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Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle Drought Center Summary (from October 3rd, 2020): Beneficial monsoonal rain fell from about mid-July through mid-August. However, the far southwestern Texas Panhandle did miss out on this rain. Very little to no rain has fallen across the Panhandles during the period of mid-August through September. Some areas around the Panhandles that did receive substantial monsoonal rains in July and August are still somewhat green. However, all of the combined Panhandles are drying out quickly, especially with La Nina conditions kicking in, and rainfall deficits for the month of September have added to the year-to-date deficits. The latest U.S Drought Monitor (USDM), updated and released on October 1st, has an area of Extreme Drought (D3) centered over Beaver, Oklahoma. While the rest of the surrounding areas of Beaver County are in Severe Drought (D2) and Moderate Drought (D1), half of Cimarron County, in the western Oklahoma Panhandle, is in the D2 category, mainly in the northern and northwestern parts of the county. Texas County has a small area of D2 in the far northwestern corner of the county. Most of the Texas Panhandle is either in no drought category or Abnormally Dry (D0) up to D2. There are areas of D3 in the southwestern and southeastern Texas Panhandle. Areas that missed out on those monsoonal rains, mainly southern Deaf Smith and southwestern Randall Counties, are starting to see Exceptional Drought (D4).
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Agricultural Impacts Reports/bulletins issued by the US Department of Agriculture:
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Long-Range Outlooks The below long-range outlook images are courtesy of the Climate Prediction Center (CPC)
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