Spring may see showers, but no end to drought

After the warmest winter on record for the United States, there are indications that Wyoming may still get its fair share of spring showers.

Predictions for the next couple of weeks suggest above average precipitation and cooler-than-normal temperatures in this area, with the temperatures then rising but the possibility of extra moisture lasting through until at least the middle of April.

This is a marked change from a winter that has now been reported as the warmest on record – an estimated 5.4 degrees above average for the United States as a whole. February was the ninth month in a row of re...