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Winter Returns Across the Northern Tier; Record Warmth for the Southwest

A large high pressure system will usher in cold air for this first day of March across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Northeast and mid-Atlantic. Some wintry precipitation may evolve across the mid-Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic through Monday. Meanwhile, record warmth will spread across the Southwest, southern Plains through early this week. Read More >

...All-time record April low temperatures, record low highs, and
record nighttime lows set across the region...

All-time April Low Temperatures

City...........Low Temp...Previous Record...Year Set
Aberdeen.........-6...........-2..............1975
Pierre............0............1..............1936

Record Low Highs April 3rd

City...........High Temp...Previous Record..Year Set
Aberdeen..........20...........25..............2007
Pierre............22...........30..............1936
Mobridge..........23...........27..............2007

Record Lows Tied April 3rd

City............Low Temp...Previous Record...Year Set
Aberdeen..........-2............-2.............1975

Record Lows April 4th

City............Low Temp....Previous Record...Year Set
Aberdeen..........-6.............5.............1920
Watertown.........-3.............7.............1995
Pierre.............0............12.............1968
Mobridge...........1............11.............2007