Conditions: Rains of late September brought significant relief for farmers looking for soil moisture amid wheat planting, though the growing season ahead could develop into droughty conditions for most of the region. The largest addition to the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook spells drought development across most of Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, and persisting drought in most of Oklahoma. Looking ahead through the first of the year, climatologists are projecting ambient temperatures leaning above normal, and precipitation leaning below normal.