Kansas, 2024Drought in Kansas, October 1 to 31, 2024
October 1 to 31, 2024 · NWS GLD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Higher rainfall amounts occurred over East Central Colorado than Northwest Kansas, but there was still some rainfall that occurred. Rainfall amounts ranged from a quarter inch to an inch in these two counties.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Higher rainfall amounts occurred over East Central Colorado than Northwest Kansas, but there was still some rainfall that occurred. Rainfall amounts ranged from a quarter inch to an inch in these two counties. Atleast half of these two counties were in D2 Severe Drought during October.
Drought, Thomas
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rainfall amounts ranged from a quarter inch to an inch. This was an inch to two inches below normal. Normal rainfall amounts are an inch to an inch and a half.
Drought, Sherman
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM MST to October 31, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Rainfall amounts ranged from half an inch to an inch, with the higher amounts in the western half of the county. This was near normal to a half inch below normal. Normal rainfall amounts are an inch to an inch and a half.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1217302, 1217301.