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High Plains Weekly Drought Update - September 5, 2019
Author: Emily Brown - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2019-09-06 15:17:43
Updated:
While a large portion of the High Plains region had cool and dry conditions this past week, Colorado and Wyoming experienced extremely warm temperatures for this time of the year. Over the holiday weekend, numerous locations throughout both states set new daily maximum temperature records and some even set new records for warmest September temperature. This warmth, combined with recent dryness, contributed to the expansion of Abnormally Dry (D0) and Moderate Drought (D1) conditions across western portions of the region. Meanwhile, drought conditions improved in portions of northern North Dakota and central Kansas where beneficial precipitation fell. Only small areas of D1 remained in these locations.
Pasture and crop conditions continued to fare well this week; however, corn and soybean progress is behind average.
The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 day outlook has increased chances for above-normal temperatures throughout most of the High Plains. Above-normal precipitation is also favored for most of the High Plains. According to the 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, precipitation is possible across most of the High Plains, with the highest amounts in western North Dakota.
