The number of consecutive 100-degree days matters because the heat’s impact - on people, crops and the environment - is multiplied as more extremely hot days fall back-to-back. This year, its longest streak is only three days, which is actually tied for the shortest streak in Hays history. Hays saw streaks of 18 days and 15 days in 1934 and a streak of 17 days in 1980. That’s Wichita’s 47th longest streak ever. Its longest run in 2022 was five days in a row. Wichita experienced 20 days in a row in 1936 and an 18-day streak in 1980. That’s just the 81st longest streak in Ashland history. This year, it’s had two separate streaks of six days. The risk of that not happening increases with time as we get later into the warm season.Unlike the most extreme years in Kansas history, this year’s 100-degree days have been much less likely to be strung together consecutively.Īshland had 23 consecutive 100-degree days back in 1954 and 22 in a row in 1934. The later we go into the season, the later we hold on to a snowpack, the more likelihood there is for a fast warm up. “All of this not a forgone conclusion,” Todey added. “Flooding is not expected across the upper reaches of the Missouri River however, the mainstem of the Missouri is likely to experience episodic floods from about Nebraska City downstream to the mouth of the river (at St. “There are enhanced chances of major flooding that will occur along the mainstem of the Mississippi in many locations.” “According to the National Weather Service flood risk along the mainstem Mississippi River from the Twin Cities area down through about Keokuk, Iowa (near the Missouri/Illinois border) is well above normal,” said Hoylman. All this leads to increased chances of flooding as the weather begins to warm. Bismarck, North Dakota, reported at least a trace of snow on 11 of the first 13 days of March, totaling 22.5 inches. Snow has been on the ground in much of North Dakota and portions of the neighboring states since November, with recent cold weather maintaining impressive snow depths even as snow continues to fall. “The extreme wetness that has been observed between December through February in the western Great Lakes states has continued into March.” “At least a component of this moisture can be attributed to a series of atmospheric rivers that paraded through the United States this winter season starting from the California coast and moving all the way north and east to the Great Lakes region,” he added. “In fact, according to NOAA, Wisconsin experienced the wettest winter period on record going back 128 years, and Minnesota experienced its second wettest winter.” “It’s been exceptionally wet in the upper reaches of the Mississippi and along the western Great Lakes states,” Hoylman said. Three-hundred miles to the north things could not be more different. Besides damaged rangeland, pastures and poor crop conditions, the worst hit areas have been exposed to frequent dust storms with streams and ponds completely devoid of water. Some areas in Kansas received record-low annual precipitation totals during 2022 and have not received much, if any, cold-season drought relief.
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