Temperature

Temperatures were above normal for the majority of the region. The highest temperatures were in northern North Dakota and northern South Dakota, reaching 6°F to 8°F above normal. The lowest temperatures were 4°F to 6°F below normal in southeastern Colorado.  

Temperatures in northern North Dakota, along the central border of North and South Dakota, and northwestern Wyoming reached 8°F to 10°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 93°F at Grand Junction, Colorado, which is 1°F below normal for the area, and Salina, Kansas, which is the normal temperature for the area at this time. The coolest temperatures were 4°F to 6°F below normal in southwestern Colorado and southcentral Kansas. 

Temperatures in southeastern Colorado reached temperatures 4°F to 8°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 52°F at Casper, Wyoming, which is 2°F above normal for the area, and at Sheridan, Wyoming, which is 1°F above normal for the area. The warmest temperatures were 6°F to 8°F in northeastern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota. 

Precipitation

Precipitation amounts varied this week, ranging from 2 percent of normal across central and northwestern North Dakota, scattered parts of central South Dakota, along the Colorado-Nebraska-Kansas borders, across southern Colorado, and central and northern Wyoming to 400 percent of normal in southwestern Wyoming and western Kansas. Norcatur, Kansas received 5.56 inches of precipitation; most of it fell on the 5^th.

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions remained the same as the previous week. In the region, Nebraska experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions by 5 percent while North Dakota experienced an increase in D0 conditions by 12 percent. 

Severe Storms

North Dakota received hail 1 inch in diameter. South Dakota and Wyoming received hail 1 to 1.75 inches in diameter. Colorado received hail 1 to 2 inches in diameter and reported one tornado touching down the afternoon of the 6^th. Nebraska and Kansas received hail of 1 to 2.75 inches and 1 to 3 inches in diameter, respectively.