Drought in Cowley, Kansas

The southeast third of the county entered into severe drought conditions (D2) at the very start of the month with the middle third being in moderate drought conditions (D1) and the northwest corner in abnormally dry conditions (D0). Showers and thunderstorms helped to improve the southeast quadrant on the 21st with the southern third of the county in moderate drought (D1) while the rest of the county was abnormally dry (D0) for the remainder of the month.

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.