| 5/19/2025 | AL-BL-27 | AL | Blount |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Things have dried out somewhat since my last report - high temps have been in the 80s.
Soil is still moist, local bodies of water are near normal, they are not low or overly high. |
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| 5/19/2025 | AL-HN-7 | AL | Henry |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Soil moisture at 10%. Grass feels very dry and brittle. We are having to water plants every 3 days. |
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| 5/19/2025 | AK-MS-12 | AK | Matanuska-Susitna |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| More precipitation the past week totaled 0.98" across four days which really helped the soil moisture content. Temps were seasonal although I have noticed a dearth of spring winds. The trees are really blooming now and the boreal forest is greening up quite nicely. Still no moose observed although the wild birds are definitely around and I've heard loons on Question Lake most mornings. Almost all the ice on bodies of water has disappeared as the surroundings prepare for for the approaching summer. |
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| 5/19/2025 | AR-GL-39 | AR | Garland |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| vegetable garden and ornamentals doing well |
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| 5/19/2025 | CO-CR-18 | CO | Crowley |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Wind the last 5 days. Some blowing dirt. Grass is green but not growing much. Weeds taking off though. A few wild flowers around. Cool enough to not break out the cooling unit. Won't be long though. Most ranchers still having to feed hay to get by. Small grasshoppers starting to emerge. Was hoping the lack of foliage would deter them this year. Arkansas River still high north of Rocky Ford. |
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| 5/19/2025 | CO-DL-54 | CO | Delta |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| 0.2" of precipitation last night and that was the total for the week.. Plants are maintaining but not thriving. Temps were around 10F above normal the first half of the week then 10F below normal for the next two days and finally close to normal the past two. I watered our cool season grass and the water all soaked right in. Past years an equivalent amount of water would have pooled in the same amount of time. |
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| 5/19/2025 | CO-EP-482 | CO | El Paso |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| The rain barrels are getting completely empty. I estimate without more rain it will be all dry up within a few days. |
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| 5/19/2025 | CO-JF-72 | CO | Jefferson |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Lawn is green - have only added water once this season. Damp to dry soil, but not muddy though. Some trees still in bloom, most are leafy and geeen. Ponderosa pine is quite green with new pine cones. Crops of thistle and other weeds are strong, green, and healthy. |
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| 5/19/2025 | CO-JF-585 | CO | Jefferson |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| No out of the ordinary conditions. |
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| 5/19/2025 | CO-LR-1272 | CO | Larimer |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Staying at Mildly Dry, though conditions are improving with the recent rain/wintry-mix this past week. There is decent soil moisture from a gardening perspective. Trees, shrubs, grasses, and forbs are greening up nicely. I had a large herd of mostly cow elk come through twice in the last week and they are looking healthy other than looking a bit mangy as they shed their winter coats. Likewise with deer. My location compared to PRISM normals is 137% MTD, 81% YTD, and 80% WYTD. A wet May will help with the short term outlook but there is still the concerning lack of snowpack, though we are faring much better in the northern part of the state and elsewhere in the state. The snowpack in the high country is still low: 6-digit HUC South Platte River is 77% of normal SWE, 8-digit HUC Big Thompson River is 88%. Rivers have been rising a little every day but major stream runoff has not yet started so the fishing is accessible. There are no fire restrictions beyond the permanent ones in the park, and in Larimer county. |
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| 5/19/2025 | CO-PH-14 | CO | Phillips |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| The lilacs aborted their flowers throughout town. The snowball bushes are fine. Chokecherries mostly aborted their flowers too. |
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| 5/19/2025 | CT-HR-57 | CT | Hartford |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Cannot get on land which normally is dry for this time of year. Corn planting in the area is delayed compared to most years. |
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| 5/19/2025 | CT-NH-43 | CT | New Haven |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
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| Soil moisture is at near normal levels but nearby rivers and reservoirs remain at higher than normal levels. |
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| 5/19/2025 | FL-VL-5 | FL | Volusia |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Although rainfall of 3.37" during May 7-13, 2025 improved the very dry conditions, the high temperatures and lack of any rain since then has left us with significant drought conditions. |
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| 5/19/2025 | IL-LE-27 | IL | Lee |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Conditions have changed recently with the lack of precipitation in the area. Ground moisture is very low. I watered my garden 5 days in a row this past week. I also saw a field being irrigated yesterday. Some lawns are starting to brown. |
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| 5/19/2025 | IL-MG-14 | IL | Morgan |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Lack of significant rain is evident in lawns, the grass is not growing as well. The lake remains stable. The corn has a yellow cast somewhat unusual for this time of the year. Cool nights may contribute. |
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| 5/19/2025 | IA-BT-11 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Dry
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| No rain other than a few sprinkles this past week. Had to be outside to discover even that. The high winds have been troublesome and damaging to young trees. Farmers busy applying herbicide whenever the wind isn't blowing with hopes of rain.
