Hastings, NE

Weather Forecast Office

June 2017: Precipitation/Temperature Summary For Our 30-County Coverage Area (South Central NE/North Central KS)

Overview:

(BE SURE TO CLICK THE VARIOUS TABS BELOW FOR A VARIETY OF JUNE 2017 CLIMATE INFORMATION!)

Recap of June 2017 Weather for the NWS Hastings Coverage Area:

- Rainfall/Flooding: In the wake of a relatively wet May across most of the local area, things took a noticeable turn toward the drier side in June. The vast majority of the area measured at least slightly below normal rainfall, and likely over half of the area received less-than-half of normal rainfall. Of the 30 counties in the coverage area, some of the outright-driest included: Valley, Greeley, Gosper, Phelps, Furnas and Osborne. As for specific official NWS observer totals, some of the driest included Cambridge (0.18"), Holdrege (0.51") and Ord airport (0.59"). On the flip-side, one of the only small corridors to see slightly above normal June rainfall stretched west-to-east just north of the state line through portions of Franklin-Webster-Nuckolls and southwestern Thayer counties. Within this zone, a few of the highest monthly totals (NWS observer unless specified) included 4 miles east of Red Cloud (6.54", NeRAIN observer), Red Cloud (5.77"), Guide Rock (4.91", NeRAIN observer) and Superior (4.78").

Not surprisingly given the overall lack of June rain, flooding issues were held to a minimum across the vast majority of the area. However, a swath of generally 2-4" of rain on the evening of the 13th likely resulted in some minor/short-term flooding issues within southeastern Franklin and southwestern Webster counties.

- Temperatures: For the month as a whole, the majority of the 30-county area averaged slightly warmer-than-normal (generally 1-3º). However, the first half of the month was noticeably hotter than the second half. In fact, much of the area had a Top 5-10 hottest first-half-of-June on record. The "peak" of the early-month heat in most areas occurred between the 9th-13th, including at Grand Island airport where readings reached at least 90º on all five days. On the flip side, Grand Island experienced a notably cooler stretch during the second half of the month, with highs only climbing between 77-81° between the 23rd-26th.

As for monthly extremes across the entire coverage area, one of the hottest highs was 103° at Webster Dam KS on the 13th. On the opposite end of the thermometer, most all areas recorded their coolest June lows on the morning of the 24th with widespread 40s, including as chilly as 40° at Greeley.

- Severe Thunderstorms/Tornadoes: As is typical of June, there were several dozen reports of hail/high winds within the local area, but there were no confirmed tornadoes, which is somewhat unusual. Although severe storms occurred on several days during the month, two of the "premier" events happened on the evenings of the 13th and the 27th. On the 13th, a relatively narrow swath of severe storms raked through mainly central and eastern counties, producing very large hail of tennis ball to baseball size in-or-near Hastings and Grand Island, and also an unofficial wind gust of 92 MPH in western Polk County. On the evening of the 27th, a squall line raced through Nebraska counties mainly along and north of Interstate 80, producing at least minor wind damage in several locations, and reports of somewhat more substantial damage in Genoa, including several downed trees and some building damage.

2017 Nebraska Cooperative Observer Precipitation Tables (around 45 sites)
2017 Kansas Cooperative Observer Precipitation Tables (around 18 sites)
(for the 2017 tables, data for the previous month usually gets updated by around the 15th of the current month)

2016 Nebraska Cooperative Observer Precipitation Tables (around 45 sites)
2016 Kansas Cooperative Observer Precipitation Tables (around 18 sites)

This graphic features a precipitation map for June 2017, along with a partial listing of totals from official NWS stations. (Click image to enlarge)

G. I./Hastings Details
Kearney
Ord
Smith Center, KS
Temp/Precip Departure From Normal
Drought Monitor
Local Extremes

Grand Island & Hastings Details (Including 12-Month History):

Detailed June 2017 info for Grand Island/Hastings
(Click to enlarge)


Grand Island Precipitation Summary: The green line indicates cumulative observed precipitation for June 2017.The brown line indicates "normal" June precipitation based on 30-year data from 1981-2010. (click to enlarge)	Hastings Precipitation Summary: The green line indicates cumulative observed precipitation for June 2017. The brown line indicates "normal" June precipitation based on 30-year data from 1981-2010. (click to enlarge)

Grand Island (Regional Airport ASOS) - July 2016 - June 2017

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

Average High (F)

87.0

84.4

78.8

70.7

57.3

37.3

34.6

50.8

54.4

63.1

72.7

87.5

Average Low (F)

65.1

62.7

55.0

42.6

32.7

14.5

17.9

24.8

30.0

39.2

49.6

61.2

Average Temperature (F)

