July 15, 2006  Horribly Hot and Humid!

120 F in Usta South Dakota  (all time highest for any where in South Dakota)
117 F in Pierre, South Dakota
112 F in Chadron Nebraska

from the newswires:

Saturday's high temperatures were record breaking in many locations across the Plains. Usta, South Dakota may have equaled its all-time state record high of 120 degrees (pending verification). Pierre (117), Rapid City (111), Philip (116), and Pine Ridge (111) in South Dakota and Chadron (112) in western Nebraska set all-time record highs on Saturday, and there were many other locations that set new record daily high temperatures. 

Recent related reports:
July 1, 2006: Drought Update for Nebraska and Surrounding States
LakeMcConaughy falls below the level of last year (July 1, 2006 Update)
4th Driest June for Lincoln, Nebraska and Regional Deficits

July 16, 2006:  Record 100+ Degree Heat Blasts Nebraska
July 14, 2006 Horrible Heat and Humidity in Nebraska


"All time record high" means it was the hottest for this day of the
year and for ANY day of the year.


MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR NEBRASKA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
728 PM CDT SAT JUL 15 2006

: VALUES REPRESENT 12 HOUR HIGH....LOW OVER THE LAST 18 HOURS AND
: PRECIPITATION OVER THE LAST 24 HOURS ENDING AT 7 PM CDT (6 PM MDT).

:       STATION              MAX / MIN  / PCPN  / 
:
ANW  :  AINSWORTH AIRPORT :  106 /  72  / 0.00  / 
BVN  :  ALBION AIRPORT    :   95 /  63  / 0.00  / 
AIA  :  ALLIANCE          :  107 /  62  / 0.00  / 
AUH  :  AURORA            :   97 /  68  / 0.00  / 
BIE  :  BEATRICE AIRPORT  :   95 /  70  / 0.00  / 
BBW  :  BROKEN BOW AIRPORT:  100 /  63  / 0.00  / 
CDR  :  CHADRON           :  112 /  68  / 0.00  / 
OLU  :  COLUMBUS AIRPORT  :   95 /  64  / 0.00  / 
FNB  :  FALLS CITY AIRPORT:   94 /  65  / 0.00  / 
FET  :  FREMONT AIRPORT   :   97 /  64  / 0.00  / 
GRI  :  GRAND ISLAND      :  100 /  69  / 0.00  / 
HSI  :  HASTINGS AIRPORT  :   99 /  71  / 0.00  / 
HJH  :  HEBRON AIRPORT    :   95 /  68  / 0.00  / 
HDE  :  HOLDREGE          :   98 /  67  / 0.00  / 
IML  :  IMPERIAL AIRPORT  :  105 /  71  / 0.00  / 
EAR  :  KEARNEY AIRPORT   :   97 /  66  / 0.00  / 
IBM  :  KIMBALL AIRPORT   :  102 /  62  / 0.00  / 
LXN  :  LEXINGTON         :   95 /  65  / 0.00  / 
LNK  :  LINCOLN AIRPORT   :   98 /  65  / 0.00  / 
MCK  :  MCCOOK AIRPORT    :  106 /  73  / 0.00  / 
AFK  :  NEBRASKA CITY ARPT:   95 /  70  / 0.00  / 
OFK  :  NORFOLK AIRPORT   :   99 /  64  / 0.00  / 
LBF  :  NORTH PLATTE ARPT :  102 /  68  / 0.00  / 
OFF  :  OFFUTT AFB        :    M /   M  / 0.00  / 
OGA  :  OGALLALA AIRPORT  :  106 /  70  / 0.00  / 
OMA  :  OMAHA/EPPLEY      :   97 /  68  / 0.00  / 
MLE  :  OMAHA/MILLARD     :   97 /  66  / 0.00  / 
ONL  :  O'NEILL AIRPORT   :  104 /  70  / 0.00  / 
ODX  :  ORD AIRPORT       :   99 /  65  / 0.00  / 
BFF  :  SCOTTSBLUFF       :  106 /  64  / 0.00  / 
SNY  :  SIDNEY            :  104 /  67  / 0.00  / 
TQE  :  TEKAMAH AIRPORT   :   97 /  56  / 0.00  / 
TIF  :  THEDFORD AIRPORT  :  106 /  73  / 0.00  / 
VTN  :  VALENTINE AIRPORT :  109 /  74  / 0.00  / 
OAX  :  VALLEY NWS OFFICE :   93 /  66  / 0.00  / 
LCG  :  WAYNE AIRPORT     :   97 /  59  / 0.00  / 
JYR  :  YORK AIRPORT      :   93 /  66  / 0.00  / 
 

:   STATE TEMPERATURE EXTREMES
:
:   112 AT CHADRON
:    56 AT TEKAMAH AIRPORT




SOUTH DAKOTA:
MAX/MIN TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE FOR SD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
738 PM CDT SAT JUL 15 2006

                         12 HR   18 HR   24 HR
                          HIGH    LOW    PCPN
ABERDEEN WFO               109        60     0.00
BROOKINGS                   99        64     0.00
BUFFALO                    105        63     0.00
CHAMBERLAIN                112        80     0.00
CUSTER                      97        57     0.00
FAITH                      111        70     0.00
HURON AIRPORT              109        68     0.00
MITCHELL                   108        68     0.00
MOBRIDGE                   116        72     0.00
PHILIP                     116        78     0.00
PIERRE FAA                 117        78     0.00
PINE RIDGE                 111        74     0.00
RAPID CITY WFO             106        69     0.00
RAPID CITY AIRPORT         111        66     0.00
SIOUX FALLS AIRPORT         99        71     0.00
SISSETON                   105        68     0.00
WATERTOWN FAA              103        66     0.00
WINNER                     111        79     0.00
YANKTON                    100        66     0.00
 


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