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Rapid Warm-Up Forecast Across Much of the Lower 48 Today and Tuesday

Most of the U.S. starts the week calm and unseasonably warm. The Heartland will be warmest, with highs 25–30° above average. Only the Gulf Coast stays chilly. Rain today is limited to western Washington while lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario. Cooler air returns after Tuesday, bringing a wintry mix to the Midwest and Northeast by Wednesday. Read More >

On Tuesday, September 3, the National Weather Service presented Leland Treichel of Roscoe, SD with the prestigious John Campanius Holm Award.  This is a national award and only 17 out of the over 10,000 cooperative weather observers were selected this year.  In honor of Leland, Governor Daugaard issued an Executive Proclamation declaring September 3, 2013 as Leland Treichel Day in South Dakota.

Pictured from left to right are Tonya Peterson (Sen. Johnson's Representative), Leland Treichel, James Scarlett (Meteorologist in Charge), and Aimee Kamp (Sen. Thune's Representative)