It was a cold end to 2017 and start to 2018 with morning low air temperatures from -15 to -26. Wind chill temperatures ranged from -25 to -41, with a 1050mb arctic high pressure center overhead. A new record low of -26 occurred at Norfolk, NE on January 1, which broke the previous record of -25 set in 1924. A new record low of -20 occurred at Omaha, NE on January 1, which broke the previous record of -19 set in 1887. A new record low temperature of -14 also occurred in Omaha on 12/31 New Year's Eve, and a cold record low maximum temperature of -6 occurred in Norfolk on 12/31.
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
856 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018
...Approximate Lowest Wind Chill Reports...
Note these values are only generated at the time of observation. Actual values could be lower between observations.
Location Temp Time/Date Lat/Lon
...Iowa...
...Fremont County...
Shenandoah Airport -36 F 0515 AM 01/01 40.77N/95.41W
...Harrison County...
Pisgah -28 F 0715 AM 01/01 41.83N/95.93W
2 E Blair -27 F 0848 AM 01/01 41.53N/96.08W
Pisgah -27 F 0811 AM 01/01 41.83N/95.93W
Little Sioux -27 F 0700 AM 01/01 41.82N/96.02W
...Monona County...
No.2 -23 F 0700 AM 01/01 42.17N/95.78W
...Montgomery County...
Red Oak Airport -32 F 0635 AM 01/01 41.01N/95.26W
...Page County...
Clarinda Airport -34 F 0535 AM 01/01 40.72N/95.03W
...Pottawattamie County...
Council Bluffs Airport -36 F 0735 AM 01/01 41.26N/95.76W
3 N Crescent -33 F 0811 AM 01/01 41.42N/95.85W
Carter Lake -22 F 1115 PM 12/31 41.29N/95.92W
2 E Oakland -20 F 0700 AM 01/01 41.31N/95.39W
...Shelby County...
Harlan Airport -41 F 0115 AM 01/01 41.59N/95.34W
...Nebraska...
...Antelope County...
Ewing -31 F 0450 AM 01/01 42.24N/98.24W
Neligh -25 F 0524 AM 01/01 42.13N/98.03W
Oakdale -25 F 0800 AM 01/01 42.07N/97.95W
...Boone County...
Albion Airport -31 F 0815 AM 01/01 41.73N/98.06W
...Burt County...
Tekamah Airport -40 F 0754 AM 01/01 41.76N/96.18W
...Cass County...
Plattsmouth Airport -34 F 0715 AM 01/01 40.95N/95.92W
4 ENE Union -29 F 0726 AM 01/01 40.85N/95.85W
4 E Cedar Creek -25 F 1055 PM 12/31 41.04N/96.02W
1 ESE Cedar Creek -23 F 0548 AM 01/01 41.04N/96.08W
...Cuming County...
West Point -23 F 0800 AM 01/01 41.83N/96.72W
...Dodge County...
Fremont Airport -38 F 0255 AM 01/01 41.45N/96.52W
Fremont -27 F 0427 AM 01/01 41.45N/96.48W
...Douglas County...
Omaha Eppley Airfield -34 F 0752 AM 01/01 41.30N/95.89W
3 NNW Boys Town -31 F 0809 AM 01/01 41.30N/96.15W
1 WNW Valley -28 F 0324 AM 01/01 41.32N/96.37W
3 W Millard -28 F 0653 AM 01/01 41.20N/96.22W
Millard Airport -26 F 0815 AM 01/01 41.20N/96.12W
Millard -25 F 0700 AM 01/01 41.21N/96.17W
2 SE Elkhorn -23 F 1023 PM 12/31 41.25N/96.21W
...Gage County...
Beatrice Airport -26 F 1155 PM 12/31 40.30N/96.75W
...Jefferson County...
2 W Plymouth -27 F 0758 AM 01/01 40.31N/97.03W
2 WSW Fairbury -25 F 0557 AM 01/01 40.13N/97.21W
...Johnson County...
Tecumseh -21 F 0800 AM 01/01 40.37N/96.18W
...Knox County...
Verdel 6sse -31 F 0700 AM 01/01 42.72N/98.22W
Verdigre -31 F 0715 AM 01/01 42.65N/98.04W
...Lancaster County...
Lincoln Airport -27 F 0754 AM 01/01 40.85N/96.76W
5 N Roca -26 F 1021 PM 12/31 40.73N/96.67W
5 E Lincoln -21 F 0255 AM 01/01 40.84N/96.59W
...Madison County...
Norfolk Airport -41 F 0556 AM 01/01 41.99N/97.43W
1 W Norfolk -24 F 0803 AM 01/01 42.04N/97.45W
...Nemaha County...
Auburn -22 F 0600 AM 01/01 40.38N/95.75W
1 E Auburn -21 F 0800 AM 01/01 40.39N/95.81W
...Otoe County...
Nebraska City Airport -31 F 0735 AM 01/01 40.61N/95.87W
3 ESE Palmyra -22 F 0844 AM 01/01 40.68N/96.34W
...Platte County...
Columbus Airport -33 F 0656 AM 01/01 41.45N/97.34W
2 WNW Columbus -24 F 0107 AM 01/01 41.45N/97.39W
3 NE Duncan -20 F 0825 AM 01/01 41.44N/97.45W
...Richardson County...
Falls City Airport -30 F 0553 AM 01/01 40.08N/95.59W
...Saline County...
3 E Friend -30 F 0749 AM 01/01 40.66N/97.22W
...Sarpy County...
2 ENE Gretna -34 F 0625 AM 01/01 41.16N/96.19W
Offutt Afb -31 F 0556 AM 01/01 41.12N/95.92W
Bellevue -27 F 0210 AM 01/01 41.16N/95.92W
Springfield -27 F 0832 AM 01/01 41.08N/96.13W
1 WNW Bellevue -26 F 1127 PM 12/31 41.17N/95.95W
2 W Bellevue -24 F 0446 AM 01/01 41.16N/95.97W
Chalco -24 F 0550 AM 01/01 41.19N/96.13W
Maha Scout Camp -20 F 0800 AM 01/01 41.06N/96.01W
...Saunders County...
3 SE Cedar Bluffs -32 F 0415 AM 01/01 41.35N/96.58W
Wahoo Airport -29 F 0535 AM 01/01 41.23N/96.60W
1 E Mead -27 F 0638 AM 01/01 41.23N/96.46W
...Seward County...
4 SE Beaver Crossing -29 F 0538 AM 01/01 40.73N/97.23W
Seward -27 F 0837 AM 01/01 40.91N/97.10W
3 N Milford -26 F 0801 AM 01/01 40.83N/97.06W
Utica -24 F 0522 AM 01/01 40.89N/97.35W
...Washington County...
Blair Airport -35 F 0655 AM 01/01 41.41N/96.11W
3 ENE Bennington -29 F 0812 AM 01/01 41.40N/96.10W
...Wayne County...
Wayne Municipal Airport -36 F 0435 AM 01/01 42.24N/96.98W
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
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