Drought — Rice, Kansas

2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Rice, Kansas

Event narrative

Drought conditions improved from extreme drought (D3) to either severe drought (D2 in the southern areas of the county or moderate drought (D1) in the remainder of the county.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions generally improved across Central Kansas during January with all areas of extreme drought (D3) improving to either severe drought (D2) or moderate drought (D1). Areas of Southeast Kansas generally saw no improvement in drought conditions through January.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1158672. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.