| 4/27/2026 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Near Normal
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| 0.00 precip last week. April and May are historically the driest months here and this April has been no different. But Calendar year and water year totals are well above normal, so I am staying with "Near Normal" condition. One red flag last week. A proportion of dead grass clumps have new green blades, but not most of them. Inaturalist "Bio Blitz" in Chiricahuas this weekend - lots of observations on flora and fauna. |
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| 4/27/2026 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Severely Dry
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| Dust haze. Little to no greening. Locust and elm leaves trying to grow again, after freezing. Very few birds still. Daily red flag warnings until the last few day. Fire within 1 mile of our pasture last week. Farmers burning ditches but there is no promise of any irrigation water. Brandings around feeding hay and cake daily. Pray May turns things around with sufficient rain and a lot let wind. |
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| 4/27/2026 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Mildly Wet
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| .72" of rain (with traces of snow) last week most in the past two days. The soil is quite damp but not saturated. The grasses and weeds were drying out until two days ago. The rain over the past two days did a nice job of cleaning out the air, improving the view. |
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| 4/27/2026 | CO-LR-36 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| Same. No precip. Tiny amount of drizzle yesterday. Was just informed by WSSC that we will get only 7% of normal water distribution this growing season. |
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| 4/27/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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| Soil moisture level remains near normal with the additional recent substantial rainfall. Nearby river and reservoir are at normal levels. |
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| 4/27/2026 | FL-BW-167 | FL | Broward |
Mildly Dry
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| No significant rain during the period. Landscape irrigation continues.Temps are warming so AC use has increased accordingly. |
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| 4/27/2026 | FL-SW-1 | FL | Suwannee |
Severely Dry
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| It keeps getting drier. We have had a few clouds and rain in the area but none anywhere near or at this location. It makes no sense to water outside plants as in a few hours you are back to where you started from. Lawns are crunching underfoot and brown. Plants are dying. Almost the entire State is finally under a burn ban and Level 2 water restrictions. Society is very aware of it. Wildfires are erupting almost just by looking at the grass. |
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| 4/27/2026 | IL-ED-15 | IL | Edgar |
Near Normal
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| conditions near normal, was little dry towards end of week but light rain end of week and rain coming first of this week will bring back to near normal. talked to several farmers and they have been happy with conditions this spring for planting as many of them are 3/4 done to all done with planting the first time, weather depends on if they will have to replant anything. most all corn & soybeans are up and can row them. |
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| 4/27/2026 | IL-KD-126 | IL | Kendall |
Near Normal
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| The Fox river in Oswego had been very low in till this months storms north of us up into Wisconsin borough the river close to flood stage. Working in the yard and gardens this weekend found the top two to three inched hard and crusty. Below this layer soil appears to have normal moisture. |
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| 4/27/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Rain slowed down a bit last week, the MTD is still in the Above Norm range.
Calendar Year & Water Year also looking good.
Grass and vegetation has taken off. Low areas are still damp. |
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| 4/27/2026 | IN-VG-35 | IN | Vigo |
Severely Wet
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| At 2:30 pm, about 1 inch of rain in the past 2.5 hours; most rain in the past 45 minutes. |
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| 4/27/2026 | IA-LN-49 | IA | Linn |
Near Normal
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| This week received an additional rainfall total of 1.33 with a few small hail reports rice and graupel sized, bringing the total for the month to 7.21 inches so far. Hail has been on the increase this season. We had near freezing temps in the 30s, with highs in the 80s. Today was ambient in the 70s with nice sunshine. Furnace, AC, Fans and open windows all utilized. Increase in moths, flies, and other flying insects. Squirrels on the increase as well. Full mowing was required in addition to non chemical healthy lawn treatment. The dandelions are on the decrease. Pollen remains on the low count despite continued tree and other plant growth. Air Quality was in the decent range. Overall Mood-Despite Severe Weather, awareness was observed, which will be needed again this week. Outdoor activities increased in persons outside walking and doing fun activities, yard work, biking, motorcycling, driving with the top down etc. Enjoy the decent spring days and Stay Weather Aware : ) : ) |
