Wednesday’s snowfall came too late to have any impact on the US Drought Monitor’s weekly map.
The data cutoff is Tuesday, and the KVOE listening area got anywhere from 2-5 inches of snowfall Wednesday.
The latest map as unveiled Thursday still has most of the KVOE listening area in abnormally dry conditions — essentially south and west of a Council Grove to Reading to Gridley line, including Emporia. Areas north and east of that line are not in any drought status.
The snowfall Wednesday was the most significant precipitation event since Dec. 15, when we had 0.60 inches of rain. Prior winter storms on New Year’s Day, Jan. 6 and Jan. 15 combined for about four inches of snow.
