Category: Climate Summary

  • Missouri River Basin Fall Quarterly Impacts and Outlooks

    Missouri River Basin Fall Quarterly Impacts and Outlooks

    Regional Significant Events for September – November 2024 Highlights for the Basin Record heat and dryness plagued the region through September and October. This two-month period was the record warmest in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming, and 2nd warmest for Nebraska and North Dakota. Despite some precipitation at the very end of October, Nebraska…

  • January 20-26, 2025 Summary

    January 20-26, 2025 Summary

    Temperature  Temperatures were below normal for the region. The warmest temperatures were in central eastern North Dakota reaching 0°F to 3°F above normal. Temperatures in northwestern and eastern Wyoming, central and southeastern Colorado, central western South Dakota, and scattered parts of Nebraska and Kansas reached 16°F below normal.   The warmest temperatures were in eastern…

  • January 13-19, 2025 Summary

    January 13-19, 2025 Summary

    Temperature  Temperatures varied in the region. The highest temperatures were in northcentral Wyoming and southcentral Kansas reaching temperatures 3°F to 6°F above normal. Temperatures in southern Wyoming and central Colorado reached temperatures of 6°F to 9°F below normal, with some spots in both states reaching 12°F to 16°F below normal.   The highest temperatures were…

  • January 6-12, 2025 Summary

    January 6-12, 2025 Summary

    Temperature  Temperatures varied in the region. The highest temperatures were in northwestern Colorado, northeastern South Dakota, and scattered parts of North Dakota reaching temperatures 3°F to 6°F above normal. Temperatures in central Kansas and southeastern Nebraska reached 16°F below normal.   The highest temperatures were in northwestern Colorado, eastern North Dakota, and eastern South Dakota reaching…

  • December 30, 2024 – January 5, 2025 Summary

    December 30, 2024 – January 5, 2025 Summary

    Temperature  Temperatures varied in the region. The highest temperatures were in northwestern and southcentral Colorado, western Wyoming, and central Kansas reaching temperatures 9°F to 12°F above normal. The lowest temperatures were in western South Dakota and northern North Dakota reaching temperatures of 9°F to 15°F.  The highest temperatures were in southern and western Colorado, western…

  • December 23-29, 2024 Summary

    December 23-29, 2024 Summary

    Temperature  Temperatures were above normal for the region. The highest temperatures were in northwestern Colorado, southwestern North Dakota, and northwestern South Dakota reaching temperatures 16°F to 20°F above normal. The coolest temperatures were in eastern North Dakota, scattered spots in Wyoming, central and southwestern Colorado, and southwestern Kansas reaching temperatures of 4°F to 8°F above…