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Tuesday, May 19, 2009

A Very Hot Tuesday

Lots of records have fallen today, on Tuesday 19 May, as a sneak preview of summer comes through the region. It will be slightly cooler on Wednesday, then the roof caves in on Thursday as most highs don't reach 65 degrees across the Front Range region and adjacent plains and mountains. In Cheyenne it won't reach 55 degrees on Thursday and 70 won't be seen until at least a week.

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
0925 PM MDT WED MAY 20 2009

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT CHEYENNE ON MAY 19TH...

AT 1011 AM THE TEMPERATURE AT CHEYENNE AIRPORT REACHED 83 DEGREES.
THIS TIES THE RECORD FOR THE DATE PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1992 AND 1886.

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DENVER CO
138 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET ON MAY 19TH...

AT 124 PM THE TEMPERATURE AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REACHED
90 DEGREES. THIS ESTABLISHES A NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE
DATE. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 89 DEGREES...SET JUST THREE YEARS AGO
IN 2006.

JK


RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO
0517 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT COLORADO SPRINGS CO...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT COLORADO SPRINGS
CO TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 86 SET JUST LAST YEAR IN 2008.

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
930 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES WAS SET IN SPEARFISH SD
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 89 SET IN 1992.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 92 DEGREES WAS SET IN GILLETTE WY
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 91 SET IN 1992.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES WAS TIED IN SUNDANCE WY
TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 1992.

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
925 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SHERIDAN WY...

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE SHERIDAN
AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 1992.

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE
501 PM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT VALENTINE NE...

A RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 99 DEGREES FOR MAY 19TH...WAS
ESTABLISHED AT MILLER FIELD IN VALENTINE. THIS SHATTERED THE OLD
RECORD HIGHEST TEMPERATURE FOR MAY 19TH OF 95 DEGREES...WHICH WAS
SET IN 1992.

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHEYENNE WY
0925 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SIDNEY NE AIRPORT...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT SIDNEY NE AIRPORT
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 1996.


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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
CHEYENNE WY
0130 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2009

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT SCOTTSBLUFF NE AIRPORT...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT SCOTTSBLUFF NE AIRPORT YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 94 SET IN 1925.
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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
0130 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

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...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE TIED AT CASPER WY...

THE MERCURY REACHED 88 DEGREES AT CASPER MONDAY. THIS TIED THE
RECORD PREVIOUSLY SET IN 1992.


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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MISSOULA, MT
140 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE TIED AT MISSOULA AND
BROKEN AT BUTTE MT...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT MISSOULA MT
YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 88 SET IN 2006.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 84 DEGREES WAS SET AT BUTTE MT YESTERDAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 83 SET IN 1954.

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Meanwhile SE Texas is getting a little break from summer heat with four days of record lows in the Austin - San Marcos region where I just was just a few days past.

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
731 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT AUSTIN CAMP MABRY...

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 52 DEGREES WAS SET AT AUSTIN CAMP MABRY TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 54 SET IN 1900.


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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
731 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2009

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT AUSTIN CAMP MABRY...

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 52 DEGREES WAS SET AT AUSTIN CAMP MABRY TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 54 SET IN 1900.


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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX
0722 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2009

...RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE SET AT AUSTIN / BERGSTROM...

A RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 51 DEGREES WAS SET AT AUSTIN /
BERGSTROM TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 52 SET IN 2006.


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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO, TX


623 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2009

...RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT AUSTIN/BERGSTROM...

THE TEMPERATURE ONLY REACHED 76 DEGREES TODAY AT AUSTIN/BERGSTROM.
THIS SETS A NEW DAILY LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORD. THE PREVIOUS
DAILY LOW MAXIMUM RECORD WAS 77 DEGREES SET ON THIS DATE IN 1983.

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