Drought Persists In Southwest Kansas Says NWS Forecaster
Weather officials warn dry conditions will continue or worsen in the region. National Weather Service 90 day models project little rainfall for southwest Kansas with some relief possible in Arizona New Mexico and western Texas. Garden City total rainfall for the year stands at 8.28 inches, 3.78 inches below average, while Dodge City shows a 1.31 inch deficit and conditions worsen farther southwest. Burke notes potential near term change remains uncertain.
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Brownback Pushes Water Management Amid Kansas Drought Tour
Gov Sam Brownback says drought relief measures help farmers and communities as he launches the second leg of a drought tour. He cites city actions and See Conserve as part of ongoing efforts while a persistent high pressure ridge hinders rain, with forecasts of breakdown in 10 days potentially allowing rain via a southward jet stream.
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Gray County Fair wraps up with beef show and sale
Gentri Collins, 13, Cimarron, tends to her steer after competing in the Gray County Beef Show at the fairgrounds. Today marks the final day of the Gray County Fair with the livestock sale closing the event.
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Gray County Fair showcases 4-H livestock display and contests
At the Gray County Fair 4-H Complex, youth from Montezuma and Cimarron showed steers as roosters crow and cows moo. Hunter Brown, 17, won the lightweight steer class judged by Keith Bryant of Royal Beef Feedyards for muscle and finish while Brown credited weight and genetics for his prize. A medium weight class tiff occurred when two steers clashed, prompting notes to see Steer, Page AS.
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Heat over 100 pushes corn worries across southwest Kansas
In Garden City highs near 102 with only a 20 percent chance of storms this week, growers fear fall crops amid extreme drought. John McClelland credits last week's cooler temps and 5.5 inch rains in Finney County for helping pollination and irrigation, but drought remains severe across the western third of Kansas and much of the Midwest. The drought monitor notes extreme conditions from the Continental Divide to the Ohio River as crops suffer.
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Weather Forecast: Sunny and hot with high 102
Today expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 102 with a low around 68. Friday stays sunny and hot with a forecast high near 100 and a low about 69. complete details appear on page A8.
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