There has been some improvement in drought conditions in southeast Kansas during the past month, although not much has changed from last week's drought report.

 

According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, most of Cherokee, Crawford, Neosho and Labette counties have seen improvement in drought conditions during the past month. All of Montgomery and Labette counties in Kansas and Craig, Nowata and Washington counties in Oklahoma are still in the D3 drought category. Northwest Montgomery county, most of Wilson county, and all of Elk and Chautauqua counties are in D4, which is the worst drought category. In Oklahoma, much of Osage county is in D4.

 

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Southeast Kansas needs three to six inches of rain to end the drought. Northeast Oklahoma only needs a trace to three inches.