| 8/2/2026 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Drier and hotter last week with only one day with measurable precipitation when .07 inches fell on Monday. Highs started in the mid 80's but warmed to the mid 90's as the week progressed. The high of the week was 95° on Friday. Lows were also warm with temperatures in the low 60's except for a couple of days. The low of the week was 58° on Wednesday. No strong winds last week. The surrounding open, wildland areas continue to "green up" with grasses and plants growing and wildflowers blooming. The vegetable garden is producing more zucchini and yellow squash and harvested the first cauliflower. Green beans are starting to grow more now. All other plants in the garden are looking very healthy. Finches visit the bird bath daily and a lot of hummingbirds observed visiting the garden. Also, have seen garter snakes several times by the pond. |
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| 8/2/2026 | AR-BX-38 | AR | Baxter |
Moderately Dry
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| We are still in D0 (Abnormally Dry). Little moisture this week. Fire danger is moderate. |
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| 8/2/2026 | AR-LW-19 | AR | Lawrence |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| We've had about an inch of rain in the last week. Grass is growing really good though. We've been getting some more rain this summer after having a dry spring but I don't think we're back to yearly average yet. |
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| 8/2/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Moderately Dry
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| Conditions have become considerably more dry in the past couple of weeks due to only receiving 0.03” of rainfall. Temperatures have been mostly in the 90s but was only in the mid 80s yesterday with passage of a cold front. Plants and crops are seriously drought stressed now. The lawn is mostly brown and trees are turning color and starting to lose leaves. I’ve been having to water the landscape plants and lawn to keep everything from completely dying. Local pastures and hayfields are drought stricken. The small stream nearby has dried up completely but that isn’t unusual for August. There is a moderate danger of wildfires due to brown vegetation and lower humidity and wind this weekend. |
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| 8/2/2026 | CA-AL-67 | CA | Alameda |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| For the week of July 26 - August 1, no precipitation, maximum high temperature 81.6 deg F, minimum low temperature 54.9 deg F, evapotranspiration by ET gage = 0.91 in. Atmospheric ducting returned July 30, with consistent 300 nautical miles AIS VHF 162 MHz reception. Normal, consistent maximum receive range is 50 nautical miles. The overnight marine layer has cleared quickly each morning with mostly clear, blue skies by 8 AM. |
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| 8/2/2026 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Moderately Dry
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| Mostly sunny and warm this week, with gusty winds in the afternoons. Perfect weather for this weekend's annual Art in the Garden festival at the local botanical garden. This always brings in a crowd of locals and tourists. Summer harvests are filling the farmer's markets. One favorite is the local Italian long bean, brought with original settlers back in the late 1800s and still grown for sale. We'll be able to start harvesting wild huckleberries soon. No rain in the forecast, but ground water levels are still sufficient for the wells for now. Saw the first baby raccoon this week, but no baby quail yet. Does and fawns are wandering through the underbrush now. Delightful. |
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| 8/2/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| I’m saying “Normal”, but we had 2.86x our normal rainfall in July, so the soil moisture is luxuriously wet. No irrigation has been needed, and the plants are all thriving…and we’re due for more this week. We are in a GREAT situation right now. |
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| 8/2/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Mildly Dry
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| Topsoil & plants are better. Pond & water table remain low. |
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| 8/2/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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| General Awareness: I'm choosing moderately dry based on the nice, "wet" July we had. Admittedly we're in drought based on the water year. We have received 1.21" of rain in July, compared with my 6-year average of .58 ". With a standard deviation of .37, we are actually 2 SD above our 6 year average.
Agriculture: The mustard and wheat are both dry now, and moving toward harvest-ready. I had concerns, actually, that the great rain we had last week would lead to sprouting of the wheat and/or mustard. We've seen that before.
Energy: Clearly we're in the healthy solar harvesting period. Even with the AC running in this near-100 degree temperature, we produced 89.5 kWHR and only used 28.54 kWHR, shipping the rest to Idaho Power.
Fire: Danger is high, of course. We have fires all around us, though not immediately close. We start getting concerned when the fires are in the Caribous or on the Fort Hall Reservation, as we abut both of these areas.
Plants/wildlife: Dry, of course, and the birds/animals are looking for water. We still have a little seep from our spring, but our creek is dry. The Rapid Creek is still flowing.
