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This is a list of cities by average temperature (monthly and yearly). The temperatures listed are averages of the daily highs and lows. Thus, the actual daytime temperature in a given month may be considerably higher than the temperature listed here, depending on how large the difference between daily highs and lows is.
In Nebraska, the aquifer is only being depleted in a few western areas. But water levels are declining throughout much of Kansas, where the average temperature today is similar to what the average temperature of Nebraska is likely to be 70 to 100 years from now". [2]
The notable exceptions would be in Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas. On July 24, Grand Island, Nebraska, broke their record high with a high 117 °F (47 °C). Hastings, Nebraska, set a new all-time high of 116 °F (47 °C). Both Kansas and Nebraska tied their all-time record highs in Alton and Minden, respectively just days after they were set.
Between 1971 and 2000, average summer temperatures rose by 1.7 degrees Fahrenheit in the U.S., and by 2.7 degrees across much of the West.
The drought and heat wave conditions led many Midwestern cities to experience record heat. In Kansas City, Missouri, the high temperature was below 90 °F (32 °C) only twice and soared above the century mark (100 °F or 38 °C) for 17 days straight; in Memphis, Tennessee, the temperature reached an all-time high of 108 °F (42 °C) on July 13, 1980, part of a 15-day stretch of temperatures ...
A noticeable warmup is expanding across the Northeastern states through midweek, AccuWeather meteorologists say. This burst of early September heat may be welcomed by vacationers flocking to the ...
Higher temperatures are also likely to reduce livestock productivity, because heat stress disrupts the animals' metabolism. Seventy years from now, Iowa is likely to have 10 to 20 more days per year with temperatures above 95°F than it has today. More severe droughts or floods would also hurt crop yields". [2]
A Saturday morning X post from the National Weather Service stated that “severe storms are most likely after 11 am. Tornadoes and strong thunderstorms will remain possible through the overnight.”