Aug 30, 2024

Rain Thursday but clear skies, cooler for Labor Day weekend

Posted Aug 30, 2024 4:11 PM

By CRISTINA JANNEY
Hays Post

Hays received .93 inches of rain at the Eagle Media Center, 2300 Hall, on Thursday.

No official K-State Ag Research Center report has been received as of this post.

Hays has received 5.18 inches of rain for August and 19.08 inches of precipitation year to date.

That exceeds the 3.01-inch average for August and the 17.70-inch year-to-date average.

No further rain is expected through Thursday with highs in the 80s.

The Kansas Drought Monitor listed Ellis County in moderate drought as of Tuesday, but that did not include Thursday night's rain.

Kansas Drought Monitor as of Tuesday
Kansas Drought Monitor as of Tuesday