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U.S. Temperatures for April Third Warmest on Record

Past 12 months and first third of the year were warmest nation has experienced ...More

Source/Author: NCDC--National Climatic Data Center 05/14/12

April 2012 Climate Summary

It was another warm month across the High Plains Region.  Check out this month's summary to find out just how warm it was and see the state spotlight from North Dakota. ...More

Source/Author: Natalie Umphlett - High Plains Regional Climate Center 05/07/12

March global temperatures were coolest since 1999

Month ranks 16th warmest March for globe; La Niña expected to dissipate by the end of April

The average global temperature for March 2012 made it the coolest March since 1999, yet the 16^th warmest since record keeping began in 1880. Arctic sea ice extent during the month was below average but was the largest extent since 2008 and one of the largest March extents of the past decade. Additionally, La Niña conditions continued to weaken during March as temperatures across the equatorial Pacific Ocean warmed during the last two months. According to NOAA's Climate Prediction Center, La Niña is expected to dissipate by the end of April 2012. ...More

Source/Author: NCDC - National Climatic Data Center 04/18/12

U.S. records warmest March

More than 15,000 warm temperature records broken

Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the nation and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that dates back to 1895. More than 15,000 warm temperature records were broken during the month. ...More

Source/Author: NCDC - National Climatic Data Center 04/13/12

Record Warmth in March

Check out this list of preliminary records across the High Plains Region! ...More

Source/Author: Natalie Umphlett - High Plains Regional Climate Center 04/01/12

Last Spring Freeze Climatology

The High Plains Region has been unseasonably warm this March, with average temperature departures up to 15 F above normal.  In addition, over 1,500 daily records have been set over the past two weeks in the High Plains Region alone!  The warm weather we have been experiencing has caused the flowers and trees to come out quite early.  All the warm weather has many people in the southern areas of the Region thinking, "Will we have another freeze?" ...More

Source/Author: Natalie Umphlett - High Plains Regional Climate Center 03/27/12