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| 5/19/2025 | IA-LN-49 | IA | Linn |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Trace of rain, this week No changes in the drought monitor from last week. 5/15/2025 as per email received from drought . gov. Increase in birds due to yearly migration. Over 720 million birds this year due to convenient weather pattern around the 12th/13th. Mowing was required. Difficult to maintain an ambient temp of 72F throughout the entire home a few days this week, even at night time. Additional fans were required despite using the AC. Despite that, the ability to open windows for fresh air during cooler hours of the day was possible. A bit breezy this week. Plenty of little twigs, branches, leaf clumps, etc. Oak fuzz debris coated and dumped off pretty much along the entire house and yard. Mowing was required. A few dandelions here and there. Other plants are flourishing along nicely. Seasonal increase in allergies experienced and witnessed. Odd they were on low pollen count days. Perhaps it was from all the Oak Tree Fuzz.
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| 5/19/2025 | KS-SN-37 | KS | Shawnee |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
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| Garden watering needed for new plants/seedlings |
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| 5/19/2025 | KY-LY-3 | KY | Lyon |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Apples were bruised and cut by hail this week. The frequent light rains in early May, followed by heavy rains this past week, have allowed for lush growth - landscape plants, crops and weeds alike! |
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| 5/19/2025 | ME-HN-58 | ME | Hancock |
Mildly Wet
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| Garden soil was drying out before the current wet conditions. The dug well is at normal level for this time of year, the vernal pond is drying up. No frogs this year. |
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| 5/19/2025 | ME-SM-3 | ME | Somerset |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| 0.91" weekly rain total. wet and damp all week. spring progressing slowly. little planting completed - wet conditions. |
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| 5/19/2025 | MI-IH-60 | MI | Ingham |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Precipitation seems typical. Temperatures also seem pretty typical. |
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| 5/19/2025 | MI-OD-4 | MI | Oscoda |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| Sandy soil conditions. 1.03" precip from May 12 to May 18. Fire Danger is Low. |
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| 5/19/2025 | MI-SW-12 | MI | Shiawassee |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
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| Regular rain is causing grass & plants to grow quickly. Lawn has been thick and requiring mowing every 4-5 days. Water table is high & soils retaining a lot of moisture. River level is normal if not a little on the high side. Most deciduous trees have leaves, many still growing to full size. Tulips & daffodils mostly done blooming, as well as many of the flowering trees - crabapples, redbuds, mountainash, etc. Pollen levels have been high. Mosquitos still mostly not present, but bees are abundant. Some migratory birds making appearances at the feeders. |
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| 5/19/2025 | MI-WY-33 | MI | Wayne |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| already watering the vegetables in the garden |
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| 5/19/2025 | MN-IT-38 | MN | Itasca |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Fire
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| Despite some rain over the past week, we're still running slightly below normal. |
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| 5/19/2025 | MN-SH-39 | MN | Sherburne |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Windy and 39 Hi 57 Wind ENE 16 mph. Cool today with wind gusts up to 30 mph. 60% of rain today. |
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| 5/19/2025 | MS-CH-3 | MS | Coahoma |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
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| Weekly precipitation was 3.24 inches. Weekly lows: 60,61,64,70,69,77,67. Highs:74,76,83,86,88,83,87. Rain on Sunday and Monday. Mostly sunny on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Three thunderstorm complexes moved through Beginning Saturday early morning and then 2 more this Sunday morning. One occurred before check time and the other just after (its precipitation will be reported next week). The middle thunderstorm complex had damaging wind with it (limbs galore and some power lines down in the area). The bottom line is we have had too much rain, and our crops are standing in water in areas as of this Sunday May 18th, 2025. |
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| 5/19/2025 | MO-JF-21 | MO | Jefferson |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
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| Normal temps and sunshine drying out soil. Regional storms on Friday brought heavy winds causing downed trees and power outages but little rain |
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| 5/19/2025 | MO-PT-8 | MO | Platte |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| Even with the dry stretch the corn is doing fine and most all the soybeans are in the ground. Grass has been slow, but that is the lingering effect of the drought that we are coming out of. It is interesting to note that a pond I have on a farm that is 1 acre by 6 foot ave depth has still yet to run out the primary spillway pipe, even though 40 acres drain to it!! This is why I am cautious about saying the drought is really over... Otherwise the fruit and nut trees seem to be doing well. Disease pressure is low. and our fire risk has been low also. Livestock are doing well. Lots of turkeys taken this year. The morel season was very poor again, relating back to lingering drought effects. |
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| 5/19/2025 | MT-YS-14 | MT | Yellowstone |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
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| We have been getting over an inch of weekly rainfall over the past several weeks. Everything is green. Usually lawn turns a bit brown for a dry period during the spring, but that did not happen this year. |
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| 5/19/2025 | NE-DG-63 | NE | Douglas |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| General Awareness
Temperatures were in the the upper 80s with dew points in the 30s and 40s in the morning and 50s in the afternoon through May 14, then moderated to the upper 70s by the 15th. No rain here until May 18 overnight into May 19, with 0.70 inches. Total rainfall for May is 1.