Water: Obviously, an issue. Again, I praise our neighbor farmers who chose dryland farming over irrigation. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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| The week started out very hot and humid and Dry. Mid week temps finally and slowly cooled some to be bearable. The week closed out with a bit of beneficial rain but most of it came as a heavy rain that likely didn't do much good for any sloping terrain. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Near Normal
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| What started out as a very warm and dry week with grass turning brown, soil hard and cracking, and a swimming pool in much need of water due to evaporation and to keep water moving to the pump, ended with grass greening up, softer turf and no domestic water being added to the pool. Over an inch of soaking rain fell on Friday with additional rain yesterday turning back what was starting to be Moderately Dry conditions. With July starting out wet, the month ended on a dry note with a deficit of 0.80" (80%) of NOAA Norm. YTD and WYTD did however remain on the plus side of NOAA Norm. August starts at +1.01" (503%). Area rivers are at their summer lows but will see a little rise this week with what rain runoff there was and the rain that fell to the north. Area crops remain to appear to be looking good. I am sure the soaking rain will help boost the corn kernel growth. Temps are to remain near normal with more rain forecast for mid-week. The hummingbirds remain very active at the feeders. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are back to near normal for this time of year. Lawns are mostly green and growing following the rains this week. All other plants are healthy looking. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IL-LG-2 | IL | Logan |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Rainfall reported 8/1-2 in Lincoln totaled around 0.50 to 0.75", which helped the dry conditions, but is still about 40% of normal for the past 3-4 weeks. Grasses are still yellow/brown in spots and the ground is cracked. The past two days of light soaking rain will help, but not completely alleviate the problem. The recent slightly cooler weather has also helped the stress on vegetation. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Near Normal
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| Pond is level with run off.
Extreme heat and humidity Sunday-Wednesday.
The ground is starting to crack. Vegetation is showing leaves burnt from the sun. Fruit trees are not producing well.
Storms Friday and Saturday
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| 8/2/2026 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Mildly Wet
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| Continnuing to move toward normal as levels in creeks and rivers continue to drop. Ground is drying out and cracks are starting to show up but the lawn and pasture are still green and growing slowing. Normal there would be the mid summer browning. Crops are looking good and progressing well. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Mildly Wet
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| Plants are growing and producing. Only a few garden plants need supplementary water. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IN-MD-38 | IN | Madison |
Mildly Wet
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Agriculture
Business & Industry
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| Local rivers and streams appear at normal levels for this time of year. The ground, including fields, appears to be with good moisture. Crops appear healthy and growing. Local construction projects are moving right along. Our lawn and trees are very healthy. I'm still mowing weekly. Flowers and plants are healthy and growing very well. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| No adverse affects |
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| 8/2/2026 | IA-PL-9 | IA | Plymouth |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| The week brought us more very hot and dry conditions again. Leaving us with just over .25 inches of rain at mid-week. That precipitation was just enough to help the crops, lawns and garden a little relief from the dry conditions. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Continue to receive decent moisture. Crops look good. Lawns and pastures still growing well. Temperatures have cooled down. |
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| 8/2/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
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| Only about .4in rain this past week conditions remind about the same. Lawns pastures are beginning to brown and crops look good. Water levels remain moderate. High humidity and temperature have abated the last several days.
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| 8/2/2026 | KS-KW-2 | KS | Kiowa |
Mildly Dry
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| No rain this week leaves us at 1.99 inches of rain in July. The deep rooted plants are green and maturing the shallow rooted plants are suffering from lack of moisture and heat. The fall crops are stalled out and need moisture soon to make a crop. Some of the pastures are dry enough to burn. |
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| 8/2/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| 0.65” rain for the week. Creeks and seeps flowing low. Ponds still dropping. Hot and humid until Thursday, then porch-sitting weather. Crops looking good, grass is getting thick in a week. Deer coming up in the back yard to eat pears. One spotted fawn came right up to the front porch steps, curiously looking in at the barking dog. Turkeys out during the day, no poults. Walnuts, red maples starting to color. |
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| 8/2/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.85" rainfall this week. S. Fork Licking River at Cynthiana at 4.92ft and flowing at 82.5ft3/sec (normal). Some trees, especially hickories, showing yellow cast in leaves.
