Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Aberdeen, Sisseton, and Wheaton MN, broke their records for the coldest meteorological springs on record. Here's a look at those towns, as well as a couple others from the area.

Top Five Coldest Average Temperatures for Meteorological Springs (Mar, Apr, May) from Across the Area

Aberdeen (Normal 43.6)
37.0	2013
37.5	1950
38.3	1951
38.3	1960
38.4	2002

Watertown (43.1)
36.0	1950
36.1	2013
36.5	1899
37.2	2002
37.2	1997

Sisseton (44.3)
35.8	2013
38.1	1979
38.3	1996
38.8	2002
39.8	2011

Pierre (46.4)
40.1	1951
40.6	1965
41.0	2002
41.2	2013
41.3	1996

Mobridge (44.9)
37.0	1950
38.6	1996
39.0	2011
39.2	2013
39.5	2002

Wheaton, MN (42.7)
34.5	2013
37.1	1950
38.8	2008
38.9	2011
39.3	1951

NOTE: Normal Average Spring Temperature in Parentheses

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Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Record Cold Spring 2013 at Several Locations