Temperature
This week featured above normal temperatures for a majority of the region. The warmest regions included Colorado and Wyoming, with temperatures of 6°F to 8°F above normal. The southeastern corner of Wyoming was exceptionally hot, with temperatures of 11°F above normal. The coldest region was a spot in eastern North Dakota with temperatures 4°F to 6°F below normal.
Maximum temperatures were 0°F to 4°F above normal for most of the region. Wyoming, Colorado, the Nebraskan panhandle, and western Kansas reached 6°F to 11°F above normal. The warmest temperature was in Grand Junction, Colorado at 95°F, which is 9°F above normal for the town. Temperatures in North Dakota were 2°F to 6°F below normal.
Minimum temperatures were 4°F to 10°F below normal in Wyoming, eastern North Dakota, southeastern Colorado, and central South Dakota. The coldest temperature was in Fraser, Colorado with 35°F, which is 4°F above normal. The southeastern corner of Wyoming was 4°F to 11°F above normal.
Precipitation
Precipitation amounts varied this week, ranging from 5% of normal precipitation for a majority of Wyoming, western and central Colorado, northern North Dakota, central South Dakota, and north central Nebraska, to 300% of normal in eastern Colorado, western Kansas, and northeastern Nebraska. Humboldt, Kansas received 5.5.9 inches of rain, well above their normal of 0.17 inches; most of this fell on June 5th. Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) across the region was down from 34% to 33%. Out of the region, North Dakota experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions with a 5% decrease.
Severe Storms
Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming received hail with diameters between 1 to 2 inches. Colorado and South Dakota received hail with diameters between 1 to 2.25 and 2.75 inches, respectively. Kansas received hail with diameters between 1 to 3 inches.
Heat Outlook
In the next, 6–10-day outlook, temperatures are likely to be above normal in much of Kansas, Nebraska, and eastern Colorado. North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming are expected to have temperatures ranging from below normal, near normal, and above normal. Stations that could break records include Grand Junction, Colorado on the 12th, and Pueblo Memorial, Colorado and Colorado Springs, Colorado on the 13th.