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| 8/2/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| It is necessary to water the garden to save it. Lawns are brown and crispy. Rainfall at least 2 inches below average for last month. The garden soil is powder dry. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MD-WR-31 | MD | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| July 2026 summary from eastern Worcester County, MD (using midnight to midnight data) - Temperatures in July were about average with an average daily maximum of 85.5 degrees and an average daily minimum of 70.6. The highest daily maximum was 97.3 on the 4th and the lowest daily maximum was 78.8 on the 27th. The daily maximum was 90 or above on 6 days. The lowest daily minimum was 59.0 on the 25th and the highest daily minimum was 80.6 on the 4th. The average daily humidity was 80.9%. The dewpoint reached 70 or above on 27 days and was 80 or above on 5 days. Rainfall was well above the average with 6.81 inches observed, which is about 180% of average. Measurable rain was observed on 11 days. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Mildly Wet
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| 0.89” in the preceding week. This brings our total catch for July to 9.91” – 337% of PRISM average, wiping out deficits earlier in the water year. This wasn’t only the biggest July I’ve seen – it was also the second-wettest month since I started collecting data in 2017 (local record at this station was set September 2021, with a total catch of 13.58” thanks to some tropical storm activity). We’ve got a ways to go before offsetting the significant deficit for ‘24-’25 so continuing drought categorization certainly makes sense, but it’s a start. Worth noting that although all of the Cape did pretty well this month, the southwest corner of the Cape and Islands – from Bourne down through the Vineyard, then east through Mashpee – really got the lollipop. Despite this, July has actually been quite lovely – not too many sticky days and plenty of sunshine between the much-needed rain events. Things are lush and growing in seasonally-appropriate ways. Pond level is at normal control depth. Wildlife activity is normal; am seeing significantly reduced osprey activity now that this year’s chicks have fledged. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MA-HD-38 | MA | Hampden |
Near Normal
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| Precipitation over the past 5 days of 3.14 inches brought my area from moderately dry to near normal. And I noticed my spot on the map was on the low side of more excessive rainfall up the Connecticut River valley, during the last week of July. Outdoor plants sucked it up, Connecticut River rose to provide more boating, water sports area. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MA-PL-15 | MA | Plymouth |
Mildly Dry
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Fire
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Water Supply & Quality
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| We had 1.75" of rain this past week at this location but much of that came from a small storm that covered only a limited area. Generally this area is in a D1 drought. Some towns have declared a water emergency though due to critically low reservoir levels. The rain has caused all the crabgrass and weeds to green up quite a bit so plants in generally are OK for now. The usual wildlife is around, lots of goldfinches at the feeder! I haven't seen any of the new crop of young animals but that isn't unusual. I haven't heard of any unusual wildfire activity in this area. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Mildly Dry
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| Although July saw above average rainfall (5.36"), it came in heavy bursts with many dry days in between. This week we missed some of the heavy rain and saw just .58". It's almost back to normal for mid summer but still just a little dry. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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Water Supply & Quality
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| 3.69 rainfall during the past week, 7.82 inches for July, almost on the cusp of mildly wet after last week's heavy rain, local streams up quite a bit from last week, lawn lush and green, local vegetables producing, pond on a local farm also up quite a bit, very humid. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| A storm system that spread out over several days brought 4.09" of much needed rain this week. Some local areas got even more, bringing them into top record categories. A few locations had flooding issues with all that rain, but it made a dent in the drought too.
Plants are flowering, vegetables are maturing and showing up at farmer's markets, weather conditions before the storm came through were delightful - temps mostly in the 70s with low dew points. Forecasts for the coming week suggest hotter and more humid conditions after another storm front brings more rain. The dog days of summer are headed this way, right on time.
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| 8/2/2026 | MI-AN-25 | MI | Allegan |
Mildly Dry
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Society & Public Health
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| Our conditions this past week were Mildly Dry with 0.35" of rain falling over 3 days. Daily high temperatures were about seasonal average, going into the low 80F's every day, except for one day where the high got to 87F and yesterday where it only got to 71F. The air quality has been relatively good with low levels of wildfire smoke compared to a couple of weeks ago. Lightning bugs are flashing after dark, but are much rarer now compared to the beginning of July; other night creatures are now peeping, croaking and carrying on loudly after dark. Lawns, which were turning brown, were revived by this weeks rain showers so they look greener than a week ago; grass growth has slowed or stopped except for crab-grass, which is doing just fine. Our July monthly precipitation at this site amounted to 2.56", which is 0.98" below our PRISM July average. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MI-BN-28 | MI | Berrien |
Moderately Wet
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| Current conditions are moderately wet owing to 1.62 inches of rain this week along with moderate temperatures and high humidities throughout the week. A series of storms arrived Monday afternoon which delivered 1.41 inches of rain with the remainder of the much gentler rain falling over the weekend. Soils are wet at and below the surface. Lawns are green and growing and a variety of local farm products are filling area produce stands. Outdoor recreation continues to thrive, even with the milder and wetter weather. Lake Michigan has been periodically petulant but today is really acting out. In short, the landscape is lush and green for early August. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Near Normal
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| Sandy soil conditions. 1.27" of precip from July 27 to August 2. Fire Danger is Moderate. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MN-AT-54 | MN | Aitkin |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| After being moderately dry, yesterday's rain moistened the topsoil. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MN-BK-15 | MN | Becker |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| The grass is turning brown in the fields. The last cutting of hay was half of normal. Much of the corn and beans are exhibiting heat stress. Only one inch of rain in the past month and over 20 days in the 90's. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MN-CY-20 | MN | Clay |
Severely Dry
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| Lack of rain and well above normal temperatures have exacerbated drought conditions. Local crops continue to show worsening drought effects. Corn and soybean yields will be below potential and that will continue to worsen with continued lack of rain at this critical time of seed development. Soil is very dry, large deep cracks are common in ag fields. Sunflowers look good (deep taproots) so there is moisture deeper that they can get to. Second hay cuttings look poor. Local riverand wetland levels well below normal. Continuing to water gardens, shrubs and trees. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Moderately Dry
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| A day-long consistent Showers fell early in the week dropping 1.60” providing a decent soaking, soaking though the revitalization of grass greening isn’t immediately noticeable We still remain below average for precipitation at this point. It did remain damp for several days, including early morning fog in the air. Shrubs and trees seemed to enjoyed the Rain. We also suffered through high Temperatures and Humidity for most of the week, with a break finally arriving on Thursday.
