Sneak peek into July

We thought June would probably have half of the rainfall that May did, and as it would turn out, that was a pretty decent forecast for much of the state. Most places didn't come anywhere close to what fell in May, which was one of the wettest Mays ever recorded. Here's an updated map with June rainfall for the area.

And now we are staring into July, which is typically when our heat in Kansas peaks. We aren't going to have a major heat wave in July, but we will still have plenty of days where we are sweating it out. Our long range models are suggesting much of the central US will have temperatures near or slightly below normal. That should give us a nice mix of 80s and 90s. Typically, the last week of July is our hottest time of the year, but every summer is different. This year, mid-late July should be tolerable as you can see in the images below.

Precipitation:
July is the 4th wettest (on average) month out of the year. It is however, the wettest month (on average) for Goodland, and second wettest on average for Salina and Dodge City. July is shaping up to be a drier month than (quite the opposite of May and June). I would expect isolated rainfall events, not the widespread precipitation we've been accustomed to lately. This will mean flooding conditions should improve and high water levels at lakes and rivers should improve greatly in the coming weeks.