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We're the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Our mission is to reduce the effects of drought on people, the environment and the economy with cutting-edge science and thoughtful planning. We host the U.S. Drought Monitor, the nation's leading resource to track drought conditions.
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Conditions improved in south-central and northern areas of Kansas this week, while both extreme and severe drought expanded slightly in parts of western Kansas.

The state’s vacillating drought conditions over the past few weeks have affected some winter wheat crops. This week’s USDA Crop Progress report rated Kansas’ winter wheat condition at 11% very poor, 21% poor, 36% fair, 29% good and 3% excellent.

Hot topic May 30, 2024. Climate focus: Kansas. Kansas received a mix of improvements and degradations in the past week. Abnormal dryness or drought receded from 67.01% to 65.68% and moderate drought or worse is down from 48.04% to 47.53%. However, severe drought or worse increased from 26.65% to 27.25% and extreme drought is up from 0.36% to 1.42%.
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