| 7/14/2025 | AL-BL-27 | AL | Blount |
Mildly Dry
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| Conditions have been somewhat dry, which is expected given it's summer. However, it has been around 2 weeks since a good rain has fallen; full sunshine with temperatures in the u80s/90s have created some dryness, my sunflowers which I have planted and some other plants have began to crisp up a little. Local water levels are at normal. |
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| 7/14/2025 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Severely Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 0.18 precip this week. Some green fuzz appearing on the landscape. At 50% of normal water year rain, so still severely dry in my opinion. |
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| 7/14/2025 | CO-EP-371 | CO | El Paso |
Mildly Dry
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| Since last reported on 06/30/2025, recorded 0.01" on 11 July and 0.24" on 12 July. Topsoil sample taken this evening indicates dry soil down to the 3.0" level. Grass has responded from the recent precipitation with greener color, but less in growth. Birds have been very active. One particular Black-billed magpie has been loud and obnoxious with continuous loud cackling. It appears to be a territorial tactic. Lots of rabbits around. The wildflower blossoms have gone beyond their peak color. Returning home in our airplane today we observed a wildfire that was in the Sedalia, Colorado area. With recent precipitation, I will maintain a Condition Scale of Mildly Dry. |
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| 7/14/2025 | CT-TL-27 | CT | Tolland |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| Since last week's report, a total of more than 2.5 inches of rain fell here, raising conditions from Moderately Dry to Near Normal. While the ponding in a nearby field has not returned, lawns have turned more green, with markedly fewer areas in yellow or light brown. Fire danger has fallen to low in the majority of the State, including this area. There is little change in business activity or produce production from local fields, as corn and tomatoes continue to grow steadily, with local raspberry, blueberry and peach production back. Wildlife activity remains moderate, with a deer sighted last week on a road less than a mile from here.
Water level at the nearby reservoir has risen more than 25% since the last report. |
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| 7/14/2025 | ID-ID-12 | ID | Idaho |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
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| Very dry this year, rivers and creeks are lowest I’ve seen in years. No regrowth on pasture grass. Dry lightning early in the week. Spring ponds are very low with thick algae growing. |
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| 7/14/2025 | IA-LN-49 | IA | Linn |
Near Normal
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Plants & Wildlife
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| 4.19 of rain received for the month of July So Far. Bulk of it was received around the 11th/12th. No severe weather damage to report. Mowing was required, in some areas not as much. Half yard only, depending on the yard. Deer and Rabbits ate a lot of the hosta leaves on properties. Increase in white clover flowers also known as weeds. Stay Summer Aware Everyone. :):) |
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| 7/14/2025 | MN-NB-7 | MN | Nobles |
Near Normal
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| Crops look really good to excellent due to timely rains. The water table is not normal yet and remains on the low side, no water over the lake dam yet this year or no water in my basement sump yet this year. |
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| 7/14/2025 | NM-LN-36 | NM | Lincoln |
Moderately Dry
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| General Awareness: Another highest 2025 YTD daily catch record was achieved this week, with 0.84 inch being received over the obs period ending at 0700 MDT 08 July 25. Total catch for the week was 0.94 inch, for a YTD total of 3.97 inches; 2.20 inches and 36% below the NOAA YTD normal of 6.17 inches. The soil exhibited some moisture retention after the July 8th rains. I believe our condition monitoring can continue to be considered MODERATELY DRY based on this and the nearly 100% greening noted below. Aside from the July 8 catch, the heaviest rain continues to skirt my location. The maximum catch for the remainder of the week was 0.07 inch. The widely reported Ruidoso area flooding is approx 10 miles south and approx 300 feet below my location. This tragic event did not impact my location.
Plants & Wildlife: Greening of surviving indigenous grasses is around 100%. We do have areas of bare soil due to the drought. As previously reported: Pinon trees continue to show stress from lack of moisture, with slight stress apparent in some junipers. Deer, elk, rabbit, squirrel and birdlife health continue to appear normal.
Fire/Restrictions: As previously reported: 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: As observed yesterday, Rio Bonito (observation point approx 1.25 mi NNE of my station) is DRY with no discernable flow. Spot ponding was noted on the morning of 08 July, after the substantial rains in the previous 24 hrs obs period. No ponding was seen when Rio Bonito was observed at the same location on Saturday morning 12 July. (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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| 7/14/2025 | OH-HM-24 | OH | Hamilton |
Near Normal
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| 1.23 inches of rain in the past week and 1.78 inches in July. This is a bit below normal for July. Rainfall in the area has been highly variable with summertime thunderstorms and downpours. Temperatures have been averaging above seasonal norms. I haven't seen any areas that appear unusually dry for July. A few spots have some browning of lawns. Lawns have slowed but are still growing and vegetation remains lush. |
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| 7/14/2025 | PA-AL-179 | PA | Allegheny |
Moderately Dry
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| The ground was very dry with grass starting to turn brown. |
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| 7/14/2025 | SC-CS-15 | SC | Chester |
Mildly Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
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| Once again this week, useful rainfall has avoided my yard and the landscape is showing the effects. Though the grass looks like it may be holding its own, close examination reveals the the more desirable centipede is being replaced by native weed grasses that are more dry tolerant. And the relentless scalding sun is burning holes in green leaves and causing some shrubs to drop foliage to prevent extreme moisture loss in the plant. All of this is not especially disturbing, I am just more acutely aware of what is going on when I need to file a Conditions Monitoring report. |
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| 7/14/2025 | SC-GV-60 | SC | Greenville |
Near Normal
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Agriculture
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| Lawn and garden growth is normal, having occasional rains the past week. |
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| 7/14/2025 | WA-OK-34 | WA | Okanogan |
Moderately Dry
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Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
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| It is hot and dry and if this continues I will up my rating to severely dry next week. There is a red flag warning & county-wide burn ban in effect, along with numerous forest fires actively burning. Somehow we have been spared the smoke so far. Up in the high mountains the once moist meadows are crispy dry and lake levels receding. River flows are about half of normal. |
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| 7/14/2025 | WI-KN-28 | WI | Kenosha |
Moderately Dry
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General Awareness
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| decent rainfall recently, lawns in neighborhood dry |
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