| 5/5/2024 | AL-WN-7 | AL | Winston |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
| Soil and plant moisture and growth are near normal for this time of year. Plants are growing good. Dust and pollen amounts, while slightly elevated, has been lowered by recent rainfall. |
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| 5/5/2024 | AZ-CH-72 | AZ | Cochise |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
| 0.0 precip this week. No puddles on road. Cave Creek in Portal barely flowing under the bridge. |
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| 5/5/2024 | AZ-NV-42 | AZ | Navajo |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| After a high of 63° last Sunday, high temperatures rose and stayed around 70 degrees all week. The high of the week was 72° on Tuesday and Thursday. Lows were in the 30's all week with the lowest temperature last Sunday at 33°. It was breezy at times last week and mostly clear with no precipitation falling. The surrounding wildland areas are very green with grasses and other plants. Thrip seems to have infested some fruit trees and I had to spray the trees. The lilacs are about to bloom. A male bullocks oriole is frequently visiting the bird bath. It's the third May in a row I've seen a bullocks oriole here. The swallows have visited the yard but have not tried building a nest. A lot finches and black birds are also visiting the bird bath. Have also seen a few garter snakes in the yard. |
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| 5/5/2024 | AR-PL-1 | AR | Polk |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| Conditions are near normal even though we’ve had rain 10 out of the last 11 days. The rains that we’ve had haven’t been excessive. We’ve had 1.87” of rainfall this week and 5.40” in the past 4 weeks. Soil moisture and water levels are normal for this time of year as is plant and crop growth. There is no fire danger currently. |
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| 5/5/2024 | AR-SL-42 | AR | Saline |
Mildly Wet
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Plants & Wildlife
| Some flooding yesterday after hailstorm & heavy rain. The Ouachita National Forest looks good. Lots of fungi. Cicadas emerging & singing. Lots of wildflowers in road ditches. |
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| 5/5/2024 | CA-MD-42 | CA | Mendocino |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| We received normal rainfall for May over the past 24 hours. We dried out so much in April tho that the rain didn't cause lasting puddles or other issues. Frogs are still croaking; plants are well watered. |
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| 5/5/2024 | CA-MD-45 | CA | Mendocino |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
| Close to two inches of additional rain fell from Friday night to Saturday afternoon, adding to the season total. The local farmers' markets are open again for the growing season, though not too much available this early. Starting to see the late spring natives, such as thimbleberry and twin berry, in bloom. We had high winds most of the week, so the ocean was too rough for sports or fishing. Starting to see the seasonal influx of private boats and RVs. |
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| 5/5/2024 | CO-HF-24 | CO | Huerfano |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| The week was up and down, weatherwise, with some sunny, windy weather alternating with cooler, calm weather. Only a smattering of rain one day with a thunder storm tending the conditions to mildly dry; animals noted were the first hummingbird, a northern mockingbird, a swallowtail butterfly, and a green tailed towhee; lilacs are in full bloom, as are the sand cherries and the flowering current |
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| 5/5/2024 | CT-HR-100 | CT | Hartford |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| Rain events and amounts have decreased. Soil moisture is Nora, grass and plants are greening up and growing. The maples are just about full of leaves. The fruit trees are budding, the hives are foraging and local waterways and resivores are at capacity. |
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| 5/5/2024 | CT-NL-19 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
| Mostly mild weather and only 1 rainy day brought out the tourists. Ponds and marshes are full from last week's rains. Flowering trees and tulips are replacing daffodils for color. Many trees are leafing out, and birds are nesting. |
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| 5/5/2024 | CT-NL-21 | CT | New London |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
| Since my last report on 4/4/24 there has been 2.43" of precipitation. The water level in Hopeville Pond is still above normal. Water supply quality and quantity are good for human consumption. When you walk through most of the yard is still draining from wet conditions. There are a lot of animal prints around the pond, with Bobcat prints. There have been tourists on the water and the campground is filling up also. |
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| 5/5/2024 | CT-NL-56 | CT | New London |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| After a couple of weeks with little rain, we’re back to irrigating seedlings. Wet-season ponds and standing water is drying up. |
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| 5/5/2024 | CT-TL-27 | CT | Tolland |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
| Just a bit more than 1/4 inch of rain has fallen since the last report a week ago, producing noticeably drier conditions. Ponding in a nearby open field has shrunk further, and is now confined to just a small area. Fire conditions have now been moderate for the past several days. Warmer temperatures have prompted growth of both grass and newly planted greenery, including lettuce and similar agricultural products. Local reservoir levels remain high, and small animal activity has picked up. Public health reports continue to be positive, and commercial activity remains brisk. With favorable weather, outdoor activities are in full swing. |
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| 5/5/2024 | FL-BY-24 | FL | Bay |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Business & Industry
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
Water Supply & Quality
| .02" of rain this past week. Yes, it has been dry lately but we needed to dry out from the excessive rain we have had over the past several months. The horizon appears promising for additional rainfall. Otherwise, everything else is ok. There are no serious deficits and the economy is very stable. |
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| 5/5/2024 | FL-DV-13 | FL | Duval |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| Three weeks now since any beneficial rainfall here at the coastline. |
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| 5/5/2024 | FL-HY-3 | FL | Hendry |
Severely Dry
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Agriculture
| Running irrigation frequently |
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| 5/5/2024 | GA-CO-3 | GA | Cook |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Society & Public Health
Tourism & Recreation
| 6' soil temp 72.6 F. /// 6" soil moisture 47 %
For the mponth of May we had 1.66 in.
