| 7/28/2025 | AZ-GL-8 | AZ | Gila |
Moderately Dry
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| By this time the summer "monsoon" should be in full swing. Last week it was mildly apparent but most of the moisture fell in the surrounding areas. It is like a heat bubble is starting to form here in the Payson, Az area much like down in the Phoenix area. Surrounding vegetation is turning brown which heightens the risk of fire. Hopefully we will see the "monsoon" moisture return next week. |
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| 7/28/2025 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Moderately Dry
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| Only a trace of precip this past week. Surface of the soil appears dry and cracked. No moisture registers 6" down. High temps in the upper 80s last week until yesterday's 91. Low humidity. Trees are stressed. Unirrigated grass is dormant. Wildfire smoke was not as intense this past week. Two Red Flag days. |
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| 7/28/2025 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Mildly Dry
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| Lawns are showing signs of water stress due to high temperatures in spite of recent rains. Nearby rivers and reservoirs remain at near normal levels. |
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| 7/28/2025 | CT-NL-19 | CT | New London |
Mildly Dry
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| Grass is seriously turning brown, plants are drooping from lack of rain (nothing substantial since 7/10), birds come to puddles to drink. The last few days were a respite for last weeks hazy, hot, humid weather that is returning today. het advisory issued through Wednesday night. Beaches and air conditioned stores, restaurants, etc. are crowded. We should remember this heat when we're griping in February. |
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| 7/28/2025 | CT-WN-26 | CT | Windham |
Mildly Dry
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| Only .28" of rain in the last 17 days. Yesterdays .11" will slow the browning of our lawn but not enough rainfall to refill the empty rain barrels. Another heat wave starting today has me longing for Fall. Fire danger moderate today. |
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| 7/28/2025 | FL-LN-47 | FL | Leon |
Near Normal
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| Plenty of water in upper Lake Lafayette but no standing water in swales or drainage areas. Very hot afternoons stressing plants but they recover quickly after sunset. |
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| 7/28/2025 | FL-PN-99 | FL | Pinellas |
Mildly Dry
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| Hot and dry pretty much sums up this past week’s weather in West Central Florida—only had rainfall totaling 1.17” spread over four days. Area beaches are crowded but most of the locals are staying home in the A/C—the NWS has issued several area Extreme Heat Advisory’s. |
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| 7/28/2025 | IL-KN-121 | IL | Kane |
Mildly Dry
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| This month's precipitation has been above normal, but only by a quarter of an inch, but there are still four days left in the month. This month also is only the third month of the water year to be above normal. As a result we are still six inches below normal for the year.
Up until this month lawns were drying out, water levels in lakes, streams and ephemeral ponds were dry. This month's precipitation has helped those conditions to improve in particularly suburban lawns. However, the soils are not saturated, and any accumulation of runoff in my rain garden readily percolates into the ground. In many cases, some lakes and ponds have lower than normal levels. Visually, it appears agricultural crops seem to be doing well. |
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| 7/28/2025 | IN-NB-48 | IN | Noble |
Moderately Wet
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| I would say the vast majority is handling the excess water well, but I did observe a field with standing water where corn was clearly planted and a grassy storm management area full of water. |
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| 7/28/2025 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Wet
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| It has been very humid with plenty of rain almost daily this past week. Starting to see night crawlers again. The Cedar River and creeks were bank high and over in areas. Lots of washing on roads. Time will tell how the fields came through the hard rains, but guessing some wash outs there as well. The weeds and lawns have enjoyed the influx of lots of rain. |
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| 7/28/2025 | IA-LN-49 | IA | Linn |
Near Normal
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| Little over a half an inch received this week. No drought. No flooding around station area. Plants facing Sunrise needed watering. Partial Mowing was still required. Animal activity seemed normal. Increase in insects. My Main issue of concern/change this week has been the Heat. Forecast indicates this will continue into next week. Try and Stay Cool Everyone.
