NWS Office in Goodland Provides Drought Conditions Update

Recent moisture in the Northwest part of the sunflower state has picked up recently which has been nice considering the drought conditions throughout the spring and early part of summer. In fact, some of the area has had their drought status improved with the rain.

The National Weather Service (NWS) Office in Goodland has provided an area drought conditions update. Listed below are the drought conditions levels with their correlating counties.

• Exceptional Drought: Red Willow

• Extreme Drought: Hitchcock

• Severe Drought: Decatur, Norton, Sheridan, Graham, Gove, Greeley, Wichita, Cheyenne CO

• Moderate Drought: Yuma, Dundy, Rawlins, Thomas, Logan, Cheyenne KS, Wallace

• Abnormally Dry: Kit Carson, Sherman

Linked below will be a PDF file with more information about area drought conditions, as well as other links that can provide helpful resources regarding agriculture and climate.

6-6-26 Drought Conditions from NWS in Goodland.pdf

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Drought.gov Impacts: https://www.drought.gov/impacts

NWS Goodland Agriculture and Climate Webpage: https://www.weather.gov/gld/AgricultureAndClimate

NWS Goodland Local Climate Database: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=gld

National Centers for Environmental Information: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/