"Most of the region had above-average temperatures and little to no rainfall.
The lack of precipitation continues a pattern of dryness in the region over at least the past couple of months.
Lincoln, Nebraska, has received only 0.08 inch of precipitation since Oct. 15, its driest such period on record.
Abnormally dry conditions (D0) expanded greatly over Colorado into western Kansas, and northeastward into Nebraska.
Abnormally dry conditions were expanded across the remainder of southeastern Kansas.
Moisture there is less than half of average.
Soil moisture levels are down and surface water supplies (stock ponds) are shrinking."
Central Kansas, for example, has nothing for precipitation — zero — in the DTN forecast table looking out to Dec. 28.
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