15 inch, which is 1.55 inches below normal, using the normal value at Omaha NWS Valley approximately 5 miles to the west of my CoCoRAHs station). Year to date precipitation here (my CocCoRAHS rain gauge) is 7.53 inches (1.94 inches below normal using Omaha NWS Valley normal). By comparison, the Valley NWS has received 5.20 inches year to date, which is 4.27 inches below normal. Before the rainfall on May 18th/19th, I would have classified the conditions as moderately dry, but this rainfall helped push it up to mildly dry.
Plants and wildlife.
Soil was drying out and hard until the May 18th/19th rain. Now the soil is moist in the upper 3 to 4 inches. Grass and other vegetation is green in many areas but is browning and stressed out in areas of full sun. Approximately 20 species of birds (about 100 birds total) and several squirrels are using my bird bath on a daily basis. There are not as many mosquitos as usual for this time of year in the yard and adjacent woods. The garden needed water daily until this morning.
Water
Water level in Standing Bear Lake (approximately 0.2 mile to the east of here) is approximately 2 feet below normal level. Area creeks and ponds are also about 1.5 to 2 feet below normal.
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| 5/19/2025 | NJ-MS-59 | NJ | Morris |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
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Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
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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 THREE days with measurable precipitation [Rain] and one day with trace precipitation for a total of 3.44”, the past seven days [Sunday-Sat]. River and stream volume the past week decreased over small lake dams west of this station. As of Sunday morning, 5/18; one was moving at 100% percent the width of the dam 6.5 miles from this station at a moderate volume with some observable turbidity. The other, 2 miles to the west, also decreased, covering now 70% of its respective fall and moving at a similar volume also with some / less 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, along with the Juvenal Oak’s and two Ginkgo Trees, are all looking good. The bluebells are fading. Still holding on to most flowers. Bumble Bees and some hornets were observed the past week. House Finch were active this week along with Cardinals, Mourning Doves and both a Crow and a Ravin. The Song Bird feeder was not refilled this week. Neighborhood Rabbits [four] and chipmonks were also observed. Rabbit population appears to have expanded to four.
Over the past 31 days; this station has captured and reported 6.02 inches of precipitation. There has been 53 days of precipitation the previous 135 days of CY2025 [1/1/2025 to 5/17/2025] for a “Calendar Year” total of
19.28”, compared to 50 “Precipitation Days” and a [CY] total of
24.45” the same [year to date] in CY2024. So far, compared to last year; this station has received 5.17” less precipitation than a year ago. Some other totals from previous years, for comparison, are;
YTD2023- 18.04”
YTD2022- 18.69”
YTD2021- 15.60”
YTD2020- 15.03”
YTD2019- 22.84”
YTD2018- 23.39”
YTD2017- 18.98”
YTD2016- 17.24”
YTD2015- 14.29”
The running ELEVEN year average reported precipitation for THIS station is: 18.89” inches, bringing this station to a first of the year surplus of 0.39” from the 11 year average. Considering the eleven year annual comparable total for this station and the amount of Rain the past fourteen days, is why I believe that it is appropriate to improve this week’s report on the “mildly WET” side of the Condition Scale Bar.
