| 8/23/2026 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Moderately Dry
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| Conditions continue to be very dry due to only receiving 0.18” of rainfall this week with high temperatures. The five week rain total is 0.58” with most of those days having been in the upper 90s to over 100 degrees. It looks like fall with all the trees turning brown and dropping leaves. Some local ranchers are having to feed hay to their livestock due to no forage available. Streams and ponds are drying up. Fire danger is high and there have been several reports of wildfires lately. Burn ban in effect for a few weeks now. |
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| 8/23/2026 | AR-SL-42 | AR | Saline |
Severely Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Our soil is depleted of moisture even though we've had tiny showers. Black gum trees are turning red. Oaks & other hardwoods are showing stress & leaves are brown. Creeks & lake levels are low. Vegetation is brown. Hickory trees throwing off lots of nuts. Daily winds are drying everything out. Area lakes full of algae in coves. |
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| 8/23/2026 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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| Relevant because the constant moisture affects the ability of dried beans and corn to effectively dry in the field without hosting molds. Not looking good so far... |
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| 8/23/2026 | FL-PN-79 | FL | Pinellas |
Severely Dry
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| As I lived in an urban area I don't have a lot of things to compare. But I do see people's lawns dying back continuously. As does mine. My lawn shrinks by the week. |
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| 8/23/2026 | GA-FN-11 | GA | Fannin |
Near Normal
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| I say near normal , but we are still considered "abnormally dry".
We have gotten some regular rain since July. The dew point has been over 70 for weeks with some reprieve (upper 60's) this week. All vegetation remains green. I have not had to irrigate the fescue lawn this summer. The local hay fields have been mown and baled over the past week. Hummers are busy at the feeder and the flowering plants. Deer and offspring are seen daily browsing. |
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| 8/23/2026 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Mildly Dry
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| Still no change. |
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| 8/23/2026 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Moderately Dry
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| General: The week has been hot and dry, up until yesterday with .04" of rain in a severe thunderstorm. We had some really intense lightning with this storm. Generally, we're dry and hot.
Agriculture: Our neighbors continue the mustard harvest (all the wheat we can see has been harvested).
Energy: We're still in strong production mode for solar energy. Yesterday we created 60.97 kWHR and only used 23.16, even with air conditioning and baking in the afternoon. It's a testament to the benefits of solar.
Fire: Fire danger is high, and we have had multiple fires in the area. We saw the residue of one at the border between Pocatello and the county on Buckskin that wasn't reported anywhere. Fort Hall had a pretty significant fire with structural losses. Risk is high and we're all looking over our shoulders.
Plants/wildlife: It's dry, though we actually have a smidge of water in the creek on McNabb. This week we saw the annual dragonfly event. It seems like it only lasts a day or two, but we see many, many dragonflies. It's a great event. We still mourn the loss of the Buckskin beaver pond, as do the moose, ducks, geese, deer, badgers, and elk who used to use it. I'm still not happy with Bannock County Roads and Bridges for destroying it.
Water: We're lower than our 6 year average. We expect 1.23" for August and we're at .73" with about a week to go. That's within 1 SD, but just barely. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Near Normal
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| Things have greened back up with recent rains and some of the heat and humidity have finally left the area for the next week or so. We had one big downpour this past week that moved in and out rather quickly. The rains have been widely scattered with amounts varying across the local region. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-CP-179 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| The wet August continues. I measured 1.43" for the week, 8.75" for the month to date. Lawn is looking very healthy. I have had to mow my lawn 3 times in a 9 day period. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Near Normal
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| Dry week with only 0.10" of measurable precipitation. All To-Dates remain above NOAA Norm. MTD +1.78" (162%), YTD +3.90" (115%) and WYTD +2.77" (108%). Forecast for rain on Wednesday morning otherwise another dry week with seasonable temperatures. Rivers remain at normal summer levels.
Grass is green and from roadside perspective, crops look good. Feisty hummingbirds very active at the feeders. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are normal. All lawns, plants, and trees are healthy and growing. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-MA-40 | IL | Macon |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| Pond is level with runoff.
Stormy and humid all week.
Ground is muddy. Vegetation is lush and overgrown.
Toadstools are appearing.
