| 8/10/2026 | AR-LW-2 | AR | Lawrence |
Severely Dry
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| No rain in the last 7 days hot and dry with little to no chance of rainfall. |
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| 8/10/2026 | CO-BO-435 | CO | Boulder |
Severely Dry
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| Seven wildfires in CO (and all fires in OR, UT, MN etc) - two large - so smokey conditions for last week or so. Very poor AQ. Smoke in nostrils and in esophagus. Dusty everywhere. Bears in areas looking for any water sources to drink and swim. Ponds and reservoir waters low. |
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| 8/10/2026 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Severely Dry
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| Back to severely dry with continuous above 100 degree heat. Everything is briefly green. Not much new growth. Hate to see the "panting" birds - what few are around. Many producers with well issues and having to haul water to livestock. Heat advisory the last few days and through tomorrow. AC and fans continue to run nonstop. Bills running higher than normal for this time of year. |
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| 8/10/2026 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Moderately Dry
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| No rain last week. High temps in the mid to upper 90s all week. No moisture registers in the top 6 inches of soil. Moderate smoke from regional and distant wildfires all week. Weeds and grasses brown. Lots of air conditioning used this week. |
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| 8/10/2026 | CO-EP-418 | CO | El Paso |
Severely Dry
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| Needles of many pine trees around Palmer Lake are turning brown and dying from the tips inward due to heat/water stress. Scrub oak is dropping dry, faded green leaves, or turning brown on the branch. I would say 90% of the oak has dead branches, 50% of it is at least 30% dead, 25% is half-dead, and maybe 5-10% is solely standing dead wood now. Yesterday, in the Rampart Range W of Palmer Lake, I observed frequent trees that had turned all of their needles bright orange, top to bottom, with lots of dead branches and bone-dry wood areawide. I would say the situation very dangerous for rapid fire spread. Ground vegetation is also the most sparse that I've ever seen, and maybe 30% of evergreen ground vegetation is orange/red needles or bare dead wood.
This past winter was one of the most extreme weather events I have ever lived through here. It was like winter never came. There was no snowpack; areas that always have snow even in the driest times were totally barren. Based on data from the Palmer Lake COOP station, it was the least snowy and warmest winter on record. It really was extraordinary to live through. But then, amazingly, it was immediately followed by the driest June-August 10th periods on record (Palmer Lake COOP). This combination has far exceeded the worst water/heat stress that any living thing has experienced here in its life, and that is on full display right now. The progression vegetation death this summer is really sad. Trees that may well be 100 years old look like they may die completely just from this year alone.
Due to the extreme nature of what I've observed, I spent many hours looking at historical weather records from stations in/around the Palmer Divide/Rampart Range (to verify/fill in gaps in Palmer Lake/Monument 2WSW COOP data), and I can say with 100% confidence that this last winter was the hottest and least snowy since 1893, and 99% confidence (I'm almost certain) that this summer has been the driest since 1893 as well (and could be the hottest, but I can't say that for sure). Photos from Palmer Lake. |
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| 8/10/2026 | CO-LR-36 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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| Brown. Any non-watered places are brown. Pasture/hay field not growing (even with water). Still unknown if we will get irrigation water past this week. |
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| 8/10/2026 | CO-PH-14 | CO | Phillips |
Severely Dry
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| It's green south of the Phillips County line and south of Sterling, but Phillips County and Logan County to west of Fleming is crunchy dry. |
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| 8/10/2026 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Mildly Wet
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| Recent significant rainfalls have kept soil moisture levels mildly wet. Lawns, trees and vegetation are showing no signs of water stress in spite of the hot weather. |
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| 8/10/2026 | FL-MA-38 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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| Even with some significant rain in the past week the ground is still hard, and the earth is dry just a few inches below the surface. However, garden flowers are doing much better now. |
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| 8/10/2026 | FL-PN-99 | FL | Pinellas |
Moderately Wet
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| West Central Florida had yet another week of “better than average” rainfall—2.03 inches at this station. We now have three tropical systems charging through the Caribbean—with a little luck, perhaps the accompanying rainfall will help us to alleviate our long dry spell. |
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| 8/10/2026 | IL-MD-37 | IL | Madison |
Near Normal
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| The ground moisture is near normal; the vegetation will not support combustion, so wildland fires will not be of concern. Creeks and streams are at near-normal flows; ponds and lakes are at normal pond levels. The crops are doing well. |
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| 8/10/2026 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Mildly Wet
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| Had a good week/weekend of rain w/ the MTD numbers pegged high.
