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A slide with Climate Stats for 2024 for Omaha, NE

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
537 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025

...................................

...THE OMAHA NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                       
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM                         
                                          NORMAL                       
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          101   06/24                                           
LOWEST           -16   01/14                                           
AVG. MAXIMUM    65.7               62.8     2.9                        
AVG. MINIMUM    43.2               42.1     1.1                        
MEAN            54.5               52.4     2.1                        
DAYS MAX >= 90    33                                                   
DAYS MAX <= 32    25                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32   116                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 0      8                                                   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         32.95              31.86    1.09                        
DAYS >= .01       87                                                   
DAYS >= .10       53                                                   
DAYS >= .50       27                                                   
DAYS >= 1.00       8                                                   
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.63                                                   
 STORM TOTAL    2.65                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          16.4               27.1   -10.7                        
DAYS >= TRACE     26                                                   
DAYS >= 1.0        6                                                   
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       10   01/20                                           
                       01/21                                           
                       01/22                                           
 24 HR TOTAL     6.2   01/12 TO 01/12                                  
 STORM TOTAL     6.2                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   5051               5833    -782                        
COOLING TOTAL   1284               1294     -10                        
................................................

WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    69/280    DATE  07/31                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    90/280    DATE  07/31                  


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             56     MIXED PRECIP               0          
HEAVY RAIN               25     RAIN                      30           
LIGHT RAIN              103     FREEZING RAIN              1           
LT FREEZING RAIN          5     HAIL                       5           
HEAVY SNOW                2     SNOW                       3           
LIGHT SNOW               23     SLEET                      2           
FOG                     112     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     16           
HAZE                     19                                            

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

2024 IN OMAHA WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL. THE YEAR ENDED UP 
2.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 1.09 INCHES 
ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL FOR THE YEAR MEASURED 16.4 
INCHES AND WAS 10.7 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE PEAK SNOW DEPTH WAS 10" 
WHICH OCCURRED IN MID JANUARY. THE PEAK WIND FOR THE YEAR 90 MPH ON 
JULY 31. THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR WAS 101 AND THE COLDEST 
TEMPERATURE WAS -16. IT WAS THE 6TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. A NEW 
MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS SET IN BOTH FEBURARY AND OCTOBER. A NEW 
MONTLY LOW PRECIPITATION WAS SET IN SEPTEMBER. 8 NEW DAILY CLIMATE 
RECORDS WERE SET. TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 100 DEGREES 3 TIMES, WHICH 
WAS NORMAL. TEMPERATURES DROPPED BELOW ZERO 8 TIMES, WHICH WAS 4 
DAYS BELOW NORMAL.

         TEMPERATURES                 PRECIPITATION
    AVG. DEPART  MAX MIN   TOTAL DEPART SNOW/SLEET DEPART  TSTORM PEAK
                                                           DAYS   WIND
JAN 20.9  -3.5   57  -16    0.88   0.13    13.8     6.6     0      45
FEB 39.3  10.4   80R   7    0.10  -0.85     0.8    -7.0     0      50
MAR 42.7   1.7   75   16    2.14   0.35     1.6    -1.4     3      42
APR 54.8   2.2   88   26    2.25  -0.92       T    -1.0     9      61
MAY 64.2   0.6   86   40   11.13   6.47     0.0    -0.1    16      64
JUN 74.8   0.9  101   51    3.34  -1.10     0.0     0.0     7      89
JUL 76.5  -1.6   97   57    4.61   1.06     0.0     0.0     7      90
AUG 75.2  -0.5  100   52    3.00  -1.60     0.0     0.0     7      45
SEP 70.5   2.9   94   47    0.09R -2.87     0.0     0.0     2      39
OCT 59.9   5.5   96R  30    0.98  -1.34     0.0    -0.5     2      51
NOV 42.9   2.7   70   11    3.63   2.18       T    -1.7     3      49
DEC 31.9   3.2   62    9    0.80  -0.42     0.2    -5.6     0      55
YEAR 54.5  2.1  101  -16   32.95   1.09    16.4   -10.7    56      90


DAILY RECORDS

DATE     RECORD TYPE          READING   PREVIOUS RECORD

JAN12     SNOWFALL             6.2       6.0 IN 1890
FEB2   MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 39       39 IN 1934
FEB7   MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE  43       37 IN 1918
FEB20  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      68       67 IN 1930
FEB26  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      80       78 IN 1896
MAY21  PRECIPITATION          2.65      1.78 IN 1945
JUL2   PRECIPITATION          2.08      1.28 IN 1958
OCT5   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      96       95 IN 1963
DEC7   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      61       61 IN 1918 


