November 2008 was generally
uneventful in Kansas from a weather standpoint. Precipitation
was well below normal in most areas with the exception of a few
pockets in the northwest. Ashland (Clark County) picked-up only
one one-hundredth of an inch for the month.
Average daily temperatures
during November ranged from near normal in the far-east to well
above normal in the western half of the state. Some western
locations were nearly five degrees above normal. Statewide
extreme temperatures during the month ranged from 840F
at Ashland, Liberal and Wilmore 16 SE on the 3rd,
down to a low of 90F at Bison 3 NW on the 21st.
The latest
Kansas Climate Summary and Drought Report -
November 2008 provides additional details. This Report
is updated
monthly (first Friday or thereabouts) throughout the year. Archived
reports from
2006 and 2007 are also available:
10/2008, 9/2008,
8/2008,
7/2008, 6/2008,
5/2008,
4/2008, 3/2008, 2/8/2008,
1/8/2008,
12/7/2008,
11/7/2007,
10/7/2007,
9/5/2007, 8/7/2007,
7/6/2007,
6/6/2007
, 5/5/2007,
4/4/2007,
3/6/2007,
2/2/2007,
11/14/06, 10/10/06, 8/16/2006,
6/14/2006, 5/1/2006, 3/10/06, 1/25/06.
Drought Preparedness and Response
The Kansas
Water Office has the statutory responsibility to monitor
conditions and inform the Governor when drought conditions are
present in the state. The Director of the Kansas Water Office
serves as Chair of the Governor’s Drought Response Team, an
interagency group charged with coordinating drought response
activities in Kansas. An
Operations Plan details Team membership and response
activities keyed to each of three county drought stages: Drought
Watch, Drought Warning and Drought Emergency.
The following publications provide
additional information regarding drought preparedness and
response in Kansas.
Drought
Related Links - Additional information regarding current drought
conditions, forecasts, available assistance, drought planning,
and more is available through these links.
