Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

More record warm temperatures are forecast this week from California, Southwest, Plains then into the Mississippi Valley and Southeast. The warmth combining with dry conditions may result in elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions. Meanwhile, another Pacific system will move across the Pacific Northwest with lower elevation rain and mountain snows. For Hawaii, conditions improving. Read More >

Tuesday, April 14th was a very warm and windy day ahead of a major spring storm. A few record highs were set April 14th as temperatures in a few locations reached the upper 70s to 80 degrees. The 80 degree high at Buffalo marked the first 80 degree day in Buffalo since October 25th. This is also Casper's warmest day since September 20th when the mercury reached 79 degrees. Windy conditions were observed ahead of, and in wake of a strong cold front that swept through Tuesday night. Most locations measured wind gusts between 45 and 55 mph. A gust of 63 mph occurred at the Casper Airport at 233 PM on April 14th.

The table below shows high temperatures, 24-hour diurnal change, and peak wind gusts for selected cities on April 14th (Midnight to Midnight MST). New record highs are highlighted in red with the old records in parenthesis.

**April 14th High Temperatures and Strongest Wind Gusts at Selected Cities**
Location (Airport)	High Temp (F)	Diurnal Change (Low to High)	Peak Wind Gust (MPH)
Afton	63	35	38
Big Piney	67	48	56
Buffalo	80 (79 in 2008)	37	54
Casper	78 (77 in 2002)	41	63
Cody	73	39	28
Greybull	82	47	54
Jackson	61	33	26
Lake Yellowstone	54 (54 in 2008)	30	28
Lander	74	35	54
Pinedale	63	42	53
Riverton	75	39	47
Rock Springs	67	38	56
Worland	81	46	43

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Record Warmth Lingers; Fire Weather Concerns; Unsettled Pacific Northwest

Unseasonably Warm and Windy Tuesday April 14th