February sees unusually high temperatures for the region

Unusually warm temperatures have been calculated across the region throughout February.

The month, which usually sees temperatures in the teens and single digits, has yet to dip below twenty degrees. Kansas Mesonet meteorologist, Chip Redmond:

The resulting warm average temperatures have also begun to fool plant and wildlife into a false early spring:

Similarly, the warm temperatures and lack of precipitation have begun to make dangerous wildfires more likely, resulting in the delay of burn season.