Monday’s sweltering temperatures were high enough to shatter records throughout the Panhandle, with the mercury rising to as high as 111 degrees in Chadron.
According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, Wyo., the 111 degree temperature tied for the second hottest day of all time, with records dating back to 1915. Chadron’s high shattered the highest daily maximum temperature record that was set in 2006, with a high of 108 degrees.
Scottsbluff recorded the second-highest temperature in the Panhandle, topping out at 108 degrees, and tying for the fourth hottest day of all time, based on records dating back to 1893. Scottsbluff’s new high broke the record for highest daily maximum temp set in 2006 at 104 degrees.
Sidney saw a high of 106 degrees, breaking their highest daily maximum temp record set in 2006 at 102 degrees.
Alliance rounded out the record-breaking temps in the Panhandle with a temp of 105 degrees, breaking the record for highest daily maximum temperature set in 2006 at 102 degrees.
Tuesday saw a drop in temps in Alliance, returning to a high of 92 degrees. The heat is expected to remain in the region, with the forecast for Alliance calling for a high of 96 degrees on Wednesday, and 98 degrees on Thursday and Friday.