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High Plains Weekly Drought Update - September 12,2019
Author: Emily Brown - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2019-09-16 17:01:57
Updated:
Much of the High Plains region received precipitation this week, eliminating drought conditions in North Dakota and limiting drought development most other places. Monsoonal moisture produced rainfall southwest of Denver, relieving a small area of D0 conditions; however, the monsoon season has been spotty and areas in southern Colorado have been receiving below-normal precipitation. D0 conditions in southern and southwestern Colorado have been expanded, along with an expansion of D1 in the San Juan National Forest.
Pasture and crop conditions continued to fare well this week; however, corn and soybean progress is behind average.
As of Monday morning, the Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 day outlook has increased chances for above-normal temperatures for the eastern High Plains. Above-normal precipitation is favored for the eastern High Plains, while below-normal precipitation is favored in western Colorado and southwest Wyoming. According to the 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, precipitation is possible across most of the High Plains, with the greatest amounts expected in North Dakota.
