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Weekly High Plains Drought Update - July 28, 2016
Author: Haylie Mikulak - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2016-07-28 15:26:16
Updated:
Intense heat and a lack of precipitation brought further degradation to areas of the High Plains Region this week. In western South Dakota, southwestern North Dakota, and northern Wyoming, moderate (D1), severe (D2), and extreme (D3) drought conditions continued to persist. D1 conditions expanded in the Nebraska Panhandle, central Nebraska, north-central Wyoming, and central South Dakota. Abnormally dry (D0) conditions expanded into southeastern Wyoming as well in small areas throughout Nebraska, North Dakota, and Kansas. D2 conditions were introduced to the Big Horn Range in Wyoming. D0 and D1 conditions continue to persist in central Nebraska, the eastern border of the Dakotas as well as southwestern and north-central Colorado.
Over 64% of the High Plains region is currently free of drought or abnormal dryness.
Over the next week, above-normal temperatures are expected for the High Plains Region as well as much of the eastern US. Meanwhile, above normal precipitation is expected for the far eastern portion of the region as well as the southeastern and southwestern regions of the US. Areas including the southern portion of the High Plains Region, the southern Plains, and the Pacific Northwest are expecting below normal precipitation.
For more information on the U.S. Drought Monitor, please visit: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu
