Warmest Temperature / Ranking Record / Year Period of Record Colorado Springs, CO  51.6 / 8th warmest  53.8 / 1981 1894 – 2022 Coldest  Temperature / Ranking Record / Year Period of Record Grand Forks, ND  31.8 / 2nd coldest  29.7 / 1950  1893 – 2022 Sisseton, SD  38.6 / 3rd coldest 36.1 / 2018…

Temperatures throughout the region have been near-normal during the month of March and since the start of the year. Precipitation has been below normal to near record lows. Here are some highlights from the release of the March edition of Climate at a Glance. March 2022 For the statewide records, North Dakota observed their seventh…

Precipitation  Precipitation / Ranking Record / Year Period of Record Williston, ND 0.06 / 5th Driest (tied with 2009+) 0.01 / (2019+) 1894 – 2022 Rapid City, SD 0.25 / 8th Driest (tied with 1949) 0.05 / 2012 1942 – 2022 Snowfall Snowfall / Ranking Record / Year Period of Record Norfolk, NE  0.2 /…

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,…

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…

Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, Precipitation in inches Warmest Temperature / Ranking Record / Year Period of Record Grand Island, NE 35.5 / WARMEST 35.4 / 1896 1895-2021 Salina, KS 40.8 / WARMEST 40.6 / 1939 1948-2021 Norfolk, NE 32.6 / WARMEST 32.4 / 1957 1893-2021 Topeka, KS 43.1 / 2nd Warmest 45.3 / 1889 1887-2021…