Drought in Kingman, Kansas

Drought May 5, 2026 – May 31, 2026 · Kingman, Kansas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe drought (D2) entered southern portions of the county on the 5th with the rest of the county in abnormally dry to moderate drought status. After thunderstorms moved through on the 18th with a couple of inches of rain falling, this did improve the status to moderate drought (D1) except the far southwest corner which remained in D2.

The wider storm

Severe drought (D2) conditions expanded in south central Kansas starting on the 5th and lasting for much of the month. The counties impacted included Harper, Kingman and Sumner.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1344647. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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