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Weekly High Plains Drought Update - September 13, 2018
Author: Gannon Rush - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2018-09-13 18:44:51
Updated:
According to this week’s U.S Drought Monitor, the drought in the Dakotas continued to worsen. In central North Dakota, the area of severe drought (D2) conditions expanded along with the introduction of a small area of extreme drought (D3). Moderate drought (D1) and abnormally dry (D0) conditions expanded south into South Dakota. In eastern Kansas, all drought conditions (categories D0-D4) were reduced after much-needed rainfall this past week.
According to the USDA’s Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin, crop conditions changed little this past week, other than a small deterioration in conditions in South Dakota. Pasture conditions improved in Colorado, Kansas, North Dakota, and Wyoming.
The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 day outlook indicates an increased chance for above-normal temperatures in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, southern Wyoming, and southern South Dakota and an increased chance for below-normal temperatures is present in North Dakota. An increased chance of above-normal precipitation is present in the Dakotas, Nebraska, and northern Kansas. An increased chance for below-normal precipitation is present in western Colorado and western Wyoming. The 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast indicates the likelihood of precipitation in the Dakotas, Nebraska, and Kansas with the greatest amounts expected in northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota.