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| 4/27/2026 | KS-LN-6 | KS | Linn |
Moderately Wet
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| Drought relief has come in the month of April. Compared to the monthly average for April East Central KS, we are 3.67" above normal. 7.46" fell as of 4/26, and boy did we need it. Ground water is most likely at or above normal. Ponds are full that were in some cases completely dried up over the winter. Early songbird and shorebird migrations are well underway. Summer Tanagers, Indigo Bunting, Ruby-Crowned Kinglets, Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers, Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatchers all migrated into Kansas in April. Winter crops look fantastic with all this rain.. Everything is green - thank God! |
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| 4/27/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Mildly Dry
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| Continued rain shortage - less than normal snow melt and lots of cold and damp weather but few soaking rains. 0.12" rain this week. Mx 68.1°/Mn 20.0°, limited burn permits, poplar and maples fully blossomed, daffodils, forsythia, colt's foot, first dandelions. |
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| 4/27/2026 | MA-NF-1 | MA | Norfolk |
Near Normal
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| Little change over the past week. Spring plants are in full bloom, trees are leafing out, and lawns are green and showing good growth. Levels on ponds and lakes remain high. No watering restrictions are in place. |
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| 4/27/2026 | MA-NF-68 | MA | Norfolk |
Near Normal
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| grass is finally long enough to need a mow. one or two tulips are blooming. fruit trees are blooming. berry bushes are leafing. |
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| 4/27/2026 | MI-BN-3 | MI | Berrien |
Near Normal
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| For the week ending 4/26/2026, conditions were NEAR NORMAL. The 7-day cumulative precipitation total of 0.25 inches was 68% below the 13-year (2009-2022) average of 0.78 inches and in the “mildly dry” range; the 30-day total of 7.06 inches was 106% above the expected 13-year average of 3.42 inches and in the “severely wet” range; and the 90-day total of 14.23 inches was 39% above the expected 13-year average of 10.25 inches and in the “mildly wet” range. There were 2 days of measurable precipitation, with a max of 0.20 inches on the 20th. Temps ranged from 86 F (on the 23rd) to 29 F (on the 20th), with average Hi/Lo temps of 70/42 F (-7/-10 relative to last week). Precipitation Trends—April to Date: 6.96 inches (up 3.89 inches, 227% of PRISM Normal); Year to Date (2026): 16.76 inches (up 5.58 inches, 154% of PRISM Normal). |
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| 4/27/2026 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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| inspite of 1 day of moderate rain, the ground at the 6 inch depth is dry |
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| 4/27/2026 | MN-MR-20 | MN | Morrison |
Mildly Dry
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| We received 1.77 inch of rain in last four days. Rain came slow so it soaked in beautifully to help our dry condition. Lake level is still lower for this time of year and the lowest I have seen it in eight years. |
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| 4/27/2026 | MS-HR-57 | MS | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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| For most of the week it had been mostly extremely dry, but beautiful tempature. Needed to water like crazy to keep my young plants alive. Some plants are still behind in when they should be flowering. Early Sat morning, we had a huge storm with a tornado touching down less than a mile from my house. My house got 1.87" of rain in approx 1 hour and massive limbs fell from some trees. (One branch was the size of a small tree and has smashed the bushes below) The pond filled up but then soaked into the ground by the next morning. But then on Sunday we got an additional 0.36"
In the coming days need to see how much of this rain has been retained by the soil and how much became run off. While this is a huge increase in rainfall for the month, we are still below average rainfall by 3 inches for April and 12 inches for the year.
I drove to Clower Thorten Park/Trail. I passed where some of the damage from tornado was and saw many downed trees.
I took advantage of the wet soil to plant some more seeds. Hopefully we will get more rain this coming week too.
I had checked weather forecast on Friday morning and they had removed the rain chances for the weekends. I filled up the rain barrels with city water to give a chance to de-chlorinate before using it in the marsh grass ponds. So did not capture any rain water. Need to get another water barrel.
Birds seemed more active on Sunday than they have been recently. Huge numbers at the birdfeeders. If I put out seed in the morning, it will be gone by nightfall. I like to stop feeding them by late spring, but I feel a lot of the plants are behind schedule so do not know if there is enough other sources.
Still not have heard any frogs/toads. Saw 2 turtles over the weekend (one before and after the storm. Different shellls so not the same one) Several tiny snakes and lizards as well.
