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Drought Information Statement

National Weather Service Goodland KS

945 PM MDT Wed May 6 2026 /1045 PM CDT Wed May 6 2026/



Drought continues to worsen across the area. April rainfall

amounts were much below normal which resulted in Drought intensity

worsening by about one category for all areas (for example, from

Severe Drought to Extreme Drought). Rain and snow to start the

month of May are not reflected in the latest Drought Monitor as of

yet, but will likely have little to no impact to long term drought

conditions. The latest outlooks suggest that below normal 

precipitation will continue through early summer with little, if 

any, relief from the drought conditions. 



SYNOPSIS...



.SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...



For local drought information, including graphical support, 

please visit our website at: 



weather.gov/gld/DroughtInformationStatementGLD 



and for our latest drought PDF visit: 



weather.gov/media/gld/DGT/DGT_GLD_05062026.pdf





.NEXT ISSUANCE DATE:



This product will be updated in early June or sooner if drought 

conditions change significantly.



.RELATED WEB SITES:



Additional information on current drought conditions may be found

at the following web addresses:

US Drought Monitor: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu

US Drought Information System: https://www.drought.gov

NOAA Drought Page: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought

High Plains Regional Climate Center: http://www.hprcc.unl.edu



Climate Prediction Center: http://www.cpc.noaa.gov



Drought Outlook:

http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/

sdo_summary.php



Kansas Crop Weather:

http://www.nass.usda.gov/statistics_by_state/kansas/publications/

crop_progress_and_condition/index.php



Additional water and river information:

NWS: https://water.weather.gov

OWP: https://water.noaa.gov

US Geological Survey (USGS): https://water.usgs.gov

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): https://www.usace.army.mil



.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:



The US Drought Monitor is produced through a partnership between

the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of

Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and

the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration



.CONTACT INFORMATION:



If you have questions or comments about this Drought Information

Statement, please contact:



National Weather Service

920 Armory Road

Goodland KS 67735

Phone...785-899-2360



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