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2021 Precipitation Analysis for Our Entire Coverage Area...Including Map, Tables, Extremes, Tri Cities Details, etc.

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2021 Precipitation Analysis for Our Entire Coverage Area...Including Map, Tables, Extremes, Tri Cities Details, etc. 
(click tabs below for a wealth of 2021 data including precipitation extremes)


2021 Precipitation Map and list of several official totals
Note: for most locations, this map depicts slightly OVER-ESTIMATED amounts
(click to enlarge)

2021 was a somewhat odd precipitation year within our 30-county coverage area, especially considering that one particular month (March...of all months!) had FAR MORE of an influence on annual totals than is typical (more on that in a bit). 

Based on data from dozens of NWS and CoCoRaHS/NeRAIN observers and also radar-estimated analysis, the year as a whole was wetter than 2020 (with limited exception), featuring a varied mix of generally modestly above/below normal precipitation (most places within 4" either side of normal). Indeed, it was roughly a 50/50 split across our area between above/below normal totals. Some of the overall-driest locales (compared to normal) concentrated: 1) within some northern and western local Nebraska counties (such as Valley/Nance/Dawson)...2) far southeast local Nebraska counties (including Thayer)...3) parts of north central KS especially near/south of Highway 24 (particularly Mitchell County, where Beloit had its driest year since 2002). Meanwhile, for the roughly half of the area that measured above normal precipitation, the overall-highest totals concentrated primarily within two "pockets"...one centered over several southwestern local Nebraska counties (such as Franklin/Phelps/Harlan) and the other, smaller pocket of solidly-above normal squarely centered across Polk County in our far northeast. 

But getting back to how much of an UNUSUAL influence March had on precipitation totals for the year as whole...quite honestly it "saved" 2021 from being a much drier year. More specifically, March featured at least near-record amounts across our area (actually record-wettest in the Tri Cities!), with most places tallying between 4-9" (generally 3-6 times normal)! Subtracting March out of the picture, the other 11 months of the year (as a whole) clearly leaned drier-than-normal across most of our area. In fact, for the majority of our area, anywhere from six to eight of the final nine months of the year (April-Dec) featured below normal precipitation. Of particular note, 2021 ENDED VERY DRY especially within most of north central KS, where Nov-Dec combined featured no more than 0.15" in most spots (unfortunately setting the stage for significant wildfires in/near our KS coverage area on Dec. 15th). As 2021 drew to a close, the U.S. Drought Monitor indicated Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions across the vast majority of our coverage area, with pockets of embedded Moderate Drought (D1) in portions of north central KS and also near the Nebraska Tri Cities. 

In summary: 2021 (as a whole) was technically a fairly "near-normal" precipitation year across our 30-county area (most places within 4" either side of normal), but an unusually wet (in some places record-wet!) March clearly "skewed" the story somewhat, as the majority of the year (aside from March) was more solidly drier-than-normal in most locales. 

HANDY TIPS:
- You can look up daily/monthly/annual temp/precip data for ALL official NWS cooperative observer and airport stations in our area with NOWData
- You can do your own daily/monthly/annual precipitation analysis (including generating maps) using the NWS AHPS page

 Grand Island & Hastings - 2021 Monthly Details:

NOTE: snowfall in Grand Island is measured by the NWS Observer located near the airport. Snowfall for Hastings is measured at the NWS office just north of town (however, all official temperature and most liquid precipitation data is from the automated airport sensor on the west side of town). 

Grand Island (Regional Airport ASOS) - 2021 Monthly Details
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021
Average High (F) 39.1 24.3 57.7 64.6 71.5 89.7 87.6 87.6 83.3 68.4 57.6 48.5
Average Low (F) 22.3   6.7 34.2 38.2 51.2 62.9 65.9 65.0 55.8 43.3 32.3 22.6
Average Temperature (F) 30.7 15.5 46.0 51.4 61.4 76.3 76.8 76.3 69.5 55.8 44.9 35.5 53.3
Departure From Normal +4.8 -14.2 +5.3 +0.4 -0.6 +3.5 -0.2 +1.7 +2.9 +2.7 +5.3 +6.6 +1.5
                           
Precipitation (in) 1.32 0.80 8.65 1.43 2.89 1.85 2.85 4.53 1.48 1.98 0.47 0.34 28.59
Departure From Normal +0.71 +0.06 +7.26 -1.09 -1.81 -2.16 -0.66 +1.33 -0.52 -0.01 -0.63 -0.50 +1.98
                           
