Drought in Labette, Kansas

While severe drought conditions (D2) started the month, there were rounds of showers and thunderstorms to improve the status through the month. All but a sliver in a far southern portion of the county improved to moderate drought (D1) in the first week of the month. This sliver dropped to moderate drought on the 21st while the rest of the county further improved to abnormally dry (D0). At the end of the month, the northeast third had their drought status removed completely. There was a range of 4.6 to 10.2 inches of rain that feel in the first 21 days of the month according to CoCoRaHS and cooperative observer reports.

Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms for the first part of the month improved conditions in south central and southeast Kansas to drop the drought status to moderate drought (D1) to even none in portions of Labette and Montgomery counties by the end of the month. The rainfall totals ranged from 1.6 to 10.2 inches with the highest values in Labette County.