What a Difference a Week Makes!

Only one week after the winter storm that dumped 10 inches or more of snow across the area, parts of western and north central Nebraska saw record high temperatures on Friday, November 6th. A change in the jet stream pattern caused temperatures to warm up quickly following the last snow event in October. This melted the wet, heavy snow in a period of only a few days.

The graphs below showing the daily high temperatures and snow depth at North Platte are a good example of how quickly the weather changed.

North Platte was certainly not the only location to see such a drastic change. Below is a comparison of highs between Friday, October 30th, and this past Friday, November 6th.

LOCATION       HIGH 10/30/09     HIGH 11/6/09     ONE WEEK CHANGE  
  
AINSWORTH          42                81             +39 DEGREES  
BROKEN BOW         43                82*            +39 DEGREES    
IMPERIAL           46                79             +33 DEGREES  
NORTH PLATTE       40                78             +38 DEGREES  
OGALLALA           43                79             +36 DEGREES  
ONEILL             39                83             +44 DEGREES  
THEDFORD           42                81             +39 DEGREES  
VALENTINE          42                81**           +39 DEGREES  
  
*BROKEN BOW SET A NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH. THE OLD RECORD WAS 81   
 DEGREES SET IN 1931.  
  
**VALENTINE SET A NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH. THE OLD RECORD WAS 78  
 DEGREES SET IN 1909.

Page composition by
Chauncy Schultz

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

What a Difference a Week Makes!