Locally heavy rainfall results in improvements in Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota

Ozark Empire Fair Hay Show call for entries

  • By By Tim Schnakenberg, University of Missouri Extension

Extreme drought forms or expands in parts of the central plains

  • By By Curtis Riganti, National Drought Mitigation Center

Above-normal temperatures cause widespread expansion of dryness and drought conditions

Thirsty crops still need more rain in western Oklahoma

  • By By Alisa Boswell-Gore, Oklahoma State University

Active storm track results in beneficial rainfall

Heavy rainfall improves drought conditions in High Plains and South

Easily discouraged