Kansas Drought
The Climate and Drought Update is produced at least monthly as a climate summary to reflect conditions in the State. When conditions warrant updates will be posted more frequently.
Kansas Weekly Drought Update:
Drought continues in Kansas with 85 percent considered abnormally dry to exceptionally dry. Governor Sam Brownback issued Executive Order 11-48 on November 21, 2011, which moves eleven more counties into emergency status. Fourteen counties moved into watch status and four into warning. One hundred counties are now included in drought declarations.
Drought Preparedness & Response
Helpful Documents and Links
Documents
-
2011 Summary of Kansas Climate and Drought
- January 2012 -
2011 Kansas Drought Response Guidelines for Public Water
Suppliers (excerpt from the 2007 Kansas Municipal WCP
Guidelines)
- Template - Drought Response Plan for Cities (Word format)
- Template - Drought Response Plan for Rural Water Districts (Word format)
- Sample Water
Drought/Emergency Ordinance
- Sample Water
Drought/Emergency Resolution
-
Drought Operations Plan - Governor's
Drought Response Team -
Appendix A -
Appendix B
- 2011 -
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Drought Monitor Explanation - 2011- A comparison of the
various indexes used in the US Drought Monitor, and their
current value for the Kansas climate divisions.
Links
- The Drought Impact Reporter - The Drought Impact Reporter is part of the National Drought Mitigation Center. It allows producers to report concerns and impacts such as crop loss, livestock loss or need to sell, fish kills, dry wells and community water supply challenges.
- National Drought Mitigation Center - National clearinghouse for drought information.
- USDA Farm Service Agency
- KSU Research and Extension Drought Resources Page
- Kansas Department of Agriculture Drought Information - 2011 Drought Options
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.
KANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY AND
DROUGHT REPORT
Current Conditions, Drought Impacts and Outlook
The latest Kansas Drought Report and Climate Summary - provides additional details. This Report is updated monthly (first Friday or thereabouts) throughout the year.
Reports from 2009
and 2010 are also available below:
2/30/2011-1/19/2012;
12/20/2011;
12/16/2011;
12/1/2011;
11/22/2011;
11/14/2011;
11/8/2011;
11/2/2011;
10/24/2011; 10/17/2011;
10/10/2011;
10/5/2011;
9/26/2011;
9/19/2011;
9/12/2011;
9/6/2011;
8/29/2011;
8/22/2011;
8/15/2011;
8/8/2011;
8/1/2011;
7/25/2011; 7/18/2011;
6/2011; 5/2011;
4/2011;
3/2011;
2/2011;
1/2011;
2010 Drought Reports;
2009 Drought Reports.
The
following publications provide additional information regarding
drought preparedness and response in Kansas.
Executive Orders
- Executive Order No. 11-48 - 11/21/2011
- Executive Order No. 11-37 - 10/5/2011
- Executive Order No. 11-29 - 9/2/2011
- Executive Order No. 11-27 - 8/4/2011
- Executive Order No. 11-06 - 4/7/2011
Memorandums of Understanding
- MOU Between the KWO and KDWPT - 8/2/2011
Press Releases
- Governor Updates Drought Emergency, Warnings and Watches in Kansas Counties - 11/21/2011
- Governor Orders Update of Drought Emergency, Warnings and Watches - 8/4/2011
- Governor Request USDA Action to Improve Drought Response - 7/20/2011
- Governor Tours Drought Stricken Counties in SW Kansas - 7/13/2011
- Governor Updates Drought Emergency, Warnings & Watches in Kansas Counties - 7/1/2011
L-R - Governor Sam Brownback, Dick Strandmark, Farmer, Tracy Streeter, Director, Kansas Water Office, and Dale Rodman, Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture toured drought-impacted areas 5/4/2011