Drought — Thomas, Kansas

2024-11-01 to 2024-11-09 · Thomas, Kansas

Event narrative

Precipitation amounts ranged from three to five inches across the county, with higher amounts generally over the eastern part of the county. This was two to four inches above the normal amount of a half inch to an inch for the month.

Wider weather episode

The small area of D2 Severe Drought continued into November, but was brought to an end when a widespread precipitation event occurred. This event brought snow and prolonged rainfall to this part of the state. Precipitation amounts ranged from two to five inches for the event. This was two to four inches above normal and set the record for the wettest November for the entire state of Kansas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221319. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.