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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
643 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
KEY MESSAGES
- INCREDIBLE/HISTORIC "HEAT BLAST" TODAY ACROSS OUR FORECAST
AREA (CWA), WITH MOST PLACES ON TRACK TO REALIZE HIGH TEMPS
BETWEEN 95-99 DEGREES. FOR MANY PLACES (INCLUDING GRAND
ISLAND/HASTINGS), TEMPERATURES THIS HOT HAVE NEVER BEEN
RECORDED DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH...AND ALSO AT LEAST MATCH
THE HOTTEST READINGS ON RECORD FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL! (SEE
SEPARATE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS).
- UNFORTUNATELY, CRITICAL/DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
GOING HAND IN HAND WITH TODAY'S HEAT, WHICH IN COMBINATION
WITH CONCERNS ABOUT AN ABRUPT SWITCH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS
LATE TONIGHT BEHIND A COLD FRONT, WILL KEEP A RED FLAG WARNING
GOING ACROSS OUR ENTIRE CWA THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
- WHILE NONE OF THE NEXT 7 DAYS APPEAR TO CARRY AS CONCERNING OF
A FIRE WEATHER "SETUP" AS TODAY, MOST DAYS (INCLUDING RIGHT
AWAY SUNDAY) WILL FEATURE AT LEAST ELEVATED-TO-NEAR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS, AND WE'LL HAVE TO MONITOR CLOSELY FOR
AT LEAST LOCALIZED CRITICAL CONDITIONS ON SOME DAYS (SEE
SEPARATE FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS).
- WHILE SOME SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN CANNOT BE RULED OUT MONDAY AND
THEN AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK, TRULY
MEASURABLE/BENEFICIAL/WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION APPEARS IT WILL
CONTINUE TO EVADE US THROUGH THE NEXT 7 DAYS, AS WE SINK EVER-
DEEPER INTO A GRADUALLY WORSENING DROUGHT SITUATION.
- TEMPERATURE-WISE, FORTUNATELY NOTHING THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK
LOOKS NEARLY AS HOT AS TODAY. HOWEVER, THINGS WILL LEAN ON THE
SEASONABLY-MILD SIDE OF THINGS FOR SURE, WITH DAILY HIGHS
RANGING FROM THE 50S-80S (OVERALL-WARMEST WEDNESDAY).
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 450 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
-- FORECAST CHANGES/POSSIBLE WEAKNESSES/BIG PICTURE COMMENTS:
- FROM A PERSONAL STANDPOINT, THIS 19-YEAR "VETERAN" OF NWS
HASTINGS CONTINUES TO BE IN AWE OF TODAY'S
HISTORIC/UNSEASONABLE VERY-EARLY-SPRING HEAT! AS ALREADY
MENTIONED ABOVE (AND MORE DETAIL IN THE SEPARATE CLIMATE
SECTION BELOW), IT'S ONE THING TO SHATTER HEAT RECORDS FOR THE
CURRENT MONTH IN THE SPRING, BUT TO ALSO AT LEAST MATCH HEAT
RECORDS FOR THE FOLLOWING MONTH IS A TRUE RARITY.
- AS FOR 7-DAY FORECAST CHANGES VERSUS OUR PREVIOUS (EARLY-AM)
FORECAST ISSUANCE, HONESTLY NOTHING NOTABLE TO SPEAK OF. DAY-
TO-DAY HIGH/LOW TEMPS WERE ONLY NUDGED UPWARD OR DOWNWARD A
FEW DEGREES AT MOST, AND UNFORTUNATELY THE VAST MAJORITY OF
THE NEXT WEEK APPEARS DRY (ONLY LIMITED/SPOTTY/LIGHT PRECIP
CHANCES BOTH MONDAY AND AGAIN LATE IN THE WEEK). PEEKING
SLIGHTLY BEYOND THE 7-DAY, THERE IS AT LEAST LIMITED HOPE THAT
AT LEAST A SLIGHTLY MORE ACTIVE PRECIPITATION PATTERN COULD
"KICK IN" AROUND-AND-BEYOND MARCH 30TH, ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY
SOME INCREASE IN LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE AND RESULTANT INCREASES IN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY/SOME DECREASE OF THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT. WE
CAN ONLY HOPE.
