Soil moisture remained short to very short through the month of November. The continuation of extended drought left farmers and ranchers seeking ways to water crops and feed livestock. Drought continued to affect the quality of forage, forcing producers to bale failed crops as well as grasses that are not normally harvested as forage. The worst of the drought in the Great Plains was across the Oklahoma Panhandle and far northern Texas Panhandle into much of southern Kansas and into Oklahoma. A few counties in the Panhandles were free of Severe Drought (D2) for the month of November but were not completely free of drought and were classified in Moderate Drought (D1).

Drought in OCHILTREE, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern and western portions of Ochiltree County started the month with Extreme Drought (D3) conditions while the rest of the county to the southeast started the month with Severe Drought (D2)  conditions. The southeast corner of the county received close to 150 percent of normal rainfall for the month while the rest of the county only received 50 to 75 percent of normal rainfall for the month. Because the monthly normal is around 0.75 to 0.8 and the county still remains in a year-to-date rainfall deficit of 4 to 8 leaving drought categories unchanged at the end of November.

Drought in LIPSCOMB, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The northern half of Lipscomb County started the month of November in Extreme Drought (D3) while the southern half started the month in Severe Drought (D2). November's monthly normal precipitation is around 0.75. Lipscomb did receive above normal rainfall in the northeast half while the southeast received near normal rainfall. The county remained in a 6 to 10 deficit year to date despite this, leaving drought categories unchanged at the end of the month.

Drought in MOORE, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Moore County started the month of November with Extreme Drought (D3) in the far northeastern corner of the county and Severe Drought (D2) in the rest of the county. November's monthly rainfall was only 25 to 50 percent of normal which normal is around 0.75. A year-to-date rainfall deficit of around 4 to 8 continued through the end of November leaving the county with no changes to drought categories.

Drought in HARTLEY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hartley County started the month of November with Extreme Drought (D3) in the northwest corner and Severe Drought (D2) in the rest of the county. Some precipitation was received during the month, but a 4 to 8 rainfall deficit year to date continued. There were no changes to drought categories from the start of the month to the end of the month.

Drought in HUTCHINSON, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hutchinson County started the month of November with the northeastern third to half of the county in Extreme Drought (D3) while the rest of the southeast was in Severe Drought (D2). The county only received 50 to 80 percent of the monthly normal rainfall for November. With the monthly normal around 0.75 of rain, a year-to-date deficit 4 to 8 continued through the end of November. This left the county with no changes to drought classification from the start of the month to the end of the month.

Drought in ROBERTS, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Roberts County started the month of November with the northwest quarter of the county in Extreme Drought (D3). The rest of the county, except for the far southeast corner, was in Severe Drought (D2). The far southeast corner was in Moderate Drought (D1). The monthly normal for rainfall is just under an inch. Despite much of the county getting near to above normal rainfall for the month a year-to-date deficit of 4 to 8 continued through the end of November. This left the county with no changes in drought classification at the end of the month.

Drought in HEMPHILL, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hemphill County started and ended the month of November with portions across the north and far southeast corner in Severe Drought (D2) conditions, with the rest of the county in Moderate Drought (D1) conditions. The county received near normal rainfall for the month of November with maybe a half inch deficit in some areas. Drought conditions stayed unchanged at the end of the month due to the continuation of a 2 to 6 deficit year to date.

Drought in OLDHAM, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Oldham County started and ended the month of November with the central to southwestern portions in Moderate Drought (D1) while the rest of the northern and eastern portions were in Severe Drought (D2). The county received near normal to 0.5 below normal rainfall for the month. The county remained in a 2 to 6 rainfall deficit year to date.

Drought in POTTER, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Potter County started and ended the month of November with all but the southeast corner in Severe Drought (D2). The southeast corner of the county started and ended the month in Moderate Drought (D1). These drought conditions remained as the county received 0.5 to 0.75 below normal rainfall for the month. The county remained in a 4 to 8 rainfall deficit year to date.

Drought in CARSON, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Carson County started and ended the month of November with the north and northwest third of the county in Severe Drought (D2), and the rest of county in Moderate Drought (D1). Carson county received near normal rainfall for the month of November, but hung on to a 2 to 6 deficit year to date.

Drought in GRAY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Gray County started and ended the month of November with an area of Severe Drought (D2) in the northwest corner and the rest of the county in Moderate Drought (D1). The county received near normal to half an inch below normal rainfall for the month. Drought conditions remained with a continuation of a 2 to 4 deficit year to date.

Drought in DEAF SMITH, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Deaf Smith County started the month of November with the far southern portion of the county in Extreme Drought (D3), the northwest portion in Moderate Drought (D2), and the majority of the county in between in Severe Drought (D2). The county received near normal to half an inch below normal rainfall for the month. The county maintained a 4 to 8 deficit year to date.

Drought in RANDALL COUNTY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Randall County started and ended the month of November with the western half of the county in Severe Drought (D2) to Extreme Drought (D3). The eastern half of the county was in Moderate Drought (D1). The county received near normal to half an inch below normal rainfall for the month of November. The county remained with a 4 to 8 deficit year to date.

Drought in COLLINGSWORTH, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Collingsworth County started and ended the month with the majority of the county in Severe Drought (D2) to Extreme Drought (D3). The exception was a portion of the northwestern corner that was in Moderate Drought (D1). The county received near normal to half an inch above normal rainfall for the month. The county still maintained a 6 to 10 rainfall deficit year to date.

Drought in DALLAM, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Far western portions of Dallam County started the month of November in Exceptional Drought (D4) with the rest of the majority of the county in Extreme Drought (D3). There was a small section of the county in the north and another in the southeast that were only in Severe Drought (D2) conditions. Western zones of the county only received upwards of a tenth of an inch of precipitation while eastern portions received half inch to an inch. Much of the county remained in a 4 to 8 rainfall deficit year to date, therefore no changes were made to drought classification from the start of the month to the end of the month.

Drought in SHERMAN, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Sherman County started the month of November with Exceptional Drought (D4) to the northeast and Severe Drought (D2) to the southwest with Extreme Drought (D3) in between. The majority of the county received 50 to 75 percent of normal rainfall for the month. Which was around 0.25 to 0.5. With a rainfall deficit of 6 to 10 year to date, no changes were made to drought classification in the county for the month of November.

Drought in HANSFORD, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-22 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hansford County started the month with the west to northwestern portions of the county in Exceptional Drought (D4). The rest of the county was in Extreme Drought (D3). Much of the county only received around half an inch or less of rainfall during the month. With a continued year-to-date rainfall deficit of 6 to 10, no changes were made to the drought categorization during the month of November.