MONTHLY TOP 20 RANKINGS

    TEMPERATURE    PRECIPITATION     SNOWFALL
JAN     --               --        18TH SNOWIEST
FEB 3RD WARMEST     6TH DRIEST     10TH LEAST
MAR     --               --            --
APR     --               --            --
MAY     --          2ND WETTEST        --
JUN     --               --            --
JUL     --               --            --
AUG     --               --            --
SEP 20TH WARMEST         --          DRIEST 
OCT 12TH WARMEST         --            --
NOV     --          7TH WETTEST        --
DEC     --               --         11TH LEAST


SEASONAL RANKINGS
DEC-JAN-FEB 7TH WARMEST
MAR-APR-MAY  17TH WARMEST
MAR-APR-MAY 6TH WETTEST
SEP-OCT-NOV 6TH WARMEST

A slide with climate stats for 2024 for Lincoln, NE

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
537 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025

...................................

...THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                       
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM                         
                                          NORMAL                       
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          104   08/25                                           
LOWEST           -18   01/14                                           
AVG. MAXIMUM    68.1               64.1     4.0                        
AVG. MINIMUM    42.3               40.5     1.8                        
MEAN            55.2               52.3     2.9                        
DAYS MAX >= 90    57                                                   
DAYS MAX <= 32    20                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32   123                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 0      8                                                   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         28.50              29.34   -0.84                        
DAYS >= .01       80                                                   
DAYS >= .10       50                                                   
DAYS >= .50       17                                                   
DAYS >= 1.00       5                                                   
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.76                                                   
 STORM TOTAL    4.29                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          11.4               26.0   -14.6                        
SINCE 7/1          T                7.7    -7.7                        
DAYS >= TRACE     19                                                   
DAYS >= 1.0        3                                                   
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       10   01/20                                           
                       01/21                                           
                       01/22                                           
 24 HR TOTAL     6.2   01/08 TO 01/09                                  
 STORM TOTAL     6.2                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   4865               5856    -991                        
COOLING TOTAL   1367               1270      97                        
................................................

WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    62/300    DATE  07/31                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    83/290    DATE  07/31                  


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             65     MIXED PRECIP               0          
HEAVY RAIN               37     RAIN                      45           
LIGHT RAIN               90     FREEZING RAIN              0          
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0          
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       6           
LIGHT SNOW               19     SLEET                      0          
FOG                     129     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     13           
HAZE                    120                                            

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

2024 IN LINCOLN WAS WARMER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL. THE YEAR ENDED UP 
2.9 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 0.84 INCHES 
BELOW NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL FOR THE YEAR MEASURED 11.4 
INCHES, WHICH WAS 14.6 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE PEAK SNOW DEPTH WAS 
10" WHICH OCCURRED IN MID JANUARY. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 83 MPH 
OCCURED ON JULY 31. THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR WAS 104 AND THE 
COLDEST WAS -18. IT WAS THE 4TH WARMEST AND THE 9TH LEAST SNOWIEST 
YEAR ON RECORD. A NEW MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS SET IN FEBURARY. 
16 NEW DAILY CLIMATE RECORDS WERE SET. TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 100 
DEGREES 6 TIMES, WHICH WAS NORMAL. TEMPERATURES DROPPED BELOW ZERO 8 
TIMES, WHICH WAS 3 DAYS BELOW NORMAL.

         TEMPERATURES                 PRECIPITATION
    AVG. DEPART  MAX MIN   TOTAL DEPART SNOW/SLEET DEPART  TSTORM PEAK
                                                           DAYS   WIND
JAN 21.7  -3.3   61  -18    0.95  0.22     11.4      4.9     0     43
FEB 40.4  10.9   81R   9    0.51 -0.38       T      -7.1     0     48
MAR 43.7   2.5   77   15    1.09 -0.46       T      -3.4     2     48
APR 54.7   2.7   89   24    3.42  0.73      0.0     -1.2     7     56
MAY 64.6   1.5   86   39    4.78 -0.13      0.0     -0.1    15     52
JUN 76.1   2.4  103   50    3.28 -1.20      0.0      0.0    10     51
JUL 76.7  -1.4  100   58    7.23  3.98      0.0      0.0    16     83
AUG 76.1   0.5  104   52    1.50 -1.82      0.0      0.0     8     44
SEP 71.2   4.0   96   42    0.20 -2.70      0.0      0.0     1     42
OCT 60.1   6.3   97   23    1.08 -1.06      0.0     -0.9     2     49
NOV 43.7   3.9   71   12    3.85  2.55       T      -1.5     4     50
DEC 33.3   4.5   68    9    0.61 -0.57       T      -5.3     0     58
YEAR 55.2  2.9104  -18   28.50 -0.84     11.4    -14.6    65     83