-- 7-DAY FORECAST CHRONOLOGICAL DETAILS (THROUGH SUN. MARCH 28)
- CURRENT/RECENT WEATHER SCENE AS OF 4 PM:
ALTHOUGH TODAY'S RECORD/HISTORIC HEAT IS FASCINATING TO WITNESS
FROM A PURELY METEOROLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE (HIGH TEMPS LIKELY TO
END UP 95-99 MOST AREAS), THE COMBO OF THE HEAT AND UNUSUALLY
LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (SINGLE DIGITS NEARLY ALL AREAS), ALONG
WITH BREEZY (FORTUNATELY NOT OVERLY- WINDY) WEST- SOUTHWEST
WINDS, HAS UNFORTUNATELY MANIFESTED IN A DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER
SETUP. MORE FIRE WEATHER DETAILS WILL FROM THIS POINT FORWARD BE
DISCUSSED IN THE SEPARATE FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW, BUT AS OF
THIS WRITING OUR SATELLITE DATA HAS DETECTED A FEW SMALLER FIRE
HOTSPOTS IN OSBORNE/HAMILTON COUNTIES, WITH BOTH
SATELLITE/RADAR CONFIRMING A NOTICEABLE FLARE-UP WITHIN THE
EXPANSIVE COTTONWOOD FIRE AREA ALONG THE DAWSON/LINCOLN COUNTY
LINE.
IN THE MID-UPPER LEVELS, WATER VAPOR SATELLITE AND SHORT TERM
MODEL DATA CONFIRM OUR REGION'S CONSIDERABLE INFLUENCE FROM AN
INCREDIBLY STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE (AROUND 589 DECAMETER
HEIGHT AT 500 MILLIBARS) SPINNING CLOCKWISE AND CENTERED OVER
THE AZ/NM/MX BORDER AREA. UNDER ONLY A VERY LIMITED AMOUNT OF
PASSING THIN/HIGH CIRRUS CLOUDS, OUR CENTRAL PLAINS REGION
RESIDES UNDER WEST-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN
PERIPHERY OF THIS RIDGE.
AT THE SURFACE, IMPRESSIVE/DEEP DIURNAL MIXING UP TO AROUND 600
MILLIBARS HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO (IF ANYTHING) TURN A LITTLE MORE
WESTERLY (VERSUS SOUTHERLY) THAN EXPECTED, WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS
COMMONLY 15-20+ MPH/GUSTS AT LEAST 25-30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON,
ONLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE BIG WARM-UP AND FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
- THIS EVENING-OVERNIGHT:
FORTUNATELY, THE AFOREMENTIONED VERY DEEP MIXING WILL REALLY
DECREASE BY AROUND/ESPECIALLY AFTER 7 PM, ALLOWING WINDS TO
DECREASE AND TURN MORE SOUTHERLY (VERSUS WESTERLY) THIS EVENING.
HOWEVER, AFTER SUNSET THERE WILL BE A MODEST/SECONDARY INCREASE
IN SOUTH-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, AS MIXING INTO A STRONG LOW-LEVEL
JET BRINGS BACK SOME GUSTS OF 20+ MPH.
