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December Temperature Plunge
Author: Natalie Umphlett - High Plains Regional Climate Center
Published: 2008-12-12 20:28:50
Updated: 2009-01-23 19:09:27
Temperature Plunge Possible
How did the temperature plunge over the weekend compare to past December temperature changes? The High Plains Regional Climate Center has compiled the greatest 1-day December temperature change records for selected locations across the region. (All data derived using products built on the ACIS framework.)
| Colorado
| Greatest 1-day Temperature Change | ||
| ˚ F | Year | Period of Analysis | |
| Akron Washington CO AP | 50 | 1945 | 1937-2008 |
| Colorado Springs Muni AP | 53 | 1955 | 1948-2008 |
| Grand Junction WF AP | 40 | 1973 | 1900-2008 |
| Pueblo Memorial Airport | 61 | 1995 | 1954-2008 |
| Kansas
| Greatest 1-day Temperature Change | ||
| ˚ F | Year | Period of Analysis | |
| Concordia Muni AP | 48 | 1903 | 1885-2008 |
| Dodge City Regional AP | 58 | 1955 | 1942-2008 |
| Goodland Renner Field | 58 | 1995 | 1895-2008 |
| Topeka Muni AP | 47 | 1949 | 1946-2008 |
| Wichita Mid-Continent AP | 49 | 1955 | 1953-2008 |
| Nebraska
| Greatest 1-day Temperature Change | ||
| ˚ F | Year | Period of Analysis | |
| Grand Island AP | 60 | 1903 | 1895-2008 |
| Lincoln Muni AP | 49 | 1976 | 1948-2008 |
| Omaha Epply Airfield | 45 | 1949 | 1935-2008 |
| Norfolk Karl Stefan AP | 56 | 1985 | 1948-2008 |
| North Platte Regional AP | 60 | 1989 | 1948-2008 |
| Scottsbluff Helig AP | 63 | 1919 | 1893-2008 |
| Valentine Miller Field | 64 | 1984 | 1889-2008 |
| North Dakota
| Greatest 1-day Temperature Change | ||
| ˚ F | Year | Period of Analysis | |
| Bismark Muni AP | 61 | 1975 | 1874-2008 |
| Dickinson Muni AP | 52 | 1967 | 1948-2008 |
| Fargo International AP | 50 | 1942 | 1942-2008 |
| Grand Forks International AP | 52 | 1985 | 1965-2008 |
| Willison International AP | 55 | 2006 | 1962-2008 |
| South Dakota
| Greatest 1-day Temperature Change | ||
| ˚ F | Year | Period of Analysis | |
| Aberdeen Regional AP | 57 | 1912 | 1893-2008 |
| Huron Regional AP | 58 | 1897 | 1881-2008 |
| Rapid City Regional AP | 59 | 1989 | 1949-2008 |
| Sioux Falls Foss Field | 54 | 1903 | 1893-2008 |
| Wyoming
| Greatest 1-day Temperature Change | ||
| ˚ F | Year | Period of Analysis | |
| Casper Natrona Co. AP | 56 | 1989 | 1949-2008 |
| Cheyenne AP | 55 | 927 | 1915-2008 |
| Lander Hunt AP | 51 | 1964 | 1948-2008 |
| Laramie Regional AP | 50 | 1999+ | 1948-2008 |
| Rawlins Muni AP | 51 | 1989 | 1951-2008 |
| Worland | 50 | 1971 | 1960-2008 |