Snowfall (in) 12.6 13.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.2
Departure From Normal +5.8 +6.1 -3.8 -1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -1.1 -2.1 -2.5
 
Hastings (Municipal Airport ASOS) - 2021 Monthly Details
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021
Average High (F) 39.1 23.6 57.1 63.2 70.4 87.5 86.6 87.4 82.8 67.4 56.0 47.9
Average Low (F) 22.9   5.9 34.7 38.5 51.5 62.9 65.8 65.4 57.2 42.9 31.6 21.7
Average Temperature (F) 31.0 14.8 45.9 50.9 60.9 75.2 76.2 76.4 70.0 55.1 43.8 34.8 52.9
Departure From Normal +4.6 -15.2 +5.0 -0.1 -0.9 +2.5 -0.8 +1.9 +3.6 +1.9 +4.1 +5.6 +1.0
                           
Precipitation (in) 1.05 0.93 8.16 1.36 4.84 0.86 2.78 4.03 1.72 1.83 0.40 0.10 28.06
Departure From Normal +0.50 +0.18 +6.83 -1.34 +0.49 -2.81 -0.84 +0.61 -0.34 -0.13 -0.73 -0.76 +1.66
                           
Snowfall (in) 10.3 15.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3
Departure From Normal +3.8 +7.7 -3.8 -1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.2 -1.3 -5.3


 Kearney - 2021 Monthly Details:

NOTE: all data here is from the official NWS observer at Kearney airport, with daily observations valid for 24-hour periods ending around 7 AM. 
** PLEASE NOTE: This official Kearney data often differs slightly from the unofficial "calendar day" data recorded by the automated airport AWOS (KEAR) **

Kearney Airport (Coop Observer) - 2021 Monthly Details
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021
Average High (F) 38.6 24.1 55.5 61.4 70.9 86.9 85.6 86.9 82.4 67.2 55.5 48.5
Average Low (F) 21.2   5.3 32.3 35.2 49.8 61.9 64.4 63.2 54.4 41.2 30.0 22.0
Average Temperature (F) 29.9 14.7 43.9 48.3 60.4 74.4 75.0 75.0 68.4 54.2 42.8 35.2 51.9
Departure From Normal +5.1 -13.4 +5.6 -0.3 +0.9 +4.0 +0.2 +2.4 +3.9 +2.9 +4.9 +7.8 +2.1
                           
Precipitation (in) 0.89 0.69 7.55 2.11 4.78 0.88 3.32 2.18 2.06 1.10 0.42 0.22  26.20
Departure From Normal (in) +0.38 +0.10 +6.09 -0.57 +0.38 -3.02 -0.04 -0.83 +0.22 -1.03 -0.58 -0.46 +0.64
                           
Snowfall (in) 7.7 12.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.8
Departure From Normal (in) +4.0 +6.4 -3.5 +1.4 -0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.8 -1.5 -0.6


 Ord - 2021 Monthly Details:

NOTE: All snowfall is measured by the NWS Cooperative Observer in Ord. In addition, winter precipitation totals often include Cooperative Observer data given that the automated airport sensor is not designed to accurately melt snowfall (especially in very cold and/or windy regimes).

Ord (Evelyn Sharp Field ASOS) - 2021 Monthly Details
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021
Average High (F) 37.7 24.7 56.3 61.8 70.0 87.5 87.0 88.6 80.8 66.3 57.0 46.4
Average Low (F) 19.3   3.9 28.5 31.7 46.7 58.3 62.8 61.7 51.9 37.8 25.9 18.3
Average Temperature (F) 28.5 14.3 42.4 46.8 58.4 72.9 74.9 75.2 66.4 52.1 41.5 32.3 50.5
Departure From Normal +4.4 -13.2 +4.4 -1.1 -0.3 +3.5 +0.3 +2.6 +3.0 +2.5 +5.4 +6.1 +1.5
                           
Precipitation (in) 0.71 0.64 4.55 1.42 3.13 1.01 3.14 3.39 2.53 1.20 0.25 0.19  22.16
Departure From Normal (in) +0.34 +0.14 +3.30 -1.46 -0.57 -2.64 +0.49 +0.13 +0.31 -0.71 -0.62 -0.37 -1.66
                           
Snowfall (in) 10.7 13.5 Trace Trace 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Trace 3.0
Departure From Normal (in) +3.7 +6.3 -5.3 -3.0 -0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1.5 -4.3 -3.5


 Smith Center, KS - 2021 Monthly Details:

NOTE: All data is from the official NWS observer, with daily observations valid for 24-hour periods ending at 7 AM. As a result, data varies slightly from true "calendar day".

