First big summer wave of 2022

The first week of June is in the books and the month has started off with rain - much needed rain. Nearly every part of the state has had at least .50", but there are some spots that have been missed (like just south of Leoti, near Russell Springs, east of Atwood) Some areas have had too much - and others need more. 

Here's the map of measured rainfall:

One rainfall amount that jumped out at us this week was the one coming from Elkhart. Far southwest Kansas has battled drought for many, many months. A big rain like the one that came Tuesday night, doesn't happen that often. 

And as a side note, in the last 10 years, rainfall amounts of greater than 2.50" has only happened two other times (both of them in 2015)

The new drought map just released Thursday morning reveals conditions are better (keep in mind the rainfall cut-off is Tuesday morning - anything after that is not taken into account for this particular week) We've seen a sizeable reduction in the "exceptional" drought conditions, but still a long way to go before we are in good shape. 

Here comes the harvest weather/big heat dome:

First round of heat arrives over the weekend - Monday:

A meandering high over the central and southern Plains will force the rain away for the time being and allow us to start drying things out. 

A second round of hot weather is slated for the Plains next weekend too. Just in time for harvest, the hot weather hits and our rain chances diminish quickly. 

The last 10 days of June (temperature-wise) will most likely remain above normal. 

Have a great day.