Temperature

Average temperatures were above normal by 2-4°F to the west (Figure 1). Across the east, specifically in the Ohio River Basin and Kentucky Coalfields, conditions were near normal.

Average minimum temperatures were slightly below normal by 2-4°F across southern and eastern parts of the region (Figure 2). Meanwhile, across Minnesota, northwestern Wisconsin, and northern Michigan, minimum temperatures were slightly above normal by 2-4°F.

Maximum temperatures were above normal for almost the entire region (Figure 3). Across the west, maximum temperatures were as much as 8°F above normal for the week. Heading east and into Kentucky, maximum temperatures were just slightly above normal by 2-4°F.

Precipitation

Precipitation was lacking, with most of the region picking up little to no precipitation (Figure 4). Precipitation was less than 25 percent of the 1991-2020 normal for most of the region. Precipitation was near or slightly above normal for northern Michigan. There was minor snowfall of under 1 inch across Minnesota’s Arrowhead region and Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (Figure 5).

Drought has persisted across the region, although there have been slight improvements in certain categories. D0 (abnormally dry) declined by 3 percent, mainly across the south (Figure 6). Improvements were made across Wisconsin where much of D1 (moderate drought) was removed. However, D1 was expanded across portions of northern Ohio and southern Illinois. D3 (extreme drought) was removed from Missouri.