Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. 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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