Temperature

Temperatures were above normal for the region. The highest temperatures were 12°F to 16°F above normal in northwestern Colorado and southwestern North Dakota. The lowest temperatures were 0°F to 4°F above normal in eastern North Dakota, a small part of northeastern South Dakota, eastern and southwestern Wyoming, central and southeastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, and a small area in central Colorado. 

Temperatures in southwestern North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota were 15°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 101°F in Grand Junction, Colorado, which is 7°F above normal for the area. The lowest temperatures were 0°F to 3°F below normal in southeastern Nebraska and eastern Kansas. 

Temperatures in a small part of eastern Wyoming reached 3°F to 6°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 54°F in Alamosa, Colorado, which is 6°F above normal for the area. The highest temperatures were greater than 15°F above normal in northwestern Wyoming.

Precipitation

Precipitation amounts varied in the region over the past week. Parts of central and western North Dakota, northcentral and eastern South Dakota, central and northern Wyoming, scattered parts of western and northeastern Nebraska, northern Colorado, and central Kansas received less than 5 percent of normal precipitation. Greater than 300 percent of normal precipitation was observed in central and northeastern South Dakota, western Wyoming, scattered parts throughout Nebraska, scattered parts of central and southeastern Colorado, and northeastern Kansas. Barnard, Kansas received 4.8 inches of precipitation with most of it falling on the 24th.

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions increased from 80 to 86 percent. In the region, North Dakota experienced the highest increase in D0 conditions by 24 percent while Wyoming experienced no changes in D0 conditions.