Wrapping up the month of March and another dry month in the books. We are all so tired of the same ol, same ol. Drought, no rain, wind, fire, etc. It's a tough place to be right now, but we know it will change. I know everybody is growing very impatient, and I wish I could do something about it.
First, March moisture looks like this compared to average: Most of the state SHOULD receive around 1.5-3" of moisture, but we didn't get anywhere close. Better than average moisture did fall in far northwest Kansas (most of it snow).
Temperatures were cooler for the region, which is good to have if you aren't getting rainfall. Much of Kansas was anywhere from 3-8 below average.
April averages look like this for Kansas: It's still not our wettest month on average, but the expectations do increase a bit for rainfall as the humidity tends to increase (along with the temperatures too)
April temperature outlook: It will likely be a month where it ends up close to average. The "cooler" days will be offset with some really warm ones (especially right at the beginning of the month).
April rainfall outlook: This is not good news at all. Set expectations low because it appears that April may not be very helpful in pushing back drought conditions. The beginning of the month is dry, so whatever moisture we do get may not come until we approach the middle of the month.
As discouraging as the above map may be, let me just remind you that this happened last year. April was below average on rain, but once May rolled around, we started getting some nice moisture. In fact, May 2022 was one of the wettest Mays on record for some areas, but then the summer would go on and produce little to no rain for much of the state.
As soon as we can latch on to some potential change, we will be sure to cover it. Until then, stay safe out there and thanks for coming by.
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