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2013

05/18/2013 Briefing for Severe Thunderstorm Outbreak - Updated 18th May 2013 1 pm
05/17/2013 Bill and Barbara Schreiber Honored by National Weather Service
05/14/2013 New Precipitation Frequency Estimates for Kansas
05/06/2013 April 2013 Weather Summary for Dodge City
04/29/2013 Weather Presentation at Hodgeman County High School
04/04/2013 March 2013 Weather Summary for Dodge City
04/02/2013 75th Anniversary of April 1938 Blizzard
04/01/2013 New Location for the Clark County Spotter Talk
03/24/2013 Preliminary Snowfall Totals for March 23rd
03/12/2013 Note: The Meade county presentation on Thursday will be at 6 PM, not 7 PM.
03/11/2013 Preliminary Snowfall Totals for March 10th
03/06/2013 Impact Based Warnings will begin in Dodge City on 1 April
03/05/2013 February 2013 Weather Summary for Dodge City
02/26/2013 Snowfall Totals From February 24-25, 2013
02/23/2013 Snowfall Totals From February 20-21, 2013 Snowstorm
02/22/2013 Spotter Presentation in Trego County Postponed
02/11/2013 Extreme Winter Storm of Dec 28-31, 2006
02/07/2013 National Weather Service Honors Cooperative Observer Byron Smith
02/05/2013 January 2013 Weather Summary For Dodge City
02/04/2013 Bill Greenway of McCracken Honored with Award from National Weather Service
02/04/2013 Severe Weather Awareness Week March 3-9
01/30/2013 Información de la meteorología en Español
01/24/2013 2013 Severe Weather & Spotter Presentation Schedule
01/15/2013 Interesting View of a Dust Storm
01/03/2013 December 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City

2012

12/14/2012 Winter Safety Tips
12/03/2012 November 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/21/2012 Climate Watch: Updated Winter 2012-2013 Outlook
11/14/2012 Winter Awareness Day - November 14, 2012
11/02/2012 October 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
10/10/2012 National Weather Service Survey Open through 22 October
10/07/2012 Overnight low temperatures October 7
10/03/2012 Climatology for a Frost and Freeze
10/01/2012 September 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
09/28/2012 Brenda Van Meter Honored with Award from National Weather Service
09/12/2012 15 Year Anniversary - Dodge City Flood
09/04/2012 August 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
08/30/2012 Darrell Woods Receives 20 Year Length of Service Award
08/23/2012 Swede Holmgren Receives 10 Year Length of Service Award
08/15/2012 Tim McGonagle Receives 20 Year Length Of Service Award
08/01/2012 July 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
07/17/2012 Heat and Drought - It's not limited to Kansas
07/15/2012 Heat Safety and Information
07/03/2012 June 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
07/01/2012 Warmest January through June for Dodge City
06/30/2012 It reached 100 degrees again in Dodge City!
06/29/2012 Five Consecutive Days of 107 Degrees or Higher at Dodge City
06/28/2012 FEMA Activates Wireless Emergency Alerts on 28 June
06/28/2012 Dodge City Sets All Time Record High of 111
06/27/2012 HEAT Precautions and Safety
06/21/2012 Hot This Weekend Into Midweek - Safety Precautions
06/20/2012 Summer Begins At 609 PM CDT Today
06/07/2012 May 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
06/01/2012 Easier Access to Hourly Forecast Grids on Experimental Web Site
05/26/2012 May 25, 2012 Rush County Tornado
05/15/2012 Wireless Emergency Alert Information
05/07/2012 Long Term - It Is Still Dry
05/06/2012 Greensburg 5 years after
05/01/2012 April 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
04/30/2012 April 14, 2012 tornado outbreak
04/18/2012 Tornado Causes Damage Near Kalvesta (4/18/09)
04/02/2012 NWS Looking For Volunteer Cooperative Weather Observer In Wakeeney KS
04/02/2012 March 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
03/23/2012 Widespread Beneficial March Rain
03/23/2012 Unusual March Warmth
03/09/2012 Severe Weather Awareness Week March 12-16
03/08/2012 Strong Solar Storm Affecting Earth
03/07/2012 Solar Radiation Storm in Progress
03/01/2012 February 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
02/14/2012 Ulysses NOAA Weather Radio Restored to Service
02/13/2012 We are changing the way we forecast in the short term period...
02/10/2012 Ulysses NOAA Weather Radio Out of Service
02/02/2012 January 2012 Weather Summary for Dodge City
01/24/2012 Solar Storm Expected Tuesday and Wednesday
01/23/2012 Strong Solar Storm Affecting Earth
01/11/2012 2012 Severe Weather Safety and Spotter Training Schedule
01/11/2012 2012 Spotter Training Schedule
01/06/2012 Meade NOAA Weather Radio Down for Maintenance on 9 January, 2012
01/05/2012 NWS Looking For Volunteer Cooperative Weather Observer In Larned KS
01/03/2012 December 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
01/03/2012 Dual Polarization Upgrade to Dodge City Radar Beginning 1/4/2012
01/01/2012 New Year's Eve Wind and Dust in Southwest Kansas