Summer wildflowers are starting to go to seed. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Mildly Wet
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| Little rain this week but we still see the lawn and pasture completely green and growing, even if not robust growth. Ground is still damp while creeks remain quite low, suggesting most of the recent rains were absorbed. On the other hand, the Mackinaw River is quite high for late summer. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Near Normal
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| Everything looks greener than normal for this of the year. Corn and beans continue look good. Lawns and pastures are doing well.Weeds appear to be on steroids. |
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| 8/23/2026 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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| No rain this past week, Cooler temperatures and conditions through the week. Conditions continue to remain about the same. Lawns, pasture and crops look excellent. Top soil appears adequate. Rivers and lake levels appear normal.
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| 8/23/2026 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.26” rain this week. Creeks and seeps not flowing at all. The 17th was our hottest day of the year so far, 98F. Beans and corn ranging from forest green to lime green to yellow and brown. Tobacco yellowing, more hay down. One horse-drawn binder cutting corn. More trees starting to show color. Walnuts dropping leaves with every breeze. Partridge peas are plentiful and looking great, goldenrod blooming. Does and fawns out, hens but no poults. Cicadas by day and katydids still strong at night; only 2 fireflies in a Lonely Hearts club. The Hummingbird Air Force (HAF) still going strong. |
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| 8/23/2026 | KY-HR-10 | KY | Harrison |
Mildly Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 1.26" rainfall this week. South Fork Licking River at Cynthiana at 5.23' and flow of 262 ft3/sec, above normal. Saw turkeys around the house several times this week. Squirrels cutting the shagbark hickories. Grass still growing well. |
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| 8/23/2026 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| everything still brown and crunchy. No grass cuting necessary. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.48” in the preceding week; only 0.61” MTD. After a very generous July, August is looking rather a bust. July’s bounty did have lingering results – only in the past week have neighborhood lawns begun to brown out. Most plant species still appear to be doing fine, with seasonal color change and fruit production gradually picking up speed. Veggie garden continues to go (mostly) gangbusters. Pond level is normal, as is wildlife activity – which included pleasant observations of two species that often elude my view: a bold young buck on the bike path this morning, and a Cedar Waxwing yesterday. This is fine habitat for them and they’re certainly around, but that was the first time I’ve actually seen one in quite a few years. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MA-PL-48 | MA | Plymouth |
Mildly Dry
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| With .72" of rain this week it brings the total month-to-date to 2.94" which is 106% of PRISM normal for August. The grass is green and vegetation is healthy but I see that local streams are just at a trickle and drainage ditches are mostly empty. I planted a few mums this week and noticed that the soil a few inches down is still very dry. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Mildly Dry
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| Sandy soil conditions. 1.45" of precip from August 17 to August 23. Fire Danger is Moderate. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MI-RS-11 | MI | Roscommon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| We've received a bit over an inch of rain in the last week. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-HN-128 | MN | Hennepin |
Severely Dry
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| High Heat, Humidity, full Sunshine days continue to dominate the weather around here. Area lakes are noticeably low and kind of stagnant. There have been several round of Thunderstorm activity around other parts of the state, but that doesn’t help here. It appears most people have given up watering the grass. There was several street utility repairs around the city, and they dropped dirt and grass seed, which exploded after a couple nic Rain Showers several weeks ago, but property owners haven’t kept up with the watering and those areas are now again bare and dirty.
Forecast: Mostly Sunny/Partly Cloudy skies, Temps still remaining into the low 80’s dropping to the low sixties overnight. Humidity to remain uncomfortably high, and Winds mostly in the teens. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-HN-750 | MN | Hennepin |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| no change even with .25 inch of rain, yards brown, ponds dry |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-HB-40 | MN | Hubbard |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| We've had an inch and 1/2 in the last week, a little relief for lawns and vegetation, too late for some farmers. D2 drought continues, with very low lake and pond levels. Shallow wells are lower than lows in 2003 and 2012. Deep wells, irrigation, and municipal supplies are adequate. Deer are eating everything in sight, even browsing buckthorn, with their usual foods in short supply due to the dryness. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-OL-18 | MN | Olmsted |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.43" of rain was recorded this past week. Today's report= 57°, 87% humidity, clear & calm with morning dew and a decreased air quality index of 93 at the 6:00 a.m. observation time. NWS "Weather Story"= https://tinyurl.com/5asan4m3 USA Current Drought Map= https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/ Minnesota Weathertalk= https://tinyurl.com/ympm2ndt Douglas Weatherblog= https://tinyurl.com/bdh7mny4 YTD precipitation in this area= 22.49" which is 1.91" less than average. |
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| 8/23/2026 | MN-WG-47 | MN | Washington |
Severely Dry
