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High Plains Weekly Drought Update - April 18, 2019
Author: Emily Brown - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2019-04-18 16:35:10
Updated:
A mid-week storm system last week brought beneficial rain and snow to portions of central Wyoming, leading to improvements in drought conditions in this area. Abnormally dry (D0) conditions were removed from the Wind River Basin region, and reductions in D0 conditions were made in southwestern Wyoming. However, there was a slight expansion of moderate drought (D1) conditions in Lincoln County, Wyoming. No changes in drought conditions were made to the remainder of the High Plains this week.
Despite below-normal snowpack in Wyoming’s northeastern basins, the statewide Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) remained above normal. Snowpack in Colorado remained above normal as well.
The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 day outlook has increased chances for above-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation for the all of the High Plains. According to the 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, precipitation is likely throughout most of the High Plains with the highest amounts expected in eastern Kansas and the mountainous regions of Colorado and Wyoming.