2011

12/21/2011 Major Winter Storm on December 19, 2011
12/18/2011 Be Ready! Winter Safety Reminders Prior to Major Winter Storm
12/14/2011 Extreme Heat and Dryness at Dodge City (updated 9/21/11)
12/01/2011 November 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/18/2011 Update: Winter Outlook 2011-2012 Text Version (pdf)
11/17/2011 Winter Outlook 2011-2012
11/09/2011 October 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/08/2011 Nationwide EAS Test - No NWR weekly test
10/28/2011 NOAA Weather Radio Broadcast Problems at Ulysses
10/26/2011 Driest Years
10/24/2011 NOAA Weather Radio Station WXN-81 Near Ulysses Will be Down Tuesday
10/24/2011 April 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
10/21/2011 September 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
10/18/2011 75th Anniversary of "Black Sunday"
10/14/2011 Frost/Freeze Climatology For The Region
10/13/2011 Heavy Rain Pounds Part of Southwest Kansas
09/12/2011 Unseasonably Cool Weather Expected by Mid Week
09/01/2011 August 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
08/25/2011 Driest start to the year
08/19/2011 Update: Dodge City Breaks Record Number of 100 Degree Days
08/17/2011 Update: Dodge City Breaks Record Number of 100 Degree Days
08/13/2011 Severe Storms Produce 60 to 80mph winds on August 12, 2011
08/11/2011 Noaa Weather Radio Audio Feed Lost
08/09/2011 50th Anniversary March 1957 Blizzard (updated)
08/03/2011 July 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
08/02/2011 Brenda and David Van Meter Receive Award from National Weather Service
07/25/2011 Wind Damage in Liberal on 23 July, 2011
07/21/2011 Mike Helmley of Kiowa Receives Award From National Weather Service
07/08/2011 Hot and Dry Weather Continues (updated)
07/07/2011 June 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
07/07/2011 Hail Climatology for the United States with an Emphasis on Southwestern Kansas
07/06/2011 The Garden City Hailstorm on July 1, 1999
06/30/2011 High Wind Hits Rural Hodgeman County
06/27/2011 All Time Record High Tied in Dodge City on 26 June
06/24/2011 Wnd Damage from 16 June Severe Thunderstorms
06/21/2011 2011 Lightning Safety Awareness week - June 19-25
06/07/2011 Thick smoke being observed across Southwest Kansas today
06/07/2011 John & Helen Lehman Receive 40 Year Length Of Service Award
06/02/2011 May 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
06/01/2011 Highest May Temperature Set at Dodge City
05/27/2011 Seward and Timken Tornado Surveys
05/19/2011 SW KS Reported Precipitation for 5/19/2011
05/13/2011 New times for the Ensign NOAA Weather Radio to be Down for Maintenance - Updated May 13th
05/02/2011 Reported Precipitation for the Week of April 24-30, 2011
04/27/2011 NWS Dodge City is now on Facebook
04/20/2011 Damaging Winds on April 15, 2011
04/20/2011 A burn ban is in place in some counties (4/12/11)
04/06/2011 March 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
04/04/2011 Ulysses Cooperative Weather Observers Receive Length of Service Award
04/01/2011 It's been very dry the past 8 months!
03/30/2011 Addition of Tag Line on Tornado Warnings
03/25/2011 Huge Grass Fire in Stanton County (updated)
03/11/2011 Flood Safety Awareness Week March 14-18, 2011
03/09/2011 Snowfall Summary from the March 8, 2011 storm
03/08/2011 SPOTTER TRAINING FOR GRANT COUNTY CANCELLED FOR TONIGHT
03/07/2011 Statewide Tornado Drill Rescheduled for Thursday
03/04/2011 February 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
02/25/2011 Cooperative Weather Observer Byron Smith Receives Length Of Service Award From NWS
02/24/2011 Spotter Training in Victoria on Thursday 24 February Postponed
02/15/2011 Severe Weather Awareness Week Mar 7-11, 2011
02/10/2011 Winter Storm Blasts Across Kansas on February 8th, 2011
02/03/2011 January 2011 Weather Summary for Dodge City
01/21/2011 Unusual Snowfall in Dodge City - Jan 19, 2011
01/20/2011 New Precipitation and Snowfall Links Added to Left-hand Menu
01/19/2011 Lee & Carolyn Musil Receive Length of Service Award From NWS
01/11/2011 Jan 9-10 Snowfall Totals
01/07/2011 December 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
01/05/2011 The January 1886 Blizzards -- 125 Years Later

