| 5/12/2025 | AK-MS-12 | AK | Matanuska-Susitna |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| We saw more sunny days the past week than cloudy but we still managed to get 0.94" of rain across three days. Temps warmed quite a bit with a high of 67.4° F yesterday amidst abundant sunshine and slight SE breezes. The birch trees are pollinating like crazy and most horizontal surfaces have a yellow/green hue from their pollen. The wild birds remain active and I again heard loons on Question Lake Saturday morning. However, the moose remain MIA but should soon appear with spring calves in tow. Some of the larger, deeper lakes still have some ice coverage although that is fading fast. Without question, spring is here and the deciduous trees bear witness as their leaves begin to develop and unfurl! |
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| 5/12/2025 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Unsettled weather for the first half of the week with some showers and even thunderstorms with some hail. Not much precipitation fell but measurable rain fell on three different days for a total of .14 inches of rain. Temperatures were cool the first half of the week and warmed the second half. The high of the week was 79° on Saturday. The low of the week was 32° on Thursday. The surrounding wildland areas are green with grasses and plants. The bullock oriole's are back. This the 4th May in a row I've seen them visiting the yard and bird bath. Also, the robins and finches are in the yard quite a lot. No other wildlife seen. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Finally a good rain last week. Alarmingly, things are not turning around like anticipated. Greening up, but not taking off like normal. Dust already kicking up. Was too dry too long. Ark River higher around Rocky Ford, but very very low in La Junta. Kids were in the middle of it yesterday, playing on a sandbar and wading. Water level was below their knees. Promising to be hot and dry for quite a spell again. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.11" of precipitation last week. The soil meter registers some moisture 6" below the surface but the surface is dry and beginning to crack. Plants are maintaining but not thriving. Temps were close to normal the first half of the week but increasingly above normal, by around 10F, the last half. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CO-GR-52 | CO | Grand |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| No change. Soil remains drier than normal for this time of year. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CO-JF-72 | CO | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Lawn is greening up and growing in nicely. Haven't needed to water yet, since we had a few days last week of nice gentle steady soaking rain (1.5 inches). However, a couple of hotter than normal days are now here and am anticipating the lawn to start showing its browner side of life. Will start adding water this week. Most deciduous trees have or are starting to show green leaves. Ponderosa Pine needles looking green and healthy for now. Weeds are emerging healthily. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CO-LR-36 | CO | Larimer |
Severely Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Even after 3/4” last week the hot sunny days and wind have dried out everything. Grass hay growth has stalled. Lawn is turning brown. Any place without mulch or deep shade is completely dry, for at least a couple inches deep. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CT-MD-21 | CT | Middlesex |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| All watercourses are flowing moderately above normal. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| Soil conditions are very moist due to recent heavy rains. Minor ponding has occurred in nearby woods after the recent rains and nearby rivers and reservoirs are at high levels. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CT-NL-6 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Picked up so far for May 4.24" Soil is "wet" not waterlogged now Wet spots Next to ledge Runoff, on roadway on my street that only shows up when soil is very moist. Plus a drian under my house is now flowing from ground water. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CT-NL-19 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| 4.49" of rain (mostly on Friday)and warm temps helped spring to spring while I was away for the week. Trees leafed out, flowers blossomed, lawns mowed, gardens planted, birds singing,tourists without jackets... New England is glorious in spring. |
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| 5/12/2025 | CT-NL-40 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| water levels are near normal in lakes, ponds and streams |
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| 5/12/2025 | FL-PN-99 | FL | Pinellas |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Tourism & Recreation
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| Rain !! Finally, we have rain. Received total of 2.36” rainfall over past 24 hours, breaking our drought of several weeks. Tourtist activity remains high and beach activity seems unabated—good news for those businesses depending on visitors. |
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| 5/12/2025 | GA-FL-23 | GA | Floyd |
Severely Wet
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General Awareness
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| The soil is saturated. |
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| 5/12/2025 | IL-JS-3 | IL | Jasper |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Parts of yard still under water enough that mowing is impossible. Lawn mower had to be pulled out twice. Saw farmer with tractor going to a drier field. Mine is still too wet. |
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| 5/12/2025 | IL-KN-144 | IL | Kane |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Exposed soil in sunny areas starting to crack. Lawn is beginning to dry out in spots. |
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| 5/12/2025 | IL-MG-14 | IL | Morgan |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Not much has changed from last weeks report. The corn has a good color and has grown a few inches, looking good. The lake is at the same level as last week and the lawns continue to look lush and grow, my yard needs mowing every four days, I like to keep it at the three inch level height. |
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| 5/12/2025 | IL-WL-131 | IL | Will |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| May has significantly tailed off after the gains made in March & April.
MTD siting at 0.34" vs the to date avg if 1.77"
YTD & Water YTD numbers are at the bottom side of the normal range.