Smith Center KS (NWS Coop Observer) - 2021 Monthly Details
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021
Average High (F) 41.9 30.6 59.0 64.5 73.2 89.0 90.8 92.7 86.4 70.5 58.6 51.8
Average Low (F) 21.2   9.3 33.4 37.0 50.0 61.9 64.6 65.0 56.5 43.5 30.6 21.8
Average Temperature (F) 31.5 19.9 46.2 50.8 61.6 75.5 77.7 78.8 71.4 57.0 44.6 36.8 54.3
Departure From Normal +4.2 -11.3 +4.6 -1.0 -1.4 +1.4 -1.4 +2.5 +3.4 +2.6 +4.1 +7.0 +1.2
                           
Precipitation (in) 0.92 0.34 5.71 1.96 5.77 1.89 2.93 1.70 2.00 2.33 0.06 0.06 25.67
Departure From Normal (in) +0.33 -0.36 +4.26 -0.16 +1.77 -1.75 -1.46 -1.72 +0.02 +0.47 -1.10 -0.73 -0.43
                           
Snowfall (in) 9.3 5.1 0.0 1.7 Trace 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Trace
Departure From Normal (in) +4.9 -0.8 -2.3 +1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.5 -1.5 -3.0

 


2021 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 24 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasonal snowfall)
The highest reported amount for the month/year indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

According to official 30-year NCEI "normals" for 1991-2020, normal annual precipitation across the 24-county area generally ranges from 23-30", with the lowest amounts in this range found in far western counties such as Dawson/Gosper/Furnas, and the highest amounts in this range including far eastern counties such as Polk/York/Thayer.

