ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗EĂƚĂůŝĞhŵƉŚůĞƩ;ŶƵŵƉŚůĞƩϮΛƵŶů͘ĞĚƵͿ Missouri River Basin Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook| September 2014 

ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ŐŽǀͬĚƌŽƵŐŚƚͬĐŽŶƚĞŶƚͬƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐͬƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ

Quarterly Climate Impacts 

and Outlook

Missouri River Basin 

September 2014 

National - 6LJQLÀFDQW(YHQWVIRU-XQH$XJXVW

Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies 6WUHDPÁRZ

Regional - &OLPDWH2YHUYLHZIRU-XQH$XJXVW

Percent of Normal Precipitation (%)

June 1 - August 31, 2014

Departure from Normal Temperature (°F)

June 1 - August 31, 2014

0LVVRXUL%DVLQ6WUHDPÀRZ

09/18/2014

Highlights for the Basin

Overall it was a cool, wet summer for the 

Missouri River Basin. Many states ranked in the 

ƚŽƉϭϬǁĞƩĞƐƚƐƵŵŵĞƌƐŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ/ŽǁĂ

(4), South Dakota (7), Nebraska (8), and North 

ĂŬŽƚĂ;εͿ͘ŽƚŚ:ƵŶĞĂŶĚƵŐƵƐƚǁĞƌĞǁĞƚ͕ǁŚŝůĞ

:ƵůLJǁĂƐĚƌLJ͘dŚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƐŝŶƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶĂƌĞ

ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚǁĞůůŝŶ^ŽƵƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͛ƐƌĂŶŬŝŶŐƐǁŚŝĐŚ

ǁĞŶƚĨƌŽŵκƚŚǁĞƩĞƐƚŝŶ:ƵŶĞ͕ςƚŚĚƌŝĞƐƚŝŶ:ƵůLJ͕

ĂŶĚϮŶĚǁĞƩĞƐƚŝŶƵŐƵƐƚ͘

Canton, South Dakota, located just south of Sioux 

&ĂůůƐŽŶƚŚĞŝŐ^ŝŽƵdžZŝǀĞƌ͕ƐĞƚĂŶĞǁƐƚĂƚĞͲǁŝĚĞ

ƌĞĐŽƌĚĨŽƌƚŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƐƚƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶŝŶĂŶLJŽŶĞ

month with a June total of 19.75 inches.

TŚĞŝŐ^ŝŽƵdžZŝǀĞƌƐĞƚĂŶĞǁƉĞĂŬŽĨƌĞĐŽƌĚ

ƐƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁŽĨϭϬΘ͕ϬϬϬĐĨƐŽŶ:ƵŶĞϭΘƚŚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ

ƌĞĐŽƌĚͲďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐƌĂŝŶĨĂůůĨƌŽŵƚŚƵŶĚĞƌƐƚŽƌŵƐƚŚĞ

previous week and a dam break in Minnesota. 

DĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŽŶƚŚĞŝŐ^ŝŽƵdžďĞŐĂŶŝŶϭεϮε͘

MŽŶƚĂŶĂŚĂĚŝƚƐǁĞƩĞƐƚƵŐƵƐƚŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚĂŌĞƌ

ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞ

ŵŽŶƚŚ͘/ŶũƵƐƚĂĨĞǁƐŚŽƌƚĚĂLJƐƐŽŵĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ

ƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĚŚĂůĨŽĨƚŚĞŝƌĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĂŶŶƵĂůƌĂŝŶĨĂůů͘

dŚŝƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞDŝůŬĂŶĚ

Musselshell Rivers.

SƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐĂƚŵŝĚͲ

September showed that most of the Basin 

ǁĂƐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐŝŶŐŵƵĐŚĂďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůƚŽ

ŚŝŐŚƐƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁƐ͘dŚĞŚŝŐŚƐƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁƐŝŶ

DŽŶƚĂŶĂ͕EŽƌƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͕EĞďƌĂƐŬĂ͕ĂŶĚ/ŽǁĂ

ǁĞƌĞĚƵĞƚŽĂďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶ͕

ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŚŝŐŚŇŽǁƐŝŶƚŚĞůĂĐŬ,ŝůůƐŚĂǀĞ

been present since the October 2013 blizzard. 

