Wyoming experienced extremely hot and dry conditions for the week ending July 10, 2022, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.

In most areas of the State precipitation levels were below normal. Only isolated areas of the north and east received levels of precipitation that were slightly above normal.

Temperatures were on average 5 degrees above normal in many portions of the State. Only parts of central Wyoming saw average temperatures.

According to the United States Drought Monitor for July 7, 2022, the amount of land that was drought free remained unchanged at 12.8 percent. The amount of land rated abnormally dry was 27.7 percent, down slightly from 27.9 percent last week. Moderate drought grew to 33.3 percent, up from 31.4 percent last week. Severe drought fell to 22.6 percent, compared to 24.3 percent last week. Extreme drought was unchanged at 3.6 percent.

A report from Carbon County indicated some ranchers were hauling water to livestock due to the drought. Some alfalfa fields that were hit with frost in early June did not recover well enough for good production.

Goshen County was overall very hot and dry and irrigation was needed in many fields. Scattered rains brought some relief, but dryland fields were expected to fail. Some crops were damaged by a canal breach.

Lincoln County experienced another hot week without significant precipitation. Vegetation was growing with the cool mornings and warm days, but fields were too short on moisture.

Irrigation water supplies across the State were rated 1 percent very poor, 21 percent poor, 31 percent fair, and 47 percent good, compared to 12 percent poor, 40 percent fair, and 48 percent good last week.

Stock water supplies across Wyoming were rated 3 percent very short, 27 percent short, 66 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus, compared to 3 percent very short, 18 percent short, 75 percent adequate, and 4 percent surplus last week.