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| 7/28/2025 | KS-DG-84 | KS | Douglas |
Near Normal
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| recen rain; ground moist |
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| 7/28/2025 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Mildly Dry
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| 0.32" weekly rain total. Couple of days with air Quality alerts. early golden rod, phlox, sunchlke, sunflower, brown eyed susan, yarrow, joe pye, liatris, plantain all in blossom |
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| 7/28/2025 | MA-NF-1 | MA | Norfolk |
Near Normal
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| Little change in conditions over the past week. Light rainfall over the past few days has not helped to alleviate short term dryness very much. Lawns have dry spots in sunny areas but shaded areas remain green. Plants require daily watering. Levels on ponds and lakes remain high however. No watering restrictions are in place. |
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| 7/28/2025 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Near Normal
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| surface conditions are near normal for late July |
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| 7/28/2025 | MN-IT-38 | MN | Itasca |
Mildly Wet
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| Ground is still slightly damp after over 3" of rain in the last week. Gardens in the area are doing very well and the grass and leaves are a lush green. |
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| 7/28/2025 | MN-MW-8 | MN | Mower |
Moderately Wet
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| > 5.16" rain in last ten days; very atypical to have two rain events overflowing inner cylinder. High AC use due to heat and humidity, with several days' heat indices around 100 degrees. Mowing every five days; lawn lush and thick. All leaves of all foliage are large this year, and fireflies are abundant. Turkeys (2 families, 17 poults) and deer come to the yard morning and evening. The "mast year" for insufferable poplar seeds appears to be about over, FINALLY. Water bodies are full. Agricultural fields look very lush. Backyard birds bringing fledglings to feeder include: Northern Cardinal, Blue Jay, Hairy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Gray Catbird, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, American Goldfinch. |
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| 7/28/2025 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Near Normal
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| We are near normal but subsoil moisture has not been replenished from the dry year last year. Seems like we are the hole in the doughnut for substantial rainfall, everyone around us always gets more. With the timely rains we have received the crops look excellent |
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| 7/28/2025 | MN-SH-39 | MN | Sherburne |
Mildly Wet
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| Sunny and 67 Hi 87 Wind NNW 3 mph. A beautiful day with mild wind and sunny skies. |
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| 7/28/2025 | NE-LA-19 | NE | Lancaster |
Near Normal
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| Some regular rains recently giving near normal totals for July. Also some extreme heat. Current conditions are normal for July but probably some lingering long term dryness as indicated but limited sump pump activity and ability of the ground to absorb heavy rains. Plants and wildlife doing well. Crops look okay. Surface water improving. |
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| 7/28/2025 | NM-BR-233 | NM | Bernalillo |
Severely Dry
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| Dry spell during normal 'monsoon period' has vegetation and soil drying out. Fire restrictions have been lifted but in this immediate area fire danger is extreme. Wildlife seeking water. Air quality impacts from distant wildfires, allergens, and occasional blowing dust are unhealthy. |
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| 7/28/2025 | NM-LN-36 | NM | Lincoln |
Near Normal
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| General Awareness: This report covers the 2 week period from 14 July-27 July. During this period 1.52 inches of rain was received (including 0.08 inch received from thunderstorms today, as of 2030 MDT). The majority of the rain was reported as multiday obs on 16 July (0.65 inch) and on 23 July (0.62) inches, while I was away from my station. This total brings our monthly total rainfall to 3.03 inches, putting us into the Normal Range for the NOAA July 30 year normal. Note that today’s thunderstorms also included a brief period of pea size hail around 1400 MDT (hail report submitted). There were also around 5 lightning strikes observed within 10 miles of my station during the late afternoon thunderstorms. However, these thunderstorms only added about 0.02 inch of rain to the total catch noted above. There has been a noticeable increase in the greening of indigenous grasses and ground cover and the soil texture appears to be slightly damp. Given the amount of rain received this month, the slightly damp soil texture and greatly increased greening, as previously observed at this time of year thanks to the monsoon conditions, I now classify our condition as NEAR NORMAL. The one caveat to this is the poor condition of the pinon trees due to the previous exceedingly dry weeks, as noted below. Note that the widely reported Ruidoso area flooding is approx 10 miles south and approx 300 feet below my location and is not an issue at my station.
Plants & Wildlife: Upon returning to my station on 22 July, I noticed a significant increase in the greening of indigenous grasses. A succulent type of wild ground cover has sprung up and is now covering the majority of areas where little to no indigenous grasses had been growing prior to my time away. Greening of the indigenous grasses and ground cover is now 100%. In spite of the rain, almost half of the pinon trees on my property continue to show stress and will likely not survive. All Juniper trees now look healthy. Deer, elk, rabbit, squirrel and birdlife health continue to appear normal.