HOWEVER, THE "BIG STORY" OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ARRIVES LATER
(BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE SUNDAY), AS A STRONG COLD FRONT
STEADILY BLASTS SOUTHWARD THROUGH OUR CWA FROM NORTH-TO-
SOUTH...ENTERING OUR FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES 1-3 AM, AND
EVENTUALLY CLEARING OUR FAR SOUTHERN (KS) COUNTIES 5-7 AM. IN
ITS WAKE, ALL AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE AT LEAST A 2-3 HOUR "BLAST"
OF FAIRLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS, COMMONLY SUSTAINED 25-35 MPH
AND GUSTING AT LEAST 40-50 MPH. AT LEAST LIMITED COVERAGE OF
BRIEF, MARGINALLY-SEVERE GUSTS OF 55-60 MPH IS CERTAINLY
POSSIBLE, BUT CONFIDENCE IN MEETING/EXCEEDING OFFICIAL SEVERE
CRITERIA OF 58+MPH IS CURRENTLY TOO LOW TO JUSTIFY A FORMAL HIGH
WIND WARNING (THIS BEARS CLOSE WATCHING THOUGH). THIS WILL BE A
DRY FRONTAL PASSAGE, AND ALSO BRING STEADILY-COOLER TEMPS.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS (LIKELY NOT REACHED UNTIL 8-9 AM) ARE AIMED
LOW 40S NORTHWEST...TO UPPER 40S-LOW 50S SOUTHEAST.
- SUNDAY-SUNDAY NIGHT:
DESPITE HIGHS BEING 30-35 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY, THEY WILL
STILL BE ABOVE-NORMAL FOR LATE MARCH! IF ANYTHING, THESE HIGHS
WERE NUDGED DOWN VERY SLIGHTLY, NOW AIMED UPPER 50S-LOW 60S IN
NEBRASKA...TO MAINLY MID-60S IN KANSAS. WIND-WISE, THE DAY WILL
START OUT RATHER WINDY (ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING), BUT THEN SEE
A SLOW/GRADUAL DECREASING TREND DURING THE AFTERNOON. FOR THE
DAY AS A WHOLE THOUGH, SUSTAINED NORTHERLY SPEEDS AT LEAST 20-30
MPH/GUSTS 25-35 MPH WILL BE COMMON (UP TO AROUND 40 MPH IN THE
MORNING).
SUNDAY EVENING-OVERNIGHT, WINDS BECOME LIGHT AS THEY EVENTUALLY
TREND MORE EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY IN THE PRESENCE OF SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE. ALTHOUGH CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE AND SOME
SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN COULD START TO ENTER OUR FAR SOUTHWESTERN CWA
CLOSE TO SUNRISE, THIS WILL ALMOST SURELY BE THE OVERALL-
CHILLIEST NIGHT OF THE NEXT WEEK, WITH LOWS BOTTOMING OUT 30-35
MOST AREAS.
- MONDAY-MONDAY NIGHT:
ALTHOUGH MOST PLACES WILL BE LUCKY TO PICK UP ANYTHING MORE THAN
A HUNDREDTH OR TWO, CHANCES FOR AT LEAST SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS HAVE INCREASED VERSUS 24 HOURS AGO AS A WEAK/MOISTURE
STARVED SHORTWAVE ZIPS THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS (FOR NOW
MEASURABLE CHANCES/POPS ARE ONLY 20-30% AT MOST). OTHERWISE, THE
MAIN STORY DURING THE DAY WILL BE GRADUALLY-INCREASING SOUTH-
SOUTHEASTERLY BREEZES...OVERALL STRONGEST IN OUR WESTERN HALF
(WEST OF HWY 281), WHERE SUSTAINED SPEEDS 15-20 MPH/GUSTS 25-30
MPH WILL BE MOST COMMON. HIGH TEMPS UPPER 50S-LOW 60S MOST
AREAS. ANY SPOTTY RAIN SHOULD DEPART BY EVENING, WITH SLIGHTLY-
MILDER LOWS IN THE MID-UPPER 30S LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT.
- TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY:
THE FORECAST TURNS DRY AGAIN AS UPPER RIDGING OVER THE
SOUTHWESTERN U.S. AGAIN BECOMES AN INCREASING INFLUENCE, WITH
HIGH TEMPS STEADILY TRENDING UPWARD...CURRENTLY AIMED MAINLY 70S
TUESDAY...THEN LOW-MID 80S MOST AREAS WEDNESDAY (UPPER 80S FAR
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST). OVERNIGHT LOWS FOLLOW SUIT...HOLDING UP WELL
INTO THE 40S TO PERHAPS LOW 50S.