The Calender & Water Year numbers are on the plus side of Near Normal.
Crops are doing well. The grass and vegetation are presently thriving.
Damp sections can bee seen in the fields. |
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| 8/10/2026 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Moderately Wet
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| More rain this past week. Field ponding has become widespread with areas now bare of crop growth. Lawns are lush and weeds are uncontrollable. It's been noticed that the area fruit trees have little if any fruit on them. Was it the heavy frosts during blossoming? |
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| 8/10/2026 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Near Normal
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| One point eight two inches the past week. Everything is green and doing well as temps averaged 2.4 degrees below normal. Deep summer weather continues. |
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| 8/10/2026 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Moderately Dry
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| 0.98" rain for week. Sunchoke, jewel week, joe pye in bloom. golden rod nearing peak. |
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| 8/10/2026 | MA-HD-38 | MA | Hampden |
Near Normal
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| Recent rains, some heavy downpours have returned us to near normal conditions, which helped us through a high heat/humidity week. Outdoor plants green and full. Connecticut River came up after the downbursts, some coming in 3-4 inches in 24 hours. Helps my rowing sport keep more boats on the water! |
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| 8/10/2026 | MA-PL-15 | MA | Plymouth |
Mildly Dry
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| Close to 1.5" of rain in the past week has helped to keep plants (especially crabgrass) green but the soil is still rather dry. My town is now in D0 conditions but towns with D1 conditions are just a few miles south. Considering the dryness I haven't heard of any wildfire problems. All towns have mandatory water restrictions in effect. I think we are in transition from late Spring/Summer flowers to Fall flowers which haven't arrived yet. Animal life seems to be normal with nothing special to report. |
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| 8/10/2026 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Moderately Dry
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| first rain in over a month, garden and lawn need daily watering to keep vegatables and grass growing |
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| 8/10/2026 | MN-MR-20 | MN | Morrison |
Moderately Dry
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| Lake level is down below normal for this time of year. When I dug a hole there is little sub soil moisture. Gras is dry and not growing. |
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| 8/10/2026 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Moderately Dry
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| Little or no rainfall for this area as the weather systems always seem to break apart and go around us. With so many wind Turbines in the area one wonders if they could possibly be contributing negatively to our weather patterns. |
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| 8/10/2026 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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| Extreme hot and dry conditions expected all week will offset the rain we got this past week. Potted flowers will require daily watering. The birds are frequent visitors at the birdbath |
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| 8/10/2026 | MT-RV-18 | MT | Ravalli |
Severely Dry
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| So far, 17 days without a drop of rain, and very hot temps. Very smoky most days. Some wildfires burning in area, but not growing much because of lack of wind. USFS is using some pitiful fires to justify lawless logging. Soil is dry, grass is brown. Streams are below normal. |
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| 8/10/2026 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Near Normal
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| I received 3.39 inches of rain this week; most of the rain occurred during a thunderstorm overnight and early morning August 5. The soil is moist from heavy rainfall and cooler (below normal) temperatures this week. The soil is dry at the surface but moist at a depth of 1 inch and to a depth of 6 inches. The trees and grass are turning green again and recovering from stress. Conditions are near normal. Precipitation for August is 3.39 inches, 2.24 inch above normal (295 percent of normal). Precipitation here for the year is now 22.90 inches, which is 1.46 inch above normal (107 percent of normal). Precipitation for the water year is 0.04 inches below normal (100 percent of normal). Plants and wildlife. Bird visits to the bird bath are slightly less last week. Approximately 20 species of birds (about 100 birds visit each day). Most plants have not been wilting during the day. Water Supply Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is slightly above normal. Area creeks and ponds are also above normal. Nearby corn and soybean fields look good and are growing well. |
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| 8/10/2026 | NH-GR-69 | NH | Grafton |
