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Weekly High Plains Drought Update - April 14, 2017
Author: Haylie Mikulak - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2017-04-14 15:06:46
Updated:
Conditions remained fairly consistent for many areas of the High Plains Region this week, however there were further expansions of abnormally dry conditions in both Kansas and North Dakota. North Dakota's zone of abnormally dry conditions present in the southwest corner of the state expanded further east this week. Areas of moderate (D1) drought were removed from western South Dakota while abnormally dry (D0) conditions decreased. Eastern Wyoming saw the reduction in both D1 and D0, while western Kansas saw the removal of D2 conditions and the decrease in D1 conditions. However, abnormally dry conditions did expand across northern Kansas. Nebraska's and eastern Colorado's conditions remained relatively the same as well as this week, however Colorado did see the removal of D2 conditions.
Over 72% of the High Plains Region is currently free of drought or abnormal dryness.
Over the next week, above normal temperatures are expected for the southern portion of the High Plains Region as well as most of the southern US, while the temeperatures in the northern High Plains and much of the northern US are expected to be below normal. Meanwhile, above normal precipitation is expected for the High Plains Region as well as most of the continental US excluding the Southeast and Southwest.
For more information on the U.S. Drought Monitor, please visit: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu
