Dec. 1986 - Jan. 1987, and Dec. 1938 - Jan. 1939

Between December 11, 2011 and January 10, 2012 (period of 31 days)...

- High temperatures at the Grand Island airport climbed to at least 50 degrees on 15 days, and reached at least 60 twice. Of these 31 days, 28 featured above-normal daily mean temperatures.
- High temperatures at the Hastings airport climbed to at least 50 degrees on 11 days, and reached at least 60 twice
- High temperatures at the Kearney airport climbed to at least 50 degrees on 14 days, and reached at least 60 three times
- High temperatures in Smith Center, KS, climbed to at least 50 degrees on 15 days, reached at least 60 four times, and hit 70 once

For the following tables, temperature records dateof the longest and most reliable climatological records of any site in the NWS Hastings coverage area.

PLEASE NOTE: In the table below, multiple "overlapping" 31-day periods of warm weather during the same Dec.- Jan. period are omitted.
Here are some highlights that stand out from the table below:

1.) At Grand Island, for the 31-day stretch between Dec. 11, 2011, and Jan. 10, 2012, the average mean temperature ranked as the
FOURTH-WARMEST 31-day stretch on record within the entire months of December and January. Per the average high temperature, this recent stretch of warmth ranked NINTH-WARMEST all-time.

2.) It is readily apparent from the data below that other prolonged stretches of December and/or January warmth have occurred during fairly recent winters such as 2005-2006, 2002-2003, 1999-2000 and 1991-1992.

3.) In terms of the