Regina Bird

Regina Bird grew up on a farm near Belleville, Kansas. The views from the farm helped spur her interest in weather. Following high school, she went on to get a bachelor’s degree in meteorology from the University of Kansas. She worked as a television meteorologist for nine years in Nebraska.

Rain Rainy Clouds Above Countryside Rural Field Landscape With Young Green Wheat Sprouts In Spring Summer Cloudy Day. Heavy Clouds Above Agricultural Field. Young Wheat Shoots (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #480573809 - Great Brut Here)
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November provided beneficial precipitation in the High Plains

The Drought Monitor showed continued spots of improvements by the end of the month in the Plains as moisture-soaked areas that were previously plagued by drought. Read More

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Fall temps impeded by October warmth

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Dry weather in the forecast for southern Plains



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Heat and some moisture story of August

Pasture summer heat (Photo: AI generated image)

Summer’s heat likely to stay awhile

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June saw the gamut of weather in the central Plains

A combine motors through a wheat field a few years back southwest of Salina, Kansas. (Journal photo by Tim Unruh.)

May was a month for the records

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Lack of rain hurting parts of the Plains

Drought stressed cornstalks

Dry conditions felt in many regions

A sharp contrast in the air masses causes severe weather—thunderstorms and tornadoes. The contrast can be in temperature or in the amount of moisture, particularly if there is a dry line of air behind the storm system, said K-State climatologist Mary Knapp. (Courtesy photo taken near Manhattan, Kansas, by Dan Donnert.)

March hopefully will bring more moisture

Woman with shovel cleaning snow. (Photo: iStock - Tanya-stock)

End of 2023 brought some moisture to Plains