76.0

73.5

66.9

56.7

45.0

25.9

26.3

37.8

42.2

51.1

60.3

74.4

Departure From Normal

-0.2

-0.5

+1.8

+4.5

+6.9

-0.8

+1.2

+8.7

+2.8

+0.5

-0.9

+3.1

Precipitation (in)

4.10

0.57

2.53

0.12

1.37

0.81

1.07

0.25

0.81

2.64

5.28

2.10

Departure From Normal

+0.70

-2.55

+0.30

-1.74

+0.20

+0.18

+0.54

-0.43

-0.99

+0.11

+0.87

-2.20

Snowfall (in)

0.0

0.4

1.4

2.4

3.5

1.2

T

0.3

0.0

Departure From Normal

0.0

-0.1

-1.0

-2.7

-3.7

-4.1

-2.8

-4.2

-1.5

+0.3

0.0

Hastings (Municipal Airport ASOS) - July 2016 - June 2017

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

Average High (F)

87.7

84.9

78.6

71.3

57.4

37.7

35.7

51.4

55.4

63.4

72.8

86.3

Average Low (F)

66.0

63.4

56.1

44.0

34.2

15.6

19.4

25.8

31.3

40.7

49.5

62.1

Average Temperature (F)

76.9

74.1

67.3

57.6

45.8

26.6

27.6

38.6

43.4

52.1

61.1

74.2

Departure From Normal (F)

-0.2

+1.7

+5.0

+7.1

-1.0

+1.6

+8.7

+3.5

+1.4

-0.2

+2.4

Precipitation (in)

2.22

1.77

1.80

0.22

1.46

0.61

0.83

0.27

1.08

3.24

6.42

1.79

Departure From Normal (in)

-1.52

-1.53

-0.76

-1.77

+0.17

0.00

+0.42

-0.22

-0.71

+0.68

+1.85

-2.01

Snowfall (in)

0.0

0.1

1.0

3.7

4.3

1.2

0.2

0.6

0.0

Departure From Normal (in)

0.0

-0.2

-1.0

-2.5

-5.1

-2.3

-2.2

-4.0

-1.0

+0.6

0.0

Kearney - 12 Month Climate History:

All data here is from the official NWS observer at Kearney airport, with 24-hour observations taken around 7 a.m. ** PLEASE NOTE: This official Kearney data differs somewhat from the unofficial data recorded by the automated airport system (KEAR) **

Kearney Airport (Coop Observer) - July 2016 - June 2017

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

Average High (F)

86.4

84.3

79.3

70.8

58.6

37.8

36.9

50.0

54.6

62.5

70.2

86.6

Average Low (F)

63.4

61.8

53.0

40.8

33.4

14.8

19.5

24.1

28.6

38.8

45.9

59.7

Average Temperature (F)

74.9

73.1

66.2

55.8

46.0

26.3

28.2

37.1

41.6

50.7

58.1

73.2

Departure From Normal (F)

+0.2

+0.5

+2.7

+4.9

+9.0

+0.4

+3.6

+9.0

+3.9

+2.0

-1.4

+3.4

Precipitation (in)

3.38

1.47

1.20

0.12

1.56

0.90

0.30

1.63

1.87

6.03

1.93

Departure From Normal (in)

+0.10

-1.61

-0.87

-1.92

+0.54

+0.33

+0.41

-0.25

-0.16

-0.36

+1.85

-2.00

Snowfall (in)

0.0

0.2

1.0

4.5

5.2

0.7

T

1.6

0.0

Departure From Normal (in)

0.0

-0.2

-0.7

-2.9

-2.5

+0.1

-3.9

-1.8

+1.6

0.0

Ord - 12 Month Climate History:

Winter precipitation totals often include NWS Cooperative Observer data due to the automated airport equipment under-measuring snowfall liquid equivalent.

Ord (Evelyn Sharp Field Airport ASOS) - July 2016 - June 2017

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

Average High (F)

85.2

83.6

77.2

70.3

56.7

37.6

34.1

48.4

53.7

61.7

69.7

86.3

Average Low (F)

62.3

60.4

MSG

37.4

28.1

9.3

14.2

19.8

28.7

37.9

44.1

56.9

Average Temperature (F)

73.8

72.0

MSG

53.8

42.4

23.5

24.1

34.1

41.2

49.8

56.9

71.6

Departure From Normal (F)

-0.6

-1.0

MSG

+4.2

+6.1

-1.4

-0.5

+6.3

+3.5

+1.0

-2.4

+2.4

Precipitation (in)

6.66

0.44

1.70

0.09

1.26

0.41

1.15

0.79

1.83

4.25

3.10

0.59

Departure From Normal (in)

+3.69

-2.72

-0.74

-1.84

+0.19

-0.18

+0.78

+0.35

+0.38

+1.66

-0.71

-3.53

Snowfall (in)

0.0

3.0

2.7

11.9

10.4

1.9

1.0

6.0

0.0

Departure From Normal (in)

0.0

-1.1

-2.3

-4.7

+5.1

+4.4

-4.0

-1.5

+6.0

0.0

Smith Center, KS - 12 Month Climate History:

All data is from the official NWS observer, with 24-hour observations taken around 7 a.m. As a result, data may vary slightly from true "Calendar Day" totals.