Ponds are full and wetlands are covered. Great crop of Mosquitoes already. Gnats are abundant
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| 5/5/2024 | GA-MD-5 | GA | McDuffie |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Rain is good. All remains stable. |
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| 5/5/2024 | ID-BK-27 | ID | Bannock |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| General: Soil moisture at 3" is 55% and it's raining/snowing right now. It's wet out, and the temperature is moderate (36 degrees F).
Agriculture: This is great for dryland farming.
Fire: Low risk today, for sure.
Plants/Wildlife: Plants are happy, and birds are singing, even in this cold morning. We have been seeing deer tracks, which have been in short supply. New birds include Mourning Dove, Green tailed Towhee, White Crowned Sparrow, and Belted Kingfisher.
California Quail
Here's the current bird list, from Paula:
Birds as of May 2, 2024
American Crow
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Red-winged Blackbird
Bullock’s Oriole
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
Pine Grosbeak (maybe)
Dark-eyed Junco
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker
Starling
Pigeon
Sandhill Crane
Wild Turkey
Great horned owl
Turkey Vulture
Western Meadowlark
Mallard Duck
Snow Goose
Canada Goose
Red-tailed Hawk
Cooper’s Hawk
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
Song Sparrow
Bald eagle
Pine Siskin
Killdeer
Hairy Woodpecker
Gray Partridge
Mountain Bluebird
House Wren
Mourning Dove
Green tailed Towhee
White Crowned Sparrow
Belted Kingfisher
California Quail
Water: We're about at average relative to the last 25 years |
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| 5/5/2024 | IL-AD-16 | IL | Adams |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| This past week was a bit more manageable relative to a couple days of rain with a few days in between each. Only issue was with the one rain it came as a downpour with wind and hail. We had 3/4 inch of rain in a short 15 to 20 minutes. No damage from the wind and hail but a few miles to the southwest of us they had large hail blowing horizontal and homes had siding damage along with vehicle damage. The rain chances now are now forecasted and looking more like the usual summer type ones. The ground is warming up and the Cicadas are about to emerge. They are drilling their escape routes. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IL-CP-1 | IL | Champaign |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Another half inch of rain last night. 3.50" rain in the past two weeks. Weeds are going wild. Standing water in some fields. River is high, pond is higher than normal. Not much planting gong on in this area yet. More rain expected the next few days. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IL-HY-30 | IL | Henry |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
| Precipitation during the week has kept the soil mildly wet. Farmers are just now getting in the fields to begin planting. Recent rains have kept most out of the fields. Grass is very lush and green and needs to be mowed on a regular third day rotation. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IL-KN-67 | IL | Kane |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Conditions are normal. All plants, trees, and lawns are in healthy spring growth. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IL-LS-34 | IL | La Salle |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| 1.26" of rain this week, fabulous for my uninvited dandelion crop, which I'm trying to wipe out. We had such a mild winter that my last-year's supposedly annual flowers have returned, thicker and larger than they originally were, quite a nice showing. Where am I? Florida? Water quality is undrinkable partly because too much chlorine has been added, but I have never consumed the tap water here. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IL-TZ-26 | IL | Tazewell |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| This week I received 2.11" of rain. The heavy rains last weekend resulted in runoff that brought my pond level up around 5" but the overflow pipe has the level back to less than an inch. Our creek is flowing close to normal. Grass is growing and requires mowing every 5-6 days. There was only a little farm field work this week and my garden dried out enough to plant only to become to wet again from the next rain. Mother goose hatched her eggs, so we now have 6 baby geese and a couple of mallard babies too. I have never had a goose hatch duck eggs but now I have. We will have to see if the ducks survive. So we now have two families of 6 baby geese and 2 ducks on the pond with one more nest to hatch any day. It is going to be an active and noisy year on the pond. The lilacs are done blooming and the snowball bush is in full bloom. I saw my first Baltimore Oriole enjoying some orange and jelly at the feeder. I hope for many more sightings. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IL-WF-14 | IL | Woodford |
Mildly Wet
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| Creeks are within their banks, barely, while the Mackinaw flooded into low lying areas although not severely. Ground remains too wet for spring field work. Lawn and pasture are growing well while the prairie looks to be growing normally.
