Soil conditions continued to be short to very short on moisture. In turn, rangeland and pasture conditions continued in poor to very poor conditions. Winter wheat was harvested for silage with ranchers continuing to supplemental feed livestock. Wildfires also continued to burn well through the month of May when wildfire season usually ends when May starts. Over 4000 acres burned in wildfires in Oldham, Moore, and Deaf Smith Counties.

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

Hemphill County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought. By mid month a few good rain events improved all but the far northwest corner of the county to severe (D2) drought. By the end of week three the northwest corner improved to severe drought while the rest of the county improved one more category to moderate (D1) drought where it stood at the end of the month with upwards of 5 of rain being received for the whole month.

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

Ochiltree County started the month of May already in extreme (D3) drought. A small portion of the far northwest corner of the county slipped into exceptional (D4) drought within the first week. The county received just enought rain after that to improve one category. The small area of D4 to the northwest improved to D3 while the rest of the county improved to severe (D2) drought. The county ended the month with a 4 to 10 defecit dating back 365 days.

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

Carson County started the month in extreme (D3) drought. May was below normal on precipitation, but still received enough rainfall (1.5-2.5) in order to be able to improve one category to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month.

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

Donley County started the month of May in in extreme (D3) drought. Rainfall was below normal the month, with just enough rain in order to improve one category to severe (D2) drought.

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

Oldham County started the month in extreme (D3) drought. Dry conditions continued through the first half of the month with the majority of the county slipping into exceptional (D4) drought especially when May usually sees an increase in precipitation after the winter months. The exceptional drought lasted through the end of the month with rain totals for the month only being around 0.5 with a normal thats near 3.

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

Potter County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought. May was abnormally dry and the vast majority of the county remained in D3 through the end of the month. The exception of the far southeast that managed to received enough rain to improve to severe (D2) drought. The county remained in a 4 to 10 deficit dating back 365 days.

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

Dallam County started the month of May entirely in exceptional (D4) drought. A few rain events through out the month allowed most of the county to improve to the extreme (D3) drought status. The far western portion of the county remained in D4 at the end of the month. The county remained in a 4 to 12 defecit dating back 365 days, at the end of the month. Two different wildfires broke out during the month. One of which started in Deaf Smith County which burned a combined 3717 acres with 3 structures lost.

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

Sherman County started the month of May of in exceptional (D4) drought. Some releif came in May with some late month rain events. However, the month still fell short of normal and conditions only improved to extreme (D3) drought. The county still remained in a 4 to 10 deficit dating back 365 days, at the end of the month.

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

Deaf Smith County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought. May was abnormally dry for the county with less than an inch of rain received during the month. This lead to the vast majority of the county degrading into exceptional (D4) drought. At least one wildfire started in Deaf Smith County and continued into Oldham county during the month. This fire burned a combined total of 3717 acres between the two counties with 3 structures lost.

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

Hansford County started the month of May with the northwest two thirds in exceptional (D4) drought. The southeastern third was in extreme (D3) drought. The county managed to receive some rainfall during the  the month.   However, it was only enough to improve one category. The area of D4 improved to D3 and the area of D3 to the southeast improved to severe (D2) drought. The county remained in a 4 to 10 defecit dating back 365 days, at the end of the month.

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

Lipscomb County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought. Some rain fell in the first two weeks with an improvement into severe (D2) drought by mid month. Some additional rain fell in the last half of the month with the majority of the county improving to moderate (D1) drought. The exception being the far northwest corner of the county remained in D2.  The county ended the month with a 2 to 10 deficit dating back 365 days.

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

Gray County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought. Over the course of the month a good portion of the county receieved between 2 and 4 allowing at least one category improvement to severe (D2) drought in the northwest and two category improvement to abnormally (D1) Dry to the southeast.

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

Hartley County started the month of May with the northern half to two thirds in exceptional (D4) drought with the remaining southern portion in extreme (D3) drought. During the first half of the month some rain was received in the east where conditions improved to D3 for the northeast. However, the southwest that was in D3 degraded into D4.  Some additiional rain rain was received in the latter half of the month with some areas of D4 improving to D3. However, the majority of the county still remained in D3 at the end of the month with small areas in the far western to southern portion of the county still in D4. The county ended the month with a 6 to 12 defecit dating back 365 days.

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

Wheeler County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought. Over the course of the month a good portion of the county receieved between 2 and 4 allowing at least one category improvement to severe (D2) drought in the southeast and two category improvement to abnormally (D1) Dry to the northwest.

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

Hutchinson County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought, with the exception of a small portion of the far northtwest corner that was in exceptional (D4) drought. An early rain event in the first couple of days of the month helped the northwest corner to improve to D3 within the first week.  The county received some decent rainfall spread out through the month allowing the majority of the county to improved to severe (D2) drought by months end. The county remained in a 4 to 8 deficit dating back 365 days.

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

Moore County started the month with the northern two thirds of the county in exceptional (D4) drought and the remaining southern portion in extreme (D3) drought. May first brought about some rain upwards of a quarter of inch of rain improving the area of D4 to D3 within the first week. Very minimal rain fell during the month with the county remaining in D3 by the end of the month with the exception of a very small area improving to severe (D2) drought. The county ended the month with a 2 to 8 deficit dating back 365 days. Also, at least one wildfire started during the month which took a total of 6 structures.

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

Roberts County started the month out in extreme (D3) drought. A couple of rain events during the beginning of the month improved portions of the eastern part of the county to severe (D2) drought. Some additional rain fell during week three improving the whole county to severe drought with a small portion of the far eastern part of the county improving to moderate (D1) drought.

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

Randall County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought. May rain was well below normal. There was some rain received but only enough for the southeast two thirds to improve to severe (D2) drought. The county remained in a 4 to 10 deficit dating back 365 days.

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

Collingsworth County started the month out in extreme (D3) drought. The southeastern half of the county did not fair well and remained in extreme drought at the end of the month. The northwest, however, received enough rain to end the month in severe (D2) drought.

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

Armstrong County started the month of May in extreme (D3) drought. Despite receiving below normal rainfall through the month there was enough rain spread out through the month that conditions improved to severe (D2) drought. The county remained in a 4 to 8 deficiti dating back 365 days.