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021 Total
Arcadia 2W 0.71 0.66 4.75 1.73 3.72 0.15 2.23 3.92 2.86 1.37 0.40 0.29 22.79
Aurora 4N 1.25 0.62 7.91 MSG MSG MSG 2.37 5.04 0.61 2.63 MSG MSG MSG
Beaver City 0.81 0.55 5.46 0.60 4.61 1.99 2.50 3.13 2.65 1.30 0.29 0.12 24.01
Belgrade 0.91 0.65 6.06 0.87 3.19 1.80 3.01 3.91 1.14 2.71 0.35 0.31 24.91
Blue Hill 4SW MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG 4.67 3.91 1.46 2.26 0.28 0.20 MSG
Cambridge 0.65 0.82 4.97 0.72 7.34 2.52 2.19 1.50 2.67 0.83 0.28 0.16 24.65
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.64 0.69 4.76 1.16 3.66 0.56 2.73 2.54 4.62 0.65 0.47 0.17 22.65
Clay Center 6 ESE 1.17 0.84 5.81 1.91 4.13 2.52 1.93 1.48 1.31 3.16 0.39 0.15 24.80
Clay Center 1.32 0.61 6.40 1.62 5.71 2.33 2.26 2.11 1.86 2.72 0.41 0.29 27.64
Edison 0.52 0.55 5.53 0.73 5.83 1.62 5.55 1.28 2.70 1.14 0.24 0.11 25.80
Elwood 8S 0.56 0.65 4.75 0.84 6.69 0.89 4.96 2.35 2.99 0.66 0.25 0.14 25.73
Franklin 0.98 1.03 7.01 2.29 6.71 1.83 3.69 5.61 2.50 2.53 0.32 0.12 34.62
Geneva 1.14 0.46 6.61 1.53 3.03 3.02 2.24 1.97 2.08 3.54 0.68 0.31 26.61
Genoa 2W 1.27 0.59 6.61 1.55 2.87 2.83 3.11 4.72 1.08 2.53 0.31 0.68 28.15
Gothenburg 0.41 0.91 4.14 1.47 4.98 0.45 2.52 2.96 3.91 0.62 0.51 0.22 23.10
Grand Island Airport 1.32 0.80 8.65 1.43 2.89 1.85 2.85 4.53 1.48 1.98 0.47 0.34 28.59
Greeley 0.58 0.43 7.10 1.55 3.28 0.87 3.64 4.75 2.31 1.57 0.19 0.46 26.73
Gresham 3W 1.65 0.67 7.58 1.34 5.24 2.84 1.99 4.02 1.65 2.73 0.59 0.26 30.56
Harlan County Lake 0.82 0.90 6.65 1.38 5.19 1.80 4.33 4.35 2.56 1.39 0.27 0.06 29.70
Hastings Airport 1.05 0.93 8.16 1.36 4.84 0.86 2.78 4.03 1.72 1.83 0.40 0.10 28.06
Hastings NWS Office 1.05 0.93 8.51 1.39 4.65 0.78 3.12 4.12 1.71 1.86 0.37 0.14 28.63
Hebron 1.38 0.80 5.79 1.90 3.21 0.53 1.79 4.14 1.84 3.80 0.49 0.19 25.86
Holdrege 0.94 0.86 6.90 1.24 5.82 3.15 3.28 5.57 3.34 1.40 0.15 0.33 32.98
Hubbell 1.01 0.56 5.39 2.21 3.70 0.93 3.85 6.38 0.93 3.78 0.32 0.13 29.19
Kearney Airport 0.89 0.69 7.55 2.11 4.78 0.88 3.32 2.18 2.06 1.10 0.42 0.22 26.20
Loup City 0.79 0.73 5.56 1.82 3.42 0.66 3.05 2.55 3.14 1.40 0.47 0.23 23.82
Miller 0.52 0.80 6.20 1.64 4.24 0.70 2.77 5.25 2.19 1.69 0.45 0.12 26.57
Minden 0.62 0.65 7.97 1.22 7.67 1.29 3.23 3.72 1.36 1.84 0.24 0.14 29.95
Naponee 0.79 0.71 7.05 1.47 4.95 1.89 3.26 4.35 3.16 1.38 0.34 0.07 29.42
Nelson 0.99 0.74 6.25 1.65 6.35 1.84 3.76 2.56 1.70 2.94 0.26 0.22 29.26
North Loup 0.64 0.55 5.64 1.72 3.27 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG 0.25 MSG
Orleans 1W 0.77 0.71 5.59 0.88 5.88 2.34 2.75 7.82 3.38 1.08 0.29 0.16 31.65
Ord (airport) 0.71 0.64 4.55 1.42 3.13 1.01 3.14 3.39 2.53 1.20 0.25 0.19 22.16
Ord (in town) 0.74 0.67 5.43 1.51 2.91 1.25 3.28 3.29 2.60 1.24 0.32 0.16 23.40
Osceola 1.32 0.67 8.93 1.96 3.46 3.70 3.14 7.75 1.85 2.91 0.31 0.10 36.10
Oxford 6NNW 0.54 0.51 5.87 0.83 6.74 1.64 6.72 3.19 4.09 0.82 0.21 0.06 31.22
Polk 1.13 0.70 8.25 1.48 3.96 3.69 1.18 6.42 1.77 2.57 0.39 0.03 31.57
Ravenna 0.84 0.76 6.18 1.84 4.16 0.95 1.75 2.71 1.39 1.48 0.46 0.24 22.76
Red Cloud 1.00 0.62 6.50 2.32 5.92 2.54 4.00 4.90 1.43 2.29 0.32 0.12 31.96
St. Paul 0.95 0.70 8.07 1.23 3.72 0.53 2.34 5.15 1.77 2.37 0.47 0.52 27.82
Shelby 3NE 1.21 0.66 8.50 1.80 4.28 3.75 2.09 8.23 1.82 3.30 0.14 0.27 36.05
Shickley 4S 1.24 0.68 6.34 1.76 4.67 2.33 1.95 2.60 1.35 2.90 0.28 0.44 26.54
Superior 0.91 0.47 5.59 1.41 4.72 1.18 4.22 5.01 1.50 2.76 0.37 0.08 28.22
Wilsonville 0.81 0.80 5.35 0.66 4.69 2.09 1.84 2.04 1.81 1.12 0.28 0.20 21.69
York 3N 1.79 0.69 9.02 1.62 5.41 1.60 2.61 3.49 0.78 2.54 0.38 0.40 30.33

 


WINTER 2020-2021 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
The highest reported amount for the month/season indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicates hail was reported during the month.

