Monday, June 18, 2012

Triple-Digit Heat Crushes High Plains Temperature Records

June 19, Noon Update: Updated record reports from the National Weather Service:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 109 DEGREES WAS SET AT MCCOOK NEBRASKA   
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 106 DEGREES SET IN 2002.

AN UNOFFICIAL RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 103 DEGREES WAS SET AT YUMA
COLORADO TODAY.

LOCATION MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)

IMPERIAL............................107 (RECORD)
NORTH PLATTE........................106 (RECORD)
THEDFORD............................104
OGALLALA............................104
BROKEN BOW..........................103 (RECORD)

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE RAWLINS
WYOMING AIRPORT TODAY...JUNE 18TH. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 88
DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 1986.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 105 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE SIDNEY
NEBRASKA AIRPORT TODAY...JUNE 18TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF
100 DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 2002.

THIS ALSO TIES THE ALL TIME RECORD HIGH FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE. THE
PREVIOUS RECORD WAS ALSO 105 DEGREES ON JUNE 14TH OF 2006.
Original Post:
Following yesterday's 103°, which broke the old record for June 17 of 101° in 1939 at North Platte, Nebraska, the high so far today of 106° at 5 pm CDT has crushed the 101° on June 18 in 1988 and 1953. This is now within 1° of the all-time June high temperature record of 107° on June 15, 1989. North Platte climate records began in 1874.

Some other record reports so far today from the National Weather Service:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 105 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE SIDNEY   
NEBRASKA AIRPORT TODAY...JUNE 18TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF
100 DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 2002.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 87 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE LARAMIE
WYOMING AIRPORT TODAY...JUNE 18TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 86
DEGREES...WHICH WAS SET IN 2002.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 106 DEGREES WAS TIED AT MCCOOK NEBRASKA
TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 106 DEGREES SET IN 2002.

AN UNOFFICIAL RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES WAS SET AT YUMA
COLORADO TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 101 DEGREES SET IN
2002. THIS READING IS FROM AN UNOFFICIAL WEATHER STATION.

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