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Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming all set December temperature records as a heat dome of high pressure set in, trapping abnormal warmth in regions more accustomed to snow than t-shirt weather at this time of year. The National Weather Service says that as many as a third of the continental US experienced highs of over 70 degrees this week. The new September is December.
The National Weather Service said some states experienced temperatures that were 30 to 40 degrees hotter than normal. Unusual December prairie fires are being caused by record high temperatures and high winds. In the town of Denton, at least two dozen homes and businesses were destroyed by one of those fires. The town's grain elevator caught fire in heartbreaking fashion.
A volunteer firefighter told the New York Times that it was not a good sign that it was dry in December and warm. Since May, there has been zero precipitation and no sign of it in the future.