Moderately Dry
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| Periodic thunderstorms and dew have added moisture occasionally but no storm has been significant lately. My pond continues to lose water…30” low right now. My brook is barely flowing but it’s nowhere near dried up. My grass is definitely dried up and getting yellow in the sunny areas but the shady areas are still growing well. Mowing is every two weeks now instead of weekly. Been noticing red leaves on the ground out in the woods already…dry conditions or simply the beginning of fall causing it? I don’t know. |
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| 8/10/2026 | NM-HR-8 | NM | Harding |
Moderately Dry
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| It's tempting to report on the Condition Scale Bar that it's Severely Dry; however, five miles north of this station, it's drier & the pastures are brown. Curiously, wildlife continue to show up. There are 2-3 new species of hummingbirds that have joined this summer residents, the Black-chinned, at the bird feeders. On July 18th the Rufus, the Broad-tailed & perhaps even the Calliope have been feeding here before they continue their journey on to Mexico. These new hummingbirds have been identified by the Merlin ID app. |
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| 8/10/2026 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Sunny and warm with moderate winds, then mostly clear and warm overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around seventy nine degrees, and the low around sixty two 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. Red Raspberries are almost done ripening, Thimbleberries are beginning to ripen. Walnuts and apples are about 1 inch in diameter. Early corn is 84" - 96" tall, late corn is 50" - 76" tall. A fourth cutting of hay is occurring. 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 mid-summer levels. |
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| 8/10/2026 | NC-JC-22 | NC | Jackson |
Near Normal
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| We have had measurable rainfall for 9 out of the first 10 days od August. The stream flows continue to be much below average but the vegetation appears lush and fungal/mushroom growth is exuberant given summer temps and daily rainfall. However we have been below average temperature -wise for the first ten days of the month. Despite daily rain showers you can get outside and get things accomplished before the typical afternoon shower comes along. It is refreshing to see our reputation as a termperate rain forest upheld despite a nearly 12 in total rainfall deficit for the year. |
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| 8/10/2026 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Mildly Wet
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| We've had 1.45 inches of rain in the past week and 1.49 for the month. Water supply is good, springs are running high and the risk if fire is low. Hay and Christmas Tree fields have good moisture content and our pastures are green and growing. |
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| 8/10/2026 | NC-WK-185 | NC | Wake |
Near Normal
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| So far this August, like past Augusts, there were many cooling degree days. Using the ideal or combined gas law, air density indoors was greater than air density outdoors daily with high A/C usage. However, indoor carbon dioxide by direct measure was typically double the outdoor concentration. Running an exhaust fan in the sleeping room for thirty minutes after vacating the room at wake-up decreased carbon dioxide in the room much more than 30 minutes after vacating the room without exhaust fan. The highest indoor CO2 level was measured the day of rain last week. The impact, typical of August, is allowing fresh air indoors & exhausting stale air without losing A/C effects. Other impact related to hazardous thunderstorms that are somewhat unpredictable for activity planning. |
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| 8/10/2026 | OK-AD-2 | OK | Adair |
Moderately Dry
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| I haven't had to mow for a while now as the grass is dormant. Even the weeds aren't growing. |
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| 8/10/2026 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Moderately Dry
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| The 0.33" of rain we had last week briefly perked up the lawn, but temps well into the 90s each day has caused significant drying of vegetation. |
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| 8/10/2026 | OR-LA-54 | OR | Lane |
Moderately Dry
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| Native grasses are green under dense shade. Surface soil has deep cracks in it. |
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| 8/10/2026 | OR-LN-112 | OR | Linn |
Severely Dry
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I did not record any rain during this past week. The area is officially considered to be in a severe drought condition. The soil is very dry, hard, and cracked. Shallow rooted plants such as grasses in non-irrigated areas are brown. Larger pants are starting to show signs of stress. Burning bans are in effect in the area and there are numerous active wildfires statewide, but none in the immediate area. There is sufficient water in lakes and rivers to support wildlife. |
