Drought in Hemphill, Texas

With no precipitation over the course of October, areas of Moderate Drought (D1) spread west across Lipscomb and Hemphill counties. The small areas of Severe Drought (D2) that showed up in September had grown over the course of October as well. By months end almost the whole southeastern half of Lipscomb County and whole northeastern half of Hemphill County were in D2. With no rain during the month the deficit grew by 1 to 2.

October 2024 was the hottest October on record across the Texas Panhandle. These hot temperatures, some of which were daily record highs, along with near zero precipitation across an already dry region exacerbated overall drought conditions. Overall rainfall deficits grew by 1.5 to 2 inches.