Fire/Restrictions: As previously reported: Our Fire Hazard continues to be posted as MODERATE at the BLM Fort Stanton Snowy River Cave National Conservation Area (nearest border approx 2.6 miles ENE of my location). No nearby fire activity was reported this week. An open flame burn ban remains in effect across Lincoln County.
Water Supply & Quality: Late Wednesday morning, Rio Bonito (observation point approx 1.25 mi NNE of my station) was observed to have a low water level, but with discernable flow. However, the river bed was dry when observed at the same obs point mid-morning today. Picture of the wet and dry obs are attached. (Note that Rio Bonito is a primary watershed tributary from the Sierra Blanca, Lookout and Buck Mountains, approximately 12 miles SW-WSW of my location).
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| 7/28/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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| Mostly sunny hot with light winds, then mostly clear and warm overnight with light winds and predawn fog. The high temperature was around eighty three degrees and the low around sixty five degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feederful a day. Chicory, Wild Morning Glories, Catnip, Thistle species, Daisy species, Prunella vulgaris, Soapwort, Milkweed, Mullein, White and Red Clover are blooming. Choke Cherries and Red Raspberries are ripening. Third hay cutting occurring. First planted corn is 80-88" tall, second late corn 44-54" tall, latest corn 24-30" tall. |
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| 7/28/2025 | NC-BC-105 | NC | Buncombe |
Mildly Dry
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| extended heat wave and lack of rainfall has us back in dry conditions. plants wilting, lawn areas brown and crisp. creeks and stream lowering, weakened trees continue to fall. Fire danger rising. Pollen and dust counts rising. electric bills rising!Crop harvest slow, as irrigation needs rise. |
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| 7/28/2025 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Near Normal
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| We've had 0.03 inches of rain during the past week but 5.45 for the month. We have about normal moisture for this report. Water levels are good in creeks and springs. Livestock tanks that are spring fed are still flowing and full; Pastures, hay fields and Christmas Tree fields are still green and growing. The risk of fire is averaging about normal risks. |
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| 7/28/2025 | NC-RW-17 | NC | Rowan |
Moderately Dry
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| 12 days in a row without rain. Very unusual here for July, one of our wettest months. Blueberry crop ok but the berries are much smaller this year due to dry July. We are about 2" below normal with only 3 and 3/4 days to go . Farm ponds for irrigation and livestock are all down. Wildlife struggling and raiding more gardens. Water quality good but quantity is down 50+ %. Fire bans are in effect. |
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| 7/28/2025 | OK-MY-12 | OK | Mayes |
Near Normal
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| No precipitation since July 18. Pond is down several inches, ephemeral creek has no water, no standing water in the field. Most of the nearby ranches are cutting their first round of hay. Watered my flower gardens yesterday for the first time this summer. |
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| 7/28/2025 | PA-NM-3 | PA | Northumberland |
Mildly Wet
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| Not much change, everything is damp if not wet. Garden crops are rotting before ripening. |
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| 7/28/2025 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Mildly Dry
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| Back to daily deep watering of vegetable garden, with lots of the plants past their prime. County is allowing open burning again, dragon flies making a dent in the mosquito clouds. |
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| 7/28/2025 | TX-WM-316 | TX | Williamson |
Mildly Dry
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| We are now "drying out" fairly quickly, and with 100-degree days forecast, will be back to drought stages soon. Fortunately, all our water source lakes are full (some above holding levels) but watering restrictions are still in force. Roadsides are unusually green for the end of July which makes travel here quite lovely. Gardens are "between seasons" so any lingering plants will need irrigation. Wildlife seems to be thriving (seen a lot of hawks recently!) |
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| 7/28/2025 | VT-WH-26 | VT | Windham |
Mildly Dry
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| Minimal rainfall and continued warm temperatures have continued to keep soil surface conditions dry. Regular watering the garden has been essential.Corn looking good and hay cutting proceeding well. High energy nusage for cooling. Some fire risk due to dry flora in some areas. Native plants looking fine and wildlife active.No restrictions but warnings and heat air quality advisories abound. Mosquito born illnesses have been detected in some mosquitoes. Summer tourisim and recreation at max. Water supply and quality good with streams continuing to flow well ane ponds and lakes at capacity. |
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| 7/28/2025 | VA-RDC-1 | VA | Radford (city) |
Moderately Wet
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| limited outside activities |
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