| 6/30/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| Rain for June was 4.74 inches which is about 1.27 inches above normal. This is the first month in 11 months that we was about normal in rain fall. |
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| 6/30/2026 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Moderately Wet
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| Had about 15 jams when cutting the lawn yesterday. The lawn was soggy. Other people had trouble cutting their lawns and were having the same problem. June has been very wet so far. Construction work at Kroger's and Martha Lynn's Collins Boulevard gas pipe line project had occurred significant delays. The trees are extremely green. So are the lawns whuch have been growing vigorously. |
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| 6/30/2026 | MI-AT-10 | MI | Antrim |
Severely Wet
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| The storm yesterday morning dropped 4.37 inches of rain in about three hours. The storm started about nine and ended about noon. This is approximately a 500 year storm for the three hour duration. |
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| 6/30/2026 | MI-SH-4 | MI | Schoolcraft |
Mildly Wet
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| Soil and vegetation damp. Vegetation in lawn and forest bright green putting on good growth. Growth of garden has been slow but is picking up with hot spell that has just begun. First planting of sweet corn will not be knee high on the 4th, but within 5" of that. Logging and tourism activity moderate, homebuilding very high. Local creek is at average level as are inland lakes. Bunchberry dogwood, ninebark, and blackberry are notable bloomers. Peonies have just bloomed. Bracken fern growing thickly in forest. Fawns are moving with their dams. Barred owls are hooting more in twilight and at night. Whip-poor-wills notably absent again this year. Mosquitos and biting flies bad except when afternoons bright and windy. but not as bad as some years.
Precip summary
June 4.81" 156%
YTD 21.06" 150%
Water Year 28.23" 125%
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| 6/30/2026 | MN-HN-731 | MN | Hennepin |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| The lawn is soaked from the rain. The ground is soft and "squishy". It feels like I am wading through a shallow pool when I walk on the lawn. |
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| 6/30/2026 | MT-YS-14 | MT | Yellowstone |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| Half inch of rain over the weekend, but did not keep up with Evapotranspiration over that time. Only turned off lawn watering once this June. |
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| 6/30/2026 | NH-GR-69 | NH | Grafton |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| I’m no drought expert but I think the water table is pretty much back to normal. We’ve had some pretty significant rain over the last few weeks and the conditions prove it. My woods trail is quite muddy, the brook is still running strong, and most of all, my pond is almost full again. |
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| 6/30/2026 | NM-RA-64 | NM | Rio Arriba |
Severely Dry
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| Can’t get out into the forest and enjoy it. Rivers, creeks, and springs are dried up. |
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| 6/30/2026 | NM-TR-21 | NM | Torrance |
Mildly Dry
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| Still dry but not unusual. A few small showers scattered widely. Fire danger is elevated. Hope all the folks are careful during the 4th of July celebrations. Conditions are like this more often than not. |
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| 6/30/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly sunny and hot with light winds, then partly cloudy and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around eighty six degrees, and the low around sixty eight degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, wild daisies, Avens, Soapwort flowers, aqualegia, Valerian and phlox flowers are in full bloom. Corn is 24" - 30" tall. The second cutting of hay is occurring. The local intermittent stream is still flowing and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 6/30/2026 | NC-WK-185 | NC | Wake |
Moderately Dry
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| First signs of localized mushroom patches seen outdoors this week. Deciduous and evergreen trees/shrubs do not look all that stressed. Collected samples of warm tap, cool tap, and bottled distilled water on 6/27 to check electroconductivity at collection time, after refrigeration, and after freezing & thawing over a three-day period. Cool tap EC (microsiemens/unit):295;185;146. Warm tap:374;178;142. Distilled: 2,2,2. On 6/27 sampled breadcrumbs, table salt, shredded mozzarella, and shredded parmesan on petri dish agar for 72 hours out of sunlight under ambient AH < 10 torr. Microbial growth was negligible compared to biomass and biodiversity of air filter sample using same technique. Table salt culture dish produced excessive condensation compared to others. |
