Temperature 

This week featured above normal temperatures for a majority of the region. The warmest regions were eastern North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, eastern Nebraska, and eastern and southern Kansas reaching temperatures 9°F to 12°F above normal. The coldest regions were southern and central Colorado and western Wyoming, reaching temperatures 3°F to 6°F below normal. 

This week featured above normal temperatures for most of the region. The warmest regions were southeastern North Dakota, southcentral and eastern South Dakota, eastern Nebraska, and eastern and southern Kansas reaching temperatures 9°F to 12°F above normal, with some spots reaching 12°F to 16°F above normal. The warmest temperature was at Chanute Faa Airport in Chanute, Kansas, which reached 92°F which is 11°F above normal for the area. Temperatures in western Wyoming and western and southern Colorado reached 0°F to 3°F below normal with some spots reaching 3°F to 6°F below normal. 

Eastern North Dakota, eastern South Dakota, eastern and central Nebraska, and eastern and southern Kansas reached temperatures 9°F to 12°F above normal with spots in North Dakota and South Dakota reaching 12°F to 15°F above normal. Temperatures in central Wyoming and central Colorado reached 0°F to 3°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 32°F in Leadville, Colorado which is 2°F below normal for the area. 

Precipitation 

Precipitation amounts varied this week, ranging from 2 percent in central Wyoming, central South Dakota, the panhandle of Nebraska, and southern North Dakota to 400 percent in southwestern Kansas, southcentral Colorado, and northern North Dakota. Collyer, Kansas received 4.89 inches of precipitation; most of this fell on the 17^th. 

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions increased from 67 percent to 68 percent. In the region, North Dakota experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions by 3 percent while South Dakota experienced the highest increase in D0 conditions by 4 percent.