DAILY RECORDS

DATE     RECORD TYPE          READING   PREVIOUS RECORD
JAN8    PRECIPITATION           0.61     0.34 IN 1937
JAN12   SNOWFALL                4.4      3.9 IN 1898
JAN14   MINIMUM TEMPERATURE     -18      -18 IN 1888
FEB1    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE       65       64 IN 1992
FEB3    MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE  40       38 IN 1992
FEB7    MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE  45       34 IN 1970
FEB20   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      71       71 IN 1991
FEB26   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      81       79 IN 1896
APR13   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      89       89 IN 1936
APR26   PRECIPITATION           1.29     1.28 IN 1972
JUN24   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE     103      103 IN 1934
SEP7    LOW TEMPERATURE          42       42 IN 1944
OCT10   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      91       91 IN 1928
NOV18   PRECIPITATION           1.72     0.68 IN 1948
DEC7    MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      68       65 IN 1894
DEC19   MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      59       59 IN 1966


MONTHLY TOP 20 RANKINGS

    TEMPERATURE    PRECIPITATION     SNOWFALL
JAN     --              --        16TH SNOWIEST
FEB  3RD WARMEST        --           DRIEST 
MAR     --              --          4TH LEAST
APR     --              --             --
MAY     --              --             --
JUN19TH WARMEST        --             --
JUL     --          7TH WETTEST        --
AUG     --              --             --
SEP15TH WARMEST        --          4TH LEAST
OCT10TH WARMEST        --             --
NOV     --          3RD WETTEST        --
DEC     --              --          2ND LEAST


SEASONAL RANKINGS
DEC-JAN-FEB 4TH WARMEST
MAR-APR-MAY 13TH WARMEST
SEP-OCT-NOV 4TH WARMEST

A slide with climate stats for 2024 for Norfolk, NE

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
537 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025

...................................

...THE NORFOLK NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART                       
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM                         
                                          NORMAL                       
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          100   06/24                                           
LOWEST           -21   01/20                                           
AVG. MAXIMUM    64.7               60.9     3.8                        
AVG. MINIMUM    40.9               37.6     3.3                        
MEAN            52.8               49.2     3.6                        
DAYS MAX >= 90    28                                                   
DAYS MAX <= 32    31                                                   
DAYS MIN <= 32   137              149.9   -12.9                        
DAYS MIN <= 0      9                                                   

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         27.92              27.01    0.91                        
DAYS >= .01       91                                                   
DAYS >= .10       45                                                   
DAYS >= .50       21                                                   
DAYS >= 1.00       8                                                   
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.02   06/15 TO 06/15                                  
 STORM TOTAL    3.02                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          23.5               29.9    -6.4                        
DAYS >= TRACE     25                                                   
DAYS >= 1.0        6                                                   
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       16   01/20                                           
                       01/21                                           
                       01/22                                           
 24 HR TOTAL    10.5   01/08 TO 01/09                                  
 STORM TOTAL    10.5                                                   
 (MM/DD(HH))                                                           

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   5412               6623   -1211                        
COOLING TOTAL   1041                907     134                        
................................................

WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    44/300    DATE  12/19                  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    61/310    DATE  12/19                  


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 
THUNDERSTORM             40     MIXED PRECIP               0          
HEAVY RAIN               26     RAIN                      33           
LIGHT RAIN               83     FREEZING RAIN              2           
LT FREEZING RAIN          6     HAIL                       0          
HEAVY SNOW                4     SNOW                       6           
LIGHT SNOW               27     SLEET                      0          
FOG                     131     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     30           
HAZE                     71                                            

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

2024 IN NORFOLK WAS WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL. THE YEAR ENDED UP 
3.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 0.91 INCHES 
ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. SNOWFALL FOR THE YEAR MEASURED 23.5 
INCHES AND WAS 6.4 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE PEAK SNOW DEPTH WAS 16" 
WHICH OCCURRED IN MID JANUARY. A PEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH WAS 
RECORDED ON DECEMBER 19TH. THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR WAS 100 AND 
THE COLDEST WAS -21. IT WAS THE 2ND WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD. A NEW 
MONTHLY HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS SET IN FEBURARY. AND A NEW MONTHLY LOW 
PRECIPITATION WAS SET IN SEPTEMBER. 16 NEW DAILY CLIMATE RECORDS 
WERE SET. TEMPERATURES EXCEEDED 100 DEGREES ONLY ONCE, WHICH IS 3 
DAYS BELOW NORMAL. TEMPERATURES DROPPED BELOW ZERO 7 TIMES, WHICH 
WAS 10 DAYS BELOW NORMAL.

         TEMPERATURES                 PRECIPITATION
    AVG. DEPART  MAX MIN   TOTAL DEPART SNOW/SLEET DEPART  TSTORM PEAK
                                                           DAYS   WIND
JAN 19.1  -3.2   53  -21   1.22   0.61      20.6    13.7     0     50
FEB 38.3  12.0   76R   5   0.21  -0.59       1.5    -4.6     0     53
MAR 41.1   3.3   79   17   1.58   0.14       0.3    -4.2     1     55
APR 51.8   2.9   87   27   4.69   1.96        T     -2.3     7     54
MAY 62.0   1.9   89   39   6.20   2.20       0.0     0.0    10     48
JUN 72.9   2.5  100   49   5.88   1.51       0.0     0.0     9     50
JUL 74.9   0.1   96   55   3.38   0.40       0.0     0.0     4     52
AUG 73.2   0.8   97   50   1.74  -1.76       0.0     0.0     6     52
SEP 69.7   5.3   92   38   0.03R -2.34       0.0     0.0     2     41
OCT 58.2   7.4   87   26   0.21  -1.94       0.0    -0.8     0     45
NOV 41.2   4.4   68    8   2.04   0.82       0.8    -2.4     1     53
DEC 31.4   5.7   69    8   0.74  -0.10       0.3    -5.8     0     61
YEAR 52.8  3.6  100  -21  27.92   0.91      23.5    -6.4    40     61


DAILY RECORDS

DATE     RECORD TYPE          READING   PREVIOUS RECORD
JAN8   PRECIPITATION           0.71      0.40 IN 1937
JAN8   SNOWFALL                10.5       4.0 IN 1937
JAN12  SNOWFALL                 4.2       2.6 IN 1984
JAN14  MIN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  -7         -5 IN 1972
JAN15  MIN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE  -2          3 IN 1916
FEB2   MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE  36         33 IN 2019
FEB3   MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE  36         34 IN 1927
FEB6   MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE  32    31 IN 2023, 2013, 1938
FEB7   MAX MINIMUM TEMPERATURE  45         32 IN 2016
FEB20  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      71         66 IN 1930
FEB26  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      76         72 IN 1896
MAR11  MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE      79         74 IN 1900
APR16  PRECIPITATION          1.15       0.90 IN 1945
APR26  PRECIPITATION          1.37        1.2 IN 1924
JUL1   PRECIPITATION          2.03        1.4 IN 1949
NOV18  PRECIPITATION          1.06        0.6 IN 1934


MONTHLY TOP 20 RANKINGS

    TEMPERATURE    PRECIPITATION     SNOWFALL
JAN     --         15TH WETTEST    2ND SNOWIEST
FEB  2ND WARMEST   16TH DRIEST    17TH LEAST
MAR     --              --        12TH LEAST
APR     --         14TH WETTEST        --
MAY     --         20TH WETTEST        --
JUN     --              --             --
JUL     --              --             --
AUG     --              --             --
SEP  6TH WARMEST        --           DRIEST 
OCT  4TH WARMEST    8TH DRIEST         --
NOV 16TH WARMEST        --             --
DEC 13TH WARMEST        --          8TH LEAST


SEASONAL RANKINGS
DEC-JAN-FEB 4TH WARMEST
MAR-APR-MAY 16TH WARMEST
MAR-APR-MAY 11TH WETTEST
SEP-OCT-NOV WARMEST ON RECORD
SEP-OCT-NOV 12TH DRIEST