The weekly Drought Monitor was released on Thursday morning. &nbsp;&nbsp;

This week some improvement was made in the high Plains, but mostly in northern Kansas, northern Nebraska and South Dakota where the 60-90 day precipitation is normal to above normal. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Here in central Kansas, the drought monitor shows an area of moderate drought that reaches into southwest Kansas. &nbsp;Some areas along the state line, from Gray to Cowley County are in a zone of Severe Drought. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Portions of eastern Kansas, mainly east of the Kansas Turnpike have decreased from Moderate Drought to Abnormally dry. &nbsp;&nbsp;

Here are the rainfall totals for the seven day period ending at 7 a.m. April 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;	• Hutchinson Airport &nbsp;.52”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;• Inman &nbsp;.51” &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;• Kingman &nbsp;.96” &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;• Lyons Airport &nbsp;.49”&nbsp;	 &nbsp; &nbsp;• Newton City/County Airport &nbsp;.71”&nbsp;	 &nbsp; &nbsp;•Pratt Airport &nbsp;.36” &nbsp;

The U. S. Drought Monitor is released weekly.&nbsp;&nbsp;Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/4/1744296004373.png" alt="Kansas State Drought Monitor - April 10, 2025" />
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 </figure>MARC JACOBS Hutch Post&nbsp;The weekly Drought Monitor was released on Thursday morning. &nbsp;&nbsp;This week some improvement was made in the high Plains, but mostly in northern Kansas, northern Nebraska and South Dakota where the 60-90 day precipitation is normal to above normal. &nbsp;&nbsp;Here in central Kansas, the drought monitor shows an area of moderate drought that reaches into southwest Kansas. &nbsp;Some areas along the state line, from Gray to Cowley County are in a zone of Severe Drought. &nbsp;&nbsp;<figure>
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 <figcaption>Local Drought Monitor - April 10, 2025</figcaption>
 </figure>Portions of eastern Kansas, mainly east of the Kansas Turnpike have decreased from Moderate Drought to Abnormally dry. &nbsp;&nbsp;Here are the rainfall totals for the seven day period ending at 7 a.m. April 8. &nbsp;&nbsp;	• Hutchinson Airport &nbsp;.52”&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;• Inman &nbsp;.51” &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;• Kingman &nbsp;.96” &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;• Lyons Airport &nbsp;.49”&nbsp;	 &nbsp; &nbsp;• Newton City/County Airport &nbsp;.71”&nbsp;	 &nbsp; &nbsp;•Pratt Airport &nbsp;.36” &nbsp;The U. S. Drought Monitor is released weekly.&nbsp;&nbsp;Monitor is produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Weekly drought monitor released