Temperature
This week featured below normal temperatures in most of the region. The coldest regions included nearly all of Wyoming, the northwestern corner of Colorado, a small part of central South Dakota, and northern North Dakota with temperatures of 4°F to 10°F below. The warmest regions were a majority of Kansas and the southeastern corner of Nebraska with temperatures of 2°F to 6°F.
Maximum temperatures were 4°F to 8°F below normal for nearly all of Wyoming, northern North Dakota, and the northwestern corner of Colorado. Most of Kansas, eastern Nebraska, and eastern Colorado were 0°F to 6°F above normal with a spot on the Colorado-Kansas border reaching 6°F to 9°F above normal. The warmest temperature was in Dodge City, Kansas with 84°F which is 3°F above normal for the city.
Minimum temperatures were 4°F to 10°F below normal in a majority of Wyoming and Colorado with spots in central North Dakota and central South Dakota. The coldest temperature was in Alamosa, Colorado with 34°F which is 1°F below normal for the area. The northwestern and southeastern corners of Wyoming and southeastern Kansas were 2°F to 4°F above normal.
Precipitation
Precipitation amounts varied this week, ranging from 2% of normal in southern Colorado, the northeastern corner of Wyoming, and the southwestern corner of Kansas to 800% of normal in the northwestern corner of Colorado. Fremont, Nebraska received 8.04 inches of rain this week, well above their normal of 0.15 inches; most of this fell during the storm on the 21st. Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) across the region was down from 39% to 34%. Out of the region, Kansas experienced an 11% decrease in D0 conditions.
Severe Weather
Colorado reported hail 1 to 4 inches in diameter with Yuma and Washington counties reporting 4-inch hail. Kansas and Nebraska reported hail 1 to 3 inches in diameter along with one EF1 tornado in Johnson County, Kansas and three reported in Nebraskan counties Adams, Howard, and Phelps. North and South Dakota reported hail 1 to 1.75 inches in diameter.