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

ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ŐŽǀͬĚƌŽƵŐŚƚͬĐŽŶƚĞŶƚͬƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐͬƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ

Quarterly Climate Impacts 

and Outlook

Missouri River Basin 

June 2014 

National - 6LJQLÀFDQW(YHQWVIRU0DUFK0D\

Temperature and Precipitation Anomalies 6WUHDPÁRZ

Regional - &OLPDWH2YHUYLHZIRU0DUFK0D\

Percent of Normal Precipitation (%)

March 1 - May 31, 2014

Departure from Normal Temperature (°F)

March 1 - May 31, 2014

0LVVRXUL%DVLQ6WUHDPÀRZ

05/30/2014

Highlights for the Basin

AůƚŚŽƵŐŚŝŶĚŝǀŝĚƵĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞĚ

ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƐƚŚŝƐƐƉƌŝŶŐ͕ƐƚĂƚĞǁŝĚĞĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƐǁĞƌĞ

ŶŽƚĐŽŵŵŽŶ͘DŽŶƚĂŶĂĚŝĚŚĂǀĞŝƚƐϯƌĚǁĞƩĞƐƚ

DĂƌĐŚ͕ǁŚŝůĞ<ĂŶƐĂƐŚĂĚŝƚƐϭϬƚŚĚƌŝĞƐƚDĂƌĐŚĂŶĚ

ςƚŚĚƌŝĞƐƚDĂLJ͘

PƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐƐĞǀĞƌĞůLJůĂĐŬŝŶŐŝŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨ

^ŽƵƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͕EĞďƌĂƐŬĂ͕ĂŶĚ<ĂŶƐĂƐ͘'ŽŽĚůĂŶĚ͕

<^ŚĂĚŝƚƐϭϬƚŚĚƌŝĞƐƚƐƉƌŝŶŐŽŶƌĞĐŽƌĚǁŝƚŚŽŶůLJ

Ϯ͘ςϬŝŶĐŚĞƐ͘^ŝŽƵdž&ĂůůƐ͕^ŚĂĚŝƚƐϭϭƚŚĚƌŝĞƐƚǁŝƚŚ

ϯ͘εεŝŶĐŚĞƐ͘

DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶƐŶŽǁƉĂĐŬĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŽďĞĂďŽǀĞ

ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĂƐƚŚĞƐŶŽǁǁĂƚĞƌĞƋƵŝǀĂůĞŶƚƉĞĂŬĞĚ

ĂƚϭϯϮйĂďŽǀĞ&ŽƌƚWĞĐŬZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌĂŶĚϭκϬй

ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ&ŽƌƚWĞĐŬĂŶĚ'ĂƌƌŝƐŽŶZĞƐĞƌǀŽŝƌ͘

WŝŶĚLJĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŝŶƚŽƐƉƌŝŶŐ͘Ɖƌŝů

ǁĂƐƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJǁŝŶĚLJŝŶ<ĂŶƐĂƐĂƐŵĂŶLJůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ

ǁĞƌĞϯŵƉŚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞůŽŶŐƚĞƌŵĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘

TŚŝƐƐƉƌŝŶŐŚĂĚƚŚĞůĞĂƐƚĂĐƟǀĞƐƚĂƌƚƚŽƚŽƌŶĂĚŽ

ƐĞĂƐŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚςϬLJĞĂƌƐ͘KŶĞŶŽƚĂďůĞƐLJƐƚĞŵ

ǁĂƐƚŚĞDŽƚŚĞƌ͛ƐĂLJƐƚŽƌŵǁŚŝĐŚďƌŽƵŐŚƚ

ĂĐĐƵŵƵůĂƟŶŐƐŶŽǁĨĂůůƚŽǁĞƐƚĞƌŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞ

ĂƐŝŶĂŶĚƐĞǀĞƌĞǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƚŽĞĂƐƚĞƌŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨ

ƚŚĞĂƐŝŶ͘

SƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁŵĞĂƐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞĚĂƌĂŶŐĞ

ŽĨĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞĂƐŝŶĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨ

ƐƉƌŝŶŐ͘>ŽǁĞƌƚŚĂŶŶŽƌŵĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ

ŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚƚŚĞƌŝǀĞƌƐƚŚŝƐƐƉƌŝŶŐďLJƉƌŽĚƵĐŝŶŐ

ŵŽƌĞŝĐĞũĂŵŇŽŽĚŝŶŐƚŚĂŶƵƐƵĂů͘Ƶƚ͕ƚŚĞƐĞ

ĐŽŽůĞƌĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐŚĞůƉĞĚŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJŵĞƚĞƌŽƵƚ

ƚŚĞƐŶŽǁŵĞůƚĂƚĂƐůŽǁĞƌƉĂĐĞ͘ĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂů

ƐƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁǁĂƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŝŶƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶƉĂƌƚ

ŽĨƚŚĞďĂƐŝŶǁŚĞƌĞƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶŚĂƐďĞĞŶ

ůĂĐŬŝŶŐ͘^ƵƌĨĂĐĞǁĂƚĞƌƐƵƉƉůŝĞƐǁĞƌĞĂĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ

ŝŶ<ĂŶƐĂƐĚƵĞƚŽďŽƚŚůŽǁƐƚƌĞĂŵŇŽǁƐĂŶĚ

ƐƚŽĐŬƉŽŶĚƐ͘

PƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐŚŝŐŚůLJǀĂƌŝĂďůĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞ

ƐƉƌŝŶŐŵŽŶƚŚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞDŝƐƐŽƵƌŝĂƐŝŶƐƚĂƚĞƐ͘

dŚĞŚŝŐŚĞƌƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶĂƌĞĂƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚƉĂƌƚƐ

ŽĨEŽƌƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͕DŽŶƚĂŶĂ͕ĂŶĚĂƐǁĂƚŚ

ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐĨƌŽŵǁĞƐƚĞƌŶŽůŽƌĂĚŽƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞ

ƉĂŶŚĂŶĚůĞŽĨEĞďƌĂƐŬĂĂŶĚŝŶƚŽĐĞŶƚƌĂů^ŽƵƚŚ

ĂŬŽƚĂ͘DĞĂŶǁŚŝůĞ͕ŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐŵŝƐƐĞĚŽƵƚŽŶ

ƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶ͘WĂƌƚƐŽĨ<ĂŶƐĂƐ͕EĞďƌĂƐŬĂ͕ĂŶĚ

ĞĂƐƚĞƌŶŽůŽƌĂĚŽǁĞƌĞŚŝƚƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJŚĂƌĚ

ǁŝƚŚƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽƚĂůƐĂƚďĞƐƚρϬйŽĨŶŽƌŵĂů͘

hŶĨŽƌƚƵŶĂƚĞůLJ͕ƚŚŝƐůĞĚƚŽƚŚĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽĨ

ŶĞǁĚƌŽƵŐŚƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂĐƌŽƐƐ<ĂŶƐĂƐ͘

TŚĞƐƚƌŽŶŐƌŝĚŐĞͬƚƌŽƵŐŚƉĂƩĞƌŶĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ

ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞǁŝŶƚĞƌŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƐƉƌŝŶŐ

ǁŝƚŚDĂƌĐŚƐŚŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůŝĂƌŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚ

ŇŽǁƉĂƩĞƌŶ͘ƉƌŝůĂŶĚDĂLJǁĞƌĞůĂƌŐĞůLJ

ŶĞĂƌŶŽƌŵĂů͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĐŽůĚĞƐƚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ

ĐŽŶĮŶĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶƟĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĂƐŝŶ͘

&ŽƌƚŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐĂƐĂǁŚŽůĞ͕ĂƌĞĂƐŽĨŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ

DŽŶƚĂŶĂ͕EŽƌƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͕ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚŽĨ^ŽƵƚŚ

ĂŬŽƚĂĂǀĞƌĂŐĞĚϮ͘ϬΣ&Ͳς͘Ϭ°&ďĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂů

ǁŚŝůĞŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐŽĨƚŚĞDŝƐƐŽƵƌŝZŝǀĞƌĂƐŝŶ

ƐƚĂƚĞƐǁĞƌĞǁŝƚŚŝŶϮ͘Ϭ°&ĂďŽǀĞŽƌďĞůŽǁ

ŶŽƌŵĂů͘

dŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞh͘^͘ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĚƵƌŝŶŐDĂLJǁĂƐςϭ͘ϮΣ&͕ϭ͘ϬΣ&ĂďŽǀĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘dŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐh͘^͘

ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞǁĂƐρϭ͘ϭΣ&͕Ϭ͘ϮΣ&ĂďŽǀĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘DĂLJh͘^͘ƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶǁĂƐϮ͘ϳςŝŶĐŚĞƐ͕Ϭ͘ϭρŝŶĐŚďĞůŽǁ

ĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘dŚĞƐƉƌŝŶŐƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶƚŽƚĂůǁĂƐΘ͘ϬϭŝŶĐŚĞƐ͕Ϭ͘ϬϳŝŶĐŚĂďŽǀĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͘
Regional - Impacts for March - May 2014

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

ǁǁǁ͘ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ͘ŐŽǀͬĚƌŽƵŐŚƚͬĐŽŶƚĞŶƚͬƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐͬƌĞƉŽƌƚƐ

Regional - Outlook for Summer 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 

