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High Plains Weekly Drought Update - December 12, 2019
Author: Gannon Rush - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2019-12-13 16:29:39
Updated:
Drought conditions in southwest Kansas expanded this past week as a result of long-term moisture deficits. Abnormally dry (D0), moderate drought (D1), and severe drought (D2) were expanded after continued dryness during the past three months and impacts on winter wheat. Elsewhere in the High Plains, drought conditions remained unchanged.
Snow water equivalent (SWE) values in Colorado were reported as near or above median, resulting in a state snowpack at 114% of median. Wyoming’s SWE values were also reported as near or above median for most basins, with a statewide SWE of 127% of median.
The Climate Prediction Center’s 6-10 day outlook has increased chances for above-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation for most of the High Plains. The 7-day Quantitative Precipitation Forecast predicts that precipitation will occur across most of the region except for a large portion of South Dakota. The greatest amounts are expected in the mountainous areas of Colorado and western Wyoming.
