Temperature

Temperatures were above normal in the southern portion of the region, and below normal in the northern portion of the region. The highest temperatures were greater than 10°F above normal in central and southern Kansas. The lowest temperatures were 6°F to 8°F below normal in northcentral and eastern North Dakota. 

Temperatures in central and southern Kansas reached 12°F to 15°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 104°F in Wichita, Kansas, which is 13°F above normal for the area. The lowest temperatures reached 9°F to 12°F below normal in northcentral North Dakota.

Temperatures in a small part of eastern North Dakota and a small portion of central Wyoming reached 6°F to 8°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 51°F in Alamosa, Colorado, which is 4°F above normal for the area. The highest temperatures reached greater than 10°F above normal in scattered parts of central and southeastern Kansas.

Precipitation

Precipitation amounts varied in the region, ranging from less than 2 percent of normal in eastern Kansas, northwestern Colorado, northern Wyoming, northwestern South Dakota, and a small part of southwestern North Dakota, to more than 800 percent of normal in northwestern North Dakota, central Wyoming, scattered parts of the Nebraskan panhandle, and a small area in central South Dakota. Highmore, South Dakota received 4.31 inches of precipitation with most of it falling on the 12th.

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions increased from 88 to 91 percent. In the region, Kansas experienced the highest increase in D0 conditions by 9 percent while Nebraska experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions by 1 percent.