U.S. Seasonal Drought 

Outlook 

EE^K;ůEŝŹŽͬ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶKƐĐŝůůĂƟŽŶͿŶĞƵƚƌĂů

ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚƚŚŝƐƐƉƌŝŶŐ͘dŚĞϯͲŵŽŶƚŚ

ŽƵƚůŽŽŬƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐĞĚĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĨŽƌ

ĂďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůƉƌĞĐŝƉŝƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚďĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂů

ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĂĐƌŽƐƐŵƵĐŚŽĨƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĞƌŶ

ĂŶĚǁĞƐƚĞƌŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞĂƐŝŶ͘ŶŚĂŶĐĞĚ

ĐŚĂŶĐĞƐĨŽƌĂďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐĞdžŝƐƚ

ŝŶĂƌĞĂƐƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĂƐŝŶ͘

AƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞ͕ŝƚŝƐƋƵŝƚĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŚĂƚůEŝŹŽ

ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐǁŝůůĚĞǀĞůŽƉǁŝƚŚĂŶΘϬйĐŚĂŶĐĞ

ĚƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĨĂůůĂŶĚǁŝŶƚĞƌ͘tŚŝůĞĂŶů

EŝŹŽŵĂLJŽĐĐƵƌ͕ŬĞĞƉŝŶŵŝŶĚƚŚĂƚŶĞƵƚƌĂů

ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂƌĞƐƟůůƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂŶĚĂŶLJĨƵƚƵƌĞ

ŝŵƉĂĐƚƐŽĨƚŚĞƉŽƐƐŝďůĞůEŝŹŽǁŝůůĚĞƉĞŶĚŽŶ

ŝƚƐƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐŶŽƚĐĞƌƚĂŝŶĂƚƚŚŝƐƟŵĞ͘

TŚŝƐƐƉƌŝŶŐ͕ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐǁŽƌƐĞŶĞĚ

ĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶƟĞƌŽĨƚŚĞďĂƐŝŶĂƐ

ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞĚƌŽƵŐŚƚĞdžƉĂŶĚĞĚĂĐƌŽƐƐĞĂƐƚĞƌŶ

ŽůŽƌĂĚŽ͕ĐĞŶƚƌĂů<ĂŶƐĂƐ͕ĂŶĚĐĞŶƚƌĂů

EĞďƌĂƐŬĂ͘ƌŽƵŐŚƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĂůƐŽƐƉƌĞĂĚ

ŶŽƌƚŚǁĂƌĚŝŶƚŽ^ŽƵƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͘KŶůLJĨĞǁĂƌĞĂƐ

ŚĂĚŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚƐ͘ƵƌŝŶŐƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŚĂůĨŽĨ

:ƵŶĞ͕ŚĞĂǀLJƌĂŝŶƐĂĐƌŽƐƐ<ĂŶƐĂƐ͕EĞďƌĂƐŬĂ͕

^ŽƵƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͕ĂŶĚEŽƌƚŚĂŬŽƚĂŝŵƉƌŽǀĞĚ

ĚƌŽƵŐŚƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ͘dŚĞƐĞĂƐŽŶĂů

ŽƵƚůŽŽŬŝŶĚŝĐĂƚĞƐƚŚĂƚĚƌŽƵŐŚƚĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ

ǁŝůůĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŽƌďĞƌĞŵŽǀĞĚ

ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJ͘

Extreme Temperatures and High Winds Impact Winter Wheat Crop

WŝŶƚĞƌǁŚĞĂƚǁĂƐŚŝƚŚĂƌĚƚŚŝƐƐƉƌŝŶŐ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝŶƉŽƌƟŽŶƐŽĨ<ĂŶƐĂƐĂŶĚŽůŽƌĂĚŽ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĚƌLJĂŶĚǁŝŶĚLJĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚ͘^ŽŵĞĮĞůĚƐĂƌĞ

ŶŽǁƚŽŽĚƌLJĂŶĚďĂƌƌĞŶƚŽŚŽůĚŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƚŽƉƐŽŝů͘ůŽǁŝŶŐĚƵƐƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƐĞĮĞůĚƐƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶĚƵƐƚƐƚŽƌŵƐǁŚŝĐŚŝŵƉĂĐƚĞĚƚƌĂǀĞůŽŶŵĂŶLJƌŽĂĚƐĂŶĚ

ŝŶƚĞƌƐƚĂƚĞƐĂŶĚƌĞƐƵůƚĞĚŝŶĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞĨĂƚĂůŝƚLJ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽĚƌLJĂŶĚǁŝŶĚLJĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶƐ͕ĞdžƚƌĞŵĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƌĞĐŽƌĚŚŝŐŚƐĂŶĚůŽǁƐĂůƐŽ

