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High Plains Weekly Drought Update - October 31, 2019
Author: Gannon Rush - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2019-11-01 15:33:16
Updated:
Slight improvements were made to the U.S. Drought Monitor map this week. Reductions were made to moderate drought (D1) conditions in northern Colorado, while abnormally dry (D0) conditions were removed across parts of southern Wyoming and northern Colorado. Elsewhere, conditions remained unchanged.
Corn and soybean harvest continued throughout the High Plains, but remained well behind the 5-year average in the Dakotas.
The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 day outlook has increased chances for below-normal temperatures across the entire High Plains region. The precipitation outlook is mixed, however. Areas with increased chances of above-normal precipitation include North Dakota, the majority of South Dakota, northeastern Wyoming, northern Nebraska, and southeastern Kansas. Meanwhile, areas of Colorado, southwestern Wyoming, eastern Nebraska, and northeastern Kansas have increased chances for below-normal precipitation. According to the 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast, precipitation is possible in the Dakotas, parts of western and northern Nebraska, southeastern Kansas, portions of Wyoming, and northern Colorado. The greatest amounts are expected in northern Wyoming.