By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post
Hays received a trace of snow overnight, according to the K-State Ag Research Center.
Hays has received 1.28 inches of moisture this month and 2.49 inches of moisture for the year, according to the center.
The average accumulative moisture for Hays by the end of February is 1.19 inches.
The heavy snow in January and additional moisture received this month has greatly eased drought conditions in Ellis County and across the state, according to the Kansas Drought Monitor map that was released Thursday.
Most of Ellis County is being rated as abnormally dry as opposed to the exceptional and extreme drought ratings for the county during the previous two years.
Drought ratings have been entirely lifted in many areas of the state.
Although the high today is forecast to be 35 degrees, temperatures for Hays are forecast to steadily increase during the week with a high of 67 degrees and sunny on Tuesday.
No further precipitation is in the immediate forecast, according to the National Weather Service.