Drought in Ellsworth, Kansas

Severe drought (D2) moved into the southwest half of the county following under 0.2 of an inch of rain in the first 20 days. There was a slight improvement in the northwest corner for the 28th after a couple of rounds of showers and storms from the 26th with around 1.5 inches of rain based on cooperative observer and CoCoRaHS reports.

In central Kansas, a lack of precipitation led to severe drought conditions (D2) in all or portions of six counties in central and south central Kansas. This started in the last 10 days of the month. The first 20 days of the month had around 0.1 to 0.25 of an inch for much of the included areas.