File name: Event-Tracker-2024-TempAnom_feb26.jpg Original Resolution: 650 × 447 File Size: 121 KB (MIME Type: image/jpeg) Date Published: March 7, 2024 Download file View image caption Daytime high temperatures across the Great Plains were 20 degrees of more warmer than average on February 26, the day the fires broke out. NOAA image from National Centers for Environmental Information.