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A cold and snowy weekend
Source/Author: Natalie Umphlett - High Plains Regional Climate Center 10/12/09
This past weekend an early winter storm brought record breaking cold to many locations in the Region and record snowfall to Nebraska. Here is an overview of the records:
| Daily Snowfall Records – October 10, 2009 Snowfall in inches | |||
| Snowiest | New Record | Old Record/Year | Period of Record |
| Grand Island, NE | 3.8 | 0.8/1987 | 1895-2009 |
| Lincoln, NE | 1.2 | 0.3/1987 | 1887-2009 |
| Norfolk, NE | 0.8 | 0.1/1932 | 1893-2009 |
| North Platte, NE | 11.8 | 1.3/1987 | 1874-2009 |
| Omaha, NE | 3.5 | 0.4/1932 | 1871-2009 |
| Daily Temperature Records – October 10, 2009 Temperature in degrees F | |||
| Coldest High Temperature | New Record | Old Record/Year | Period of Record |
| Aberdeen, SD | 36 | 38/1919 | 1893-2009 |
| Casper, WY | 22 | 33/1946 | 1939-2009 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 17 | 34/1987 | 1872-2009 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 25 | 36/2005 | 1895-2009 |
| Concordia, KS | 40 | 41/1987 | 1885-2009 |
| Denver, CO | 26 | 34/2005 | 1921-2009 |
| Fargo, ND | 35 | 36/1935* | 1881-2009 |
| Goodland, KS | 25 | 43/1987 | 1895-2009 |
| Grand Island, NE | 35 | 38/1987 | 1895-2009 |
| Huron, SD | 35 | 40/1919 | 1881-2009 |
| Lander, WY | 18 | 36/1946 | 1891-2009 |
| Lincoln, NE | 38 | 41/1987 | 1887-2009 |
| Norfolk, NE | 40 | 42/1932 | 1893-2009 |
| North Platte, NE | 28 | 39/1987 | 1874-2009 |
| Omaha, NE | 41 | Tied/1872 | 1871-2009 |
| Pueblo, CO | 32 | 42/2005 | 1888-2009 |
| Rapid City, SD | 30 | 38/2008 | 1942-2009 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 25 | 39/1970 | 1893-2009 |
| Topeka, KS | 40 | 45/1985* | 1887-2009 |
| Valentine, NE | 35 | 41/1970* | 1889-2009 |
| Wichita, KS | 42 | 46/1985 | 1888-2009 |
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| Coldest Low Temperature | New Record | Old Record/Year | Period of Record |
| Casper, WY | 11 | 14/1982 | 1939-2009 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 10 | 19/1919* | 1872-2009 |
| Denver, CO | 17 | 27/1987* | 1921-2009 |
| Goodland, KS | 20 | 25/1958* | 1895-2009 |
| Lander, WY | 10 | 14/1919 | 1891-2009 |
| Omaha, NE | 27 | Tied/1872 | 1871-2009 |
| North Platte, NE | 19 | 20/1906 | 1874-2009 |
| Pueblo, CO | 24 | 26/1992 | 1888-2009 |
| Rapid City, SD | 11 | 20/1985 | 1942-2009 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 11 | 16/1919 | 1893-2009 |
| Sioux City, SD | 24 | Tied/2000* | 1889-2009 |
| Daily Temperature Records – October 11, 2009 Temperature in degrees F | |||
| Coldest High Temperature | New Record | Old Record/Year | Period of Record |
| Casper, WY | 23 | 31/1986* | 1939-2009 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 25 | 28/1986 | 1872-2009 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | 28 | 33/1969 | 1895-2009 |
| Goodland, KS | 30 | 43/1986 | 1895-2009 |
| Grand Island, NE | 35 | 42/1919 | 1895-2009 |
| Lander, WY | 23 | 28/2008 | 1891-2009 |
| Lincoln, NE | 40 | 47/1946 | 1887-2009 |
| Norfolk, NE | 38 | 41/1909 | 1893-2009 |
| North Platte, NE | 30 | 38/1883 | 1874-2009 |
| Omaha, NE | 40 | 45/1946 | 1871-2009 |
| Pueblo, CO | 35 | 41/1986 | 1888-2009 |
| Rapid City, SD | 26 | 36/1969 | 1942-2009 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 28 | 34/1986 | 1893-2009 |
| Sioux City, SD | 39 | 42/1946 | 1889-2009 |
| Topeka, KS | 42 | 48/1909 | 1887-2009 |
| Valentine, NE | 33 | 40/1946 | 1889-2009 |
| Wichita, KS | 45 | 51/1946 | 1888-2009 |
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| Coldest Low Temperature | New Record | Old Record/Year | Period of Record |
| Casper, WY | 16 | 18/1969 | 1939-2009 |
| Huron, SD | 19 | 20/1935 | 1881-2009 |
| Lander, WY | 12 | 18/1969 | 1891-2009 |
| North Platte, NE | 18 | 19/1909 | 1874-2009 |
| Rapid City, SD | 16 | 18/1987* | 1942-2009 |
| Wichita, KS | 34 | Tied/1932* | 1888-2009 |
* indicates that the record occurred in multiple years (last year listed)
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