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Arcadia 2W 0.0 4.6 2.1 10.4 11.0 14.2 0.7 T 0.0 43.0
Beaver City 0.0 2.0 0.4 7.1 9.0 9.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 29.0
Belgrade T* 4.2 2.5 8.4 8.0 9.3 0.0 T 0.0 32.4
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 MSG 0.4 8.3 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Cambridge 0.0 3.0 0.5 10.9 8.0 10.0 T 3.0 T* 35.4
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 1.0 1.0 11.5 7.0 12.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 33.3
Clay Center 6ESE 0.0 1.8 T 7.2 13.0 13.5 0.0 0.3 T* 35.8
Clay Center 0.0 2.0 T 8.3 11.0 13.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 35.4
Edison 0.0 1.8 0.5 6.9 6.0 10.0 T 2.0 0.0 27.2
Elwood 8S 0.0 2.0 0.5 9.1 8.4 8.4 T 3.5 0.0 31.9
Franklin 0.0 1.5 T 3.5 8.5 13.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 30.0
Geneva 0.0 1.0 0.0 7.5 11.2 13.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 33.9
Genoa 2W 0.0 5.3 4.0 10.5 11.0 12.5 0.0 T 0.0 43.3
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.7 0.8 12.0 12.6 13.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 39.7
Greeley 0.0 6.4 4.6 9.4 8.6 9.5 0.0 T 0.0 38.5
Gresham 3W 0.0 1.0 T 8.5 15.5 10.8 0.0 T 0.0 35.8
Harlan County Lake 0.0 3.0 MSG 3.9 10.0 15.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 MSG
Hastings NWS T* 2.8 0.2 11.1 10.3 15.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 40.1
Hebron 0.0 0.3 0.0 5.6 13.4 18.7 0.0 2.0 0.0 40.0
Holdrege 0.0 2.0 1.0 12.8 10.0 8.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 37.3
Hubbell 0.0 0.2 T 4.5 12.5 12.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 31.7
Kearney Airport 0.0 2.0 0.8 11.0 7.7 12.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 36.8
Loup City 0.0 3.5 1.0 12.3 10.2 13.8 0.0 T 0.0 40.8
Miller 0.0 1.0 1.1 12.1 9.2 13.7 0.5 4.6 0.0 42.2
Minden 0.0 3.5 0.5 9.9 9.8 13.0 0.0 4.0 T* 40.7
Naponee 0.0 1.5 0.5 4.5 10.1 9.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 28.6
Nelson 0.0 0.4 T 5.5 11.6 14.6 T 2.4 T* 34.5
North Loup 0.0 6.1 2.5 9.0 9.2 11.5 0.0 T 0.0 38.3
Orleans 1W 0.0 2.8 0.4 6.3 10.1 9.9 0.0 2.4 T* 31.9
Ord 0.0 9.5 2.7 12.5 10.7 13.5 T T 0.0 48.9
Osceola 0.0 1.2 1.4 13.5 11.4 10.1 0.0 0.2 T* 37.8
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 3.1 0.8 8.7 7.9 9.6 0.0 2.7 0.0 32.8
Polk 0.0 0.5 0.5 13.0 11.0 9.0 0.0 T 0.0 34.0
Ravenna 0.0 1.4 0.5 11.3 9.0 12.9 0.0 T 0.0 35.1
Red Cloud 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.0 10.1 14.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 29.6
St. Paul 0.0 0.9 2.3 13.0 9.9 13.7 T T T* 39.8
Shelby 3NE 0.0 1.4 1.1 16.1 11.0 15.2 T T T* 44.8
Shickley 4S 0.0 T T 7.0 10.0 12.0 0.0 T T* 29.0
Superior 0.0 0.5 0.0 4.5 10.8 11.7 0.0 3.3 0.0 30.8
Wilsonville 0.0 6.0 1.0 8.8 7.7 11.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 37.5
York 3N 0.0 1.2 0.4 10.5 13.9 12.5 0.0 0.1 T* 38.6

 

 


WINTER 2021-2022 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
The highest reported amount for the month/season indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicates snowfall was actually hail

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Arcadia 2W 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.1 2.7          
Beaver City 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5            
Belgrade 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.0          
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 2.6          
Cambridge 0.0 0.0 2.1 1.3 6.4          
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5          
Clay Center 6ESE 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.5          
Clay Center 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 5.0          
Edison 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 6.0          
Elwood 8S 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0            
Franklin 0.0 0.0 T 0.5            
Geneva 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 4.5          
Genoa 2W 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0            
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.2 2.7          
Greeley 0.0 0.0 T 2.4 1.9          
Gresham 3W 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0            
Harlan County Lake 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5            
Hastings NWS 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 4.0          
Hebron 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.0          
Holdrege 0.0 T* T 3.0 3.0          
Hubbell 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1            
Kearney Airport 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.8 1.5          
Loup City 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.5          
Miller 0.0 T* 1.5 2.6 2.0          
Minden 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 3.3          
Naponee 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0            
Nelson 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.7          
North Loup MSG MSG MSG 2.2 1.0         MSG
Orleans 1W 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 6.9          
Ord 0.0 0.0 T 3.0 2.8          
Osceola 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1          
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.9          
Polk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5            
Ravenna 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 1.5          
Red Cloud 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0            
St. Paul 0.0 0.0 T 2.5 1.5          
Shelby 3NE 0.0 0.0 T 0.4 2.3          
Shickley 4S 0.0 T* T T            
Superior 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 4.2          
Wilsonville 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 4.5          
York 3N 0.0 T* T 1.0 0.9          


MSG...Missing due to no data available for month, or data appears unrepresentative

(*Please Note: All data presented here are preliminary and subject to revision. Final and certified climate data is available through National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). 
 