Seems like we are right at the line of normal and wet. Water year precip is right at our historical average, but we made up all the difference in April. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IN-FL-3 | IN | Fulton |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Conditions at my location appear to be near normal. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IN-OW-9 | IN | Owen |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Normal conditions, no adverse affects |
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| 5/5/2024 | IN-PR-3 | IN | Parke |
Mildly Wet
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| rain over past week some sunshine and warmer temp |
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| 5/5/2024 | IA-BT-16 | IA | Benton |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
| The recent rains have moistened the soil quite a bit. The grass and trees are growing rapidly. The rains that are near an inch cause runoff to the creeks but the bulk of the rain is still soaking in. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IA-BC-9 | IA | Buchanan |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Sunday through Sunday reports, 2.19 in of rain this week. Slowed crop planting down. was able to get everything mowed Friday with the help of my wonderful Bride of 24 yrs. as of today. Tree's are finally all getting leaves, a couple of walnuts are really slow. Grass is really growing fast now. May have to clip pastures already as they are getting ahead off the eaters I have left. Hate to do it as they report dry weather for later in the year. Flowers are doing well, we are a little late on gardening this year. More rain in the forecast for most day's of the coming week. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IA-TY-2 | IA | Taylor |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
| Just under 2 inches of rain last week kept everyone out of the field. Getting muddy after it rains, topsoil is saturated, subsoil still needs more rain, ponds are starting to fill. Pastures and hay crops are doing well, corn is coming up. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IA-WR-5 | IA | Warren |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Another one and half inches of precip the past week with mild temperatures. Lawn grass is shooting out of the ground as other plants are essentially blossoming or nearly totally leafed out. Pond has come up noticeably with bank plants becoming inundated. Not much field work done with several tenths falling practically every day. No sign of crop emergence yet. Trip to K.C. Friday/Saturday had water standing in the fields across the southern two tiers of counties along I-35. Not a lot, but noticeable. |
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| 5/5/2024 | IA-WB-17 | IA | Webster |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| It appears for the moment that dry conditions have disappeared. We received about 3.25in of rain this past week. Sump pumps are running constantly for the first time in a long time. Rivers are near full as the local area is under a flood watch in areas near the Des Moines river. |
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| 5/5/2024 | KS-LV-4 | KS | Leavenworth |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Turf areas are soft to walk on and there is some standing water in fields. |
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| 5/5/2024 | KY-BT-1 | KY | Bullitt |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Very normal conditions |
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| 5/5/2024 | KY-LN-9 | KY | Lincoln |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
| The grass is mildly wet as I went out to check my rain gauge. I had to wear my boots so my shoes wont get ruined. |
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| 5/5/2024 | ME-WL-8 | ME | Waldo |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
| A few sunny and rain free days have dried things up a bit, there are still some soft, mushy places around. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MD-BL-25 | MD | Baltimore |
Moderately Wet
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General Awareness
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
| It's currently raining @ time of report,the ground has puddles in it.It has been raining all night but light rain only.We apparently have a lot of rain in the foreast for next week mostly thunder storms.It could be a very wet week.Plants are well ,fire danger is low. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MA-BA-2 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| The past week had several days with small sprinkles and the soil dried out a bit. Standing water in the woods has gone but some deeper areas have a bit of mud. Pond levels are a little lower but still full. Animal and bird activity is normal, and grass and plantings are green and growing. Overall, conditions are a little drier but not far from normal. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MA-BA-51 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| got some rain. More coming this week |
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| 5/5/2024 | MA-BA-57 | MA | Barnstable |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| An unremarkable week. Preceding seven days brought a total of 0.13”, largest increment being 0.4”. Cool temps and plenty of overcast have kept soils nicely moist. Cool nights have resulted in bog irrigation so pond is slightly lower than normal, though there’s still reasonable outfall. Wildlife activity is normal; there are three cygnets swimming with the swans as of two days ago – a small clutch, and unlikely to survive the predation of snappers. Given all the action on the nest in the past week, I thought there would be more. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MA-BE-36 | MA | Berkshire |
