| 9/16/2025 | AL-CN-8 | AL | Calhoun |
Moderately Dry
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| Dry conditions continue and still no signs of any significant rain. Have a less than 15% chance thru the week if anything. Long range models still showing no rain. Watering plants almost everyday now, lawns getting crunchy and yellow. Wouldn't be surprised to see no burn bans going into effect soon |
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| 9/16/2025 | CO-BO-596 | CO | Boulder |
Near Normal
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| We’ve received 0.64” of rain in the past week. Plants are responding. Soil is moist. Temperatures have been more in the normal range. In addition, we’ve had more cloud cover. The last 6-8 weeks has generally been drier and warmer than average, but this is helping us get back toward a consistent normal. |
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| 9/16/2025 | CO-EP-291 | CO | El Paso |
Near Normal
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| Soil is still in fairly moist condition. Daily high temperatures are staying in low 80’s, which mitigates soil heating up. Predicted storms have missed my location consistently. |
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| 9/16/2025 | CO-JF-72 | CO | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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| A few deciduous trees are showing a few yellow leaves. First one spotted early last week. Ponderosa pine looking fully green still (no brown needles yet). Grass is getting sort of silvery/brown. Will need to water again soon. |
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| 9/16/2025 | IL-CP-174 | IL | Champaign |
Severely Dry
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| Since Aug 1, I’ve only recorded 2.26” of rain. And we’re currently experiencing several days of temperatures in the 90s, unusual for mid-September. |
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| 9/16/2025 | IL-DP-122 | IL | Du Page |
Moderately Dry
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| Lawn is browning, plants are starting to experience stress |
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| 9/16/2025 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Mildly Dry
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| The ground is powder dry and cracking. Springs still dry,small trickle of water from tile lines but not enough to accumulate in the pond. Soy beans seem to have dried and lost their leaves very quickly. Corn is quickly turning brown also. The well is still acting strange but is still supplying our needs. |
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| 9/16/2025 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Mildly Dry
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| Pond level a little below normal. The lawns are approximately 40 percent mildly brown and 60 percent moderately green. Most of the vegetation is still near normal with a few trees starting to drop a few leaves, which is normal. The ground surface is dry; but there is still some moisture a foot or so below the surface. Base on vegetation, not quite in D0 - ABNORAMLLY DRY yet. Had 1.12" of precipitation during the last 30 days which is still has not yet met the threshold criteria of less than 1" on the gauge for abnormally dry conditions. Had 6.21" which is 90 percent the normal precipitation during the past 2 months and also had 9.03" which is 90 percent the normal amount for the last 3 months. This means were are not yet in beginning of a drought or not yet in moderate drought. If we do not get rain during the next 3 days, our area will hit D0 - ABNORMALLY DRY - BEGINNING OF A DROUGHT this Friday September 19, 2025 as the criteria of less than 1" on the gauge for a 30 day period and when the lawns approach 50 to 75 percent brownness will likely be met then. |
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| 9/16/2025 | MA-WR-28 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Dry
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| Everything is still green but the soil is like dust |
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| 9/16/2025 | MN-SH-39 | MN | Sherburne |
Near Normal
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| Sunny and 66 Hi 87 Wind S 6 mph. Warm humid day with wind gusts up to 14 mph at times. |
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| 9/16/2025 | MO-GR-126 | MO | Greene |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| Very dry conditions. Ponds and creeks 90% dry. Experiencing wind erosion to soil. Been feeding hay since early August. Watering livestock in stock tanks. Trees are dormant and losing leaves. |
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| 9/16/2025 | NM-LU-88 | NM | Luna |
Moderately Dry
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| Over half an inch of moisture since last report has increased some green around, but the general plant community is still relatively dry. As you go out several miles to the west, north and east, these regions have gotten significantly more rainfall in the last week compared to this location. Grateful for the moisture here though, but need more to be considered anything close to “Mildly Dry”. Feed growth is not enough to stop reducing the cattle stocking rate during the fall cattle works. Some (but not much at all) tank water caught though. Precip Totals and NOAA Normals: September MTD: 0.60” (71%), 2025 YTD: 4.41” (50%), 2024-2025 Water YTD: 5.21” (46%). |
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| 9/16/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Dry
