http://droughtreporter.unl.edu/

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The best way to measure how dry we were and why I still say we are mildly dry is...there has been NO runoff into ponds yet. The grass has freshened up and has broken summer dormancy but the growth is retarded and not nearly what it usually is this time of year. Cattlemen around the area are baling anything they can get, including cruddy weedy patches. Dirt and outdoor construction continues with no interruption. Rivers are staying in their banks, only running high due to Corp of Engineers management curves. Many trees showing the drought stress as the day-lengths shorten. Corn harvest in full swing and a few soybeans turning also. Bulb planting is upon us. Good time to plant tulips and transplant trees. Walnuts already shutting down. Winter annuals weeds are doing good. They seem to respond more after dry summers than wet ones. Musk thistle for example are full rosettes already. Walnuts are the first to exhibit senescence anyway. Fire risk is low as we have good dews every morning now. The moderating temps are helping cattle and easy on the AC too! CoCoRaHS Report from Station #Parkville 6.2 WNW on 9/14/2018