| 3/31/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| Rainfall for March was 2.31 inches which is about 2.56 inches below normal. we are in an extreme drought. |
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| 3/31/2026 | CA-SN-89 | CA | Sonoma |
Severely Dry
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| Only 0.03" the entire month of March, versus NOAA/PRISM normal of 5-6" |
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| 3/31/2026 | ID-OW-2 | ID | Owyhee |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
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| Soil moisture conditions are nearly ideal for digging up and planting nursery stock for my orchard |
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| 3/31/2026 | MI-SH-4 | MI | Schoolcraft |
Mildly Wet
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| Snowpack had over 7" of moisture yesterday. Depth down to 18" of crunchy grains this morning. Precip for March 3.87", year to date, water year all above normal. 43.6" of snow in March.
Grackles, robins, juncos have arrived. Junco and chickadees singing. A few geese flying over. Deer have not yet returned to my area. Roadkills increasing on US 2 where there is a little grass/weeds showing along edge.
Secondary road have been a mess. Snow and ice gone off where sunshine hits.
Not much economic traffic except delivery trucks. Probably the quietest time of year for visitors.
No Kings was cold, below 30, wind whipping off Lake.
Radishes, lettuce, spinach, now peas all growing in greenhouse. Needs a little heat at night. |
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| 3/31/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly cloudy and cool with gusty winds, then cloudy and cool overnight with light winds and rain. The high temperature was around fifty nine degrees, and the low around forty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. More small flocks of Canadian Geese are present. Crocuses are blooming. Daffodils are springing up. More flocks of small song birds are appearing. The local intermittent stream and nearby trout stream are flowing at spring levels. Some liquid manure is being spread. |
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| 3/31/2026 | NC-BC-105 | NC | Buncombe |
Severely Dry
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| 1.10 total for march and that ll came on one day in the middle of the month. creeks and streams very low. Outside burning ban in effect across the entire state. Multiple wild fires in my area. Irrigation required for all spring crops. Critters in line at watering stations. Pollen fills our rain gauges and covers our cars! above average temps and wind adding to dryness |
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| 3/31/2026 | NC-DH-48 | NC | Durham |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Selecting the Condition Bar setting is difficult. In working in the back yard, I was able to pull up Honeysuckle and weeds with little effort. Yet, we have received only 1.59 inches of rain in a month that normally sees 4.17 inches of rain. The recent rain of 0.39 inches we received two days ago have softened up the soil to allow the easy pulling of weeds. The cooler temps have helped. Climalogically, I set the bar to Mildly Dry.
Vegetation is still looking good. The ground is soft and the vegetation appears healthy.
The Red Wing Blackbirds, Juncos, and Ruby-Crowned Kinglets appear to be gone. We are still seeing Starlings and Grackles. Reports indicate that Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are coming into the area. Winter is ending and Spring is here. |
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| 3/31/2026 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Mildly Wet
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| It's a very lush, green rainy spring so far in SW Ohio. We had more than six inches of rain this month. Very atypical as is the May-June temperatures that we've been having. Odd weather times here. |
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| 3/31/2026 | TN-ST-23 | TN | Stewart |
Moderately Dry
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| The ground has cracks opening up in it. Clover and other pasture grasses are not greening up and putting on growth like it should for this time of year. Not ideal for planting at all. Leaf litter is extremely dry underneath and very susceptible to fires. |
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| 3/31/2026 | TX-HYS-148 | TX | Hays |
Severely Dry
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| I received only 0.71" of rain for the month. The Blanco River in Wimberley is barely flowing: 3.8cfs. The lowest flow in the 98-year period of record. Groundwater from Jacob's Well is zero. Pastures are somewhat green. The burn ban remains in effect. |
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| 3/31/2026 | TX-NU-12 | TX | Nueces |
Severely Dry
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| Precipitation has only totaled 0.13 inches for the first 3 months of 2026. 2025 ended 10 1/2 inches below normal, compounding the effects of this drought. I have reduced my cattle herd size by 65% during the past 12 months. We only have 12 rolls of hay remaining. If significant rains do not return during April I will be forced to sell my remaining cattle. No soil moisture is available for spring pasture growth. |
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| 3/31/2026 | VA-RNC-3 | VA | Roanoke (city) |
Moderately Dry
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| March precipitation ends with 2.37" versus NOAA normal of 3.58", a deficit of -1.21", 66% of normal. The water year (Oct. 1-Mar. 31) deficit has now increased to 6.62" with a total of 12.29" or only 65% of normal. This also marks the 7th consecutive month (Sept-Mar) with below normal precipitation at this station. The month was also much warmer than normal, currently running in 5th or 6th warmest March on record at KROA climate site, running close to +6F above long-term mean for the month. Spring growth is well underway with many trees starting to leaf out, our two flowering dogwoods blossoming in past day or so.
The daily (3/30/26) mean flow for the USGS gage on the Roanoke River at Roanoke was 128 cfs, now in the 'Extremely Below' normal category (0-5 percentile) per USGS statistics. The cumulative flow (as of 3/30) since the start of the water year remains slightly below the 25th percentile of total flow for period. Carvins Cove local water supply reservoir (as of 3/31) was at -8.9 feet below full pond an increase of +1.1 ft. in the past two weeks (78.3% of capacity, +2.6%), which is a bit of a surprise.
The US Drought Monitor (USDM) map valid as of 3/24/26 showed a slight increase over the past two weeks in the areal coverage of Severe Drought (D2), now covering the City of Roanoke and Salem. Moderate Drought (D1) conditions persist to the west.
The NWS Climate Prediction Center (CPC) 6-10 and 8-14 day outlooks (as of 3/30/26) and valid through 4/13, show continued likelihood of above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall. Per the latest from the CPC (3/30/26), La Niña remains present in the tropical Pacific with a 3-month Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI) of -0.9 for the DJF 3-month period. Consensus forecasts continue to indicate a transition to ENSO-neutral in month or so and then possibly to El Niño by mid-summer although the impact on precipitation patterns is unknown.
Will maintain a local condition of Moderately Dry as impacts remain limited despite some very poor indicators. |
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| 3/31/2026 | WI-AD-10 | WI | Adams |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
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| Almost a repeat of last year at this time. Half the state, including our county, is a high fire hazard. Ice-out on our lake was March 22, almost three weeks earlier than “normal.” |
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