The weather was dry for the baseball game Sat night so I am glad we had good weather for that. Though the Schuckers lost. The Dragon Boat Races in Biloxi were delayed |
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| 4/27/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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| Temperatures were 15 to 20 degrees above average Monday through Thursday, dropping to near normal at the end of the week. The high fire danger warning and red flag warning continued through Thursday as the ground and vegetation were dry and the relative humidity was very low. Conditions were then wet, with 0.76-inch rain Thursday afternoon through Saturday. The soil is wet at the surface and 3 inches down. The trees and grass have remained green. Conditions are near normal. April rainfall is up to 4.50 inches, 1.73 inches above normal (162 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 6.90 inches, which is 0.49 inch above normal (108 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 1.01 inch below normal (91 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the heated bird bath higher than normal early in the week due to the hotter and drier conditions in the area, then returned to normal with the rainfall. Approximately 15 species of birds (about 80 to 90 birds visit each day). Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is near normal. Area creeks and ponds are also near normal. |
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| 4/27/2026 | NJ-HD-18 | NJ | Hudson |
Moderately Dry
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| Rainfall on the 25th totaled 1.59". The region's drought conditions have improved a little. Rainfall for the month now totals 2.60" and os .78" below normal or .77 percent. For the year, 9.91" and is still -3.93" .72 percent. Since March, the total is 6.37" and is -1.15". |
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| 4/27/2026 | NM-BR-233 | NM | Bernalillo |
Moderately Dry
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| several more days of high, drying, gusty winds with low humidity add to fire spread and now fire start danger. Air quality poor from blowing dust. Fortunately no utility interruptions, so winds apparently have not downed limbs or trees onto lines. Squirrels and other critters more aggressively seeking water. |
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| 4/27/2026 | NM-CH-37 | NM | Chaves |
Severely Dry
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| Just noting that yesterday the 26th of April the wind hit 42 mph and the dust/dirt was about 1/4-to-1/2-mile visibility. With this wind the Fire Danger is pretty high. With no moisture in the area the native grasses are still dormant at this time. While the USDA has declared the area in drought it remains when a possible drought payment will be made. Still waiting on the 2023 possible drought payment. |
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| 4/27/2026 | NY-BM-14 | NY | Broome |
Near Normal
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| Still a little wet to do much in the garden which isn't unusual for early spring. Below normal week of rain but month and 90 day amounts still over. Farm field at bottom of hill got tilled last week after the standing water went away. |
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| 4/27/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Partly sunny and cool with light winds, then mostly clear and cold overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around fifty seven degrees, and the low around thirty six degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. Jewelweed leaves, Dandelion flowers, violet flowers, Burdock leaves, Silver Maple leaves, Black Cherry leaves, Apple Treee buds, Dead Nettle flowers, Nettle leaves, Glecoma hederacea leaves, Serviceberry flowers, Bush Honeysuckle buds, Trillium flowers and Trout Lily flowers are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. Some manure is being spread, some pesticides being sprayed and fields being plowed. |
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| 4/27/2026 | NC-BR-98 | NC | Brunswick |
Moderately Dry
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| Very little rain since March 17th, 3 rain barrels dry, grass temporary dormancy, supplemental water needed for ornamentals and vegetable plantings that are not drought tolerant. .39 inches of rain yesterday which helped a bit. |
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| 4/27/2026 | NC-HR-62 | NC | Harnett |
Moderately Dry
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| April 2026 report shows very dry conditions due to drought. |
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| 4/27/2026 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Moderately Dry
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| We had 0.28 inches of rain this past week and 1.38 inches for the month. We are dry but not severely dry. There is still a state wide outdoor burn ban in effect.; we still have good water supply but we need rain, especially for oour newly planted transplants. |
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| 4/27/2026 | OH-AT-21 | OH | Athens |
Moderately Dry
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| 1.93" of rain so far for April. According to CoCoRaHS Data Explorer this is 58% of normal for the month. Pasture grasses are greening as they do in April, but grass leaves are not filling out and appear slightly wilted. Even drought tolerant fescue is not growing at its normal rate for this time of year. Brome grasses and orchard grass appear slightly gray. Our two perennial streams are running more shallow than usual for April. Pasture forbes are not growing as they usually do in early spring. Bare soil is cracked. |
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| 4/27/2026 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Moderately Wet
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| With almost 1.5" of rain this past week, we remain rather wet. The neighborhood pond is filled to the brim, all vegetation is lush and green, and the ground is wet to the point of being soggy in places. |
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| 4/27/2026 | OK-MY-12 | OK | Mayes |
Near Normal