Though spring had a good bloom so far, the ground is appearing dry with plenty of sunny days this month. |
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| 5/12/2025 | IN-KS-22 | IN | Kosciusko |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| My lawns are growing at a normal spring rate.
My soybean crop is emerging.
My hummingbirds are back right on time, May 11th. |
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| 5/12/2025 | IN-LK-15 | IN | Lake |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| This dry period gives me more opportunities to do yard work |
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| 5/12/2025 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| No rain this past week making it possible for the farmers to complete lots of planting. Dandelions are loving the weather with the cool morns and warm afternoon temps. The hummers have arrived at the feeders along with lots of orioles. Not seeing as many deer in large groups but do see a number of pheasants along field and road edges. |
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| 5/12/2025 | IA-BT-16 | IA | Benton |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| The grass is growing fast. Noticeable cracks are forming in the soil. Water soaks in quickly when put on the soil. |
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| 5/12/2025 | IA-TM-7 | IA | Tama |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| The wetland and ditches as well as areas that normally pool water are dry. The grasses are showing signs of stress due to lack of water. |
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| 5/12/2025 | KY-JF-99 | KY | Jefferson |
Mildly Wet
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| Precipitation 5 of 7 day, mostly early in week, overcast and cloudy early in week.
Reporting condition for Week:Sunday - Saturday:
Rainfall Year to date Starting April 11, 2025: 4.65”
Rainfall for month:2.27”
Rainfall for this week 5/4- 5/10: 1.52” most of it Sunday
Precipitation 5 of 7 dat, most on Sunday “
Avg. High temp: NA Avg. low temp: NA
Height of grass before mowing on Sunday: NA Inches cut off: NA
Watered foundation plants: No
Watered DayLillies: No
Phillips screwdriver plunge test into lawn 5/3: 4”, minimal resistance
Late blooming azaleas flowers and rose blooms staying beautiful for a long time. |
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| 5/12/2025 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| 1.18" rain for week. Early fruit trees in blossom. Very early planting starting. Moosehead Lake ice free. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MA-ES-12 | MA | Essex |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| After over 3 inches of rain, the past week or so, soil conditions are wet. The standing water, from the rains, has all been absorbed. The grass is lush, the trees are
leafing out and the flower gardens doing well. Local brook is high but within banks. Have seen a wild turkey and Blue Heron on the property. Feeders continue to be busy. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MA-NF-1 | MA | Norfolk |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Little change over the past week. Frequent rainfall and cooler temperatures have allowed lawns and plants to thrive. Soil remains somewhat moist. Pond and lake levels have increased and are at high levels for spring. No watering restrictions are in place. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MI-BN-24 | MI | Berrien |
Mildly Dry
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Agriculture
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| Getting the garden ready to plant, I noticed when turning the soil I had to go down about 3 inches to get any moisture. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| While we had a good rain early last week, the ground continues to be drier than normal, requiring watering of vegetables |
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| 5/12/2025 | MN-HN-14 | MN | Hennepin |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| The lack of recent rain has made the landscape look dry.
Local farmers are proceeding with Spring planting. Trees and grasses are greening up rapidly.
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| 5/12/2025 | MN-IT-38 | MN | Itasca |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
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| No rain over the past week. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MN-LW-5 | MN | Lake Of The Woods |
Moderately Dry
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Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| Things are greening up nicely with the warmer weather. For ag purposes field conditions are great. Need dryness this time of the year. Hot weather and high winds with last year's dead vegetation make for extreme fire danger. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MN-MK-18 | MN | Meeker |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Ground cracks and vegetation showing signs of dry conditions. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MN-MR-13 | MN | Morrison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Warm and sunny with very low humidity. Record high of 91 with humidity at 17 percent. Pond has now begun to drop and the ground is drying out rapidly. All the leaves have come out and the Aspen are producing their white fluff. I will have to make sure I keep up on the watering this week. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MN-SH-39 | MN | Sherburne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Sunny and 60 Hi 85 Wind S 9 mph. 2 Red Flags Warnings Air Quality and Fire. With wind gusts up to 30 mph at times. |
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| 5/12/2025 | MS-MD-29 | MS | Madison |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| very muddy ,flooded roads |
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| 5/12/2025 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Warmer temps are helping to dry out the soil |
