Soils remained dry to very dry. Although some precipitation fell during the month of January, it was not enough to keep drought conditions from worsening. Some winter wheat was irrigated on warm days although farmers struggle to decide what to do to maximize output while limiting input. High fertilizer prices did not make this easy as the drought conditions continued to deteriorate naturally occurring nitrogen in the soil. Ranchers had to continue supplemental feeding as rangelands remained dormant. On top of the agricultural impacts from extreme to exceptional drought conditions, conditions favorable for wildfires remained a threat to the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.

Drought in COLLINGSWORTH, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Collingsworth County went into the month of January with the northeast half of the county in extreme drought (D3). Within the first few days of the month the rest of the county that was in severe drought (D2) slipped into extreme drought as well and stayed through the end of the month. The county ended the month in a 4 to 8 inch deficit over the past 180 days.

Drought in DONLEY, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Donley County went into the month of January with severe drought conditions (D2).  Within the first few days the north to northeast three fourths of the county slipped into extreme drought (D3) given a 4 to 8 inch rainfall deficit over the past 180 days.

Drought in HARTLEY, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hartley County ended December with close to 80 days straight with no measurable precipitation, and the southwest half of the county was in severe drought (D2), while the northeast half was in extreme drought (D3). The first of January brought some measurable precipitation but totals remained below normal which led to degradation to extreme D3 within the first week of January.  Less than a tenth of an inch of liquid fell during the whole month and the county remained in a 2 to 6 inch deficit over the previous 180 days.

Drought in LIPSCOMB, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lipscomb County ended December with close to 60 days straight with no precipitation and the entire county in severe drought (D2). Though some precipitation fell on the first of January, it was not enough to prevent the county from slipping into extreme drought (D3) the during the first few days of January. The county remained in D3 through the entire month as the monthly total precipitation was only around a tenth of an inch, and the county remained in a 2 to 6 inch deficit over the previous 180 days.

Drought in DALLAM, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Dallam County entered the month of January with the majority of the extreme drought (D3), with the exception of the far southwest corner of the county was in severe drought (D2). By mid month the area of severe drought slipped into extreme drought.  Dallam County went 79 to 80 days straight without precipitation going into the month of January. This streak of no measurable precipitation ended on the first. However, the month only ended with a few hundredths of an inch of liquid which was not enough to improve already dire conditions. The county still remained in a  4 to 8 inch deficit over the previous 12 months.

Drought in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Sherman County went 79 to 80 days straight without measurable precipitation leading into January.  Some snow fell ending this pattern of no precipitation during the month. However, it was not enough to end the extreme drought (D3) conditions being experienced across the entire county. The little bit of precipitation that was received during the month was only enough to keep conditions from slipping into exceptional drought (D4). The previous 12 month provided a 2 to 6 inch rainfall deficit and very dry soil.

Drought in HANSFORD, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hansford County went close to 60 days without seeing any measurable precipitation prior to January. With the county already being in extreme drought (D3) conditions did not improve during the month as the precipitation that did fall during the month only amounted to around 0.08 to 0.10 inches for a monthly total. The extreme drought continued through the end of the month with a 4 to 6 inch deficit in the last 180 days.

Drought in MOORE, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Moore County went into January with widespread extreme drought (D3) conditions across the entire county. Some moisture fell during the month but only enough to keep the status quo. The county ended the month still in extreme drought. The area stayed in a  2 to 6 inch deficit over the previous 180 days.

Drought in HUTCHINSON, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hutchinson County went into January with widespread extreme drought (D3) conditions across the entire county. Some moisture fell during the month but only enough to keep the status quo. The county ended the month still in extreme drought with a 2 to 6 inch deficit over the previous 180 days.

Drought in ROBERTS, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Roberts County went into January with widespread extreme drought (D3) conditions across the entire county. Some moisture fell during the month but only enough to keep the status quo. The county ended the month still in extreme drought with a 4 to 8 inch deficit over the past 180 days.

Drought in HEMPHILL, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hemphill County still had a third of the county in severe drought (D2) going into January. However, This area of D2 slipped into extreme drought (D3) with the rest of county within the first few days of the month with a 4 to 8 inch deficit over the past 180 days.

Drought in OLDHAM, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

With most of the county in extreme drought (D3) going into the month of January, the western third remained in severe drought (D2) through about the 3rd week before falling into extreme drought with the rest of the county. A 2 to 6 inch rainfall deficit was experienced over the previous 180 days.

Drought in OCHILTREE, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The county went close to 60 days straight with no measurable precipitation leading into the month of January. Although this streak ended, precipitation remained below average. Only about half of the southwestern portion of the county was in extreme drought (D3), with the other half in sever drought (D2), at the end of December.  Going into the month of January the entire county succumbed to extreme drought within the first week. Some very dry snow fell in during the month. However, this was not enough to improve conditions, only hold back further deterioration.   Ochiltree County remained in a 2 to 6 deficit over the previous 180 days.

Drought in POTTER, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Potter County went into January with widespread extreme drought (D3) conditions across the entire county. Some moisture fell during the month but only enough to keep the status quo. The county ended the month still in extreme drought with a 2 to 6 inch deficit over the past 180 days.

Drought in CARSON, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Carson County went into January with widespread extreme drought (D3) conditions across the entire county. Some moisture fell during the month but only enough to keep the status quo. The county ended the month still in extreme drought with a 4 to 8 deficit over the previous 180 days.

Drought in GRAY, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Gray County went into January with widespread extreme drought (D3) conditions across the entire county. Some moisture fell during the month but only enough to keep the status quo. The county ended the month still in extreme drought with a 4 to 8 inch deficit over the previous 180 days.

Drought in WHEELER, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Gray County went into January with widespread extreme drought (D3) conditions across the entire county. Some moisture fell during the month but only enough to keep the status quo. The county ended the month still in extreme drought with a 4 to 8 inch deficit over the past 180 days.

Drought in DEAF SMITH, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Deaf Smith County went into January with widespread extreme drought (D3) conditions across the entire county. Some moisture fell during the month but only enough to keep the status quo. The county ended the month still in extreme drought with a 2 to 6 inch deficit over the past 180 days.

Drought in RANDALL COUNTY, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A little over half of Randall County was in extreme drought (D3) going into the month of January, while the rest of the eastern portion of the county stayed in severe drought (D2) only for a the first few days of the month. This area of D2 slipped into extreme drought during the first few days and stayed there with with rest of the county through the end of January as the county remained in a 2 to 6 inch deficit over the previous 180 days.

Drought in ARMSTRONG, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-22 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Armstrong County went into the month of January with severe drought conditions (D2).  Within the first few days the north to northwest two thirds of the county slipped into extreme drought (D3).  The county remained this way through the rest of the month given a 2 to 6 inch rainfall deficit over the previous 180 days.