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| Just over an inch and half of rain this week. Ponds are full and green up, I think, is mostly complete. There are probably a few more oak catkins to fall but most are down. The milkweed is blooming in the field and everything is very lush and green. |
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| 4/27/2026 | PA-CD-30 | PA | Cumberland |
Near Normal
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| the ground was only damp from the rain over the weekend. |
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| 4/27/2026 | PA-WT-18 | PA | Westmoreland |
Near Normal
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| well, its Monday, that time again to put in a condition monitoring report. its normal here meteorologically, no issues here. |
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| 4/27/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Moderately Dry
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| Local weather reporting shows our location to be on the border of a "severely" and "moderately" dry area. The weather is cooler, ozone decreased and the scant precipitation has not progressed us far. Still watering
garden daily, eyeing some trees for culling due to fire danger and proximity to the house. A second mushroom appeared, but didn't last long as deer and squirrels like to eat certain varieties. |
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| 4/27/2026 | TN-SQ-33 | TN | Sequatchie |
Moderately Dry
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| Very dry conditions have caused the ground to get harder in places. Rainfall has been pretty absence this springg |
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| 4/27/2026 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Severely Dry
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| water 3 x weekly |
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| 4/27/2026 | TX-TN-124 | TX | Tarrant |
Near Normal
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| No drought here as this month I have recorded over 9 inches of precip. That's twice the amount of rain I had in the first 3 months of this year. Twin storms hit here in NW Tarrant County last Saturday. Noisiest storm I've ever heard. Lots of hail, mostly on the smaller side. Area lakes only showing small rises. |
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| 4/27/2026 | VT-CH-62 | VT | Chittenden |
Near Normal
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| Conditions seem typical for the season. The forest floor is drying out, as we haven't had recent rain, but the soil seems damp at a level I'd expect in late April. Litter has become dry, so brush fires are certainly possible. Early vegetation is emerging as expected. |
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| 4/27/2026 | VT-RT-7 | VT | Rutland |
Mildly Dry
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| less seasonable precip |
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| 4/27/2026 | VT-WH-26 | VT | Windham |
Mildly Dry
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| Continuing dry conditions and cool temperatures have slowed the onset of spring after a warm spell. Farmers are beginning to plow fields and fertilize. Vegetable farms have row covers out over planted plots. Some energy continuing to be used for heat but increasing sun exposure contributing to warming. Brush fire danger high, especially when wind increases. Forsythia fading and trees and other bushes beginning to bloom.Ducks have returned to pond. Peepers, tree frogs apparent and some summer birds returning.No restrictions posted statewide, though some local governments restricting burning. Some hiking trails opening. Ski season almost over except at largest areas. Water supplies good, though some ponds not fully recharged. |
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| 4/27/2026 | WV-KN-52 | WV | Kanawha |
Mildly Dry
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| Area remains mildly dry. 0.37% of April rainfall with a deficit of 2.09". Grass growth has slowed considerably and birds are much more active looking for seeds. Bird feeder visits have increased and frequent visits to the bird bath. |
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| 4/27/2026 | WI-LN-2 | WI | Lincoln |
Near Normal
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| During the week some robins were seen flying off into trees carrying worms. Cranes and geese passed overhead mostly in the mornings and evenings, possibly between feeding and nesting areas. Some chickadees were fighting in the yard. Only a few turkeys were seen but they were likely near wooded areas away from roads and people. Some hens might be nesting. Deer were seen grazing often after dark, sometimes a few but other times easily over 10 together. No fieldwork was done as the ground was too wet in places and too cold everywhere. Quackgrass grew. Many maple trees were flowering with a few trees dropping flowers. The really early poplar tree had catkins. Very few others had catkins by the end of the week. A few more daffodils were blooming but most crocuses finished during the week. The mockorange in my yard had open leaf buds before the end of the week, this is unusually early. I often prune the dead wood out near Mother's Day but could see enough leaf growth to prune it by the end of the week. The creek returned into it's banks but the rivers were out of their banks a little as the water moved through the system. Minnows and water striders were seen in some spots. The marsh marigolds still had only leaves, no flowers by the end of the week. There were likely wild leeks in many places in the wooded areas. I am not sure that is what they are but that is my best guess. There were other green plants scattered in the woods but most were too small for me to identify correctly. Looking across the horizon there was a hint of color-some greenish and others reddish-showing in spots from the swollen buds. Tamarack and larch trees were showing a bit of green color as the needles were starting to grow. Wildfire danger changed through the week being low early and elevated late in the week. Many of these changes during the week were early for this area at this time of year. |
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| 4/27/2026 | WI-MW-18 | WI | Milwaukee |
Mildly Wet
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| Above normal temperatures and dry, allowing soils to recover.
