Drought in Mcpherson, Kansas

Severe drought (D2) moved into roughly the western third to half of the county while the eastern portions ranged from moderate drought (D1) to abnormally dry (D0). Precipitation amounts for the entire month were under an inch even half inch in the far west 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.