Conditions are near normal. Rainfall has been near normal this month so far. Lawns have returned to near normal on greenness.  No more signs of drought except for some distressed pine trees, which are showing some signs of recovery.  Streams and ponds are slightly less than normal for this time of year.  Soil moisture is near normal.  Ordinary trees are near normal and the leaves are turning color and falling off at the normal rate.

2.80" of rain so far this month, which is near normal and 9.56" of rain during the last 90 days which is also near normal.  Temperatures had been near normal for the last 90 days and near normal for October so far with some days warmer than normal and so days colder than normal.