Winter Climate Question Series #1

Question #1)  The Nebraska average December through February maximum temperature trend since 1980 is?

Answer: +0.1 F per decade
The winter-time average maximum temperature trend for Nebraska is increasing at 0.1 F per decade.  This is the average of stations across Nebraska and may not be representative of all locations and time scales.  The 1896-2015 winter average max temp trend for Nebraska is +0.2 F per decade.   The 1980-2015 winter max temp trend for a few specific locations (period of record for station, if later than 1980):  Grand Island (1980-2015) +0.2 F per decade; Norfolk (1986-2015) -0.8 F per decade; North Platte (1989-2015) -0.7 F per decade.
Data from the Climate.gov Climate at a Glance Time Series http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/