August 4-10, 2025

Author: Page Nippert

Published: 2025-08-11 00:00:00
Updated: 2026-04-27 17:45:54.421857

Temperature

Temperatures varied in the region. The highest temperatures were in western Colorado and south-central Kansas reaching 6°F to 8°F above normal. The lowest temperatures were 4°F to 6°F below normal in northwestern Colorado, northern Wyoming, and eastern North Dakota, with a small area in North Dakota reaching temperatures 6°F to 8°F below normal.  

Departure from the 1990-2020 normal temperature for the week

 

Temperatures in western and southcentral Kansas, southern and across central Colorado reached 6°F to 8°F above normal with some areas in Colorado reaching temperatures 8°F to 10°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 97°F at Grand Junction, Colorado, which is 4°F above normal for the area. The lowest temperatures were 6°F to 8°F below normal in southwestern, northcentral, and eastern North Dakota, with a small area in eastern North Dakota reaching temperatures more than 10°F below normal. 

Departure from 1990-2020 normal average maximum temperature

 

Temperatures in southcentral Wyoming, and northwestern and southcentral Colorado reached 6°F to 10°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 44°F at Alamosa, Colorado, which is 4°F below normal for the area. The highest temperatures were 6°F to 8°F above normal in western Colorado, southcentral Kansas, and northeastern North Dakota. 

Departure from 1990-2020 normal average minimum temperature

 

Precipitation

Precipitation amounts varied in the region, ranging from 2 percent of normal in the majority of Wyoming and Colorado, southern Kansas, northern Nebraska, across central South Dakota to 800 percent of normal in northwestern North Dakota. Clay Center, Nebraska received 4.73 inches of precipitation; most of it fell on the 10th.

Percent of 1990-2020 normal precipitation in the High Plains region

 

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions decreased from 49 percent to 47 percent. In the region, Nebraska experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions by 8 percent and Kansas experienced the highest increase in D0 conditions by 1 percent. 

Map of the drought index in the High Plains Region

 

Severe Storms

Wyoming received hail 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter. Nebraska and North Dakota received hail 1 to 1.75 inches in diameter. South Dakota received hail 1 to 2.75 inches in diameter. Colorado and Kansas received hail 1 to 4 inches in diameter.