Temperature
The highest temperature in the region was 6°F to 8°F above normal in northwestern Wyoming, scattered parts of central and southeastern Nebraska, small parts of central and northeastern Kansas, and western North Dakota. Northern North Dakota reached temperatures 6°F to 8°F below normal.
The coldest temperatures were in western North Dakota reaching 9°F to 15°F below normal. Temperatures in southern Nebraska, central Kansas, and northeastern Colorado reached 9°F to 12°F above normal. The highest temperature was 85°F at Salina, Kansas which is 8°F above normal for the area.
The hottest temperatures were in northwestern Wyoming and northcentral North Dakota reaching 8°F to 10°F above normal. Temperatures in central and western Kansas and southeastern Colorado reached 6°F to 8°F below normal with a spot in southeastern Colorado reaching 8°F to 10°F below normal. The lowest temperature was 32°F at Alamosa, Colorado which is 2°F below normal for the area.
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Precipitation
Precipitation amounts varied in the region, ranging from 2 percent of normal in central and eastern Colorado and southcentral and western Kansas to 800 percent of normal in northwestern and southwestern North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota. Hettinger, North Dakota received 8.22 inches of precipitation; most of it fell on the 15th. Drought continues in the region. D0 (abnormally dry) conditions remained the same as the previous week at 83 percent. In the region, Wyoming experienced the highest increase in D0 conditions by 7 percent while Colorado experienced the highest decrease in D0 conditions by 4 percent.
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Severe Storms
South Dakota and Wyoming received hail with a diameter of 1 inch. Colorado received hail with diameters between 1 to 2 inches. Nebraska and Kansas received hail with diameters between 1 to 3 inches and 1 to 4 inches respectively. Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota reported multiple tornadoes either on the 15th or 19th.