- THURSDAY-SATURDAY:
AS USUAL, UNCERTAINTY GROWS IN THE "FINER DETAILS" AT THIS TIME
RANGE, BUT THE MAIN TAKEAWAYS INCLUDE A COOL-DOWN AS THE UPPER
PATTERN "FLATTENS" A BIT AND OUR NEXT LARGE-SCALE SURFACE COLD
FRONT PASSES SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS (THE LATEST
ECMWF/GFS BOTH BRING THIS FRONT THROUGH ON THURSDAY). FOR NOW,
WE HAVE HIGHS EASING BACK IN THE 70S THURSDAY, THEN MAINLY 50S
FOR FRIDAY-SATURDAY. OUR OFFICIAL FORECAST INCLUDES SOME
SPOTTY/LOW CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AS EARLY AS LATE THURS
NIGHT-FRI AM, THE VAST MAJORITY OF WHICH SHOULD FALL AS RAIN (IF
ANY OCCURS).
AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 622 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
FOR KGRI/KEAR AIRPORTS:
DESPITE A FEW CLOUDS MOVING IN TONIGHT AND STAYING AROUND FOR
PARTS OF THE DAY SUNDAY, CEILINGS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO NEAR MVFR
LEVELS. THE PRIMARY AVIATION HAZARD WILL BE SOME LLWS TONIGHT
AHEAD OF A WIND SHIFT FROM A PASSING COLD FRONT BETWEEN 8-9Z.
BETWEEN 4Z AND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, A LOW-LEVEL SOUTHWESTERLY
JET WILL BRING BETWEEN 40-50KTS OF LLWS TO BOTH KGRI AND KEAR.
SURFACE WINDS THIS EVENING OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND AHEAD OF
THE FRONT WILL REMAIN STEADY BETWEEN 10-15KTS WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20-25KTS. AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT
(BETWEEN 8-9Z), SURFACE WINS WILL SWITCH TO A NORTHERLY
WIND DIRECTION WITH GUSTIER WINDS PICKING UP. WINDS OVERNIGHT
AND THROUGH THE MORNING WILL BLOW BETWEEN 20-30KTS WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 35-45KTS. WINDS WILL VERY GRADUALLY TAPER OFF ACROSS
THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 450 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
UNFORTUNATELY, OTHER THAN SOME VERY SMALL/FLEETING CHANCES FOR A
FEW RAIN SHOWERS HERE OR THERE (MAINLY CENTERED AROUND MONDAY
AND THEN AGAIN LATER IN THE WEEK), THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE
NEXT 7 DAYS APPEAR DRY. FOLLOWING IS A DAY-BY-DAY BREAKDOWN OF
FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WITHIN OUR FORECAST AREA (CWA):
- REST OF TODAY-TONIGHT:
A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OUR ENTIRE FORECAST
AREA (CWA) THROUGH 4 AM SUNDAY MORNING. FOR THIS AFTERNOON-
EVENING, THIS WARNING IS DRIVEN BY A COMBINATION OF RECORD-
BREAKING HEAT (UNPRECEDENTED IN SOME PLACES DURING MARCH!),
RESULTANT UNUSUALLY-LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY, AND BREEZY SOUTHWEST
WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 25-30 MPH. THIS AFTERNOON, RELATIVE
HUMIDITY (RH) IS BOTTOMING OUT AT LEAST AS LOW AS 5-10%. THIS
EVENING (ESPECIALLY POST-SUNSET), RH WILL SLOWLY BEGIN TO RISE,
BUT IS UNLIKELY TO GET ABOVE 20-25% UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT.
LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, THE MAIN CONCERN (AND
THE MAIN REASON THE RED FLAG WARNING RUNS UNUSUALLY-LATE INTO
THE NIGHT) WILL BE AN ABRUPT SHIFT TO MODERATELY-STRONG
NORTH WINDS BEHIND A SOUTHWARD-CHARGING COLD FRONT. THIS FRONT
WILL ARRIVE INTO OUR FAR NORTHERN COUNTIES BETWEEN 12-2 AM, AND
EVENTUALLY CROSS OUR SOUTHERN/KANSAS COUNTIES MAINLY 5-7 AM.
