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For the week ending 7/15/2018, conditions were MILDLY DRY. The 7-day cumulative precipitation total of 0.03 inches was 96% below the 9-year (2009-2017) average of 0.83 inches for this date and in the “severely dry” range; the 30-day total of 6.33 inches was 54% above the 9-year average of 4.11 inches and in the “moderately wet” range; and the 90-day total of 15.13 inches was 26% above average and in the “mildly wet” range. The maximum daily precipitation was 0.03 inches on the 15th, which broke a string of 9 days without rainfall. Temperatures ranged from 87 (on the 13th) to 60 (on the 9th and 11th) degrees F, with average Hi/Lo temperatures of 84/66 F. Overall, the average high was the same as last week and the average low was 3 degrees warmer than last week. This week marked the first indication of stress to the grass in the front yard. Also, for the first time this year, the Eastern Cottonwoods have started to drop their leaves. Among birds, the most notable and persistent singer this week was the Eastern Wood-Pewee, which regularly averaged six songs/minute throughout during the daylight hours. CoCoRaHS Report from Station #Buchanan 1.4 ESE on 7/17/2018