Temperature 

Temperatures were above normal in the majority of the region, with the highest temperatures reaching 12°F to 15°F above normal in northcentral North Dakota. The lowest temperatures reached 0°F to 3°F below normal in southcentral Colorado.  

 

 

Temperatures in northern and southwestern North Dakota, a tiny portion of northwestern South Dakota, and a couple of slivers in northern Wyoming reached 9°F to 12°F above normal, with northcentral North Dakota reaching temperatures 12°F to 15°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 65°F in Dodge City, Kansas, which is 3°F above normal for the area. The lowest temperatures reached 3°F to 6°F below normal in central and southern Colorado. 

 

 

Temperatures in a small part of southcentral Colorado reached 0°F to 5°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 27°F in Sheridan, Wyoming, which is 4°F above normal for the area. The highest temperatures reached 15°F to 20°F above normal in southeastern North Dakota and northeastern South Dakota. 

 

 

Precipitation 

Precipitation amounts varied in the region. Northcentral South Dakota, northern and western Wyoming, eastern and southcentral Colorado, and small areas of western and southeastern Kansas received less than 2 percent of normal precipitation. More than 800 percent of normal precipitation fell in eastern and a small area in western North Dakota, eastern and a small part of western South Dakota, eastern Wyoming, southeastern Nebraska, northern and western Kansas, and scattered areas throughout southern and western Colorado. Hubbell, Nebraska received 3.77 inches of precipitation with most of it falling on the 3rd.  

 

Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions decreased from 71 percent to 61 percent. In the region, most states experienced a decrease in D0 conditions with South Dakota experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions at 28 percent while Wyoming experienced no change in D0 conditions.