Drought — Rice, Kansas

2023-12-01 to 2023-12-31 · Rice, Kansas

Event narrative

Drought conditions showed no improvement and remained in extreme drought (D3) county wide for December 2023.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions across the area improved across the board. In some areas there was significant improvement from severe drought (D2) to abnormally dry (D0). Only a handful of counties in Central Kansas remain in extreme drought at the end of December 2023.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1148005. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.