>ŽǁĞƌŇŽǁƐǁĞƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŝŶEĞďƌĂƐŬĂĂůŽŶŐ

ƚŚĞZĞƉƵďůŝĐĂŶZŝǀĞƌĂŶĚŝŶ<ĂŶƐĂƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞ

<ĂŶƐĂƐZŝǀĞƌǁŚĞƌĞĚƌŽƵŐŚƚŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŚĂǀĞ

ůŝŶŐĞƌĞĚ͘

PƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶǁĞŶƚĨƌŽŵŽŶĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƚŽƚŚĞ

other this summer as June was fairly wet, 

:ƵůLJǁĂƐĚƌLJ͕ĂŶĚƵŐƵƐƚǁĂƐǁĞƚĂŐĂŝŶ͘

ǀĞŶǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĚƌLJĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŝŶ:ƵůLJ͕ƐƵŵŵĞƌ

ƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐĂďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůŽǀĞƌĂůů͕ǁŝƚŚ

ůĂƌŐĞĂƌĞĂƐŽĨĞĂƐƚĞƌŶDŽŶƚĂŶĂŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ

western Dakotas, central and eastern Nebraska 

ŝŶƚŽǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ/ŽǁĂ͕ĂŶĚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ<ĂŶƐĂƐ

ƌĞĐĞŝǀŝŶŐŽǀĞƌϭρϬйŽĨŶŽƌŵĂůƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶ͘

Only areas of southern Colorado, eastern 

Kansas, central South Dakota, the Nebraska 

panhandle, and southern Missouri were dry.

Overall, it was a cool summer across the 

DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝZŝǀĞƌĂƐŝŶƐƚĂƚĞƐ͘:ƵŶĞĂŶĚƵŐƵƐƚ

ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐǁĞƌĞǁŝƚŚŝŶĂĐŽƵƉůĞĚĞŐƌĞĞƐ

ŽĨŶŽƌŵĂů͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽŽůĂƌĞĂƐĐŽŶĮŶĞĚƚŽƚŚĞ

north, while July temperatures were below 

normal across most of the Basin, especially 

ŝŶ/ŽǁĂĂŶĚDŝƐƐŽƵƌŝ͘hůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞƐƚ

ĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƐƵŵŵĞƌǁĞƌĞ

located in South Dakota, southwestern North 

ĂŬŽƚĂ͕ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶEĞďƌĂƐŬĂ͕ĂŶĚŶŽƌƚŚͲĐĞŶƚƌĂů

tLJŽŵŝŶŐǁŚĞƌĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĚĞƉĂƌƚƵƌĞƐŽĨ

2°FͲρ°F below normal occurred. 

dŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞh^ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƵŐƵƐƚǁĂƐϳϮ͘ϮΣ&͕Ϭ͘ϭΣ&ĂďŽǀĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘dŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌh^

ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞǁĂƐϳϭ͘ϳΣ&͕Ϭ͘ϯΣ&ĂďŽǀĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘ƵŐƵƐƚh^ƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐϯ͘ϭϬŝŶĐŚĞƐ͕Ϭ͘κΘŝŶĐŚ

ĂďŽǀĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘dŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽƚĂůǁĂƐε͘ϯεŝŶĐŚĞƐ͕ϭ͘ϬϳŝŶĐŚĞƐĂďŽǀĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĂŶĚƚŚĞ

ŶŝŶƚŚǁĞƩĞƐƚƐƵŵŵĞƌŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚ͘
Regional - Impacts for June - August 2014

ŽŶƚĂĐƚ͗EĂƚĂůŝĞhŵƉŚůĞƩ;ŶƵŵƉŚůĞƩϮΛƵŶů͘ĞĚƵͿ Missouri River Basin Quarterly Climate Impacts and Outlook| September 2014 

ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ŐŽǀͬĚƌŽƵŐŚƚͬĐŽŶƚĞŶƚͬƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐͬƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ

Regional - Outlook for October - December 2014 MO River Basin Partners

High Plains Regional Climate Center

ǁǁǁ͘ŚƉƌĐĐ͘ƵŶů͘ĞĚƵ

Kansas State, Department of Agronomy

ǁǁǁ͘ĂŐƌŽŶŽŵLJ͘ŬͲƐƚĂƚĞ͘ĞĚƵ

EĂƟŽŶĂůKĐĞĂŶŝĐĂŶĚƚŵŽƐƉŚĞƌŝĐĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ

ǁǁǁ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ

EĂƟŽŶĂůtĞĂƚŚĞƌ^ĞƌǀŝĐĞͲĞŶƚƌĂůZĞŐŝŽŶ

ǁǁǁ͘ĐƌŚ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀͬĐƌŚ

EĂƟŽŶĂůůŝŵĂƟĐĂƚĂĞŶƚĞƌ

ǁǁǁ͘ŶĐĚĐ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ

DŝƐƐŽƵƌŝZŝǀĞƌĂƐŝŶ&ŽƌĞĐĂƐƚĞŶƚĞƌ

ǁǁǁ͘ĐƌŚ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀͬŵďƌĨĐ

ůŝŵĂƚĞWƌĞĚŝĐƟŽŶĞŶƚĞƌ

ǁǁǁ͘ĐƉĐ͘ŶĐĞƉ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ

EĂƟŽŶĂůKƉĞƌĂƟŽŶĂů,LJĚƌŽůŽŐŝĐZĞŵŽƚĞ^ĞŶƐŝŶŐĞŶƚĞƌ

ǁǁǁ͘ŶŽŚƌƐĐ͘ŶŽĂĂ͘ŐŽǀ

EĂƟŽŶĂůƌŽƵŐŚƚDŝƟŐĂƟŽŶĞŶƚĞƌ

ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ƵŶů͘ĞĚƵ

EĂƟŽŶĂů/ŶƚĞŐƌĂƚĞĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ

^LJƐƚĞŵ;E//^Ϳ

ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ŐŽǀ

State Climatologists

ǁǁǁ͘ƐƚĂƚĞĐůŝŵĂƚĞ͘ŽƌŐ

^ŽƵƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ^ƚĂƚĞhŶŝǀĞƌƐŝƚLJdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ

ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬŝŐƌŽǁ͘ŽƌŐ

h͘^͘ƌŵLJŽƌƉƐŽĨŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐͲDŝƐƐŽƵƌŝZŝǀĞƌĂƐŝŶ

tĂƚĞƌDĂŶĂŐĞŵĞŶƚŝǀŝƐŝŽŶ

ǁǁǁ͘ƵƐĂĐĞ͘ĂƌŵLJ͘ŵŝů

h͘^͘ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ

ǁǁǁ͘ƵƐĚĂ͘ŐŽǀ

EZ^EĂƟŽŶĂůtĂƚĞƌΘůŝŵĂƚĞĞŶƚĞƌ

ǁǁǁ͘ǁĐĐ͘ŶƌĐƐ͘ƵƐĚĂ͘ŐŽǀ

Regional Climate Hubs

ǁǁǁ͘ƵƐĚĂ͘ŐŽǀͬŽĐĞͬĐůŝŵĂƚĞ ͅĐŚĂŶŐĞͬƌĞŐŝŽŶĂů ͅŚƵďƐ͘Śƚŵ

h͘^͘'ĞŽůŽŐŝĐĂů^ƵƌǀĞLJ͕tĂƚĞƌDŝƐƐŝŽŶƌĞĂ

ǁǁǁ͘ƵƐŐƐ͘ŐŽǀͬǁĂƚĞƌ

tĞƐƚĞƌŶ'ŽǀĞƌŶŽƌƐ͛ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ

ǁǁǁ͘ǁĞƐƚŐŽǀ͘ŽƌŐ

͗ηƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůĐůŝŵĂƚĞŽƵƚůŽŽŬƐ

3-Month Precipitation and 

Temperature Outlooks 

Soil Moisture

Conditions 

EE^K;ůEŝŹŽͬ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶKƐĐŝůůĂƟŽŶͿŶĞƵƚƌĂů

ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŚŝƐƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘dŚĞ

ϯͲŵŽŶƚŚŽƵƚůŽŽŬƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐŚĂŶĐĞƐ

for above normal temperatures across 

ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶĂŶĚĞĂƐƚĞƌŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƐŝŶ͘

dŚĞƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶŽƵƚůŽŽŬƐŚŽǁƐĞƋƵĂůĐŚĂŶĐĞƐ

ĨŽƌĂďŽǀĞ͕ďĞůŽǁ͕ŽƌŶĞĂƌŶŽƌŵĂůƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶ͘

WŚŝůĞůEŝŹŽĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉ

ůĂƚĞƌƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕ƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽĨƚŚŝƐƉŽƚĞŶƟĂů

ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƌĞƵŶĐůĞĂƌĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞ͘ĞĐĂƵƐĞ

ŽĨĂĐŽŽůƐƵŵŵĞƌĂŶĚůĂƚĞƉůĂŶƟŶŐƚŚĞƌĞŝƐ

ĂŚŝŐŚĞƌƌŝƐŬŽĨĨƌŽƐƚͬĨƌĞĞnjĞĚĂŵĂŐĞŝŶƚŚĞ

ŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŽƌŶĞůƚ͘ƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨ

ƚŚŝƐǁƌŝƟŶŐƉĂƚĐŚLJĨƌĞĞnjĞƐŚĂǀĞŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚǁŝƚŚ

ƐŽŵĞƌĞŐŝŽŶĂůŝŵƉĂĐƚƐ͘KǀĞƌĂůů͕ƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŚĂƐ

not been serious.

AĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨĨĂĐƚŽƌƐŚĂƐůĞĚƚŽŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚ

ƐŽŝůŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞ

ĂƐŝŶ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶĂƌĞĂƐ͘,ĞĂǀLJ

ƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚƌĞĚƵĐĞĚĐƌŽƉǁĂƚĞƌƵƐĂŐĞ

due to cooler weather played a role in the 

ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐƐƟůůƟŵĞĨŽƌƐŽŝů

ŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞůĞǀĞůƐƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƐŽŝůƐ

ĨƌĞĞnjĞ͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƐŚŽƵůĚďĞ

monitored as soil moisture at the end of fall 

ŝƐƵŶůŝŬĞůLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞŽǀĞƌƚŚĞǁŝŶƚĞƌ͘dŚŝƐǁŝůů

ŚĞůƉŐŝǀĞŝŶĚŝĐĂƟŽŶƐǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƐŽŝůŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞ

ǁŝůůŝŵƉĂĐƚƚŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐŇŽŽĚƐĞĂƐŽŶŽƌƚŚĞƐƚĂƌƚ

ŽĨƚŚĞŶĞdžƚŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƐĞĂƐŽŶ͘dŚŝƐŵĂƉƐŚŽǁƐ

the total column soil moisture anomaly in 

millimeters, from a NOAA model called NLDAS.

Valid for October - December 2014 09/14/2014

ďŽǀĞ͗;>ĞŌͿsŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƐůĂLJŝŶŐƐĂŶĚďĂŐƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞŝŐ^ŝŽƵdžZŝǀĞƌŝŶ:ƵŶĞŝŶŬƌŽŶ͕/ŽǁĂ͕ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJdŝŵ,LJŶĚƐ͕^ŝŽƵdžŝƚLJ:ŽƵƌŶĂů͕;ĞŶƚĞƌͿWĂƐƚƵƌĞůĂŶĚƐŶĞĂƌ>ƵƐŬ͕

tLJŽŵŝŶŐ͕ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJWĂŵ&ƌĞĞŵĂŶ͕;ZŝŐŚƚͿ&ůŽŽĚŝŶŐŝŶĐĞŶƚƌĂůDŽŶƚĂŶĂŝŶƵŐƵƐƚ͕ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ^ĐŽƩ/ƌǀŝŶ͕DŽŶƚĂŶĂEZ͕>ĞǁŝƐƚŽǁŶZĞŐŝŽŶĂůtĂƚĞƌZĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐKĸĐĞ͘

Long-term Impacts of Drought

TŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐĐĂƩůĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJŝƐƐƟůůďĞŝŶŐŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚďLJƚŚĞŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ

ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶWůĂŝŶƐ͘dŚĞĚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĂƐƐŚŝŌĞĚ

ŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞĐŽƵŶƚƌLJ͛ƐĐĂƩůĞŚĞƌĚƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕ƚŽƉůĂĐĞƐůŝŬĞEĞďƌĂƐŬĂ

ĂŶĚ/ŽǁĂ͘ĂƌůŝĞƌƚŚŝƐLJĞĂƌ͕EĞďƌĂƐŬĂĞǀĞŶƐƵƌƉĂƐƐĞĚdĞdžĂƐĂƐƚŚĞ

ƚŽƉĐĂƩůĞĨĞĞĚŝŶŐƐƚĂƚĞ͕ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞh^EĂƟŽŶĂůŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂů

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EC: ƋƵĂůĐŚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨĂďŽǀĞ͕ŶĞĂƌŽƌďĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂů

A: Above normal, B: Below normal

Precipitation Temperature

Heavy Precipitation Impacts the Missouri River and its Tributaries

RĞĐŽƌĚͲƐĞƫŶŐƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚƉĂƌƚƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƐŝŶŝŶ:ƵŶĞ͕ǁŚŝĐŚůĞĚƚŽŇŽŽĚŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞŝŐ^ŝŽƵdžZŝǀĞƌ͕ĂŶĚŝŶƵŐƵƐƚǁŝƚŚŇŽŽĚŝŶŐ

ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞDŝůŬĂŶĚDƵƐƐĞůƐŚĞůůZŝǀĞƌƐ͘dLJƉŝĐĂůůLJ͕ƐƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁƐĂƌĞůŽǁŝŶƚŚĞĨĂůů͕ŚŽǁĞǀĞƌŚŝŐŚŵŝĚͲ^ĞƉƚĞŵďĞƌƐƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁƐƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚƚŚĞŚĞĂǀLJ

ƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŚĂƚŽĐĐƵƌƌĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘dŚĞh^ƌŵLJŽƌƉƐŽĨŶŐŝŶĞĞƌƐŚĂƐŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚƌĞůĞĂƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞDŝƐƐŽƵƌŝZŝǀĞƌŝŶŽƌĚĞƌƚŽĞǀĂĐƵĂƚĞ

ŇŽŽĚĐŽŶƚƌŽůƐƚŽƌĂŐĞĂŶĚůĞƐƐĞŶĨƵƚƵƌĞŇŽŽĚƌŝƐŬ͘ŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ͕ƚŚŝƐǁŝůůĞdžƚĞŶĚƚŚĞŶĂǀŝŐĂƟŽŶƐĞĂƐŽŶďLJϭϬĚĂLJƐ͘dŚĞŚĞĂǀLJƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶĂůƐŽ

ŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͘/ŶƵŐƵƐƚ͕ĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJεϬйŽĨDŽŶƚĂŶĂ͛ƐǁŚĞĂƚĐƌŽƉŚĂĚŶŽƚďĞĞŶŚĂƌǀĞƐƚĞĚĂƚƚŚĞƟŵĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĞĂǀLJƌĂŝŶƐĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐ

ǁĞƌĞĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞĐƌŽƉ͛ƐƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘/Ŷ^ŽƵƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͕ǁŚĞĂƚŚĂƌǀĞƐƚǁĂƐďĞŚŝŶĚĚƵĞƚŽŚŝŐŚŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞůĞǀĞůƐŝŶƚŚĞĐƌŽƉ͘

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TŚĞƌĞǁĞƌĞŵĂŶLJďĞŶĞĮƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐĐŽŽů͕ǁĞƚƐƵŵŵĞƌ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚ

ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁĂƐďĞŚŝŶĚ͕ƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ͛ƐĐŽƌŶĂŶĚƐŽLJďĞĂŶĐƌŽƉƐĂƌĞŝŶ

ƐƵĐŚŐŽŽĚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƚŚĂƚƌĞĐŽƌĚLJŝĞůĚƐĂƌĞĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚĨŽƌďŽƚŚĐƌŽƉƐ͘

KƚŚĞƌĐƌŽƉƐďĞŶĞĮƩĞĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĐŽŽůĞƌǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJƐŵĂůůŐƌĂŝŶƐ

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