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| 8/10/2026 | PA-WT-18 | PA | Westmoreland |
Near Normal
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| its ben pretty normal this week I would reckon based on what i've filed and can recall! |
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| 8/10/2026 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Moderately Dry
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| Local weather forecasting still showing our central county area to be in extreme drought, but I think we have gotten a bit more of the spotty showers than most. Crabtree creek remains below flood level but is getting alot of vegetation at the edges. Tobacco next door is burned at the edges of some plants. Other area plots are just starting to be harvested. Where the garden hasn't been watered nearly every day, soil is dusty at 1/2-1 inch depth |
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| 8/10/2026 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Severely Dry
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| 8/10/2026 | VT-CH-62 | VT | Chittenden |
Near Normal
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| Conditions seem typical for mid-August. Soil mositure is good, and plants and lawn are green. I do not have daily observations for the past week (only multi-day for a portion of it), but it was at least an inch or so of rain. |
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| 8/10/2026 | WI-CB-4 | WI | Columbia |
Near Normal
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| Friday morning the 31st and through to 6AM the 1st the Baraboo River Vally had much needed soaking rain. I had 2.41", Baraboo 2.59" and Reedsburg 2.32". The crops responded after not having rain in 3 to 4 weeks. Lawns also greened back up as did pastures. Small marshes and ponds came up some, but by the end of the week they were receding because it is still dry. The Baraboo River dropped below normal again, And the Wisconsin river is low. It was a good week for putting up hay, outdoor construction and activities. Note that Sunday the 10th I had 1.06" and Reedsburg 1.82". |
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| 8/10/2026 | WI-CB-5 | WI | Columbia |
Near Normal
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| Conditions are solidly normal with good vegetative condition of crops and domestic, stream flow and soil moisture. Mowing yard back on a regular routine. Another 1.06" yesterday sealed a good crop year in this area. |
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| 8/10/2026 | WI-PP-2 | WI | Pepin |
Moderately Dry
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| Step in posts go in with difficulty. Grass growth has slowed.
squirrels are eating a lot of pears which is something we haven’t noticed before and I wonder if part of it could be thirst. |
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| 8/10/2026 | WI-WD-28 | WI | Wood |
Mildly Dry
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| The garden plants are showing stress; some potatoes have dried up ( we were negligent in watering). Soil is powder dry. The Yellow River is extremely low; the lowest we have seen in several years. Still some current, but not navigable. |
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| 8/10/2026 | WY-FM-21 | WY | Fremont |
Moderately Dry
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| Temperatures in 90's for past week. Vegetation drying rapidly. Heat from canyon walls raising daytime temps above those of the valley below. Streamflow below aveerage for this time of year. 3800 acre wildfire in adjacent drainage. Deer congregating in riparian and being run over on highway by lead-footed drivers. |
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| 8/10/2026 | WY-FM-92 | WY | Fremont |
Severely Dry
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| No significant precipitation for the entire season |
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| 8/10/2026 | CAN-BC-37 | CAN | British Columbia |
Near Normal
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| The week of August 3rd to 9th was fairly typical for the time of year, warm and dry. Statistically, this is the driest time of year at this station. There was a total of 0.2mm of precipitation for the week. The highest temperature was 30.3c on the 5th, and the lowest 4.6c on the 3rd. Average for the week was 17.7c. In general, conditions are seasonally dry, with much of the grasses being brown, except in areas where the ground is irrigated. There are severe wildfires close to populated areas, particularly in the southern interior. For example, 20,000 residents in the town of Summerland on Okanagan Lake has been ordered to evacuate. Sadly, there has been one confirmed death of a resident so far. There is no significant wildfire activity on Vancouver Island. |
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| 8/10/2026 | CAN-NS-86 | CAN | Nova Scotia |
Near Normal
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| Dry side of near normal, since Aug 01 I received 0.23 inch of rain, and my ET gauge reported 0.83 inch. I dug a 20 deep hole on the 8th and could feel moisture in the soil. Agriculture seems to be normal, forage crop growth seems to be normal as well as corn. Lawns are still actively growing.
Due to higher temps and humidity, air conditioners are being used. A fire ban in this area is in place. Mosquitoes numbers are high. Seeing lot of RV's on the roads. |
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