Nebraska
Average annual precipitation decreases east to west from about in the southeast corner of the state to about in the Panhandle. Humidity also decreases significantly from east to west. Snowfall across the state is fairly even, with most of Nebraska receiving between of snow each year. Nebraska's highest-recorded temperature was in Minden on July 24, 1936. The state's lowest-recorded temperature was in Camp Clarke on February 12, 1899.
When It's Springtime in Alaska (It's Forty Below)
The lyrics say the temperature outside is . While it is very rare for the temperature to actually be that low in the springtime in Fairbanks, it has happened. A low temperature of was recorded at the Fairbanks International Airport on March 30, 1970. The coldest time of the year in Fairbanks is around January 13 of each year, with night-time low temperatures at this time averaging around and daytime high temperatures averaging around . The coldest-ever low temperature recorded there was , on December 28 and 29, 1961.