2010

12/31/2010 Snow and Ice Falls Across the Area
12/13/2010 High Winds Slam Southwest Kansas on December 11, 2010
12/13/2010 Ashland Municpal Light Plant Presented with 50 Year Length Of Service Award
12/13/2010 Winter 2010/2011 Newsletter from NWS Dodge City
12/04/2010 November 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/16/2010 Heavy Rain Falls From November 11-12, 2010
11/10/2010 October 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/10/2010 It Was a Warm and Dry September 2010 at Dodge City
10/27/2010 Local Winter Outlook (Downloads Slowly)
10/27/2010 National Winter Outlook
10/15/2010 Burke Goebel Receives Length of Service Award From NWS
09/29/2010 Average Date of the First Fall Freeze
09/23/2010 Summer 2010
09/22/2010 15th Anniversary of September 21, 1995 Snowstorm
09/10/2010 August 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
08/16/2010 Strong Winds Cause Damage in McCracken and Larned
08/16/2010 July 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
08/11/2010 10th Wettest Month on Record for Dodge City (July 15, 2010)
08/11/2010 Cooperative Observer Jack Kersting Honored
08/11/2010 Cooperative Observers Receive Length of Service Award
08/11/2010 Ella Mae Julian Receives Award From National Weather Service
08/11/2010 Brett Carlson Receives Award From National Weather Service
08/11/2010 Brad Hinkle Receives Award From National Weather Service
08/11/2010 Patsy Austin Receives Length Of Service Award
07/22/2010 Greatest 24 Hour Precipitation Total Set at Dodge City (July 6, 2010)
07/12/2010 2nd Wettest July on Record for Dodge City (July 12, 2010)
07/01/2010 June 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
06/20/2010 Lightning Safety Week June 20-26
06/11/2010 Record Highs Set In Southwest Kansas
06/10/2010 May 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
06/08/2010 High Winds Cause Damage in Ellis on 7 June
06/02/2010 Record Windy Year?
05/25/2010 April 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
05/19/2010 Spring/Summer 2010 Newsletter is Here!
05/16/2010 Heavy rain over Buckner Creek Basin
05/12/2010 Stephen & Lois Fenster Receive Length Of Service Award
04/28/2010 Issues with the Ensign NOAA Weather Radio Transmitter
04/24/2010 Tornadoes and Large Hail - April 22, 2010
04/24/2010 Storm Damage Survey for Apr 22, 2010 Tornado Outbreak
04/14/2010 Tweet us your severe weather reports
04/07/2010 UPDATE: Ensign KS NWR Transmitter Outage Thursday
04/05/2010 Severe Weather Possible This Evening
04/05/2010 2010 Spotter Talk Schedule
04/05/2010 March 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
04/01/2010 Severe Weather Possible Late Tonight
03/25/2010 Black Sunday Anniversary Coming Up
03/08/2010 Statewide Tornado Drill Postponed Until Thursday 11 March
03/04/2010 February 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
02/26/2010 A small area of SW KS receives snow
02/21/2010 Snowfall and Ice Feb 20th to Feb 21st 2010
02/17/2010 2010 Severe Weather Awareness Week Information
02/15/2010 New Climate Website - www.climate.gov...Check it Out!
02/11/2010 January 2010 Weather Summary for Dodge City
02/09/2010 Snowfall for February 8-9, 2010 (updated)
02/04/2010 Snowfall Totals from February 3rd/4th Winter Storm
02/02/2010 Snow Event from January 28, 2010
01/29/2010 Heavy Snow in Southwestern Kansas January 28-29, 2010
01/28/2010 Year In Review For SW Kansas
01/15/2010 December 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City

