Temperature 

Temperatures were above normal in almost the entire region, with the highest temperatures reaching greater than 15°F above normal in eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska. The lowest temperatures were 0°F to 3°F below normal in southcentral Colorado, northcentral Wyoming, scattered parts of northcentral and western South Dakota, and northcentral and parts of southern North Dakota.  

 

 

Temperatures in southeastern Nebraska and northeastern Kansas reached greater than 15°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 81°F in Valley Falls, Kansas, which is 16°F above normal for the area. The lowest temperatures were 6°F to 9°F below normal in southwestern Nebraska and southwestern Colorado.  

 

 

Temperatures in western North Dakota, northcentral South Dakota, and northern Wyoming reached 0°F to 3°F below normal, with a small area in Wyoming reaching 3°F to 6°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 30°F in Daniel, Wyoming, which is 7°F above normal for the area. The highest temperatures were greater than 15°F above normal across Kansas and southeastern Nebraska. 

 

 

Precipitation 

Precipitation amounts varied in the region. Less than 2 percent of normal precipitation was observed in eastern Kansas, across central and eastern Wyoming, a small part of northcentral Colorado, and throughout central North Dakota. Scattered parts of central Nebraska, southwestern Kansas, and southeastern Colorado received more than 800 percent of normal. Valley Falls, Kansas received 4.1 inches of precipitation with all of it falling on the 30th. 

 

 

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions decreased from 76 percent to 71 percent. In the region, Colorado experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions at 18 percent while North Dakota and Wyoming experienced no change in D0 conditions.