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| 6/30/2026 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Near Normal
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| Our lawns and plants are still very green, but the addition of high heat and humidity this week may change that picture. |
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| 6/30/2026 | OK-PT-20 | OK | Pottawatomie |
Near Normal
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| Conditions are currently near normal for the area in June as far as temperatures and precipitation. We have experienced above average winds during the month of June which has accelerated the drying of conditions. |
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| 6/30/2026 | RI-WS-47 | RI | Washington |
Severely Dry
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| Have to be diligent about watering the vegetable and flower gardens every day. The almost 2" of rain the other day did little to alleviate the dry conditions. Not really a problem but the grass everywhere is brown, dry and crunchy when you walk on it. We are not under any water usage restrictions as of yet. That usually comes later in the summer, if it does. |
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| 6/30/2026 | TX-BRS-1 | TX | Brewster |
Mildly Dry
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| This years monsoon has finally pushed storms and precipitation into this region of Texas. Soil moisture below 5” is still very dry, however recent heavy rainfall and lack of drying winds has allowed soil moisture to increase. Grasses, forbes and shrubs are actively growing. Wet weather streams have begun to run, during periods of heavy precipitation, indicating saturated soil surfaces. Wildlife and livestock will both benefit from these improved conditions. |
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| 6/30/2026 | VA-RNC-3 | VA | Roanoke (city) |
Severely Dry
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| June rainfall continued our streak of below normal months (now at consecutive 10 months, back to Sept. 2025) with only 1.30" or 28% of normal, a -3.37" deficit from NOAA normal of 4.67" (climatologically our wettest month). 2026 year to date rainfall is at 13.45" (61% of normal, -8.50") and Water Year to date (Oct 1-Jun 30) is at 17.89" or 57% or normal, a deficit of -13.40".
The daily (6/30/26) mean flow for the USGS gage on the Roanoke River at Roanoke is at 87 cfs (normal for 6/30 is 241 cfs), in the Below Normal (10-24 percentile) category but showing a small rise in past week due to heavier rainfall in the upper basin. Carvins Cove local water supply reservoir (as of 6/30) continues to fall steadily now (6/30) at -13.9 feet below full pond, a -1.1 ft. drop in the past two weeks (now at 67.3% of capacity,-2.3% decrease in past 2 weeks).
The US Drought Monitor (USDM) map valid as of 6/23/26 continues to show Severe Drought (D2) across the entire upper Roanoke Valley. The State of Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) continues a Drought Warning for nearly most of the state. DEQ indicators for the Roanoke Drought Evaluation Region as of 6/23 for precipitation and groundwater and streamflow are in the 'Emergency' category, while only reservoirs remain in less dire 'Warning' category. Still no local water restrictions have been imposed although vague statements about conservation have been issued.
A significant heat wave is forecast across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast U.S. through at least July 4th with temperatures reaching the mid-upper 90s and near 100F in the urban heat island of Roanoke. The Weather Prediction Center (WPC) QPF forecast for the next 7-day period (6/30-7/7) shows chances for some modest rainfall (up to 1.00")although it is likely to be convective in nature with erratic coverage and intensity.
The NWS Climate Prediction Center (CPC) 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks (as of 6/29, valid through 7/13) offers slightly enhanced probabilities for above normal temperatures and rainfall. The latest ENSO update from CPC updated (6/29/26) says El Niño present (ENSO 3.4 region at +1.2C). Forecasts continue for a strengthening with a 63% chance of a 'Very Strong' (+2.0C anomaly) El Niño event by autumn. The impact on regional precipitation patterns remains unclear although some lessening of tropical activity in the Atlantic basin is probable. A tropical system may be one of the only ways to emerge from the persistent drought.
Local vegetation of all types is clearly under severe stress from the extended dry conditions, with yard plantings surviving only through repeated watering. Even larger trees are showing impacts with leaf curling on mature Dogwoods and even some yellowing leaves on Weeping Cherry and Black Walnut in yard. Grass has browned and is nearly dormant with hardier weeds maintaining some growth.'Severely Dry' conditions remain the only fair description for this area with no improvement in sight. |
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