 


2021 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 6 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasonal snowfall)
The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

According to official 30-year NCEI "normals" for 1991-2020, normal annual precipitation across the six-county area generally ranges from 24-28", with the lowest amounts in this range favoring the western-most counties of Phillips/Rooks and the highest amounts in this range within the eastern-most counties of Jewell/Mitchell. 

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021 Total
Beloit 0.94 0.23 4.20 1.78 3.93 1.34 2.15 3.58 1.55 2.82 0.02 0.04 22.58
Burr Oak 1N MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Cawker City 1.29 0.10 4.93 1.77 4.05 2.36 3.19 3.41 1.80 2.13 0.09 0.01 25.13
Covert Rural 0.88 0.08 4.94 2.98 6.87 1.43 0.92 3.66 2.91 1.62 0.08 0.06 26.43
Glen Elder Lake 0.92 0.23 3.66 1.79 4.11 1.62 3.32 4.41 2.71 2.72 0.09 0.08 25.66
Ionia 1.25 0.22 5.11 1.71 6.92 0.75 3.16 2.61 1.87 2.39 0.08 0.04 26.11
Jewell 1.19 0.36 5.31 1.57 5.56 0.76 2.74 3.76 1.48 MSG MSG MSG MSG
Kirwin Dam 1.03 0.28 5.54 2.74 4.10 2.50 1.79 1.34 3.80 1.78 0.04 0.06 25.00
Lebanon 0.79 0.45 5.37 1.85 5.53 1.08 1.42 5.42 2.25 2.44 0.04 0.06 26.70
Logan 0.69 0.25 5.28 1.32 4.49 1.01 1.35 1.85 3.25 1.33 0.03 0.10 20.95
Lovewell Dam 1.43 0.67 5.70 1.46 4.11 1.25 2.55 4.45 2.05 2.70 0.26 0.09 26.72
Natoma 0.68 0.09 5.48 2.66 8.31 1.05 0.45 1.05 2.26 1.36 0.10 0.02 23.51
Phillipsburg 0.90 0.41 7.06 1.39 4.73 2.35 2.20 1.33 3.47 1.93 0.01 0.08 25.86
Plainville 4WNW 0.87 0.06 5.74 1.73 7.66 1.31 2.24 0.61 3.44 1.07 0.12 T 24.85
Smith Center 0.92 0.34 5.71 1.96 5.77 1.89 2.93 1.70 2.00 2.33 0.06 0.06 25.67
Webster Dam 0.67 0.13 5.14 1.64 3.93 3.98 2.30 1.07 3.52 1.70 0.10 0.14 24.32

 


WINTER 2020-2021 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
The highest reported amount for the month/season indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicated hail was reported during the month.

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Beloit 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.6 11.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 20.6
Burr Oak 1N 0.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Cawker City 0.0 2.0 0.0 T 9.5 3.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 18.5
Covert Rural 0.0 4.0 0.0 1.5 8.0 2.5 0.0 7.0 0.0 23.0
Ionia 0.0 1.5 T 0.9 11.3 4.7 0.0 3.0 0.0 21.4
Jewell 0.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 8.5 5.0 0.0 1.5 T* 21.5
Kirwin Dam 0.0 0.8 T 2.0 9.3 4.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 18.1
Lebanon 0.0 T T 1.0 10.3 10.4 0.0 2.6 0.0 24.3
Logan 0.0 1.0 T 1.5 8.0 5.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 17.5
Lovewell Dam 0.0 MSG T MSG 16.3 7.3 0.0 MSG 0.0 MSG
Natoma 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 7.0 2.5 0.0 7.0 0.0 20.0
Phillipsburg 0.0 1.0 T 2.1 9.8 8.3 0.0 0.5 T* 21.7
Plainville 4WNW 0.0 1.9 0.0 2.4 9.2 1.2 0.0 6.4 0.0 21.1
Smith Center 0.0 0.6 T 1.8 9.3 5.1 0.0 1.7 T* 18.5
Webster Dam 0.0 1.0 0.0 MSG 7.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 13.0

 


WINTER 2021-2022 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
The highest reported amount for the month/season indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicated hail was reported during the month.