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| 5/12/2025 | MT-LY-2 | MT | Liberty |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Precipitation since March 1 has been only 0.74 inch, which is 32 percent of the normal 2.28 inch. Since the end of April, topsoil moisture in the first 8 inches has dropped 5 points to 18 percent compared to 26 percent last year at this time. Temperatures so far in May, are averaging 8 degrees warmer than normal. Winter wheat is being stressed during the afternoon heat. Some "burn down" is noted in a few fields. Pastures and alfalfa growth is limited, except where irrigation is available. Tulips and lilacs are in bloom. About half of the trees have leafed out. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NE-LA-19 | NE | Lancaster |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Only 0.37" in May so far. May is typically the wettest month. This is 20% of Normal. Precipitation for the year is 4.03" which is 50% of Normal. Surface soil is now very dry. Subsoil moisture has been low for months. Lawn is showing heat and water stress with temperatures in the 90s and no rain for over a week. Lots of birds using the birdbath. Vegetation growth has slowed dramatically. Fire danger is very high with dry air, dry conditions and no sign of rain. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NH-GR-1 | NH | Grafton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| A wet week here, received over the monthly average of rain fall already this month. Lake and river levels high, streams flowing. Lots of green. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Thus far for my “Watershed,” that resides in the “Upper Passaic River” Watershed, that covers from 1.5 miles to the NW to about 1.5 miles to the SE and is about 1 mile in width and in the general shape of a diamond;
There were SIX days with measurable precipitation [Rain] and zero days with trace precipitation for a total of 2.23”, the past seven days [Sunday-Sat]. River and stream volume the past week increased greatly over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday morning, 5/11; one was moving at 100% percent the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station at a fast volume with much observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west, also increased, covering now 100% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume with a lot of observable turbidity. The Madison Golf Course, adjacent this station had observable play again this past week. The ground around this station is hydrated / wet and soft to walk on. Grass and weeds required maintenance the past week. Maple trees are looking well and their Juvenal seed pods began to fall on mass on 5/5 and as well, the newly planted bluebells last year, bloomed. No Bumble Bees were observed the past week. The three 25’ tall juvenile Oak Trees juvenal leaves continue to mature. House Finch were active this week along with Cardinals, Mourning Doves and a single Raven. The Song Bird feeder was not refilled this week. Neighborhood Rabbit(s) and chipmonks were also observed.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 4.22 inches of precipitation. There has been 48 days of precipitation the previous 129 days of CY2025 [1/1/2025 to 5/10/2025] for a “Calendar Year” total of
15.84”, compared to 50 “Precipitation Days” and a [CY] total of
23.09” the same [year to date] in CY2024. So far, compared to last year; this station has received 7.25” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2023- 18.04”
YTD2022- 18.21”
YTD2021- 15.60”
YTD2020- 14.89”
YTD2019- 19.64”
YTD2018- 21.49”
YTD2017- 17.27”
YTD2016- 16.87”
YTD2015- 13.36”
The running ELEVEN year average reported precipitation for THIS station is: 17.66” inches, bringing this station to a deficit of 1.82” from the 11 year average. Considering the eleven year annual comparable total for this station and the amount of Rain the past seven days, is why I believe that it is appropriate to return this week’s report on the “near normal” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: email me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NM-BR-183 | NM | Bernalillo |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Sure we're still behind but over 2" rain helped a lot. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NM-RA-22 | NM | Rio Arriba |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Rain last week helped soil moisture but still mostly dry in many areas. Plants greened up and put on new growth. Some grasses still showing brown areas. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NY-AB-23 | NY | Albany |
Mildly Wet
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| After having 5 inches of rain in the past week, obviously the ground is a wee bit wet. Thanks to a breeze on Saturday, nearly full green up and the strong May sun, the soil dried out quite a bit on Sunday but yeah a bit wetter than average. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Sunny and warm with a light breeze, then clear and cold overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around fifty nine degrees, with a low around forty one degrees Fahrenheit. Songbirds are eating a feeder full every day. Intermittent streams are flowing. Mayapples, Trilliums, Apple trees, Lilacs, Violets and Wild Strawberries are blooming, Stinging Nettles, Canada Lilies, and Blue Cohosh are emerging further. White Ash, Weeping Willow, Silver Maple, Sugar Maple, Black Cherry, Serviceberry and Bush Honeysuckle leaves are over half full. Some alfalfa is 18" tall. Rock removal, field plowing and alfalfa planting is occurring. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NC-MS-18 | NC | Madison |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| In the last week had 0.83 inch of rain. The garden soil is moist at least 8 inches down when planting basil and tomatoes. The greens are lush. The fruit on the apple, plum, pear, mulberries and blueberries are growing well. Peonies are in full bloom.
Water is flowing in the creek modestly. No water from springs running down the grass.
The deer are in hiding. |
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| 5/12/2025 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| In the past 7 days, we had 0.33 inches of rain leaving us mildly dry. Water supply continues to be good in creeks, springs and wells. Pastures, hay fields, and Christmas Tree fields, transplant beds, are all doing well even though we've had less rain. The risk of fire is higher however. |
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| 5/12/2025 | ND-RV-4 | ND | Renville |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| No rain throughout the week. 30° above normal temperatures and 40 mph winds are really drying thing out. |
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| 5/12/2025 | OH-ER-5 | OH | Erie |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Creek is running. Ground under Willow tree is wet. Grass needs cut twice a week. |
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| 5/12/2025 | OH-FL-23 | OH | Fulton |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Soil is starting to dry out, water is drying up in the fields, hope to get some planting done |
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