2009

12/21/2009 Length of Service Awards for Cooperative Weather Observers
12/20/2009 White Christmas In Southwest Kansas?
12/07/2009 November 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
12/06/2009 New Fall/Winter Newsletter!
11/17/2009 Was it a wet and cold Summer?
11/09/2009 Wet Fall and Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/07/2009 Very Warm November Day (Nov. 7, 2009)
10/29/2009 Winter 2009/10 Outlook For Southwest Kansas
10/16/2009 Arkansas River Gage Station at Kinsley Closed
10/02/2009 September 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
09/02/2009 August 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
08/10/2009 July 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
07/18/2009 Record Low Set at Dodge City (July 18, 2009)
07/11/2009 Record High Temperature Set at Medicine Lodge (July 10 2009)
07/10/2009 First 100 Degree Day for Dodge City (July 9, 2009)
07/09/2009 Hot Weather Returns to Western Kansas
07/01/2009 Tornadoes Touch Down in Southwest Kansas
07/01/2009 June 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
06/23/2009 Lightning Awareness Week (June 21-27)
06/04/2009 May 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
06/02/2009 Brief tornadoes observed near Dodge City
05/13/2009 NWS Climate Services Program Survey
05/08/2009 April 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
05/01/2009 Tornadoes Cause Damage In Southern Finney County
04/19/2009 Hailstorm Climatology for Central and Southwestern Kansas
04/13/2009 March 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
03/30/2009 Dodge City Snowfall for March 27-28
03/28/2009 26-28 March 2009 Blizzard
03/27/2009 Latest Snowfall Reports from the March 27th Blizzard
03/12/2009 Least Snowfall on Record for Dodge City
03/12/2009 February 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
03/09/2009 Severe Weather Awareness Week (March 9-13)
02/23/2009 2009 Spotter Training Schedule
02/13/2009 January 2009 Weather Summary for Dodge City
01/21/2009 DDC End of Index Page
01/20/2009 Severe Weather Awareness Week (packet in .pdf - takes a min to download)
01/15/2009 2008 Global Weather Headlines
01/13/2009 Presidential Inaugural Weather
01/08/2009 2008 - year of the tornado
01/08/2009 December 2008 Weather Summary for Dodge City
01/05/2009 Blizzard of December 22

2008

12/24/2008 Latest Newsletter - Wild West Weather
12/02/2008 November 2008 Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/19/2008 Winter Weather Awareness Day in Kansas
11/06/2008 October 2008 Weather Summary for Dodge City
10/24/2008 The First Fall Freeze In Southwest Kansas
10/23/2008 Record Precipitation Falls on Southwest Kansas
10/17/2008 Excessive October Rain Falls On Western Kansas
10/10/2008 September 2008 Weather Summary for Dodge City
10/10/2008 Average Freeze Dates for Southwest and Parts of Western and South Central Kansas
09/22/2008 Today is the First Day of Fall
09/03/2008 August 2008 Weather Summary for Dodge City
08/21/2008 Drought Lessening Across Southwest Kansas
08/05/2008 Record Highs for Southwest Kansas (August 5, 2008)
08/05/2008 July 2008 Weather Summary for Dodge City
07/06/2008 June Weather Summary for Dodge City
07/02/2008 Drought Conditions Continue Across Far Southwest Kansas
06/24/2008 Archived News Stories
05/28/2008 Major Severe Weather Events May 22-26 (updated)
05/02/2008 Greensburg...One Year Later
04/21/2008 Greensburg...One Year Later
03/03/2008 Severe Weather Awareness Week March 10-14
01/17/2008 Spotter Talk Schedule
01/16/2008 Wild Weather of 2007