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Beloit 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3          
Burr Oak 1N MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG         MSG 
Cawker City 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5          
Covert Rural 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0            
Ionia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0          
Jewell 0.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG         MSG 
Kirwin Dam 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0            
Lebanon 0.0 T* T T 6.5          
Logan 0.0 T* 0.0 0.5            
Lovewell Dam 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0            
Natoma 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5          
Phillipsburg 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0            
Plainville 4WNW 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 8.4          
Smith Center 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 8.0          
Webster Dam 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0            

 
MSG...Missing due to no data available for month, or data appears unrepresentative

(*Please Note: All data presented here are preliminary and subject to revision. Final and certified climate data is available through National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). 

 

2021 Temperature/Precipitation Extremes
NWS Hastings 30-County Coverage Area

(data mainly from NWS Cooperative Observers & CocCoRaHs/NeRAIN observers)

(*Please Note: All data presented here are preliminary and subject to revision. Final and certified climate data is available through National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). 


Nebraska Tri-Cities Extremes and Totals (Grand Island, Hastings, and Kearney airports):
(note: Grand Island/Hastings data are from NWS-maintained automated airport sensors (ASOS), except for snowfall which is manually measured. At Kearney, all official data is from the NWS Coop Observer located at the airport, as the automated airport sensor (AWOS) is unofficial.)

  • Hottest temperature:              106...Grand Island  (June 17)       
                                                       103...Hastings  (June 17)   
                                                   102...Kearney  (June 17)   
     
  • Coldest temperature:           -30...Hastings  (Feb 16...tied with Jan. 12, 1912 for THE COLDEST TEMP ON RECORD IN HASTINGS!)     
                                                     -28...Kearney  (Feb. 15)...tied with other dates for the 2ND-COLDEST TEMP ON RECORD IN KEARNEY)
                                                 -27...Grand Island  (Feb. 16)...5th-COLDEST TEMP ON RECORD IN GRAND ISLAND)
                                               
  • Highest daily rainfall:          4.13"...Kearney  (24-hour total ending 7am March 14)      
                                                   2.87"...Hastings  (March 13)     
                                                   2.75"...Grand Island  (March 14)
                                            
  • Wettest calendar month:    8.65"...Grand Island (March)      all 3 sites had their WETTEST MARCH ON RECORD!)
                                                   8.16"...Hastings (March)   
                                               7.55    "...Kearney (March)  
                                                   
  • Driest calendar month:       0.10"...Hastings (December)
                                                   0.22"...Kearney (December)
                                                   0.34"...Grand Island (December)
     
  • Snowiest calendar month:   15.2"...Hastings (February)
                                                    13.4"...Grand Island (February)
                                                    12.0"...Kearney (February)
     
  • Highest 48-hour snowfall:    10.4"...Grand Island  (Jan. 25-26)
                                                  9.3    "...Hastings  (Jan. 25-26)
                                                  7.0    "...Kearney  (Jan. 25-26)
     
  • Annual 2021 precipitation:     
    - Grand Island:  28.59"   (1.98" ABOVE normal...35th-wettest year on record out of 126) 
    - Hastings:         28.06"   (1.66"  ABOVE normal...43rd-wettest year on record out of 127...a notable 11.32" MORE than what fell in 2020!)
    - Kearney:          26.20"   (0.64" ABOVE normal...44th-wettest year on record out of 126...a notable 8.90" MORE than what fell in 2020!)
     

 Extremes Across our ENTIRE 30-County Area: 

 Hottest Temperatures  (actual day it occurred...not necessarily the date of the official ob)

  • 109...Webster Dam KS (June 17, Aug. 24) 
  • 107...Cambridge (June 17)
  • 106...Grand Island airport (June 17)
  • 105...Plainville KS 4WNW (June 17) -  Beaver City (June 17) - Edison (June 17) - Smith Center KS (June 17) - Kirwin Dam KS (Aug. 24) - Hebron (June 17) - Geneva (June 16-17)
     

 Coldest Temperatures  (actual day it occurred...not necessarily the date of the official ob)