ƉůĂLJĞĚĂƌŽůĞŝŶƚŚĞƌĂƉŝĚĚĞĐůŝŶĞŽĨƚŚĞǁŝŶƚĞƌǁŚĞĂƚĐƌŽƉ͘ůĂƚĞĨƌĞĞnjĞĞǀĞŶƚŝŶŵŝĚͲDĂLJǁĂƐƚŚĞĮŶĂůďůŽǁ͘ůƚŚŽƵŐŚƚŚĞĮŶĂůŶƵŵďĞƌƐŽŶǁŝŶƚĞƌ

ǁŚĞĂƚĚĂŵĂŐĞĂƌĞŶŽƚŝŶLJĞƚ͕ŝŶƐƵƌĂŶĐĞƉĂLJŵĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJŐŽŶĞŽƵƚƚŽƐŽŵĞƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƌƐǁŚŝĐŚǁŽƵůĚďĞĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚƋƵŝƚĞĞĂƌůLJ͘

Valid for July - September 2014 Valid for 06/19/2014 - 09/30/2014

ďŽǀĞ͗;>ĞŌͿtĞƚĮĞůĚƐŝŶůĂƚĞƉƌŝůŝŶtĂŚƉĞƚŽŶ͕EŽƌƚŚĂŬŽƚĂ͕ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJƵWŽŶƚ͕;ĞŶƚĞƌͿ^ƚƌĂŶĚĞĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚĞĚďLJĚŝƌƚĨƌŽŵĂĚƵƐƚƐƚŽƌŵŝŶƉƌŝůŝŶĂƌƚŽŶ

ŽƵŶƚLJ͕<ĂŶƐĂƐ͕ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJ<ĂŶƐĂƐĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ͕;ZŝŐŚƚͿtŚĞĂƚĮĞůĚŝŶDĂƌĐŚŝŶ<ŝƚĂƌƐŽŶŽƵŶƚLJ͕ŽůŽƌĂĚŽ͕ĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJĐŽůŽƌĂĚŽǁŚĞĂƚ͘ŽƌŐ͘

Continued Cold Hampers Producers in North

/ƚǁĂƐĂůĂƚĞƐƚĂƌƚĨŽƌƚŚĞŐƌŽǁŝŶŐƐĞĂƐŽŶŝŶEŽƌƚŚĂŬŽƚĂĂŶĚƉŽƌƟŽŶƐ

ŽĨ^ŽƵƚŚĂŬŽƚĂǁŚĞƌĞŵŽƐƚĐƌŽƉƐǁĞƌĞƉůĂŶƚĞĚůĂƚĞƌƚŚĂŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ

ĂƐĂƌĞƐƵůƚŽĨďŽƚŚĐŽŽůĞƌĂŝƌĂŶĚƐŽŝůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘ĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůůLJ͕ƚŚĞ

ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐĨƌŽƐƚůĂLJĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƐŽŝůƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĞĚŵŽŝƐƚƵƌĞĨƌŽŵŝŶĮůƚƌĂƟŶŐ

ĚĞĞƉůLJ͘dŚĞƚŽƉůĂLJĞƌŽĨƐŽŝůďĞĐĂŵĞƚŽŽŵŽŝƐƚ͕ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐĂŶLJ

ĮĞůĚǁŽƌŬ͘

Drought Impacts to Livestock

TŚĞŽŶŐŽŝŶŐĚƌŽƵŐŚƚŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚƌĂůĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚĞƌŶWůĂŝŶƐĚƌŽǀĞďĞĞĨ

ƉƌŝĐĞƐƚŽƌĞĐŽƌĚŚŝŐŚƐƚŚŝƐƐƉƌŝŶŐ͘ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ

ĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞ͕ƚŚĞĂǀĞƌĂŐĞƉƌŝĐĞĨŽƌĂƉŽƵŶĚŽĨďĞĞĨŚŝƚĂ

ŶĞǁŚŝŐŚŽĨΨρ͘ϳϮŝŶDĂƌĐŚ͘ĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŝŵƉĂĐƚƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚƌŽƵŐŚƚ

ŚĂƐůĞĚƚŽǁŚĂƚŝƐŶŽǁƚŚĞhŶŝƚĞĚ^ƚĂƚĞƐ͛ƐŵĂůůĞƐƚŶĂƟŽŶĂůĐĂƩůĞŚĞƌĚŝŶ

ςϯLJĞĂƌƐ͘

EC: ƋƵĂůĐŚĂŶĐĞƐŽĨĂďŽǀĞ͕ŶĞĂƌŽƌďĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂů

A:ďŽǀĞŶŽƌŵĂů͕B:ĞůŽǁŶŽƌŵĂů

Precipitation Temperature