this week was very helpful. Everything is growing well. We mowed our lawn as much in the last three weeks as we did the whole previous spring and summer. Bird and insect activity has increased notably to pretty much. “normal“ levels. The city of Durham is still under stage two water restrictions. However, I’m still going to put us “near normal“. Durham Reservoir’s are in the northern part of the county where they have been getting less rain. So given the conditions here I’m putting our part of the county as “doing pretty good right now!” |
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| 8/9/2026 | OH-ER-5 | OH | Erie |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Creek has enough water in it to tell that it's running. Ground under Willow damp. The entrance to woods and path are damp. Bare ground is dry with no cracks. Grass is Green however turning Brown on hill, cutting once a week. Garden Green, growing needs watered every other day. |
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| 8/9/2026 | OH-FR-111 | OH | Franklin |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 8/2/2026 - 8/8/2026
Precipitation: 1.09” of measurable gauge precipitation.
Temps: Temps ranged between lows of 56 and 67, highs between 83 and 91.
Plants/lawn: Lawns and plants healthy
Summary: Four days of spotty rain this week and very muggy, with a mix of sunny days and cloudy days all week. Would appreciate a little more rain, though…. |
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| 8/9/2026 | OH-GR-49 | OH | Greene |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| We have had some heavy rain events this past week which have contributed to damp conditions. We have not had any flooding or severe weather such as hail. Soil conditions are damp but not wet. Grasses and vegetation are more green than usual for this time in August. With humid conditions returning it feels like the height of summer. Birds have been active in their search for food. Small mammals have been very active as well. Larger mammals such as foxes and deer are also more visible at this time. |
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| 8/9/2026 | OH-LC-10 | OH | Licking |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Currently rather wet for the last several days, causing a delay in mowing. Total rainfall to date for August is 1.43". For the year to date it is 40.23". The 30-year-average through August is 38.91. So we will clearly be above the 30-year-average. Crops are well developed for the coming harvest. Streams are near normal. |
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| 8/9/2026 | OH-PB-1 | OH | Preble |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| The streams are normal for this time of year. Yards are green, growth is above normal for this time of year. Vegetation looks good. ET balance for August is +1.15”
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| 8/9/2026 | OH-SM-57 | OH | Summit |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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Rainfalls: This week 1.52”, last week 0.45”.
The creek was running at near zero level by midweek but quickly returned to 3” on the gauge with the storms of Friday and Saturday. The grass on the lawn is still very thick, although the overall growth rate has slowed. Some standing water in the typical low spots can be seen after moderate rains. The vegetable garden received some supplemental water midweek but it turns out it really wasn't necessary. I'm putting the week's average at near normal even though the week ended up mildly wet.
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| 8/9/2026 | OH-UN-4 | OH | Union |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| Soybeans look great. This time of year I expect about an inch of rain a week and we are about there. |
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| 8/9/2026 | OK-DL-9 | OK | Delaware |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife Tourism & Recreation
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| I am having to water flower pots every day and plants I’ve put in the ground are being watered every other day. I e still lost a milkweed plant and my coral belles and goats look pretty sad.
I'm a birder so put fresh water in the birdbath every day - often twice a day. The hummers have found us and empty the one feeder I have out daily. I can see the birds struggling with the heat, but haven’t seen any meet their demise due to the heat and set conditions.
it’s hot and dry enough to keep people in their house more than normal here on the lake. There’s a lot to get done with the yearly wood dump we get in our yard, but it’s far too hot with little breeze for relief. |
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| 8/9/2026 | OK-PH-1 | OK | Pushmataha |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| Our Hot and dry weather pattern continued this week with no measurable rainfall observed. The overall lack of rainfall is starting to cause some our plants leaves to wilt including some of our local grasses, and some of our trees leaves are wilting too. Also the ground remains sandy and dry this week which I fear is just the beginning of our latest impacts from our developing drought. |
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| 8/9/2026 | PA-BT-15 | PA | Butler |
Near Normal
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| This past week’s precipitation was 4.97”. The topsoil is moist. Rainfall this week has erased the dryness of the previous 2 weeks. Grass has greened up and is growing again. Garden has started producing tomatoes. Perennials are fading. Air temperatures have been about normal but very humid. |
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| 8/9/2026 | PA-MT-171 | PA | Montgomery |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| This past week we received over 2 inches of rain. The rain revived the plants and grass. Weeding the flower beds, the top layer of soil is moist. Not muddy or dry. Neighborhood sycamores are dropping leaves but I think that is normal. |
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| 8/9/2026 | PA-NM-3 | PA | Northumberland |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Rather difficult to tell. The rain last week seemed to help the garden although it was not long after the rain that the garden needed to be watered. Some trees have leaves that are a bit brown. But overall I think I would have to say that this is expected for early August. |
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| 8/9/2026 | SC-AK-106 | SC | Aiken |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Society & Public Health
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| NWS KCAE COOP STATION GNTS1 ***LOCAL CONDITIONS REBOUND SLIGHTLY TO MILDLY DRY DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL*** MONTH-TO-DATE RAINFALL = 3.61 INCHES, WHICH IS -1.35 INCHES BELOW NORMAL...YEAR-TO-DATE RAINFALL = 24.71 INCHES, WHICH IS -8.96 INCHES BELOW NORMAL (THROUGH 01SEP26)....A WELCOME RELIEF, SO FAR..... |
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| 8/9/2026 | SC-SM-30 | SC | Sumter |
Moderately Dry
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| 3.13” rain this past week has put us back to Moderately Dry. US Drought Monitor showing us now in a “D1-Moderate Drought” status. SC Forestry app shows 9 wildfires, all in the S and E sectors of the state. While this past week’s rain certainly helps, we’re still at an overall deficit. Local roadside swamps and ditches have almost dried up again, even after this week’s abundant rains. Smaller bushes, and some lower limbs on larger trees, appear to have already turned brown and died along local roads (see photo). Local cornfields have patches of dead corn among the green. At Poinsett State Park (and at home in Sumter) mosquitos are swarming after the rain, even with bug spray and the Thermacell running. Poinsett’s main spillway already has dry spots again and the park’s waterfall is back to reduced flow, even after all the rain this week (see photos). Smaller streams appear to have already dried up again. From Data Explorer: August precip: +2.80" : 311% of NOAA Normal. Yearly precip: -9.83" : 66% of NOAA Normal. Last 30 days: 5.81”/NOAA normal: 10.39”. Last 90 days: 12.35”/NOAA normal: 18.70”. |
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