Temperature

Temperatures were above normal for most of the region. The highest temperatures were greater than 10°F above normal in southwestern North Dakota with most of the state reaching temperatures 8°F to 10°F above normal. The lowest temperatures were 2°F to 4°F below normal in southeastern Colorado. 

Temperatures in southeastern South Dakota and across western and northeastern North Dakota reached 12°F to 15°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 84°F at Concordia, Kansas, which is 7°F above normal for the area. The lowest temperatures were 3°F to 6°F below normal in spots across central and western Colorado. 

Temperatures in southern Colorado and northwestern Wyoming reached 2°F to 4°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 32°F at Alamosa, Colorado, which is 1°F below normal for the area. The highest temperatures were 8°F to 10°F above normal in northwestern Wyoming, central Kansas, central Nebraska, northeastern South Dakota, and southwestern North Dakota. 

Precipitation

Precipitation amounts varied in the region, ranging from 2 percent of normal in the majority of North and South Dakota, northwestern and northeastern Wyoming, northern and the panhandle of Nebraska, southwestern Kansas, and areas in southern Colorado to 800 percent of normal in northeastern Colorado and northwestern Kansas. Winona, Kansas received 3.86 inches of precipitation; most of it fell on the 23^rd.

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions decreased from 42 percent to 38 percent. In the region, North Dakota experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions by 13 percent, and Wyoming experienced the highest increase in D0 conditions by 1 percent.