| 8/4/2026 | CO-ME-136 | CO | Mesa |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| We have been completely unable to keep our garden and fruit trees alive with this extreme heat and drought. Despite our irrigation system young fruit trees are dying or have died and vegetable plants just turn yellow or curl up and die. We don’t have enough water to keep up with the heat. |
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| 8/4/2026 | CO-PH-14 | CO | Phillips |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| The American plums in my yard are wilting. |
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| 8/4/2026 | IL-CP-179 | IL | Champaign |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| After a wet June I only measured 1.21" of rain for the month of July. To start the month of August I recorded .74" of rain this past Friday and Saturday. I am still calling this to be a mildly dry period, but my lawn is still looking good and needs to be cut at leat once a week. In my general area the corn looks good, and soybeans look like thick, healthy bushes. |
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| 8/4/2026 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Two inches of rain the 31st was really needed. Neighbors just 5 miles away had 4-5 inches. It all soaked in with no runoff,river and creek flow changed very little. My well is still pumping abnormal water.No tile or spring water flow. |
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| 8/4/2026 | MN-KT-6 | MN | Kittson |
Mildly Dry
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| Have received timely rains Pastures are good for this time of yr Gardens still need watering and lawns are slowing down.Could use some rain but am careful for what I wish for! |
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| 8/4/2026 | MS-HD-25 | MS | Hinds |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| 3 weeks without significant rainfall, temperatures mostly excessively high. Grass in full sun dry, dying vegetation. |
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| 8/4/2026 | NJ-HD-18 | NJ | Hudson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| As of Aug. 3 rainfall for the month is 1.51". This is 3.60% (+1.09). Since June 1st rainfall is 10.71" and is +1.99". However, rainfall for the year is 24.17" and is 88% (-3.23). |
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| 8/4/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Cloudy and warm with light winds and drizzle becoming sunny, then cloudy and cool overnight with light winds and rain. The high temperature was around seventy one degrees, and the low around fifty three 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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| 8/4/2026 | NC-DH-48 | NC | Durham |
Mildly Wet
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| Last month, we received 2.18 times our normal monthly rainfall. This month is starting off under the strong El Nino conditions which indicates we will have ample rainfall and maybe some excessive events.
Everything that lived through the past drought is doing very well. The grasses are green and well watered.
We have at least one new male Hummingbird this season as indicated by his striped throat and the start of one or two of his ruby feathers. We continue to have our usual bird species. No new species have been spotted other than a Rose Breasted Grosbeck. |
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| 8/4/2026 | OH-MM-13 | OH | Miami |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| We got a rain dump over the weekend--almost a whole month's total in a few hours. It's a strange summer here in SW Ohio this year. |
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| 8/4/2026 | WI-MW-18 | WI | Milwaukee |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Near normal temperatures and record amounts of rain.
(28 JUL to 03 AUG)
Precipitation for the period was 4.70”. +3.93” above normal for the period.
Cal yr 26.52, +2.45” above annual seasonal normal.
Evaporation: 0.92”
Water Balance for July: -4.01” deficit
Water Balance from 4/12 to date: +0.92” surplus
Soil Moisture 4” Depth: 48.9 cb – Normal. Change of +151.1 cb
Soil Moisture 8” Depth: 72.7 cb – Normal to Dry. Change of +127.3 cb
Temperatures averaged 73.9 degrees, +0.1 above normal for the period.
Soil temperatures, for the period, at 2” have averaged 67.9 degrees, 4” average is 69.3 degrees, 8” average is 71.3. degrees and 20” average is 70.3 degrees. -1.5 overall decrease, on average, from the previous period.
Normal and very wet week. Set one two daily rainfall records on 7/28 at 1.44” and on 8/1 with 2.51”.
Soil moisture improved dramatically at 4” at 8” back into the normal range, but will see if it holds steady or dries out.
Lawns are going dormant but turning green in spots with the heavy rains. Some trees are very stressed and losing leaves. Day lilies are in bloom and summer hibiscus continue to grow and planter cherry tomatoes are ripening with 10 or so per day being harvested.
Bird activity now is mainly sparrows, some doves, occasional robins. Squirrels, chipmunks and rabbits are out and feeding on grass and seed overspill from bird feeder.
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