| 10/1/2026 | AL-CN-8 | AL | Calhoun |
Mildly Dry
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| Dry conditions continue even with rain about a week ago. Temps have been mid to upper 80s with cool morning in the upper 40s to low 50s. Only had 4 days of rain in September with around 2.75" |
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| 10/1/2026 | AL-CN-17 | AL | Calhoun |
Severely Dry
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| Fields are brown and withered. Leaves on trees are withered before turning. Less amount of birds at feeders, especially Cardinals. |
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| 10/1/2026 | AZ-PM-497 | AZ | Pima |
Moderately Wet
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| Significant moisture and rain from tropical remnants resulted in widespread soaking rain and below to well below average temps past few days. Rainfall to date for September 1.79" : 234% of Normal. Ground is mushy when walking. Plants verry happy and abundant greenery and grass/weed growth. Little to no wildlife seen, even birds are visiting the feeders less. Plenty of Social Media photos showing hiking to waterfalls and taking in the very green Sonoran Desert.
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| 10/1/2026 | AR-LW-19 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| Still very dry! Hasn't rained in a long time. Burn ban has been an effect for a while. Had about 4 inches at the beginning of the September, but hardly had any in august. Trees are losing leaves and water levels are low. But there is a hundred percent chance of rain for tomorrow so that will provide some relief. |
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| 10/1/2026 | CO-GF-97 | CO | Garfield |
Near Normal
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| Welcome new water year. Sept had reliable rain most days. While not too many large amounts, we did see improvements in stream flow, foliage health and reduction in dust. Our month's rain led to near normal September amount, but we remain in drought and have a deep hole to dig out of. If some predictions for increased precip in the coming winter are correct, this should help but not necessarily get us to a healthy amount of water/soil moisture in the watershed. |
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| 10/1/2026 | IL-WL-63 | IL | Will |
Mildly Wet
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| The brief dry spell we enjoyed is over. 1.2" rain has fallen since early this morning. I'm the guy with several thousand pounds of sod in my drive, awaiting a daylight lull so my grandson and I can take off tarps and install some instant grass. |
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| 10/1/2026 | LA-NT-2 | LA | Natchitoches Parish |
Severely Dry
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| October 1, 2026: D3 U. S. Drought Monitor EXTREME DROUGHT intensity here |
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| 10/1/2026 | MI-CT-18 | MI | Clinton |
Mildly Wet
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| Due to what seems like higher amounts of rain for the last 2 months (9+") Plant life seems to have improved much. Even from the beginning of September I can no longer see where our sewer lines are located in the yard. Even though I utilize a E-Go battery mower, there's been a need to mow about every 4 days which consumes more energy for battery charging as a result. Due to also having to use a gasoline powered mower for some of the property - grass mowing at the $4.50 avg gasoline rates have made it more expensive to maintain the lawn. The lake level is about roughly 4-6" higher for this time of year as well. The current corn and soy bean crops appear to be more green colored given it's October today. |
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| 10/1/2026 | MT-LK-15 | MT | Lake |
Moderately Wet
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| Finished out the water year 174% Norm, with a 307% Month to wrap up an already 157% Year (COCORAHS DEX, 09/30/26) With another 0.03" to start off the new. River levels more like early spring, additional late season turf building in the yard. Ground is soft and spongy in our little "forest". Fire Season has also long passed at this location. |
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| 10/1/2026 | NH-MR-70 | NH | Merrimack |
Near Normal
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| After nearly 1.70" of rain from the nor'easter, the ground is softer than it has been for several months. Growing season is over and crops are harvested. Apples are next.
Rivers and streams are running near their seasonal normal. Lake levels are near seasonal normals also. |
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| 10/1/2026 | NJ-HD-18 | NJ | Hudson |
Near Normal
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| Today, New Jersey lifted the drought warning that has been in effect since 2025. Coastal South moves to Watch. |
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| 10/1/2026 | NY-CQ-22 | NY | Chautauqua |
Moderately Dry
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| We received only 50% of our expected rainfall |
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| 10/1/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly cloudy and warm with light winds, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds and predawn rain. The high temperature was around seventy three degrees, and the low around fifty nine degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every other day. Asters, Goldenrod, Prunella vulgaris, Chickory, and Jerusalem Artichoke flowers are in full bloom. Apples are ripe, walnuts are beginning to fall. All corn cobs are ripe and some leaves are dying. Some corn is beginning to be chopped. Blackbirds and Canadian Geese are beginning to flock. Black Cherry trees, Walnut leaves and sparse other trees leaves are beginning to change color. The local intermittent stream is dry and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early fall levels. |
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| 10/1/2026 | ND-MN-6 | ND | Mountrail |
Moderately Dry
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| We have received some rain, but only enough to delay grain harvest a couple of hours in the morning, But we do have a nice green landscape. We will be going into winter with lake water levels lower then normal. Been a problems though out the summer months with boat ramps to the lakes being extended, or put out of use. |
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| 10/1/2026 | SC-SP-124 | SC | Spartanburg |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Lawn is dry and needs additional irrigation.
Trees are dropping their leaves early. |
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| 10/1/2026 | VA-RH-23 | VA | Rockingham |
Near Normal
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| LOOKS GOOD
SOIL MOISTURE 11 BARS |
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| 10/1/2026 | WA-KG-248 | WA | King |
Mildly Dry
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| September was much wetter than August, for the month, 1.85", up .28" or 118% of normal; for the year, 25.24", up 1.33" or 106% of normal, and the final water year for 2025 - 26, 46.15" up 6.07" or 115% of normal. The lawn is growing patches of green now so it is recovering as well as the plants from the dry season. |
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