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Fireworks, Grilling and Regional Extremes Extremes that have been reached on the 4th of July
Author: Christopher Payer - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2013-06-20 20:59:30
Updated: 2013-07-05 19:53:19
Get the grill ready, light off some fireworks and enjoy the day with family and friends. With the 4th of July around the corner everyone is preparing for their annual festivities. The HPRCC has you covered for extreme values reached over this holiday. Here is a list of the 4th of July extremes for many locations in the High Plains Region:
| Location | Warmest High Temp (F)/Year | Coldest High Temp (F)/Year | Warmest Low Temp (F)/Year | Coldest Low Temp (F)/Year | Wettest (in)/Year | Period of Record |
| Aberdeen, SD | 105/1988 | 61/1909 | 73/2012* | 40/1967 | 2.50/1899 | 1893-2013 |
| Alamosa, CO | 93/1989 | 53/1906 | 54/1963* | 35/1995* | 0.72/1954 | 1906-2013 |
| Bismarck, ND | 102/1989 | 62/1915 | 69/1933 | 36/1967 | 1.14/1901 | 1874-2013 |
| Casper, WY | 100/1989 | 64/1958 | 68/1961 | 30/1972 | 0.69/2010 | 1939-2013 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 98/1874 | 56/1972 | 67/1936 | 33/1915 | 1.14/1894 | 1871-2013 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 99/1964 | 56/1972 | 69/2003 | 37/1903 | 1.07/2009 | 1894-2013 |
| Concordia, KS | 108/1934 | 70/1915 | 82/1934 | 50/1967 | 2.62/1992 | 1885-2013 |
| Denver, CO | 102/1874 | 59/1972 | 70/1877 | 42/1903 | 1.84/2010 | 1872-2013 |
| Dodge City, KS | 106/1980* | 70/1940* | 78/1934 | 49/1906 | 4.74/2010 | 1874-2013 |
| Fargo, ND | 97/1989 | 64/1915 | 74/2012 | 37/1967 | 3.06/1977 | 1881-2013 |
| Goodland, KS | 108/1964 | 65/1967 | 75/1897 | 42/1915 | 0.99/1987 | 1895-2013 |
| Grand Forks, ND | 97/1989 | 63/2004 | 70/1907 | 36/1972 | 1.03/2000 | 1893-2013 |
| Grand Island, NE | 109/1936 | 70/1915 | 80/1934 | 48/1997 | 2.56/1902 | 1895-2013 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 104/2001 | 64/1921 | 74/1998* | 48/1995* | 0.45/1921 | 1893-2013 |
| Huron, SD | 108/1936 | 62/1909 | 77/1999 | 41/1972* | 2.62/1893 | 1881-2013 |
| Lander, WY | 98/1989 | 64/1958 | 66/1996 | 34/1903 | 0.40/1904 | 1891-2013 |
| Lincoln, NE | 110/1936 | 70/1915 | 79/1936 | 47/1940 | 2.44/1909 | 1887-2013 |
| Norfolk, NE | 111/1936 | 69/2009 | 77/2012 | 45/1915 | 2.32/1893 | 1893-2013 |
| North Platte, NE | 106/1936 | 63/1967 | 77/1936 | 39/1997 | 1.71/1944 | 1874-2013 |
| Omaha, NE | 110/1936 | 67/1915 | 82/1911 | 48/1967 | 2.74/2010 | 1871-2013 |
| Pueblo, CO | 104/1996 | 63/1972 | 68/1938 | 41/1903 | 2.06/1921 | 1888-2013 |
| Rapid City, SD | 106/1989 | 68/1979* | 69/1988* | 44/1997* | 1.21/2004 | 1942-2013 |
| Salina, KS | 109/1980 | 68/1967 | 80/1969 | 53/1997 | 2.35/1993 | 1948-2013 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 107/1936 | 66/1921* | 85/1936 | 38/1898 | 2.11/1912 | 1893-2013 |
| Sheridan,WY | 104/1989 | 65/1958* | 66/1961 | 39/1972* | 1.05/2010 | 1907-2013 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | 108/1936 | 67/1915 | 78/1977 | 38/1967 | 2.60/1909 | 1893-2013 |
| Topeka, KS | 110/1936 | 70/1915 | 81/1969* | 49/1972 | 1.40/2010 | 1887-2013 |
| Valentine, NE | 107/1936 | 64/1915 | 78/1936 | 41/1997* | 1.81/1900 | 1889-2013 |
| Wichita, KS | 110/1980 | 72/1915 | 80/1969* | 53/1892 | 2.83/1958 | 1888-2013 |
| Williston, ND | 107/1989 | 60/1995 | 74/1936 | 38/1972 | 2.24/1978 | 1894-2013 |
* indicates multiple years, latest year listed