Heading into the month of August and for most of the state, it is dry. Yet again, rainfall throughout much of July was very hit and miss, with many more areas getting missed than hit. Here's where we stand for the end of July on precipitation for the major reporting stations around the state:
As you look at the map, the areas in yellow or orange failed to get their normal monthly moisture. There continued to be heavy rains in eastern Kansas, so the need is not as widespread as what we are finding in central and much of the west.
August normals look like this:
August Temperatures (compared to normal):
I think the hottest part of our summer is behind us as we roll into August. I'm not saying we won't have a few hot days with highs near 100, but prolonged periods of it don't look that likely to me. We are going to start the month near to below normal (remember, average is 93), but things will heat up again as we get to our first full weekend of the new month. We've been lucky to escape major heat waves this summer, and August shouldn't be any different.
As we move into mid/late August, there's a chance we will be on the western edge of another batch of cool air that will be in the upper Midwest.
August Rainfall:
Many areas of the state need rain. Fall crops are needing some water too, but don't count on August being a very wet month. While normal rain is about 3-4 inches in most places, that might be pushing it a bit for expectations in the weeks ahead. Our first week of the month won't have much rain, and the second week looks fairly dry as well. So whatever rains we get in August will probably show up mid-late month. Drought has expanded some in recent weeks, especially across central and southern Kansas and we may see more of that without much widespread rain coming our way.
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