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

This March was a record breaking month across the entire High Plains Region.  Nearly every station in the Region had above normal temperatures and temperature departures of 9-15 degrees F above normal were common, especially in the eastern portion of the area.  In addition to setting monthly records, over 1500 daily temperature records were broken in the High Plains Region alone this month!

The extremely warm March temperatures would even be considered warm by April standards as many locations had average temperatures which were above April's normal temperatures!  For instance, Lincoln, NE had an average temperature of 55.0F, which was 14.9F above the March monthly normal and 3.4F above the April monthly normal.

Check out the table below to see the March rankings for several locations across the Region.

Location

March Average Temperature (F) / Rank

Record or Previous Record (F) / Year

Period of Record

Alamosa, CO

37.4 / 4th warmest

39.4 / 2004

1906-2012

Colorado Springs, CO

48.0 / warmest

47.4 / 1910

1894-2012

Denver, CO

49.2 / 2nd warmest

50.4 / 1910

1872-2012

Grand Junction, CO

48.1 / 8th warmest

51.2 / 1910

1893-2012

Pueblo, CO

48.7 / 4th warmest

51.3 / 1910

1888-2012

Concordia, KS

56.6 / warmest

55.6 / 1910

1885-2012

Dodge City, KS

54.2 / 2nd warmest

55.7 / 1910

1874-2012

Goodland, KS

50.7 / warmest

48.8 / 1907

1895-2012

Salina, KS

57.1 / warmest

53.3 / 2007

1948-2012

Topeka, KS

59.3 / warmest

57.2 / 1910

1887-2012

Wichita, KS

57.9 / 2nd warmest

58.1 / 1910

1888-2012

Grand Island, NE

54.1 / warmest

52.7 / 1910

1895-2012

Lincoln, NE

55.0 / warmest

53.4 / 1910

1887-2012

Norfolk, NE

53.0 / warmest

50.5 / 1910

1893-2012

North Platte, NE

48.9 / 2nd warmest

51.0 / 1910

1874-2012

Omaha, NE

56.4 / warmest

54.5 / 1910

1871-2012

Scottsbluff, NE

49.0 / 2nd warmest

49.4 / 1910

1893-2012

Valentine, NE

48.9 / 2nd warmest

49.1 / 1910

1889-2012

Bismarck, ND

43.2 / warmest

tie / 1910

1874-2012

Fargo, ND

41.6 / warmest

40.9 / 1910

1881-2012

Grand Forks, ND

38.0 / warmest

35.4 / 1973

1893-2012

Williston, ND

41.2 / 2nd warmest

42.1 / 1910

1894-2012

Aberdeen, SD

43.8 / 2nd warmest

43.9 / 1910

1893-2012

Huron, SD

48.1 / warmest

40.7 / 1946

1881-2012

Rapid City, SD

47.6 / warmest

44.3 / 2007

1942-2012

Sioux Falls, SD

49.8 / warmest

49.2 / 1910

1893-2012

Casper, WY

44.1 / warmest

42.8 / 1986

1939-2012

Cheyenne, WY

44.6 / warmest

44.4 / 1910

1872-2012

Lander, WY

44.2 / warmest

44.1 / 1986

1891-2012

Sheridan, WY

45.5 / warmest

45.2 / 1910

1907-2012

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