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| Mostly sunny and warm with light predawn valley fog and light winds, then partly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around seventy five degrees and the low around fifty one degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful a day. Chicory, Goldenrod, Prunella vulgaris, Soapwort, White and Red Clover are blooming. Apples are ripening. A few more leaves are turning color, some maples are half red. Canadian Geese, Blackbirds and sparrows are beginning to flock more. |
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| 9/16/2025 | OH-LS-41 | OH | Lucas |
Moderately Dry
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| Grass is slowing down growth and brown except where landscaping sprinklers are being used. One significant rainfall event in last 2 weeks or so and temps in 80s. |
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| 9/16/2025 | OH-MH-21 | OH | Mahoning |
Severely Dry
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| Long term is near normal, but last six weeks has seen a severe flash drought. No rain in past 9 days and just 0.35” for September. 1.21” in August and September combined and are now below normal for calendar year after having a surplus from wet April and May. Several new dead pine trees and non-oak deciduous are turning yellow and red and shedding leaves about a month early. Smaller creeks have run dry and many lawns are brown and dormant. Insects and wildlife looking for water sources like our horse water tanks. Corn cobs have looked small and shabby. Late plantings of soybeans are stunted. Soil is bone dry for top several inches and anything in gardens not getting heavy frequent watering has died off. |
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| 9/16/2025 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Severely Dry
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| We are in the level just above drought in my area of SW Ohio. We have had less than a tenth of an inch of rain in September and an inch in August. Tree leaves are yellowing, browning, and falling off the trees--in fact they have been for a couple of weeks. Plants are dry, and lawns are going totally brown. No outdoor open fires. We may get rain this weekend, but that's a big if according to weather forecasters in our area. |
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| 9/16/2025 | SC-GV-60 | SC | Greenville |
Mildly Dry
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| Lawn is wilted where not protected by shade trees. Soil in the garden is very dry. Okra is still thriving. |
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| 9/16/2025 | SC-LX-5 | SC | Lexington |
Moderately Dry
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| No meaningful rainfall since August 22nd. The dry and at times breezy conditions has led to more frequent irrigation. |
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| 9/16/2025 | TX-HYS-148 | TX | Hays |
Severely Dry
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| So far thru September of 2025, I have received 21.32" of rain compared to 30.76" in 2024. This summer has been milder than 2024 with 21 days >95F versus 27 days in 2024 (7 days >100F in 2024 vs 1 day in 2025). The burn ban has been put back on. Pastures are slightly green. The Blanco River in Wimberley is flowing at 9.3cfs, well below the 25th percentile of flow for the 98-year period of record. Groundwater from Jacob's Well is barely flowing at 0.1cfs. |
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| 9/16/2025 | WI-CB-4 | WI | Columbia |
Moderately Dry
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| Thunderstorms began over my rain gauge September 12 around 3AM, ending just after 6AM. Steady moderate to heavy rain fell for at least 2 hours. My gauge had a lot of rain in it measuring 3.08". It has been a very long time since I had that much from one storm. I saw a rain vision map showing a narrow band of heavy rain from northwest of Wisconsin Dells to Milw .My CoCoRaHS 2 miles south of me had only 1.13" and another a few miles northwest of here had 1.28" and Baraboo had 0.37". MY area in general is dry, and farm crops need a decent rain. Lawns are turning brown, and gardens need watering. In general, it has been great weather for putting up 4th crop hay, outdoor construction and outdoor activities. The Baraboo River is about 3 ft below normal. |
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| 9/16/2025 | WI-FL-6 | WI | Florence |
Near Normal
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| Fall colors are in a good swing as far as color change and leaves dropping. Cleaned up leaves 5 of out 7 days. My Red Maple is 1/2 shed and my neighbor's orange one is 3/4. Both younger trees but other maples still have theirs and some maples have not even turned yet and some just the tops. Other trees like Sumac and elder, their leaves are changing and dropping too and some older birch. Although there is a lot of green yet, I'd say 30%-35% is colored leaves.
Had some days of dense fog for a few hours after sunrise form and stay until mid morning. Really dense in the hours of 6 to 8:30 with it slowly rising and dissipate with the day's warming and the sun. One day lasted until 10 a.m. before dissipating.
Skunks are out and digging for grubs. True though.
I noticed the soil after it dug and how dry the soil was at the surface or about 1"-2" deep and how quickly it dried up. Haven't seen many deer around the neighborhood and not sure why or other animals like squirrels rabbits or chipmunks. Birds are in abundance though. Saw 2 flocks of geese heading south this week.
Saw just a few campers this week and trucks towing boats. Construction vehicles have maintained their frequency and logging trucks picked up a little. |
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