  • -34...Ord airport (Feb 15) - Greeley (Feb 15) - Genoa 2W (Feb 15) - York 3N (Feb 16)
  • -33...Superior (Feb 16) - Hebron (Feb 16) 
  • -32...Lexington airport (Feb 15)
  • -31...Beaver City (Feb 15) - Oxford 6NNW (Feb 15) - North Loup (Feb 16) - Aurora airport (Feb 16) - Osceola (Feb 16)
     

 Highest 2021 TOTAL Precipitation     ("normal" annual precip across our area generally ranges 23-30"...lowest west/highest east)

  • 36.10"...Osceola 
  • 36.05"...Shelby 3NE
  • 35.63"...Franklin 2ENE
  • 34.91"...Orleans 5NW
  • 34.62"...Franklin (in town)
  • 33.82"...Stromsburg 1E      
  • 32.98"...Holdrege                                     
  • 32.46"...Aurora 1ESE
  • 32.24"...Benedict 4W
  • 32.18"...Holdrege 4ESE
     

 Lowest 2021 TOTAL Precipitation   (only includes stations with no more than 5 days of missing data)

  • 20.57"...Lexington 1E
  • 20.74...Palmer 9NE
  • 20.95"...Logan KS
  • 21.68"...Hunter KS 2NNW
  • 21.69"...Wilsonville
  • 22.14"...Arapahoe
  • 22.16"...Ord airport
  • 22.58"...Beloit KS
  • 22.65"...Lexington 6SSE (Canaday Steam Plant)
  • 22.76"...Ravenna
     

 Wettest Calendar Month   (it was EXTREMELY UNUSUAL that this entire Top-10 list occurred in MARCH!)

  • 10.02"...Benedict 4W (March)
  •  9.74"...Glenvil 2WSW (March)
  •  9.55"...Marquette 1SE (March)
  •  9.54"...Hastings 2WNW (March)
  •  9.39"...Grand Island 2W (March)
  •  9.32"...Doniphan 4ENE (March)
  •  9.27"...Bradshaw 6N (March)
  •  9.17"...Ayr 4NE (March)
  •  9.16"...Dannebrog 3ESE (March)
  •  9.11"...Doniphan 2W (March)
     

 Highest 24-HOUR Rain Totals  (for a roughly 7am-7am period ending on the specified date)

  • 6.22"...Orleans 6WNW (Aug. 23)
  • 6.16"...Orleans 5NW (Aug. 23)
  • 5.47"...Glenvil 2WSW (March 14)
  • 5.43"...Wood River (March 14)
  • 5.42"...Doniphan 4ENE (March 14)
  • 5.32"...Bradshaw 6N (March 14)
  • 5.14"...Marquette 1SE (March 14)
  • 5.13"...Bladen 4SW (March 14)
  • 5.12"...Hastings 2WNW (March 14)
  • 5.08"...Doniphan 2W (March 14)
     

 Snowiest Calendar Month

  • 19.4"...Tobias 2WSW (February)
  • 18.7"...Hebron (February)
  • 18.6"...Lexington 6SW (February)
  • 17.0"...Bradshaw 6N  (February)
  • 16.5"...Bladen 4SW (February) - Doniphan (February)
  • 16.3"...Lovewell Dam KS (January)
  • 15.5"...Holdrege 1E (January) - Gresham 3W (January)
  • 15.2"...Hastings NWS Office (Feb.) - Shelby 3NE (February)
     

 Highest 48-Hour (or less) Snowfall 

  • 15.5"...Lovewell Dam KS (Jan 26-27)
  • 15.0"...Milligan 4NW  (Jan 26) 
  • 14.0"...Holdrege 1E (Jan 25-26) - Superior 8NW (Jan 26-27) - York 1ENE (Jan 25-26)
  • 13.8"...Stromsburg 1E (Jan 25-26)
  • 13.5"...Gresham 3W (Jan 25-26) - Hastings 2SSW (Jan 25-26)
  • 13.2"...Webber KS 3ENE (Jan 26-27)
  • 13.0"...Hunter KS 2NNW (Jan 26-27) - Superior 7NE (Jan 26-27) - Davenport 6SE (Jan 26-27) - Bradshaw 6N (Jan 26-27)

Please visit the following sites for a wealth of additional local climate information:
- NOWData....official temp/precip/snow data for any NWS observation site in our coverage area
- Daily/Monthly/Annual Precipitation Maps (maintained by NWS Hastings) 
- 24 to 72 hour Observed Snowfall Maps (maintained by NWS Hastings)
- NWS Hastings Local Climate Page (various additional weather/climate info) 
- High Plains Regional Climate Center (HPRCC)...information for the entire High Plains region (not just our coverage area)

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