| 5/18/2025 | AL-WN-7 | AL | Winston |
Moderately Wet
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| Conditions are still wet due to almost everyday over the past week having at least some precipitation. Fire risk and dust activity is low, and plants are healthy and growing. |
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| 5/18/2025 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| Trace of precip this week. Several windy days drying vegetation out even more. |
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| 5/18/2025 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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Fire
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| A rollercoaster ride of temperatures this last week with highs starting off in the 70's before dropping into the 60's for a couple of days and then back up into the 70's. The high of the week was 77° on Monday. Lows ranged from a low of 33° on Thursday to 52° on Tuesday. It was windy the first part of the week, with a couple of calmer days mid week, and then winds picking back up to end the week. There's been a few fire weather warnings in the past month and one last week. No precipitation fell last week. The surrounding areas still look green and the trees in the yard and neighborhood are filling out nicely with leaves. The lilac is in full bloom and the clematis has started to bloom. Saw a rabbit in the yard and scrub jays, robins, and hummingbirds. Also, saw a frog jump in the pond. |
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| 5/18/2025 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Conditions are near normal for this time of year. We had 1.07” of rain this week and 3.57” in the past two weeks. Soil moisture is as expected as are water levels in streams, ponds, and rivers. Plant and crop growth is excellent with the soil moisture and moderate temperatures. Many local farmers are bailing hay in between rain showers and pastures are producing lots of grazing forage for livestock. There is no wildfire danger. |
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| 5/18/2025 | CA-HM-6 | CA | Humboldt |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| The mildly dry conditions are not affecting us, other than the need to water potted plants. |
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| 5/18/2025 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| we received a little rain last week but only at 12% of normal for the month and no rain in sight. we are still slightly above normal for the water year, but the last three months have been dry and that trend seems to be continuing. Having to water more. |
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| 5/18/2025 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Dry
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| About a quarter inch of rain over two days early in the week. Just enough to wash off the dust and pollen, but not to stop the gradual browning of the fields. Then the strong, gusty north wind returned and is still blowing. This wind makes ocean conditions too rough for water sports or much commercial fishing. This has not deterred the tourists and the area has filled up for the weekend. Lots of birds and other wildlife in our gardens. Waiting to see the fox and raccoon babies show up. |
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| 5/18/2025 | CO-BO-558 | CO | Boulder |
Near Normal
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| No impact on normal activities |
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| 5/18/2025 | CO-BO-583 | CO | Boulder |
Mildly Dry
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| SOIL CONDITIONS:
6-inch depth- Temp = 54 F, Moisture = 200 cb
12-inch depth- Temp = 56 F
18-inch depth= Moisture = 5 cb
ET: Month-to-date=2.37 inches, Year-to-date= 10.07 inches |
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| 5/18/2025 | CO-BO-596 | CO | Boulder |
Near Normal
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| 2.02” precip for month, 127% of normal. However, we have also had some very warm days and some wind. We’re very close to normal for the calendar year and water year for this date (101% 102% of average). Trees, natives plants coming along nicely. I see people starting to water their lawns, but I think that has to do with temperatures. Flow is good in creeks and springs in the foothills. Weeding in my yard, the soil is moist but not wet. On balance, I’d say we’re at near normal, despite being a bit over precip for the date. The higher than average temperatures, the wind, and the high runoff (over 1” of the total came on one day) means we’re right around normal for this tome
of year. |
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| 5/18/2025 | CO-DG-329 | CO | Douglas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Spring appears to be on schedule with some plants out just a bit earlier than usual. No home heating usage the past few weeks but no A/C either. Pine trees starting to show their new-growth 'candles'. |
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| 5/18/2025 | CO-DG-331 | CO | Douglas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No impact |
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| 5/18/2025 | CO-EP-449 | CO | El Paso |
Near Normal
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| No measurable rain in 10 days. It has been a windy week, therefore drying stuff out even quicker. Lilacs, snow-in-summer, and catmint are blooming. Garden seeds are coming up slower than usual. Tons of pollen cones in our blue spruce. |
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| 5/18/2025 | CO-GF-88 | CO | Garfield |
Moderately Dry
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| Mostly just a few drops here and there, with the exception of the huge amount of 0.08 one night |
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| 5/18/2025 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| We’ve been getting more than usual rain over the last couple of weeks, which has been beneficial in re-charging groundwater and surface water reserves. The soil-surface levels are what we see and feel most in gardening, of course, so it feels good right now….we;ve got enough to see us through a sunny hot spell. |
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| 5/18/2025 | CT-NL-76 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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| A roughly normal amount of rain for May this past week. The azalea has started to reach the end of its bloom and the hummingbirds are fully back. There is a robin with three eggs in a nest in a holly bush near the station. The stream near the station has returned to roughly normal levels. |
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| 5/18/2025 | FL-MA-38 | FL | Manatee |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
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| ~1.1" of rain 5 days ago has had little benefit for ground and potted plants. Retention ponds are STILL very low to nearly empty. |
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| 5/18/2025 | FL-OR-40 | FL | Orange |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Rain very early in the week then bone dry and hot rest of week with no precip in the forecast until late next week. |
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| 5/18/2025 | FL-SW-1 | FL | Suwannee |
Mildly Dry
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| Back to several days with no rain. Still in a technically dry month but should be beginning the transition to the rainy season. Ground is beginning to show cracks again, and plants are wilting. Ford bans still in place. Definite higher temps. |
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| 5/18/2025 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Near Normal
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| All good for now. |
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| 5/18/2025 | HI-KI-2 | HI | Kauai |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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| Weekly periods of rain/no rain still not taking the edge off of wildfire conditions ... temps climbing ever so slightly, dreading elevated summer temps ... |
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| 5/18/2025 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Energy
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Water Supply & Quality
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| General: We are pretty close to normal precipitation. We expect to have 20.26" of liquid/melt by now and we are at 18.82", with nearly half of the month to go.
