Drought — Neosho, Kansas

2023-07-01 to 2023-07-31 · Neosho, Kansas

Event narrative

Severe drought (D3) in the north and northwest part of the county with moderate drought (D2) in the south and southeast part of the county continued to start the month of July. Conditions improved to moderate drought for all parts of the county with the exception of the far northeastern areas which remained in severe drought (D3) by the end of the month. Chanute airport reported 5.75 inches of rain for the month which is 1.33 inches above normal.

Wider weather episode

Exceptional drought (D4) and severe drought (D3) continued across much of the region during the July. There was some beneficial rain in South Central Kansas which allowed several counties to improve significantly to where no drought conditions existed or improved to moderate drought (D2) by the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1128153. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.