Author: Heleena
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February 2022 Top 10 Monthly Ranking
Precipitation Precipitation / Ranking Record / Year Period of Record Grand Island, NE 0.01 / DRIEST (tied with 1904) 1895-2022 McCook, NE Trace / 2nd driest (tied with 2017+) 0.00 / 1910 1894-2022 Lincoln, NE 0.03 / 3rd driest 0.00 / 1897 1887-2022 Hastings, NE 0.01 / 3rd driest Trace / 1921+ 1894-2022 North Platte,…
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2021-2022 Winter Season Rankings
Warmest Temperature / Ranking Record / Year Period of Record Lander, WY 27.2 / 8th warmest 30.9 / 1933-1934 1891-2022 Colorado Springs, CO 34.4 / 9th warmest (tied with 1975-1976) 37.6 / 1933-1934 1894-2022 Precipitation Precipitation / Ranking Record / Year Period of Record Lincoln, NE 0.56 / 2nd driest 0.29 / 1922-1923 1887-2022 Hastings,…
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January 2022 Climate Summary
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Photo Courtesy of Gavin Rush Cold Start to the New Year 2022 began on a very cold note for the High Plains. A brutal cold front pushed through the region on the first few days of the month, with many stations recording their coldest day during the period. Temperatures plummeted below zero…
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January 2022 Top 10 Monthly Ranking
Precipitation Precipitation/ Ranking Record/Year Period of Record Norfolk, NE 0.04 / DRIEST 0.05 / 1928+ 1893-2021 Grand Junction, CO 0.14 / 10th Driest (tied with 1900) Trace / 1961 1893-2021 Casper, WY 0.90 / 9th Wettest 1.42 / 1987 1939-2021 Snowfall Snowfall / Ranking Record / Year…
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2021 Annual Climate Summary
Sunset in Lincoln, NE. Photo courtesy Heleena Pettee, High Plains Regional Climate Center. A Year of Extremes 2021 was a year of extremes in the High Plains. January began the year with above normal temperatures across the region. Monthly temperature departures were as high as 15.0 degrees F (8.3 degrees C) above normal. This warmth…
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December 2021 Climate Summary
Sunset in Western Kansas, Photo Courtesy Gannon Rush Active End to the Year for the Region Warmer temperatures dominated most of the High Plains, while precipitation varied across the region. The southern portion of the region was dry, while drought-stricken parts of North Dakota and western Colorado received beneficial precipitation. The warm and dry conditions…