Cooler and wetter than normal conditions made headlines in Cheyenne Wells during the month of March. The average high was 54.0° which was cooler than the normal value of 56.8°. The average low of 22.9° was cooler than the normal average low of 27.1°. Extremes ranged from a high of 77° on the 16th to a low of 4° on both the 24th and 25th. It was a wet month with a few different snow storms tracking across the area. The weather station received 1.02 inches of moisture compared to the normal of 0.81 inches. There was 6.1 inches of snow during March with a maximum snow depth of 4 inches on the 23rd.

Both temperatures and precipitation were below normal for the month of February at Cheyenne Wells. The average high was 45.1° which was below the normal value of 47.6°. The average low was 19.4° which was below the normal value of 20.2°. Temperature extremes ranged from a high of 62° on the 18th to a low of 1° on the 19th. Precipitation was below normal for the month with 0.30 inches measured at the Cheyenne Wells weather station. The normal value is 0.38 inches. There was 6.2 inches of snow measured during the month with a maximum snow depth of 5 inches recorded on both the 21st and 22nd. Freezing fog was reported on the 24th.

Temperatures at Cheyenne Wells were pretty close to average to start out the new year. The average high was 44.9° which is almost spot on with the normal high of 44.7°. The average low was 17.1°, just slightly below the normal low of 17.6°. Temperature extremes ranged from a high of 68° on the 24t to a low of -1° on the 13th. It was a very dry month in Cheyenne Wells with the monthly precipitation measuring 0.05 inches. The normal value is 0.26 inches. The weather station measured 0.4 inches of snow during the month. Blow dust was reported on 12th along with high winds. Very light rain and mist was observed on the 27th.

With the exception of the average overnight low, things were pretty close to normal in Cheyenne Wells for December 2012. The average high was right on target at 44.6°, while the average overnight low was 20.8°, which is above the normal of 17.9°. Extremes ranged from 67° on the 2nd and 3rd to 5° on the 10th. Precipitation for the month was 0.26 inches, just about on target with the normal value of 0.28 inches. There was 2.4 inches of snow in Cheyenne Wells for the month, with a maximum snow depth of 1 inch recorded on the 20th, 25th, 26th and 27th.

Decreased runoff expectations from lower-than-average snowfall amounts in the southern Rockies are expected to contribute to a much lower winter wheat harvest than usual this year. According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, only 18% of this years' winter wheat crop in Colorado is rated at 'good' or 'excellent', compared to 79% for April 2010. The 2010 winter wheat harvest totalled 106 million bushels; current conditions make it doubtful that the region will top the 10-year average of 67 million bushels.

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