Temperature
Temperatures were above normal in the majority of the region. The highest temperatures were greater than 15°F above normal in scattered parts of northeastern and southwestern South Dakota. The lowest temperatures were 0°F to 3°F below normal in southeastern Colorado and northcentral North Dakota.
Temperatures across central and western South Dakota along with central Kansas reached 15°F to 20°F above normal, with some scattered areas in South Dakota reaching 20°F to 25°F above normal. The hottest temperature was 63°F in Pueblo, Colorado, which is 6°F above normal for the area. The lowest temperatures were 0°F to 5°F below normal in northern North Dakota, southeastern Wyoming, and scattered parts of central and eastern Kansas.
Temperatures in southeastern Colorado reached 9°F to 12°F below normal. The coldest temperature was 17°F in Bismarck, North Dakota, which is 3°F above normal for the area. The highest temperatures were greater than 15°F above normal in parts of eastern and western Wyoming.
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Precipitation
Precipitation amounts varied in the region, ranging from less than 2 percent of normal in central and western Kansas, southern and northwestern Colorado, central Nebraska, northwestern and northeastern Wyoming, western and northern South Dakota, and across most of North Dakota to greater than 800 percent of normal in southcentral Wyoming and a small part of eastern Kansas. Ottawa, Kansas received 4.31 inches of precipitation with most falling on the 6th and 7th. Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions increased from 62 to 66 percent. In the region, Kansas experienced the highest increase in D0 conditions by 11 percent while North Dakota experienced no change in D0 conditions.
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