This Week (February 5th Through 11th) in Regional Weather History
Feb. 5: On this day in 1989 the high temperature in Cheyenne
reached 2 degrees below zero. This turned out to be
Cheyenne remained below zero...which equaled the record
for the most consecutive days below zero since 1915.
on this day in 1899 when the temperature fell all the way to
46 degrees below zero.
An unusual cold streak was coming to an end over the region
back in 1949. Scottsbluff recorded the last of 23 days in a row
with high temperatures below freezing, while Cheyenne had its
last of 15 days below the freezing mark.
Feb. 7: Chadron, Nebraska had its lowest temperature on record on this
day in 1895 with a low of 44 degrees below zero.
On this day in 1985 Cheyenne had its last of 10 consecutive days
with a low temperature of zero or colder, which equaled the
record.
Feb. 8:
February with a low of 34 degrees below zero.
of the day 16 inches was recorded with snow still falling.
bringing the storm total to 28 inches...which still stands as the
highest single storm snowfall ever recorded in Scottsbluff.
where 8.9 inches of snow blanketed the city.
Feb. 11: It was a warm day across the region on this day in 1962.
Cheyenne recorded its highest temperature ever in February
with 71 degrees, while Scottsbluff set its all-time high temperature
for February with 77 degrees.
Information and research courtesy of Rich Emanuel
Return to News Archive
