The US Drought Monitor’s weekly update map remains virtually identical to maps unveiled for almost two months now.
Moderate drought remains firmly in place for all of Lyon, Chase and Osage counties, as well as northwest Coffey, southeast Morris and southeast Wabaunsee counties. Most of Coffey County is in severe drought. Greenwood County still ranges from moderate to exceptional drought north to south.
The report Thursday follows light to moderate rainfall Monday. Places east of Kansas Highway 99 got up to half an inch of rain, but places west of the highway got 0.10 inches of rain or less.
The Drought Monitor map’s last significant change was back in early November, when much of the area was in severe drought before a two-to-five-inch rainfall.