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| Precipitation in the gauge for the past week was 0.04", since August 1st it is 1.56", since January 1st it is 15.11"; average precipitation for the Twin Cities area January 1st through August 23rd is approximately 22"; the St Croix River level at Stillwater is 75.2' and steady; surface ponds have much lower water levels (some are dry); lawns are dormant and other foliage is showing stress; some local corn has become quite dry. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NH-CS-19 | NH | Coos |
Mildly Dry
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| A walk up through the woodlot revealed very dry conditions. All ephemeral stream beds dry. Vegetation is starting to droop. Wild berries low quantities, small and slow to ripen. Migrating warbler flocks passing through for the last 2 weeks. Major streams have good flow, seem about normal or a little low for this time of year. That is a purely subjective observation. Game cameras show an increase in deer activity. We do have an artificial water drip feature that seems to be attractive to more wildlife lately. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NH-GR-77 | NH | Grafton |
Moderately Dry
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| Very little rain again this week. Hiking and biking trails are dry, bugs minimal (mosquitoes). Our pond gage down to -2.8". Mad River level from the Paddlers gage at six mile bridge is below -1.0', it’s low summer time level. WMNF fire danger sign is still set at Moderate. Grass has stopped growing and started to brown in some areas. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NH-MR-9 | NH | Merrimack |
Moderately Dry
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| Merrimack River is at3.11 feet. Still has banks one can walk along and and rocks still seen from Manchester Street Bridge. Deck wet when I first went outside this morning. Seems really dry. Neighbors who don’t water their trees and flowers are losing them. We water our flowers every day at least once. Golden Rod is blooming. All kinds of flying insects are going crazy on them. Three black wasps and an occasional bee ?? seen on them. Cloudy this morning.
Don’t know about farms and how well they’re doing. Our rhubarb is over and done with. Asparagus has tall vines. Chives are thriving well. Occasional raspberry. No chipmunks seen in the garden. Some kind of gray mouse comes out from under the house at the gap in the skirting. Lots of acorns from our huge oak. No squirrels taking advantage of them. Using only fans to cool off. Had a fire up in the mountains in northern New Hampshire a couple weeks ago, but it seems to be out. Fires in Canada above our state. No water restrictions. Tourism good. Heavy traffic going north every Thursday and Friday and going south on every Sunday and Monday. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-MD-16 | NY | Madison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Pond is down a couple of inches; ground is very firm; apple trees dropping their fruit. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-SL-21 | NY | St. Lawrence |
Near Normal
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| Rare for this summer, I'm going to go with Near Normal for this past week. There has been about one-third of an inch of rain which is a little low but the ground looks moist (as in, not dry). Basement has been drier and potted plants have needed water. Nothing, however, is dire or without moisture.
Garden is still producing tomatoes and zucchini. Corn has had a burst that caused road-side stands to lower their price per dozen from $7 to $6 (yay!).
The latest of the daylilies is starting to fade. Phlox have had a VERY good year but are probably just coming over their peak. Apples and crabapples falling from trees just the same as apple leaves. Chestnuts are growing in size.
Hummingbirds are still quite active. Bees are starting to do their autumn confusion work-- half of the time, they don't appear to know where they are going. Mosquitos have been very bad.
Allergies have been lower.
Nighttime temps have been dipping lower and it feels as though the sweetest of the summer days now slips behind us. Thoughts turn to autumn and winter as, just like the ant in Aesop's fable, we begin to put away harvest for the winter. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-ST-54 | NY | Steuben |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Continuing to get sufficient rain to keep things in a normal range which for this time of year is a little wetter than typical. Grass is green and growing, flowers have not needed any additional water. Rivers and streams are flowing at a normal level. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-WN-18 | NY | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| With 0.07" of rain within the last week, the grass is showing signs of mild stress. The grass is turning brown is many spots in the lawn. Auxiliary watering is needed for the flowers and plants and birds are preparing for the migration journey. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-WC-32 | NY | Westchester |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Standing water in low lying areas. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly sunny and warm with light winds, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds and rain. The high temperature was around seventy eight degrees, and the low around fifty seven degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful every day. White Clover, Achillea millefolium, Prunella vulgaris, Marshmallow, Soapwort, White Vervain, and Horse Nettle flowers are in full bloom. Red Raspberries are almost done ripening, Thimbleberries are beginning to ripen. Walnuts and apples are about 1 inch in diameter. All corn have silk and are beginning to tassel. A fourth cutting of hay is occurring. Cicadas are emerging. The local intermittent stream is dried out and the nearby trout stream is flowing at mid-summer levels. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NC-DH-6 | NC | Durham |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| The 1.64" this week was really needed to keep us from jumping back into "Moderately Dry." Still need some more precip to fully get us out of this drought. Durham still has water restrictions. Plant growth is lush and insect/bird activity is normal. |
