Current Drought Conditions for Kansas - May 26, 2026
Kansas Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 57% (47,255 square miles) of Kansas is under active drought conditions, with an additional 12% (9,780 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Kansas: 17.7% (14,560 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 26.8% (22,057 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 12.9% (10,637 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
The interactive map below shows current Kansas drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 9,780 | 11.9% | 11.9% |
| Moderate Drought | 14,560 | 17.7% | 17.7% |
| Severe Drought | 22,057 | 26.8% | 26.8% |
| Extreme Drought | 10,637 | 12.9% | 12.9% |
Kansas Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Kansas
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Cedar Vale | Moderate Drought |
| Sedan | Moderate Drought |
| Dearing | Abnormally Dry |
| Tyro | Abnormally Dry |
| Caney | Abnormally Dry |
| Winfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Dexter | Abnormally Dry |
| Elk City | Abnormally Dry |
| Longton | Abnormally Dry |
| Moline | Abnormally Dry |
| Grenola | Abnormally Dry |
| Burden | Abnormally Dry |
| Howard | Abnormally Dry |
| Atlanta | Abnormally Dry |
| Arkansas City | Moderate Drought |
| Geuda Springs | Moderate Drought |
| South Haven | Severe Drought |
| Caldwell | Severe Drought |
| Bluff City | Severe Drought |
| Oxford | Abnormally Dry |
| Wellington | Moderate Drought |
| Argonia | Severe Drought |
| Udall | Abnormally Dry |
| Mulvane | Abnormally Dry |
| Belle Plaine | Abnormally Dry |
| Conway Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Norwich | Moderate Drought |
| Milton | Moderate Drought |
| Sawyer | Severe Drought |
| Isabel | Severe Drought |
| Medicine Lodge | Severe Drought |
| Harper | Severe Drought |
| Sharon | Severe Drought |
| Attica | Severe Drought |
| Anthony | Severe Drought |
| Hardtner | Severe Drought |
| Hazelton | Severe Drought |
| Kiowa | Severe Drought |
| Fowler | Extreme Drought |
| Moscow | Extreme Drought |
| Plains | Extreme Drought |
| Meade | Extreme Drought |
| Sublette | Extreme Drought |
| Hugoton | Extreme Drought |
| Kismet | Extreme Drought |
| Rolla | Extreme Drought |
| Liberal | Extreme Drought |
| Minneola | Extreme Drought |
| Coldwater | Extreme Drought |
| Ashland | Extreme Drought |
| Protection | Extreme Drought |
| Herndon | Severe Drought |
| Bird City | Severe Drought |
| Atwood | Severe Drought |
| Oberlin | Severe Drought |
| Norcatur | Severe Drought |
| Selden | Severe Drought |
| Lenora | Moderate Drought |
| Sharon Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Weskan | Moderate Drought |
| Colby | Severe Drought |
| Gem | Severe Drought |
| Rexford | Severe Drought |
| Kanorado | Abnormally Dry |
| Goodland | Abnormally Dry |
| Brewster | Severe Drought |
| Hoxie | Severe Drought |
| Morland | Severe Drought |
| Grinnell | Moderate Drought |
| Grainfield | Severe Drought |
| Park | Severe Drought |
| Quinter | Severe Drought |
| Utica | Severe Drought |
| Healy | Severe Drought |
| Tribune | Severe Drought |
| Leoti | Severe Drought |
| Scott City | Severe Drought |
| Dighton | Severe Drought |
| Syracuse | Severe Drought |
| Lakin | Severe Drought |
| Deerfield | Severe Drought |
| Garden City | Severe Drought |
| Holcomb | Severe Drought |
| Ingalls | Extreme Drought |
| Cimarron | Extreme Drought |
| Ensign | Extreme Drought |
| Manter | Extreme Drought |
| Copeland | Extreme Drought |
| Montezuma | Extreme Drought |
| Ulysses | Extreme Drought |
| Almena | Severe Drought |
| Long Island | Severe Drought |
| Burr Oak | Moderate Drought |
| Norton | Severe Drought |
| Prairie View | Moderate Drought |
| Phillipsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Agra | Moderate Drought |
| Kensington | Moderate Drought |
| Smith Center | Moderate Drought |
| Lebanon | Moderate Drought |
| Mankato | Moderate Drought |
| Edmond | Moderate Drought |
| Logan | Moderate Drought |
| Kirwin | Moderate Drought |
| Gaylord | Moderate Drought |
| Jewell | Moderate Drought |
| Randall | Moderate Drought |
| Portis | Moderate Drought |
| Cawker City | Moderate Drought |
| Glen Elder | Moderate Drought |
| Hill City | Severe Drought |
| Stockton | Moderate Drought |
| Woodston | Moderate Drought |
| Osborne | Moderate Drought |
| Downs | Moderate Drought |
| Beloit | Moderate Drought |
| Bogue | Severe Drought |
| Damar | Severe Drought |
| Tipton | Moderate Drought |
| Plainville | Moderate Drought |