Q’s: email me at: JasonJLeffler@aol.com. |
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| 5/19/2025 | NM-MR-13 | NM | Mora |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| The very heavy wet snow that fell 5-7 May resulted in substantial flooding, with creeks and streams spilling over their banks. Flood waters have subsided but are still running very high. The vegetation has responded accordingly with an incredible green-up not seen very often. |
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| 5/19/2025 | NY-AB-23 | NY | Albany |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
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| Only had less tenth of inch this past week in widely scattered showers, the ground has dried out to normal levels. |
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| 5/19/2025 | NY-CB-16 | NY | Columbia |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
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| 5.16" of rain since the 1st of the month. The flooded areas along the roads and in the woods remain from last week. The garden soil is almost muddy and the fire pond remains very full and the lawn requires mowing every 5 days |
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| 5/19/2025 | NY-WY-11 | NY | Wyoming |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
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| Cloudy and cool with gusty winds, then mostly cloudy and cool overnight with light winds. The high temperature was around fifty five 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, Phlox, 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 full. Walnut and Hackberry trees are beginning to leaf out. Some alfalfa is 24" tall. Rock removal, field plowing, and alfalfa planting is occurring. |
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| 5/19/2025 | NC-MS-19 | NC | Madison |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| We had 1.47 inches of rain in the past 7 days, with just over 16 inches January 1. We are mildly dry but pastures, hay fields and gardens are still doing well. The risk if fire is higher and water levels in creeks and springs is about average. |
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| 5/19/2025 | OK-MY-10 | OK | Mayes |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Until this past weekend's rain (1.30"), we had been rain free for over a week. The ground had dried out considerably, but all of that has changed. Meanwhile, the vegetation remains green and lush in our area. |
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| 5/19/2025 | PA-NM-3 | PA | Northumberland |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
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| Getting messy, can't walk in many areas without leaving deep footprints. A few places with surface water. Water in pond still at the overflow. When transplanting seedlings holes are half filled with water. Many areas can't be mowed because ground is too soft to hold the mower. |
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| 5/19/2025 | PA-WT-18 | PA | Westmoreland |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| can get out and get photos of the green trees and such, so beautiful. |
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| 5/19/2025 | SC-HR-172 | SC | Horry |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| Woods are still very dry, tobacco across the road got a good growth spurt with rains this past week. Garden requires
daily hose water, and newly planted pepper starts need twice a day. Much humidity last two days, but towels dry in a few hours on the clothesline. |
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| 5/19/2025 | SC-RC-88 | SC | Richland |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Despite over 3” of rain at the start of last week most of the state is still in some degree of drought. Gardening is easy with the soil moist and the plants love the soaking but you have to keep watt to make sure the garden is well maintained after the rains passed. Seeing some critters along the path so they’re flourishing as well. The second brood of bluebirds is being cared for in the birdhouse, 2 eggs this time when I peeked. I haven’t noticed but one hummingbird this year in the yard despite having multiple feeders out….maybe they’ll find me later! Love watching those feisty little birds vie for the feeders. Trying for a nice flower garden this year but the rabbits are completely devastating the shoots as they appear. I don’t mind it too much but I would like to have a few to enjoy flowers …!!! I’m trying for a nice bee and butterfly garden. Maybe if I explain that to the rabbits??!!! Oh well, all for now. Stay safe everyone, get outside when you can and mind the weather. |
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| 5/19/2025 | SC-SM-30 | SC | Sumter |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Energy
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
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| 1.29” rain this week; 3.22” rain for May. Plus a few Trace amounts. SC Forestry app showing 9 wildfires across the state, so the recent rains and greening vegetation have helped. Wateree and Congaree rivers are up significantly from the recent rain. Fields are quickly absorbing the rainfall, so appears that we’re still catching up on the rain deficit. Roadside ditches hold water for a day or so after the heavy rain, but it’s quickly soaked up by the dry ground. Our portion of S.C. still showing in an Abnormally Dry condition on the Drought Monitor. The rain seems to come in spurts with dry (and lately - hot) spells in between. Local lawns still look a bit stressed. Birds and squirrels very active at the feeders. |
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| 5/19/2025 | SD-MD-9 | SD | Meade |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| I'm calling it near normal despite being below normal for precipitation for the nonth, calender year, and water year. Slow cool rains have allowed all of the rain to soak in. BUT, we have no cushion. We need frequent rain since things are growing so fast. |
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| 5/19/2025 | SD-ST-6 | SD | Stanley |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
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| Our garden is starting to grow and our lawn is requiring more frequent mowing. |
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| 5/19/2025 | TN-SQ-33 | TN | Sequatchie |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Water Supply & Quality
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| Is has been raining a lot lately causing minor flooding and ground saturation. |
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| 5/19/2025 | TX-CMR-85 | TX | Cameron |
Near Normal
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| watering as needed |
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| 5/19/2025 | TX-TN-124 | TX | Tarrant |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
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| Good day, ya'll. Here in Tarrant County we are still getting some rain. This Sunday evening we have tstms with light showers, and perhaps more later this evening. Perhaps Monday too. My May precip is now just over 5 inches. Plants, grasses and trees are all doing well. Birds and wildlife are good too. Area lakes continue all full, excepting one 2 inches low. Good to have full lakes going into summer. Last week we had a couple of day with mid to high 90s, but otherwise few truly hot days. |
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