2007

12/28/2007 Dec 27th -- Yet another Southwest KS Snowfall!
12/28/2007 Fourth Snowiest December on Record For Dodge City
12/15/2007 Heavy Snow Across Western Kansas December 14-15
12/11/2007 Freezing Rain and Ice Storms in Kansas
12/11/2007 Summary of Major Ice Storm Dec 10-11
12/10/2007 November 2007 Weather Summary
11/18/2007 November 2007 Warmth
11/14/2007 Normal or Average?
11/04/2007 October 2007 Weather Summary
10/11/2007 September Weather Summary for Dodge City
09/14/2007 10 Year Anniversary - Dodge City Flash Flood
09/05/2007 August Weather Summary for Dodge City
08/24/2007 Wind Climatology for Dodge City
08/22/2007 Deadly High Winds Strike Western Kansas
08/03/2007 July Weather Summary for Dodge City
07/07/2007 June Weather Summary for Dodge City
06/29/2007 A Few Record Low Temperatures Set In Southwest Kansas (June 29, 2007)
06/21/2007 Summer Begins 106 pm June 21
06/16/2007 40th Anniversary of the Garden City Tornado
06/08/2007 May Weather Summary for Dodge City
06/08/2007 Record Low Temperatures Set (June 8, 2007)
06/07/2007 Wind gusts up to 60 mph were reported across southwest Kansas on Wednesday
05/07/2007 ** Greensburg Tornado Rated EF-5 (updated May 22)
05/06/2007 Greensburg Tornado Officially Rated
05/05/2007 Preliminary Storm Report from May 4th and 5th
05/03/2007 April Weather Summary for Dodge City
04/14/2007 "Friday the 13th" April Snowstorm Sets Record
04/11/2007 Winter’s Not Over
04/02/2007 Second Warmest March on Record
03/30/2007 Tornadoes Rake Across Southwest Kansas (updated 4/6/07)
03/29/2007 Severe storms cause damage in SW Kansas on 3/28/07
03/29/2007 New Enhanced Fujita Scale
03/20/2007 Schedule of Severe Weather Presentations
03/09/2007 Remember NOAA Weather Radio When Springing Forward
02/26/2007 Winds Howl Across Southwest Kansas on Saturday 24 February
02/24/2007 Rare February Tornadoes Strike Southwest Kansas
02/22/2007 Severe Weather Awareness Week
01/31/2007 Will Winter’s Wicked Weather Foster Arkansas River Flooding this Spring?
01/25/2007 Severe Weather Presentation Schedule
01/23/2007 Cold Weather To Stay For Awhile
01/21/2007 January 20th snowstorm
01/19/2007 Snow Expected Over the Weekend
01/06/2007 A Return to Winter

2006

12/28/2006 December ends on very wet note!
12/20/2006 Major Winter Storm Strikes Western Kansas
12/15/2006 Is this the year for a White Christmas?
11/09/2006 Summer in November!
11/03/2006 The Day Of The Twister
10/03/2006 September Weather Summary for Dodge City
10/03/2006 All-Time Record High Temperature for October at Dodge City
08/25/2006 August heavy rainfall totals so far... and more on the way!
08/18/2006 Heavy Rains Fall in Rush and Ness Counties
08/17/2006 Point-and-click Forecasts Now Available in Spanish
08/09/2006 Several New Climate products are now available
08/02/2006 The Summer of 2006 So Far
08/01/2006 Downburst Damages Home
07/25/2006 The Heat is on - again
07/22/2006 Excessive Heat Breaks Across Southwest Kansas
05/28/2006 Record High Minimum Temperatures Set in Southwest Kansas Saturday and Sunday (May 29, 2006)
04/24/2006 Hydrologic Product Format Changes and VTEC Implementation for Certain Hydrologic Products
04/14/2006 Record Warmth Across Southwest Kansas
04/01/2006 Dodge City March Weather Summary
01/26/2006 Six More Weeks of Winter? What Winter?

2005

11/08/2005 OCTOBER 2005 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR DODGE CITY
11/07/2005 Rain Falls across Parts of Southwestern Kansas - 07/11/05
11/07/2005 Massive Snow Falls on Parts of Southwest Kansas
11/07/2005 Where did the snow go?
11/07/2005 High Altitude Balloon Descends over Southwestern Kansas on 10 May
11/07/2005 Hot Temperatures Across Southwestern Kansas - July 20, 2005
11/07/2005 Stretch of 100 degree days ends at Dodge City (7/26/05)
11/07/2005 July Weather Summary For Dodge City
11/07/2005 Much Needed Rain Falls
11/07/2005 August Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/07/2005 September Weather Summary for Dodge City
11/07/2005 LOCAL CLIMATE PAGE IS BEING UPDATED
11/07/2005 Widespread Rain Falls Across the Area

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