Agriculture: Our neighbors have nearly completed planting (maybe have completed...we heard them last night on the field above us), and are reaping the benefits of the current rain.
Energy: We are creating well more than we use now: Yesterday, a partly cloudy day, we produced 53.32 kWHR and used 34.32 kWHR.
Fire: Risk continues to increase, though rain helps.
Plants/wildlife: We saw an eagle yesterday, as well as a goldfinch. We have seen deer in our area, and saw elk tracks.
Water: Water is hopeful. We're pretty much at normal precipitation for my 4-year measurements. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Moderately Dry
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| Going to stick in with the Moderately Dry for just when we feel things are getting better they are not so good. We are on a 10 day period of no rain now and it is sure drying up fast. Fields are dry and dusty and recent winds caused some dust storms to the east of our area. Unseasonably warm temperatures for a couple days were a sign of July like weather. This coming weeks forecast looks to be promising for some much needed rain. Cross our fingers that it all comes together. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Received about 0.60" rain this week, but rain was very scattered throughout the county. Blowing dust on Friday ahead of severe weather. Haboob moved north from central Illinois. Garden, etc look good, corn and beans are merging in the fields. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Mildly Dry
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| Still dry around here with only a 0.04" of rain measured for the week. Sitting at 22% of NOAA normal for the month, with YTD at 65% and Water YTD at 70%. Most planting appears to be completed. Corn and beans both emerging from early planted fields but the soil conditions are dry. Expecting some soaking rains this week which will hopefully help those that are waiting on germination. Mississippi River in Rock Island has dropped three feet since this time last week, with the Green and Rock Rivers holding steady. Hummingbirds have been very active at the feeders. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-JD-13 | IL | Jo Daviess |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| pond is completely dry,no water from tile lines or springs, watering the garden and fruit trees every other day |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| The soil is dry. Lawns have slowed in growth. Decorative potted plants and plants newly placed in-ground have required supplemental watering. Otherwise, all other plants, shrubs, and trees are looking healthy. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-MCH-13 | IL | McHenry |
Moderately Dry
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| Drought Monitor shows my station in Abnormally Dry area with Moderate Drought a few miles northwest, and with only 0.09 inches of rain this week and the last good rain was 0.84 inches on 5/1, I will set the bar at Moderately Dry. I don't have crops riding on this, but I spent 15 hours moving the garden hose from shrub to perennial this past week. My station is minus 5.91 inches for the Water YTD.
Lake and McHenry County Scanner online listed this headline on 5/16/25:
"Firefighters in McHenry County kept busy responding to storm-related calls during tornado watch." High winds, dry conditions, tornado watch - we had it going on. AND a tree fell over our dog run late 5/16/25, displeasing Roxie when she went outside later. Will be scheduling a tree service to cut it away. $ |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-MCH-95 | IL | McHenry |
Severely Dry
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| Little or no rain with extreme low humidity is turning the area into a dust bowl Each line of precipitation literally parts around the Cary Algonquin area and then reforms just to the east. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-MCL-2 | IL | McLean |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
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| Storms that dropped heavy rain split around us all this week. Crop growth has slowed considerably and the lawn isn't growing as quickly as in April. We need rain. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-MD-53 | IL | Madison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| 5/18/25: Turf gives slightly under foot but no longer gives up water when compressed. Drain tiles 12 to 18 inches deep are flowing at just a slight trickle. Low areas are no longer damp or retaining puddles. Sink holes and ponds are at about 90% capacity and falling. A few farmers in the area have just gotten back into fields in the past two days. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-TZ-26 | IL | Tazewell |
Moderately Dry
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| For the week I received only 0.18" of rain. The month of May total rainfall is just 0.99" which is not very good for May! I planted the garden plants this week and have had to water them twice already. The grass is green but has slowed down growing. The pond is full but no longer overflowing. Our local creek is flowing, but below normal for May too. The cottonwood trees are dropping cotton like crazy. Our farmer friends have most fields planted and some up, but waiting for rain. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Mildly Dry
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| Missed the storms this week except for a few hundredths so while we continue to be green there is little growth in the lawn and pasture. Took the oxen off the pasture and will be feeding hay for a couple weeks with the hope the pasture will recover a bit. Corn and beans both growing well at this point. Creeks are up a bit although the river continues to be low for this time of year. So now we hope this week's projected storms will reach us. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IN-BR-6 | IN | Brown |
Near Normal
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| Crops and gardens appear to be doing well. However, recent hail storm caused blossom damage and minor leaf damage. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IN-MD-38 | IN | Madison |
