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Weekly High Plains Drought Update - April 21, 2017
Author: Haylie Mikulak - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2017-04-21 16:24:07
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 Colorado and Wyoming. North Dakota's zone of abnormally dry conditions present in the southwest corner of the state remained this week. Abnormally dry (D0) conditions in western South Dakota continued as well, in eastern Wyoming both D0 and D1 conditions remained in addition to the introduction of D0 conditions along the southern border of the state. Western Kansas saw the removal of D1 conditions while D0 conditions remained relatively unchanged for most of the state. Nebraska's conditions remained the same as last week with D0 and D1 conditions still present along the southern border. Eastern Colorado saw the decrease of D1 conditions in the southeast corner of the state, while D0 condtions expanded along the northern border.
Over 70% of the High Plains Region is currently free of drought or abnormal dryness.
Over the next week, below normal temperatures are expected for most of the High Plains Region as well as most of the northwwestern US, while the temeperatures in the far southern High Plains and much of the eastern US are expected to be above normal. Meanwhile, above normal precipitation is expected for the High Plains Region as well as most of the continental US excluding the Southeast.
For more information on the U.S. Drought Monitor, please visit: http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu
