Hastings, NE

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2023 Precipitation Recap for Our Entire Coverage Area...Including Map, Tables, Extremes, Tri Cities Details, etc.

2023 Precipitation Recap for Our Entire Coverage Area...Including Map, Tables, Extremes, Tri Cities Details, etc.
(click tabs below narrative for a wealth of 2023 precip data...including totals/extremes for not only the Tri Cities but also for our ENTIRE coverage area)

2023 Precipitation Map and list of several official totals/extremes
(click to enlarge)

- IN BRIEF:
2022 was a notably-dry year across our 30-county coverage area, with most places falling between 5-12" short of 30-year normal precipitation (typically receiving no more than 55-80% of normal). In many places, it was the overall-driest year since at least 2012 or 2002. The overall-worst dryness focused within northern/western portions of our Nebraska coverage area, with somewhat wetter (BUT still solidly below normal) totals found within much of north central Kansas along with southeast parts of our Nebraska area.

- MORE DETAILS:
For many official long-term NWS stations, 2022 ranked between a Top-10 and Top-15 driest year on record. For many places, it was also the overall-driest year since at least 2012 or 2002, but in limited spots one has to go back much farther to find a drier year (for example, Hastings had its driest year in 56 years...since 1966!). Not surprisingly, our entire coverage area found itself in a gradually-worsening drought situation as the year wore on. Per the U.S. Drought Monitor, 2022 began with the majority of our coverage area no worse than Abnormally Dry (D0). However, by year's end the vast majority of our area had degraded to a mix of Moderate (D1), Severe (D2) and Extreme (D3) Drought, with the majority of the worst-off D3 concentrated north of Interstate 80 in Nebraska. Based on data from dozens of NWS and CoCoRaHS/NeRAIN observers and also radar-estimated analysis, the very-driest conditions focused primarily within northern/western portions of our Nebraska coverage area. The following counties were particularly dry (greatest concentration of annual totals under 15"): most of Howard, Merrick, Nance...much of western Dawson...much of southwestern Furnas. On the better-off (but still solidly drier-than-normal) side of things, most (not all) of north central Kansas along with southeastern parts of our Nebraska coverage area had the greatest concentration of annual totals of at least 18-23".

Although the preceding year (2021) was also notably dry the vast majority of the time, 2021 totals were somewhat skewed/"inflated" by a near-record to record-wettest March. However, 2022 DID NOT have any particularly wet months (at least on a widespread basis), with most locations in most months averaging somewhere between modestly drier-than-normal and FAR-drier-than-normal (the overall-driest months versus normal were: January, February, August, October, November). Of all the dry months, February and August were most noteworthy across the area as a whole. In February, the vast majority of places measured LESS THAN 0.10", matching the driest Feb. on record in places such as Grand Island and Kearney (among many others). Due in part to the incredibly dry February, the entire 2021-22 "meteorological winter" season (Dec. 2021-Feb. 2022) ranked among the Top-5 driest in many places (featuring an incredible lack of snow). In August, most of our coverage area received only between 0.20-1.50" of rain, also placing many spots in Top-5 driest territory.

Of course, even in a very dry year there are usually at least brief periods/limited zones of decent precipitation. In 2022, these included: 1) May was fairly wet in roughly the southeast 1/4th of our coverage area (many places with 5-7")...2) July was decently-wet across most (certainly not all) of our area, with most locations tallying between 3-6"...3) September was modestly-wet within much of the southwestern half of our area (many places 2.50-4.50")...4) the year ended with a somewhat-wet December especially within the western half of our Nebraska coverage area (most places between 0.70-1.15").

HANDY TIPS:
- You can look up official daily/monthly/annual temp/precip data for ALL NWS cooperative observer and airport stations in our area with NOWData
- You can find maps of daily/weekly/monthly etc. precipitation on a page maintained by NWS Hastings at: www.weather.gov/gid/Precipitation
- You can do your own daily/monthly/annual precipitation analysis (including generating maps) using the NWS AHPS page

Grand Island 2023
Hastings 2023
Kearney 2023
Nebraska 2023 (43 sites)
Kansas 2022 (13 sites)
2022 Extremes Delete

Grand Island - 2023 Monthly Data/Annual Extremes at Central Nebraska Regional Airport (GRI):

Nearly all data is from the official automated ASOS sensor. The main exception involves all snowfall measurements and some associated liquid equivalent (melted snow), which is manually measured by our official NWS observer near the airport. All data is collected on a "calendar day" basis (midnight-to-midnight CST).

Grand Island (Regional Airport ASOS) - 2023 Monthly Breakdown

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

2023

Average High (F)

35.0

43.2

48.1

66.9

79.4

86.7

87.1

89.0

84.9

66.0

57.1

44.3

65.6

Average Low (F)

19.7

19.3

24.5

36.4

51.7

60.7

64.4

64.7

57.0

40.3

29.6

24.6

41.1

Overall Avg. Temperature (F)

27.4

31.3

36.3

51.6

65.5

73.7

75.8

76.9

70.9

53.1

43.3

34.5

53.4

Departure From Normal

+1.5

+1.6

-4.4

+0.6

+3.5

+0.9

-1.2

+2.3

+4.3

0.0

+3.7

+5.6

+1.6

Precipitation (in)

1.49

0.88

1.09

0.15

1.78

1.94

3.35

1.44

1.55

0.77

0.79

1.29

16.52

Departure From Normal

+0.88

+0.14

-0.30

-2.37

-2.92

-2.07

-0.16

-1.76

-0.45

-1.22

-0.31

+0.45

-10.09

Snowfall (in)

12.3

5.0

7.1

0.0

0.9

3.3

Departure From Normal

+5.5

-2.3

+3.3

-1.6

0.0

-0.1

-0.2

-1.4

Hottest Daily HIGH Temperature:	106°...Aug. 21
Warmest Daily LOW Temperature:	76°.....Aug. 21, Aug. 24
Warmest Month (Avg Temp):	76.9°....August
Warmest Month VERSUS NORMAL:	December...5.6° warmer than normal
This tied for the 6th-WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD out of 129 years...warmest since 2021
Coldest Daily LOW Temperature:	-2°...Feb. 23
Coldest Daily HIGH Temperature:	8°...Jan. 29
Coldest Month (Avg Temp):	27.4°....January
Coldest Month VERSUS NORMAL:	March...4.4° colder than normal
Annual 2023 Average Temperature:	53.3° (1.6º ABOVE normal)
2023 tied with 2016 for the 6th-WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD out of 128 years of records

Highest Daily Rainfall:	1.00"...July 29
Highest 2-Day Rainfall:	1.06"...Sep. 21-22
Wettest Calendar Month:	July...3.35"
Driest Calendar Month:	April...0.15"
This was the 3RD-DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD out of 128 years...driest since 1989
Annual 2023 Precipitation:	16.52" (10.09" BELOW normal / 62% of normal)
2023 was the 13th-DRIEST year on record out of 128 (BUT not as dry as 2022)
2022+2023 COMBINED totaled only 31.70"...an astounding 21.52" BELOW normal / 60% of normal !

Highest Calendar Day Snowfall:	10.0"...Jan. 18
Highest 2-Day Snowfall:	same as highest 1-day snowfall
Deepest Snow Depth (6 AM CST):	10"...Jan. 19
Snowiest Calendar Month:	January...12.3"

Highest Wind Gust:

58 MPH on July 29...out of the NW during a morning thunderstorm

Hastings - 2023 Monthly Data/Annual Extremes at Hastings Municipal Airport (HSI):

Nearly all data is from the official automated ASOS sensor. The main exception involves all snowfall measurements and most associated snowfall liquid equivalent (melted snow), which is manually measured here at NWS Hastings. All data is collected on a "calendar day" basis (midnight-to-midnight CST).

Hastings (Municipal Airport ASOS) - 2023 Monthly Breakdown

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

2023

Average High (F)

35.2

41.3

48.2

66.0

78.0

83.7

86.7

88.5

84.0

65.1

56.2

42.9

64.6

Average Low (F)

19.1

18.7

25.0

36.2

52.2

60.8

63.9

63.6

56.5

41.2

30.2

25.0

41.0

Overall Avg. Temperature (F)

27.1

30.0

36.6

51.1

65.1

72.2

75.3

76.1

70.2

53.2

43.2

34.0

52.8

Departure From Normal

+0.7

0.0

-4.3

+0.1

+3.3

-0.5

-1.7

+1.6

+3.8

0.0

+3.5

+4.8

+0.9

Precipitation (in)

1.19

1.09

0.99

0.69

1.22

5.17

1.54

2.23

2.96

1.37

0.85

1.51

20.81

Departure From Normal

+0.64

+0.34

-0.34

-2.01

-3.13

+1.50

-2.08

-1.19

+0.90

-0.59

-0.28

+0.65

-5.59

Snowfall (in)

