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Thanksgiving Climatology
Source/Author: Joseph Brum - High Plains Regional Climate Center 11/19/12
Thanksgiving is on November 25th this year and the High Plains Regional Climate Center has compiled a list of normal temperatures and precipitation extremes for selected locations across the Region (Normal Temperatues based on period of 1981-2010).
| Colorado | Normal Temperatures and Precipitation Extremes for November 22nd | |||||
| Maximum Temperature (F) | Minimum Temperature (F) | Average Temperature (F) | Maximum Precipitation (in) | Maximum Snowfall (in) | Period of Record | |
| Alamosa | 43 | 9 | 26 | 0.34 (1986) | 3.8 (1986) | 1906-2012 |
| Colorado Springs | 48 | 23 | 35 | 0.34 (1999) | 5.6 (1999) | 1894-2012 |
| Denver | 49 | 22 | 35 | 0.36 (1999) | 5.3 (1918) | 1921-2012 |
| Grand Junction | 47 | 25 | 36 | 0.35 (2001) | 3.8 (1906) | 1893-2012 |
| Pueblo | 53 | 20 | 36 | 0.29 (1986) | 4.4 (1991) | 1888-2012 |
| Kansas | Normal Temperatures and Precipitation Extremes for November 22nd | |||||
| Maximum Temperature (F) | Minimum Temperature (F) | Average Temperature (F) | Maximum Precipitation (in) | Maximum Snowfall (in) | Period of Record | |
| Concordia | 48 | 28 | 38 | 0.53 (1999) | 4.1 (1916) | 1885-2012 |
| Dodge City | 52 | 27 | 40 | 0.64 (1941) | 4.8 (1941) | 1893-2012 |
| Goodland | 49 | 23 | 36 | 0.23 (1994) | 4.0 (1994) | 1895-2012 |
| Topeka | 51 | 30 | 41 | 1.95 (1999) | 4.2 (1991) | 1887-2012 |
| Wichita | 53 | 32 | 42 | 1.45(1999) | 2.3(1971) | 1888-2012 |
| Nebraska | Normal Temperatures and Precipitation Extremes for November 22nd | |||||
| Maximum Temperature (F) | Minimum Temperature (F) | Average Temperature (F) | Maximum Precipitation (in) | Maximum Snowfall (in) | Period of Record | |
| Grand Island | 46 | 24 | 35 | 0.35 (1991) | 1.4 (1979) | 1895-2012 |
| Lincoln | 47 | 24 | 35 | 0.74 (1999) | 2.6 (1991) | 1887-2012 |
| Norfolk | 43 | 22 | 33 | 0.30 (1931) | 2.0 (1916) | 1893-2012 |
| North Platte | 47 | 18 | 32 | 0.22 (1952) | 3.2 (1952) | 1874-2012 |
| Omaha | 45 | 26 | 35 | 0.80 (1999) | 4.0 (1909) | 1871-2012 |
| Scottsbluff | 47 | 19 | 33 | 0.28 (1980) | 5.0 (2003) | 1893-2012 |
| Valentine | 44 | 18 | 31 | 0.28 (1897) | 4.0(2003) | 1889-2012 |
| North Dakota | Normal Temperatures and Precipitation Extremes for November 22nd | |||||
| Maximum Temperature (F) | Minimum Temperature (F) | Average Temperature (F) | Maximum Precipitation (in) | Maximum Snowfall (in) | Period of Record | |
| Bismarck | 36 | 16 | 26 | 0.8 (1886) | 7.0 (1886) | 1874-2012 |
| Fargo | 33 | 17 | 25 | 1.4 (1886) | 12.6(2010) | 1881-2012 |
| Grand Forks | 31 | 13 | 22 | 0.34 (1959) | 4.0 (1959) | 1893-2012 |
| Williston | 34 | 13 | 23 | 0.14 (1967) | 2.1 (1993) | 1894-2012 |
| South Dakota | Normal Temperatures and Precipitation Extremes for November 22nd | |||||
| Maximum Temperature (F) | Minimum Temperature (F) | Average Temperature (F) | Maximum Precipitation (in) | Maximum Snowfall (in) | Period of Record | |
| Aberdeen | 35 | 16 | 35 | 0.25 (1921) | 2.6 (1993) | 1893-2012 |
| Huron | 39 | 19 | 29 | 0.42 (1963) | 5.5 (2003) | 1881-2012 |
| Rapid City | 44 | 19 | 32 | 0.11 (2010) | 5.8 (2010) | 1942-2012 |
| Sioux Falls | 38 | 19 | 29 | 1.60 (1908) | 4.6 (1983) | 1893-2012 |
| Wyoming | Normal Temperatures and Precipitation Extremes for November 22nd | |||||
| Maximum Temperature (F) | Minimum Temperature (F) | Average Temperature (F) | Maximum Precipitation (in) | Maximum Snowfall (in) | Period of Record | |
| Casper | 41 | 19 | 30 | 0.34 (1955) | 3.8 (1955) | 1939-2012 |
| Cheyenne | 43 | 22 | 33 | 0.25 (2003) | 7.4 (2003) | 1872-2012 |
| Lander | 39 | 16 | 22 | 0.84 (1895) | 8.4 (1895) | 1891-2012 |
| Sheridan | 42 | 17 | 29 | 0.23 (1992) | 3.0 (1992) | 1948-2012 |
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