Drought — Randall County, Texas

2023-05-01 to 2023-05-31 · Randall County, Texas

Event narrative

Randall County started the month with northern and western portions of the county in Extreme Drought (D3) with the rest of the county in Severe Drought (D2). Over the course of the month, mainly the latter half, the county saw widespread 5 to 10 of rainfall. This led to overall drought improvement with the county ending the month of May in Moderate Drought (D1) to Abnormally Dry (D0).

Wider weather episode

Wide spread beneficial rain finally returned to the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles during May 2023. Almost all of the dryland winter wheat was not harvestable at the beginning of the month. The rain received by mid month was highly beneficial for spring planting of cotton and peanuts. Some areas in the Panhandles actually received so much rain in a short amount of time at the end of the month that flooded fields hindered further planting. Overall, much of the area saw great improvements in overall drought conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1105201. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.