Data:
1887 to present
Normal
refers to the standard 30-year period, 1971-2000
Normals
will be recalculated for the 1981-2010 period in 2011.
| TEMPERATURE NORMALS: | |
| Average temperature for the entire year | 51.1 F |
| July, Average high and low | 89.6 F and 69.5 F |
| January, Average high and low | 33.2 F and 11.5 F |
| Average length of freeze-free period | 161 days |
| Average date of last spring freeze | April 27 |
| Average date first fall freeze | October 5 |
| Average number of days falling to or below 0 F | 16 days |
| Average number of days falling to or below 32 F | 144 days |
| Average date for first 90 F or higher | May 17 |
| Average number of days 90 F or higher | 42 days |
| Average number of days 100 F or higher | 5 days |
| TEMPERATURE RECORDS | |
| Record High Temperature | 115 F, July 25, 1936 |
| Record Low Temperature | -33 F, January 12, 1974 |
| Hottest Year (average of highs and lows) | 55.7 F, 1931, 1934 |
| Coldest Year (average of highs and lows) | 47.8 F, 1978 |
| Most annual # of Days, High 90 F or higher | 82 F, 1936 |
| Least annual # Days, High 90 F or higher | 7 days, 1889 |
| Most annual # of Days, High 100 F or higher | 41 days, 1936 |
| Least annual # Days, High 100 F or higher | 0 days, 22 separate years since 1887 |
| Longest stretch, continuous days 90 F or above | 38 days, July 8-Aug 14, 1934 |
| Longest stretch, continuous days 100 F or above | 15 days, July 11-25, 1934 |
| Hottest overnight low temperature | 91 F, July 25, 1936 |
| Hottest daily average temperature | 103 F, July 25, 1936 (High 115 F, low 91 F) |
| Most annual # of Days, Low 32 F or lower | 156 days, 1943, 1951, 1996 |
| Most annual # of Days, Low 0 F or lower | 35 days, 1977 and 1978 |
| Longest time below zero (continuous hours) | 188 hours, 5PM Dec 12-1 PM Dec 25, 1983 |
| Coldest daytime high temperature | -16 F, January 14, 1888 |
| Coldest daily average temperature | -20 F, Feb. 11, 1899 (High -13 F, low -26F) |
| Latest Spring freeze | May 29, 1947 |
| Earliest last Spring freeze | March 27, 1925 |
| Earliest first Fall freeze | September 11, 1940 |
| Latest first Fall freeze | November 7, 1956 |
| Shortest freeze-free period | 118 days, 1940 |
| Longest freeze-free period | 218 days, April 2-Nov. 6, 1924 |
| PRECIPITATION NORMALS | |
| Average Annual precipitation | 28.37 inches |
| Average wettest month | May, 4.23 inches |
| Average driest month | January, 0.67 inches |
| Average annual snowfall | 27.5 inches |
| Average snowiest month | January, 6.1 inches |
| Average number of days with measurable precipitation | 92 days |
| PRECIPITATION SNOWFALL RECORDS | |
| Greatest monthly snowfall | February 1965, 26.1 inches |
| Snowiest winter season | 59.4 inches, winter 1914-15 |
| Snowiest calendar year | 65.2 inches, 1948 |
| Least snowy calendar year | 5.3 inches, 1954 |
| Least snowy winter season | 7.2 inches, 1967-1968 |
| January 1, 1900-December 31, 2004 Snowfall total | 2810.7 inches (234+ feet) |
| Latest first measurable snowfall | December 27, 1982 |
| Earliest first measurable snowfall | September 29, 1985 |
| Latest measurable snowfall | May 3-4, 1967, 3.0 inches |
| Heaviest 24-hour snowfall | 19 inches, Feb. 11, 1965 |
| PRECIPITATION RECORDS ALL TYPES | |
| Longest dry spell (days in a row without precipitation) | 63 Days, Nov. 2, 1889-Jan. 3, 1890 |
| Longest wet spell (days in a row with precipitation) | 12 Days, Apr. 29-May. 10, 1995 |
| Wettest Year | 45.15 inches, 1965 |
| Driest Year | 14.09 inches, 1936 |
| Wettest Summer | June 21-Sept. 21, 1993, 21.75 inches |
| Wettest Month | 13.98 inches, August 1910 |
| Most annual number of days with measurable precipitation | 121 days, 1965 |
| Least annual number of days with measurable precipitation | 53 days, 1955 |
| Heaviest 24-hour rainfall | 8.38 inches, Aug. 28-29, 1910 |
| SUN AND WIND | |
| Average number of sunny days | 230 days |
| Average wind speed | 10.4 mph |
| Windiest month | April, average 12.1 mph |
| Least Windy month | August, average 9.2 mph |
compiled
by Ken Dewey, High Plains Regional Climate Center
School
of Natural Resources, UNL
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