Some drought-ravaged regions in five states - Texas, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas - are seeing less rain now than what fell during the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. This information compares current dry conditions to droughts in the 1930s and 1950s, with each rainfall total is for the 42-month span that ended on the date listed.
Amarillo, Texas:
March 31, 2014: 39.01 inches
April 30, 1955: 41.09 inches
April 30, 1936: 43.45 inches
Lamar, Colorado
May 31, 2013: 32.58 inches
April 30, 1955: 35.99 inches
May 31, 1934: 36.29 inches
Clayton, New Mexico
Feb. 28, 1937: 23.45 inches
March 31, 2014: 32.06 inches
April 30, 1955: 35.99 inches
Goodwell, Oklahoma
Feb. 28, 1955: 32.39 inches
Feb. 28, 2014: 37.31 inches
June 30, 1938: 38.51 inches
Dodge City, Kansas
April 30, 1955: 40.41 inches
Feb. 28, 1937: 45.49 inches
Feb. 28, 2014: 52.9 inches
Source: National Weather Service
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