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| 8/23/2026 | NC-HK-14 | NC | Hoke |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness Agriculture
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| The grass greened up with the inch plus of rain this week. The combining of the corn continues for the farmers. The ponds reman slightly low. |
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| 8/23/2026 | ND-TR-3 | ND | Traill |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Severely dry conditions. Rain last week was welcome, but is now largely absent from the soil. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-DL-36 | OH | Delaware |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Ground is wet - no dorment grass this year in late summer, everything's still a vibrant green - vegetable garden doing well - noticing some tree leaves beginning to turn color and fall |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-ER-5 | OH | Erie |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Creek running 4” deep with water. Ground under Willow tree is damp. The entrance to woods is damp. Bare ground is damp with no cracks. Grass is Green cutting twice a week. Garden Green and growing has not needed watering for quite a few days. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-GR-49 | OH | Greene |
Moderately Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
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| This past week we had a little over 4 inches of rain which has kept the ground very wet. We have not had any localized flooding. This rain has led to high growth rates for grasses, vegetation and flowers. Some molding is occurring around and on large vegetation leaves, such as squash plants. Humidity levels are consistent with this weather. Birds have been active in search of food. Small mammals have been active as well, though nuts and seeds from trees have not matured enough to attract them. The weather pattern for the past month has been similar to an early spring time period versus a late summer period. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-PB-1 | OH | Preble |
Moderately Wet
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| The streams above normal for this time of year. Yards are green, growth is above normal for this time of year. Vegetation looks good. some fields have flooding in low lying areas ET balance for August is +8.26” Precipitation is about 7.44” above normal for the month. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-ST-12 | OH | Stark |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Agriculture Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| It's been another wet week with 1.54" of rain, 6.28" in the last 30 days. The ground remains nearly saturated. Corn seems to be doing well, but soybeans in low lying areas are struggling. Significant and long lived standing water in fields is attracting shore birds (Greater Yellowlegs), Canada Geese, frogs, and lots of dragonflies. Mosquitoes have become a serious nuisance. Vegetable garden production remains strong. Lawn is lush and needs frequent mowing. Local creek maintains a steady, relatively moderate flow. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-SM-57 | OH | Summit |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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Rainfalls: This week 0.87”, last week 0.66”. The frequent rains of the week has kept the ground in the moderately wet range. Bonding water in the low spots could be seen all week. The plant life is showing no signs of too much water. No supplemental water was needed this week on the potato patch. There were frequent sightings of deer on the trail camera. The creek level has remained high as it accepts the excess water from the saturated grounds. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OH-UN-4 | OH | Union |
Moderately Wet
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Agriculture
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| Mud still. Not as much flooding this week, only the one day. |
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| 8/23/2026 | OK-DL-9 | OK | Delaware |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife
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| We have had just .36 of rainfall so far in August. We are very dry because we’ve been in the 100 degree range for a couple of weeks now with a few 90’s thrown in to keep us from exploding!
I am a bird watcher so go out several times a day to refresh the bird bath water. Our yard is completely brown for the most part. I don’t water “grass” with the lack of water we have. We have been trying to keep our native plants going that I’ve planted in the last year. I’ve lost several of them even with daily watering.
I live at the north end of Grand Lake. In spring, the lake was 7 foot over normal. Right now, it’s a half foot below normal. With no rain coming, it will keep going down. |
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| 8/23/2026 | PA-BR-2 | PA | Berks |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness Plants & Wildlife Water Supply & Quality
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| Precipitation running 365-day total of 36.78" increased substantially from 33.64 a week ago as about 1/10 of it (3.65") came during the last seven days from four distinct thunderstorm events, but is still much under the 1991-2020 30-year average of 52.79". The August total so far of exactly 5.00" exceeds the whole month 30-year average of 4.69 and has broken the long streak of 13 consecutive months with deficient precipitation. These recent copious rains have revived much vegetation and helped surface moisture. However, deep moisture has much to go to be recharged. |
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| 8/23/2026 | PA-CN-13 | PA | Centre |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| All is still lush, though signs of early autumn evident in a few bushes. Streams up after nearly 3" of rain this week. |
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| 8/23/2026 | PA-NM-3 | PA | Northumberland |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| What a change. Ground is soft and spongy in many places, but no standing water. The water level in the pond has risen considerably, almost at the overflow. Very unusual for this time of year. |
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