Nov 03, 2026

A wet November in Hays just three days into the month

Posted Nov 03, 2026 2:16 PM
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By BECKY KISER
Hays Post

Soaking rains overnight Monday in Hays yielded an official 0.76 of an inch of moisture as of 8 a.m. according to the K-State Agricultural Research Center south of town. 

The Eagle Media Center, 2300 Hall, received 0.81 of an inch of rain as of 8 a.m. Light rain continued to fall.

Just three days into the month, Hays has already exceeded the 159-year-average moisture for all of November. As of Tuesday, 0.87 inches of rain has fallen. The average total for all of November is 0.84 inches.

The accumulative moisture average for the year-to-date has also been surpassed in Hays at 25.66 inches by the end of November. The average total by the end of the  month is 23.34 inches.

The three-day weather forecast calls for precipitation to end and sunshine.