(21 APR to 27 APR)
Precipitation for the period was 0.02”. -0.82” for the period.
Cal yr 16.24, +6.04” above annual seasonal normal. Record to date.
Snow: 0.0” -0.0” for the period.
Snow Season: 47.1”. -5.2” below for the season
Evaporation : 0.62” Water Balance from 4/11 to date: +4.98” surplus
Soil Moisture 4” Depth: 0.18 cb
Soil Moisture 8” Depth: 0.18 cb
Temperatures averaged 55.9 degrees, +5.4 above normal for the period.
Soil temperatures, for the period, at 2” have averaged 52.7 degrees, 4” average is 54.1 degrees, 8” average is 55.4 degrees and 20” average is 54.4 degrees. +0.5 overall increase, on average, from the previous period.
A drier and warm week to help soils dry out and recover with plenty of clouds and lake breezes.
75% of the trees have leafed out and grass is growing well after first mow of the season. Flowering trees are in bloom and pollen levels are high based on allergy response.
Plenty of bird activity with Starlings, Robins, Grackles and sparrows. Squirrels, chipmunks and bunny rabbits are out and feeding on grass and seed overspill from bird feeder.
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| 4/27/2026 | WI-RC-62 | WI | Racine |
Mildly Wet
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| Things are drying out from storms two weeks ago. Still wet in areas. Too wet to cut grass in some areas. Some low lying farm fields under water. |
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| 4/27/2026 | WY-FM-21 | WY | Fremont |
Mildly Dry
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| The series of three rain and snow events have brought soil moisture up. When this last snow melts we will be near normal. Downside is that night time temps of 15 to 26°F have killed the fruit bloom, and possibly that of native plants like chokecherry and service berry. This is definitely NOT normal and down the road will affect our wildlife. |
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| 4/27/2026 | CAN-NB-55 | CAN | New Brunswick |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Much drier than normal due to lack of winter snowfall |
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| 4/27/2026 | CAN-NS-159 | CAN | Nova Scotia |
Mildly Dry
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| I would say we are starting to move from near normal to mildly dry. My area is mostly a farming community. With only 15 mm of rain in the past week and nothing in the forecast for the next 4 days, this means the farmers should be on the land this week. |
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| 4/27/2026 | CAN-ON-771 | CAN | Ontario |
Near Normal
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| The remaining snow finally cleared this week, although there are still a few traces deep in the bush, and icy packed trails are the last to thaw. Warm temperatures over the past few days has started to thaw the ground to a depth of about 1 inch. Last week saw very light rain totalling less than 3mm. Lower Black Sturgeon lake is still frozen, but ice is pulling away from the shorelines. Lake level has risen over the past 2 days by 2”, and is at the higher end of a fairly typical level at spring thaw. Shallow bays and marshes are starting to open up. Creeks are running, and there is water in the ditches. Bush trails are easily walkable and damp, with some water sitting in low-lying areas. No loons heard yet. |
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| 4/27/2026 | CAN-QC-62 | CAN | Quebec |
Mildly Wet
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| Goupil Creek at 35 cm. Water in low areas in the forest. Some snow remaining in the shady areas. Soil generally wet but dryer in some sunny areas out of the forest |
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