Forecast: Mostly cooler Temps starting the week, then creeping back into the mid 80’s. Mostly Sunny skies. A brief Shower on Monday, then dry for the remainder of the week. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Severely Dry
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| We had patchy rainfall this week, only a quarter inch in town, up to 2" just 10 miles NE of here. Swamps remain dry, lakes without dams are low, beavers moving to lakes and areas with water. Non-irrigated crops in trouble in the dry spots, and one corn field near Dorset looks terrible - dry and wilted stalks, silage material if that. Lawns and non-watered spots on the golf course are brown. Some trees are stressed, dropping brown leaves. Severe, multi-year summer drought continues. July has been hot, well above normal. |
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| 8/2/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Near Normal
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Energy
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Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| 1.51" of rain was recorded this past week. Today's report= 63°, 93% humidity, clear & cloudless with morning dew, a 1-2 mph NNE breeze and an air quality index of 77 at the 6:00 a.m. observation time. USA Drought Monitor Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/ykrpuy77 Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/mtk93vyx YTD precipitation in this area= 21.55" which is 0.02" below average. NWS July Summary= https://www.weather.gov/arx/jul2026climate |
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| 8/2/2026 | NH-GR-69 | NH | Grafton |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| My how conditions have changed over the last week. Seemingly overnight, all the local watersheds have almost dried up. Larger rivers like the Wild Ammonusuc have nothing but a channel of water running through. My pond has dropped at least 14” in the last week. Leaf litter on my hiking trail has turned to powder. Are we in another drought or will August rains overcome it. We’ll see… |
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| 8/2/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| Mad River paddlers gage at six mile bridge -0.8' on Friday
Hiking a biking trails mostly dry
Lawn still green without watering, garden needs watering daily
Back yard pond -2.2", outflow to pond totally dry now
WMNF Fire danger sign still reading moderate |
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| 8/2/2026 | NJ-HN-31 | NJ | Hunterdon |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| streams and river at or above normal flows, good soil moisture |
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| 8/2/2026 | NY-MD-16 | NY | Madison |
Near Normal
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| Ground is hard; pond still full; grass is browning; we need rain. |
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| 8/2/2026 | NY-OG-10 | NY | Onondaga |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
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| 0.74 inches of precipitation over the past week. Still slightly dry conditions although above normal precipitation for the year. Crops (corn) are ready to harvest. Lawns still very dry and not growing. Golf courses doing well with irrigation of fairways and greens. Streams running low. Overall, mildly dry conditions. |
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| 8/2/2026 | NY-WN-18 | NY | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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| Conditions have improved somewhat with 1.60" of precipitation within the last week. The grass still has brown spots but there is some growth observed in those areas. The sump pump was only active during the rain events and is now inactive. Most of the bird families are mature, and the amount of singing has greatly decreased. |
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| 8/2/2026 | NY-WC-32 | NY | Westchester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Lawn, garden, and landscape require normal supplemental watering. |
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| 8/2/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly cloudy and hot with light winds, then cloudy and warm overnight with light winds and a brief shower. The high temperature was around eighty two degrees, and the low around sixty five degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, wild daisies, St. Johnswort, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, Horse Nettles and Wild Bergamot flowers are in full bloom. Blackberries and Red Raspberries are almost done ripening. Early corn is 84" - 96" tall, late corn is 30" - 48"" tall. The third cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at early summer levels. |
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| 8/2/2026 | NC-BC-150 | NC | Buncombe |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.08 inch of rain this week. The crape myrtles have their first blossoms. Nodding ladies tresses within fire circle area have begun blooming. |
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