BEHIND THE FRONT, AT LEAST A FEW HOURS OF WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST
40-50 MPH ARE LIKELY (BRIEF GUSTS 55+ MPH POSSIBLE), WHICH COULD
OBVIOUSLY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WITH ANY POTENTIAL ONGOING
FIRES. FORTUNATELY, RH WILL STEADILY RISE/RECOVER IN THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES BEHIND THE FRONT...QUICKLY INCREASING TO 40-60% IN
ITS WAKE.
- SUNDAY:
DESPITE AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES BEING AT LEAST 30-35 DEGREES
COOLER THAN SATURDAY, THEY WILL STILL BE ABOVE-AVERAGE FOR LATE-
MARCH...MOST AREAS TOPPING OUT BETWEEN THE UPPER 50S-MID 60S.
WINDS WILL ALSO REMAIN MODERATELY-STRONG ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF THE DAY, BUT FORTUNATELY WILL SLOWLY DECREASE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS RH GRADUALLY FALLS. THE NET RESULT IS A
SOLIDLY ELEVATED-TO-NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER SITUATION,
FEATURING NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS COMMONLY 25-35 DURING THE
AFTERNOON, BUT WITH RH CURRENTLY FORECAST TO DROP NO LOWER THAN
25-30 PERCENT (SLIGHTLY ABOVE OFFICIAL CRITICAL CRITERIA).
AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE DECIDED AGAINST A FORMAL WARNING GIVEN THE
COMBINATION OF: 1) RH FALLING SLIGHTLY SHORT OF CRITERIA...2)
WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING WITH TIME. THAT BEING SAID, SHOULD LATER
FORECASTS RAISE WIND SPEEDS AND/OR LOWER RH, ARGUMENTS COULD
CERTAINLY BE MADE FOR A MARGINAL WARNING ISSUANCE...ESPECIALLY
IN OUR SOUTHERN/KANSAS COUNTIES.
- MONDAY:
AT THIS TIME, THIS LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER ELEVATED-TO-NEAR CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER AFTERNOON FOR MOST OF OUR CWA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
SIMILAR TO SUNDAY, BUT THIS TIME THE BREEZY WINDS WILL BE OUT OF
THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST...OVERALL-STRONGEST IN THE WESTERN HALF OF
OUR CWA WHERE GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH ARE MOST LIKELY. AT THIS TIME,
MINIMUM AFTERNOON RH IS FORECAST TO BOTTOM OUT 22-30% IN MOST
PLACES (SLIGHTLY ABOVE CRITICAL CRITERIA), BUT IT COULD BE A
"CLOSE CALL" ESPECIALLY IN OUR WESTERN-MOST NEBRASKA COUNTIES
(DAWSON/GOSPER/FURNAS), SO THIS BEARS CLOSE WATCHING.
- TUESDAY:
THIS IS ALSO A DAY THAT BEARS WATCHING, AS ALTHOUGH OUR CURRENT
FORECAST DOES NOT CALL FOR CRITICAL CONDITIONS, THIS HAS "THE
LOOKS" OF A DAY THAT COULD TREND WORSE AS IT GETS CLOSER IN
TIME, THANKS TO BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS THAT WILL LIKELY GUST 20+
MPH. AT LEAST FOR NOW, MINIMUM RH IS FORECAST TO DROP NO LOWER
THAN 25-30% IN MOST PLACES.
- WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY:
AS IS TYPICAL THIS FAR OUT IN TIME, CONFIDENCE IS LACKING IN THE
"FINER DETAILS" REGARDING FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS. WEDNESDAY
BEARS WATCHING FOR THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES (HIGHS IN THE 80S)
AND LOWEST RH OF THE WEEK (10-20% MOST PLACES), BUT AT LEAST FOR
NOW WINDS APPEAR RELATIVELY TAME. THURSDAY-FRIDAY THEN APPEAR TO
TURN WINDIER OUT OF THE NORTHEAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT, BUT THERE
ARE QUESTIONS REGARDING HOW LOW RH MIGHT GET IN A COOLER
AIRMASS.
-- NOTE:
- NWS HASTINGS ROUTINELY DEFINES CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AS THE
OVERLAP OF BOTH 20-PERCENT-OR-LOWER RH AND SUSTAINED WINDS/GUSTS
OF 20+ MPH/25+ MPH (FOR 3+ HOUR DURATION).
- NWS HASTINGS ROUTINELY DEFINES NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AS
THE OVERLAP OF BOTH 25-PERCENT-OR-LOWER RH AND SUSTAINED
WINDS/GUSTS 15+MPH/20+ MPH
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 450 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026
** RECORD-BREAKING/HISTORIC HEAT FOR THIS EARLY IN THE CALENDAR
YEAR OCCURRING TODAY! **
AS EXPECTED, AN INCREDIBLE/HISTORIC BLAST OF EARLY-SEASON HEAT
HAS TAKEN AIM ON OUR AREA TODAY. WHILE VARIOUS PARTS OF OUR
FORECAST AREA (CWA) HAVE EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES DURING MARCH AT
SOME POINT DURING OUR ROUGHLY 110-130 YEARS OF LOCAL WEATHER
RECORDS, TWO SITES THAT NEVER HAVE (UNTIL TODAY) INCLUDE OUR TWO
PRIMARY TRI CITIES WEATHER STATIONS...GRAND ISLAND AND HASTINGS
AIRPORTS (THE 2 NWS-MAINTAINED WEATHER STATIONS FOR WHICH WE
ISSUE OFFICIAL RECORD EVENT REPORTS/RERS). NOT ONLY HAVE THESE
STATIONS NOW EXCEEDED 90 DEGREES DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH FOR
THE FIRST TIME, BUT THEY HAVE ALSO REACHED-OR-EXCEEDED
TEMPERATURES NEVER BEFORE RECORDED DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL!
SEE BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS.
-- GRAND ISLAND, NE (GRI...TEMPERATURE RECORDS DATE TO 1896)
- PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD | NEW RECORD VALUE
MARCH 21 (SAT): 83 IN 1988 | 98
- PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR ENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH:
90 DEGREES...OCCURRED NINE TIMES, MOST RECENTLY MARCH 16, 2015
- CURRENT RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL:
98 DEGREES...APRIL 20, 1902
- PREVIOUS EARLIEST ANNUAL OCCURRENCE OF VARIOUS TEMP THRESHOLDS:
95-98 DEGREES...98 ON APRIL 20, 1902
99 DEGREES......99 ON MAY 14, 1941 AND 102 ON MAY 14, 2013
100 DEGREES.....102 ON MAY 14, 2013
-- HASTINGS, NE (HSI...TEMPERATURE RECORDS DATE BACK TO 1907)
- PREVIOUS DAILY RECORD | NEW RECORD VALUE
MARCH 21 (SAT): 87 IN 1910 | 97
- PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR ENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH:
90 DEGREES...MARCH 23, 1910
- CURRENT RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR ENTIRE MONTH OF APRIL:
96 DEGREES...APRIL 23, 1989
- PREVIOUS EARLIEST ANNUAL OCCURRENCE OF VARIOUS TEMP THRESHOLDS:
96 DEGREES......96 ON APRIL 23, 1989
97-98 DEGREES...98 ON MAY 6, 1916
99-100 DEGREES..100 ON MAY 26, 2012
GID WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NE...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR NEZ039>041-046>049-
060>064-072>077-082>087.
KS...RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 4 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR KSZ005>007-017>019.
DISCUSSION...PFANNKUCH
AVIATION...STUMP
FIRE WEATHER...PFANNKUCH
CLIMATE...NWS HASTINGS
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