| Natoma | Severe Drought |
| WaKeeney | Severe Drought |
| Lucas | Moderate Drought |
| Sylvan Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Formoso | Abnormally Dry |
| Courtland | Abnormally Dry |
| Jamestown | Abnormally Dry |
| Offerle | Severe Drought |
| Kinsley | Moderate Drought |
| Lewis | Moderate Drought |
| Belpre | Moderate Drought |
| St. John | Severe Drought |
| Stafford | Moderate Drought |
| Sylvia | Moderate Drought |
| Plevna | Moderate Drought |
| Arlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Partridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Haven | Abnormally Dry |
| Yoder | Abnormally Dry |
| Bentley | Abnormally Dry |
| Halstead | Abnormally Dry |
| Sedgwick | Abnormally Dry |
| Whitewater | Abnormally Dry |
| Potwin | Abnormally Dry |
| Spearville | Extreme Drought |
| Preston | Abnormally Dry |
| Turon | Abnormally Dry |
| Pretty Prairie | Abnormally Dry |
| Andale | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Hope | Abnormally Dry |
| Colwich | Abnormally Dry |
| Park City | Abnormally Dry |
| Valley Center | Abnormally Dry |
| Wichita | Abnormally Dry |
| Benton | Abnormally Dry |
| Fort Dodge | Extreme Drought |
| Wilroads Gardens | Extreme Drought |
| Ford | Extreme Drought |
| Iuka | Moderate Drought |
| Pratt | Severe Drought |
| Cunningham | Moderate Drought |
| Kingman | Abnormally Dry |
| Cheney | Abnormally Dry |
| Garden Plain | Abnormally Dry |
| Andover | Abnormally Dry |
| Bucklin | Extreme Drought |
| Mullinville | Severe Drought |
| Greensburg | Severe Drought |
| Haviland | Severe Drought |
| Clearwater | Abnormally Dry |
| Derby | Abnormally Dry |
| Rose Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Towanda | Abnormally Dry |
| Rosalia | Abnormally Dry |
| Eureka | Abnormally Dry |
| Augusta | Abnormally Dry |
| Leon | Abnormally Dry |
| Severy | Abnormally Dry |
| Ellis | Severe Drought |
| Hays | Severe Drought |
| Catharine | Severe Drought |
| Gorham | Severe Drought |
| Russell | Severe Drought |
| Bunker Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Munjor | Severe Drought |
| Dorrance | Abnormally Dry |
| Wilson | Abnormally Dry |
| Ransom | Severe Drought |
| Schoenchen | Severe Drought |
| Liebenthal | Severe Drought |
| Ellsworth | Moderate Drought |
| Kanopolis | Moderate Drought |
| McCracken | Severe Drought |
| La Crosse | Severe Drought |
| Bison | Moderate Drought |
| Otis | Moderate Drought |
| Hoisington | Severe Drought |
| Odin | Severe Drought |
| Claflin | Severe Drought |
| Bushton | Severe Drought |
| Holyrood | Severe Drought |
| Lorraine | Severe Drought |
| Geneseo | Severe Drought |
| Ness City | Severe Drought |
| Bazine | Severe Drought |
| Rush Center | Moderate Drought |
| Albert | Severe Drought |
| Great Bend | Extreme Drought |
| Little River | Extreme Drought |
| Ellinwood | Extreme Drought |
| Chase | Extreme Drought |
| Lyons | Extreme Drought |
| Hanston | Extreme Drought |
| Burdett | Severe Drought |
| Rozel | Severe Drought |
| Larned | Extreme Drought |
| Alden | Extreme Drought |
| Sterling | Extreme Drought |
| Nickerson | Extreme Drought |
| Jetmore | Extreme Drought |
| Garfield | Severe Drought |
| Glasco | Abnormally Dry |
| Ada | Abnormally Dry |
| Beverly | Abnormally Dry |
| Tescott | Abnormally Dry |
| Brookville | Abnormally Dry |
| Smolan | Abnormally Dry |
| Assaria | Abnormally Dry |
| Gypsum | Abnormally Dry |
| Marquette | Severe Drought |
| Lindsborg | Moderate Drought |
| McPherson | Extreme Drought |
| Galva | Severe Drought |
| Lehigh | Moderate Drought |
| Hillsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Marion | Moderate Drought |
| Florence | Abnormally Dry |
| Inman | Extreme Drought |
| Buhler | Severe Drought |
| Moundridge | Severe Drought |
| Hesston | Moderate Drought |
| Goessel | Moderate Drought |
| Peabody | Moderate Drought |
| Hutchinson | Moderate Drought |
| South Hutchinson | Abnormally Dry |
| Burrton | Abnormally Dry |
| North Newton | Abnormally Dry |
| Walton | Moderate Drought |
| Elbing | Abnormally Dry |
| Burns | Abnormally Dry |
| Cassoday | Abnormally Dry |
| Douglass | Abnormally Dry |
| Newton | Abnormally Dry |
| Macksville | Moderate Drought |
| Victoria | Severe Drought |
| Pawnee Rock | Extreme Drought |
| Elkhart | Extreme Drought |
| Coolidge | Severe Drought |
| Palco | Severe Drought |
| Dodge City | Extreme Drought |
| Winona | Moderate Drought |
| El Dorado | Abnormally Dry |
| Canton | Moderate Drought |
| Latham | Abnormally Dry |
| The Highlands | Severe Drought |