Mildly Dry
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Tourism & Recreation
| Sparse rain over the past week has resulted in soil drying out. Leaves on forest floor got dry and crisp and stream levels have fallen. Above average temperatures have hastened leaf-out with most trees except ash and oak sprouting new leaves. Spring ephemerals are fading along with the daffodils and forsythia. Peach and pear trees are in full blossom. Peas, beets and onion sets have sprouted in the garden. Fiddleheads and jack-in-the-pulpit are growing. A bear has returned to browse the prolific dandelions. Chipmunks are active defending territories and seeking mates. Robins, phoebes and tree swallows are nesting. Trails are dry for biking and hiking. Current rain and more in the forecast for the coming week should ease dry conditions. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MA-WR-41 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
Water Supply & Quality
| 0.36 rainfall during the past week, 5.14 for April, dry air and gusty wind has dried the surface quite a bit during the past week, local streams down quite a bit from last week, local golf courses are also considerably drier, local farmer was able to get out in his fields for the first time this week, trees are leaving out and the grass is green and more firm to walk on.picked asparagus several days ago. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MA-WR-112 | MA | Worcester |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| No outstanding observations to record this week, but in the spirit of creating a regular record of conditions, things seem pretty routine. That, in itself, can be a good thing. Weather this week included just over a half-inch of precip (0.60"), a few very comfortable temperature days, and a few days of sweater-weather. Norway maples have budded out enough now that the back porch and other spots are shady again while the sugar maple buds are still fattening up. Dogwood trees are blooming now, and apple trees are beginning to flower in earnest. It's easy to see where old farmland (rapidly becoming either huge houses or gigantic apartment buildings) used to be, at least on the edges of the properties. There are still several orchards in operation, and they are beautiful, blooming away. I had a nice "crop" of Mason bees this year and they're finding plenty to pollinate. Bumblebees are out and defending their territories, especially the great big ones that chase each other around and hover over flowers and people. Lots of birds are still very active nesting and chirping away. The only noticable difference with the birds is our resident "murder" of crows. While they're still around, they seem to have stopped visiting the abandoned ball field across the street. For several years they would walk through the field (looking for bugs??) and clearly communicating to each other, every morning and early afternoon. They still come around mid-afternoon but seem to ignore the field now. They still announce themselves when they do show up. Frankly, I miss them. Fascinating birds to watch.
Grass is starting to get taller. I've been trying to do the no-mow May thing the past few years. But I can see it will be an effort to mow at the end of the month. My front yard is filled with little blue violets.
As I mentioned, pretty "normal" around the neighborhood. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MI-AN-25 | MI | Allegan |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
Plants & Wildlife
| We had Mildly Wet conditions this week with 1.80” of precipitation falling as rain over 5 days. Temperatures this week were above seasonal average with most days in the 70's (F) and a couple days getting to about 80 F. Tulips, phlox, lilacs, and bleeding hearts continue to bloom; red bud tree blooms are fading but a variety of other trees and bushes are in flower, filling the air with pleasant fragrances. Maple trees are green and other trees are starting to leaf out. Lawns are green and grass is growing. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MI-HL-13 | MI | Hillsdale |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
| Trees, bushes, and plants continue to look healthy and green as they come into full leaf. The flowers that are blooming are gorgeous. The wild animals that come to our property are looking very healthy, too. There is standing water in the typical places, but not above a normal amount. The soil is definitely saturated in certain spots and damp in others, but that is normal for where we live. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MI-KN-116 | MI | Kent |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
| Normal need to mow turf grass twice a week! |
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| 5/5/2024 | MI-ON-4 | MI | Ontonagon |
Near Normal
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General Awareness
Water Supply & Quality
| 1.78 inches last week, finally looking like spring. April finished with 1.88 inches, so it was rather dry. The creek is up to mid-spring level with moderate turbidity and moderately high flow. Ditches finally flowed with the rain. Ground is soft, still a few puddles. Still being careful with well water, but didn't run out this week. Trout lilies are budding, and the leaves on the aspens are almost out. |
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| 5/5/2024 | MI-VB-13 | MI | Van Buren |
Mildly Wet
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General Awareness
| good rainfall this week |
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