Temperature

Temperatures in the region were above normal for the southern states, and below normal for the northernmost states. The highest temperatures were 12°F to 15°F above normal in central and western Colorado, southern Wyoming, and southeastern Kansas. The lowest temperatures were 6°F to 9°F below normal in northcentral North Dakota.

Temperatures in central and northern Colorado and scattered parts of southern Wyoming were greater than 15°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 80°F in Osage City, Kansas, which is 18°F above normal for the area. The lowest temperatures were 9°F to 12°F below normal in eastern Wyoming.

Temperatures in northcentral and eastern North Dakota were 3°F to 6°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 17°F in Mayville, North Dakota, which is 4°F below normal for the area. The highest temperatures were 12°F to 15°F above normal in southeastern Kansas, northwestern Wyoming, and parts of central and western Colorado, with a part of western Colorado reaching temperatures greater than 15°F above normal.

Precipitation

Precipitation amounts varied in the region, ranging from less than 2 percent of normal in central and western Kansas, eastern Colorado, the panhandle and northcentral Nebraska, central Wyoming, scattered areas in western and northcentral South Dakota, and parts of western and northcentral North Dakota to more than 800 percent of normal in southcentral Wyoming and southcentral North Dakota. Mound City, Kansas received 5.35 inches of precipitation with almost all of it falling on the 2^nd.

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions increased from 74 percent to 79 percent. In the region, South Dakota experienced the highest increase in D0 conditions by 11 percent while North Dakota experienced no change in D0 conditions.