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High Plains Weekly Drought Update - October 10, 2019
Author: Emily Brown - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2019-10-10 17:57:19
Updated:
Much of the High Plains region experienced the first freeze of the season this week, along with drier than normal conditions in Colorado, western Nebraska, and western South Dakota. The U.S. Drought Monitor expanded abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1) conditions across Colorado, with the introduction of severe drought (D2) in southwestern Colorado. Along with that, D0 conditions were reduced in western Wyoming. The rest of the High Plains remained free of drought conditions.
The harvesting of corn and soybeans has begun across the High Plains. However, the percent of mature corn across the Dakotas was well behind the 5-year average.
The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 day outlook has increased chances for above-normal temperatures in Colorado and southwestern Kansas, with increased chances of below-normal temperatures in South Dakota, North Dakota, northern Wyoming, and eastern Nebraska. The outlook also favors below-normal precipitation for Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota, western Kansas, and southern Wyoming. According to the 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, precipitation is possible across the Dakotas, Nebraska, eastern Kansas, and the Rocky Mountains. The greatest amounts are expected in eastern North Dakota.