Smith Center KS (NWS Coop Observer) - July 2016 - June 2017

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

Average High (F)

90.5

86.5

81.3

73.9

61.0

38.7

39.0

53.4

58.5

65.4

73.9

89.8

Average Low (F)

66.1

62.8

55.6

43.5

32.9

14.2

18.5

24.2

30.2

40.0

46.8

60.9

Average Temperature (F)

78.3

74.7

68.5

58.7

47.0

26.5

28.7

38.8

44.4

52.7

60.4

75.4

Departure From Normal (F)

-1.4

-2.5

+0.3

+3.9

+6.6

-2.3

+1.0

+6.8

+2.8

+0.2

-3.3

+1.4

Precipitation (in)

6.07

5.13

5.07

0.09

0.99

0.56

1.46

0.27

1.26

3.32

7.03

1.31

Departure From Normal (in)

+2.20

+1.83

+3.03

-1.79

-0.23

-0.10

+0.97

-0.31

-0.61

+1.05

+3.11

-2.30

Snowfall (in)

0.0

3.1

1.1

1.8

0.2

0.0

Departure From Normal (in)

0.0

-0.2

-0.4

-1.8

-0.1

-2.6

-2.3

-2.4

-0.6

0.0

Area Temperature & Precipitation Departure From Normal Maps:

These images depict June 2017 monthly temperature departure from normal & precipitation percent-of-normal for both Nebraska & Kansas. Images are courtesy of the High Plains Regional Climate Center (HPRCC). Click images to enlarge.


Departure from Normal Temperature - NE (left) & KS (right)		Percent of Normal Precipitation - NE (left) & KS (right)

Drought:

The following drought images, current as of July 4, 2017, are courtesy of the U.S. Drought Monitor

Brief summary of changes during June for the NWS Hastings coverage area:
Given that the vast majority of the NWS Hastings coverage area received below normal June precipitation (many places no more than half of normal), along with the fact that the month featured slightly above normal heat, the area unfortunately started to see the first signs of a return to drought stress. By month's end, the majority of the area was assigned Abnormally Dry (D0), with even portions of Greeley and Valley counties degraded to Moderate Drought (D1).


Drought Monitor for Nebraska (left) & Kansas (right). Valid as of July 4, 2017 (click to enlarge)

Monthly Extremes for the NWS Hastings Coverage Area:

...A FEW OF THE HOTTEST HIGH TEMPERATURES DURING JUNE 2017...
(all data from NWS cooperative observers or automated airport sites)
103 degrees...Webster Dam, KS (13th)
102 degrees...Beaver City (21st)
101 degrees...Cambridge (21st) - Smith Center, KS (21st)
100 degrees...Gothenburg (21st) - Lexington Airport AWOS (21st) - 2SW Alton, KS (21st)

...A FEW OF THE COOLEST LOW TEMPERATURES DURING JUNE 2017...
(all data from NWS cooperative observers or automated airport sites)
40 degrees...Greeley (24th)
41 degrees...Ord Airport ASOS (24th)
42 degrees...2W Genoa (24th)
43 degrees...Cambridge (24th)

...A FEW OF THE HIGHEST MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS DURING JUNE 2017...
(all data from NWS cooperative observers or automated airport sites unless specified)
6.54 inches...4E Red Cloud (NeRAIN observer)
5.77 inches...Red Cloud
4.91 inches...Guide Rock (NeRAIN observer)
4.78 inches...Superior
3.94 inches...Loup City
3.53 inches...Polk
3.31 inches...3NE Shelby
3.23 inches...Gothenburg
2.99 inches...Webster Dam, KS

...A FEW OF THE LOWEST MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS DURING JUNE 2017...
(all data from NWS cooperative observers or automated airport sites unless specified)
0.18 inch...Cambridge
0.51 inch...Holdrege
0.59 inch...Ord (airport ASOS)
0.61 inch...Wilsonville
0.62 inch...8S Elwood
0.65 inch...Edison
0.67 inch...6NNW Oxford
0.78 inch...Covert, KS

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