Near Normal
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| Local rivers and streams appear to be at normal levels. No standing water in local fields or low areas. Farmers are in the fields. Local construction projects appear to be back to normal schedules. Our Maple tree is now full with leaves and our Magnolia trees are leafing and budding. Our flowers are growing very well. The grass is very green, thick, and growing very well. The ground has a good amount of moisture. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 5/18/2025 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| some rain over week temps cool down |
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| 5/18/2025 | IN-PK-8 | IN | Pike |
Near Normal
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| The ground is no longer a saturated as it was last week. My indoor plants have turned brown (from heat?), and my outdoor plants are beginning to droop and lose their flowers. The air was too hot and humid for me to do too much outside work earlier this week. Rain and t-storms are expected tomorrow and Tuesday. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IN-PT-12 | IN | Porter |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| No effect. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IA-BT-16 | IA | Benton |
Moderately Dry
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| The ground is showing cracking. The grass is showing stress from lack of moisture. The grass growth is slowing. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IA-BC-9 | IA | Buchanan |
Mildly Dry
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| Only 0.01 of rain for the week at this location. Lawn has slowed down but rain is forecast into mid week and hopefully it will come. Recently planted corn to the South has come up this week and can be rowed. A lot of strong winds this week making it nasty to get anything done outside. A lot of field dust in the air to the East of this location but not to the West or South with these winds. Wife has most of Her garden in now. Soil temps are still not that high. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Soil moisture below normal. Grass growth has slowed. Most crops are up doing OK. Creek flow more like end of July rather than end of May. Rain in the forecast. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Back from a two week backpacking trip on the Appalachian Trail. The rain that is needed here, fell there. Held it near normal since conditions don't look to out of wack. Grass is still growing, pond has not depleted much at all, plants are looking pretty good. Despite some watering of raised garden beds and some flowers, plants have shot out of the ground. Amazing to me the difference in two weeks. |
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| 5/18/2025 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| No significant rainfall this past week. Some very warm temperatures also this past week. Conditions remain the same. Drought conditions appear have disappeared for now.
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| 5/18/2025 | IA-WH-1 | IA | Winneshiek |
Moderately Dry
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| Very dry month so far, Rivers and streams below normal, Soils dry at the top and subsoil with even blowing dust from last weeks wind event,, Even low visibilities from that event. Grass greened up but showing stress |
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| 5/18/2025 | KS-RN-85 | KS | Reno |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Reno, Sedgwick and I think butler county have been declared extreme drought warning by gov Kelly. Wheat still looks good looked at some across the road in soft dough stage. Some wheat looks like it’s out of water. Dry land corn isn’t showing much growth this week in the area. |
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| 5/18/2025 | KY-CB-10 | KY | Campbell |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| This last week was considerably dryer compared to the last 2 months. The lawn is growing very rapidly. Still difficulty cutting the grass Saturday due to wetness, therefore still moderately wet. One area of the yard is still so wet that the grass is 2 to 3 feet high and still much too wet to cut. Vegetation much greener than normal. Pond level higher than normal. |
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| 5/18/2025 | KY-GY-9 | KY | Grayson |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Standing surface water in low spots, ground saturated. 2.0" rain this week. Hay thriving but ground too wet for equipment. No storm damage, constant cicada drone. |
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| 5/18/2025 | KY-JF-99 | KY | Jefferson |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Reporting condition for Week: Sunday 5/11 - Saturday 5/17:
Rainfall Year to date Starting April 11, 2025: 5.73”
Rainfall for month: 3.35”
Rainfall for this week 5/11- 5/17: 1.08”
Precipitation 5 of 7 days - range 0.04 - 0.42; Avg. 0.22
7 day average of Avg. temp/day: 72.28F
Height of grass before mowing on Sunday: 7” Inches cut off: 3.5”
Watered foundation plants: No
Watered DayLillies: No
Phillips screwdriver plunge test into lawn 5/17: 4”, minimal resistance |
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| 5/18/2025 | ME-KX-10 | ME | Knox |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Fire
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| We are experiencing normal to slightly above normal precipitation in this area at present. Fields are soggy but not flooded, with no impact or very little impact to daily activities for most people in the area. We are all hoping for better May weather, but local reservoirs, streams, rivers, ponds and lakes, etc., are full and the ground water table is re-charging. I have heard no complaints about wells going dry. Fire danger is thankfully very low. Everything is blooming and very green and lush at present. Could be worse! |
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