https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/About half of the country moved into a slightly warmer zone in the Agriculture Department’s new “plant hardiness” map, an important guide for gardeners.
On a related subject, I always kept an eye on the Woolly Bear caterpillars as an indication of what kind of weather we might have ahead of us. Of course this is pure folklore. This year I have not seen any Woolly Bear caterpillars in my yard. Usually there are a lot of them. It has also been noticed that the population of other insects and animals have been changing.
In my area we have been having some very heavy rain but are still considered to be under drought conditions.
https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Curre...onitor.aspx?WA
Northwest Washington, on the Olympic Peninsula, has areas that normally receive over 100" of rain in a normal year.
Also the drought monitor link above can be used for any state by changing the last two letters to indicate the state.
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