Update on Drought Conditions in the High Plains Region - March 10, 2015

Since the ground is still frozen in the northern High Plains, many of the impacts due to the lack in precipitation were not felt. This area also had snow depths of two to nine inches, so the melt also helped mitigate the impacts of the precipitation deficit. Colorado could benefit from a couple more snow storms this year; however, their lack of precipitation is not as serious as it was a few weeks ago. Southeastern Kansas had a lack of precipitation, above normal temperatures, and the ground is no longer frozen. This is why that area saw a degradation in drought conditions.  

To learn more about the U.S. Drought Monitor, please see: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu

To see the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook, please see the Climate Prediction Center here:http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/sdo_summary.html

To see the areas of agriculture affected by the drought, please see the USDA link: http://www.usda.gov/oce/weather/Drought/AgInDrought.pdf

To see the impacts of the drought, please see the Drought Impact Reporter here: http://droughtreporter.unl.edu/

Check out the table below for the drought conditions over the past 2 months for the High Plains Region.

To view statistics of the High Plains Region and each state check out the Regional Statistics here: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/MapsAndData/DataTables.aspx

Drought Condition (Percent Area): High Plains Region