11.5

9.8

3.6

T (hail)

0.0

T (hail)

0.0

0.7

0.6

6.1

Departure From Normal

+5.0

+2.3

-0.2

-1.7

0.0

-0.5

-1.7

+0.5

Hottest Daily HIGH Temperature:	104°...Aug. 21
Warmest Daily LOW Temperature:	77°....Aug. 21
Warmest Month (Avg Temp):	76.1°....August
Warmest Month VERSUS NORMAL:	December...4.8° warmer than normal
This was the 13th-WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD out of 115 years...warmest since 2021
Coldest Daily LOW Temperature:	-2°....Feb. 23
Coldest Daily HIGH Temperature:	7°....Jan. 29
Coldest Month (Avg Temp):	27.1°....January
Coldest Month VERSUS NORMAL:	March...4.3° colder than normal
Annual 2023 Average Temperature:	52.8° (0.9º ABOVE normal)
2023 was the 21st-WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD out of the 97 years â€‹with no more than 30 days of incomplete temperature data

Highest Daily Rainfall:	2.03"...Sep. 21
Highest 2-Day Rainfall:	2.45"...Sep. 21-22
Wettest Calendar Month:	June...5.17"
Driest Calendar Month:	April...0.69"
This was the 14th-driest April on record out of 126 years...driest since 1990
Annual 2023 Precipitation:	20.81" (5.59" BELOW normal / 79% of normal)
2023 was the 30th-DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD out of 129
2022+2023 COMBINED totaled only 36.90"...a notable 15.90" BELOW normal / 70% of normal

Highest Calendar Day Snowfall:	10.8"...Jan. 18
Highest 2-Day Snowfall:	11.0"...Jan. 18-19
Deepest Snow Depth (6 AM CST):	11"...Jan. 19-20
Snowiest Calendar Month:	January...11.5"

Highest Wind Gust:

75 MPH on Aug. 2...out of the west during an early-AM thunderstorm

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Kearney - 2023 Monthly Data/Annual Extremes from NWS COOP Observer at Kearney Airport (KRNN1):

PLEASE NOTE: ALL data is from the OFFICIAL NWS Cooperative Observer stationed at Kearney Regional Airport. Unlike the automated ASOS systems at Grand Island/Hastings, this data is not collected on a true "calendar day" (midnight-to-midnight) basis, but is instead from once-daily observations taken around 7am (covering the 24 hours since 7am the previous day).
Although the automated AWOS at the airport (KEAR) also collects weather data, NWS Hastings considers this data UNOFFICIAL for various reasons, including: 1) this is not an NWS-maintained ASOS system (such as Grand Island/Hastings), and thus NWS Hastings lacks the ability to "dial in" to collect data during potential communications outages...2) the precipitation sensor is not designed to accurately melt most snowfall, and because manual snowfall measurements are only taken ONCE DAILY at 7am (instead of four times a day including at Midnight CST such as at Grand Island/Hastings), there is often no way to accurately determine true CALENDAR DAY precipitation/snowfall during the winter months.

Kearney Airport (NWS COOP Observer) - 2023 Monthly Breakdown

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

2023

Average High (F)

34.7

38.4

46.2

65.8

76.5

84.3

86.3

88.0

83.5

66.3

55.7

44.4

64.2

Average Low (F)

18.6

16.2

23.0

33.3

49.6

58.7

62.2

61.8

53.7

40.1

27.8

23.8

39.1

Overall Avg. Temperature (F)

26.7

27.3

34.6

49.5

63.1

71.5

74.2

74.9

68.6

53.2

41.8

34.1

51.6

Departure From Normal

+1.9

-0.5

-3.7

+0.9

+3.6

+1.1

-0.6

+2.3

+4.1

+1.9

+3.9

+6.7

+1.8

Precipitation (in)

1.81

1.16

1.07

0.20

2.90

6.48

2.44

3.17

4.73

1.58

0.49

0.92

26.95

Departure From Normal

+1.30

+0.57

-0.39

-2.48

-1.50

+2.58

-0.92

+0.16

+2.89

-0.55

-0.51

+0.24

+1.39

Snowfall (in)

13.1

6.2

10.6

Trace

0.0

1.1

4.1

Departure From Normal

+9.4

+0.6

+7.1

-1.9

-0.1

0.0

-0.8

-1.7

+0.7

Hottest Daily HIGH Temperature:	103°...reported July 27, Aug. 24 (actually occurred the day prior)
Warmest Daily LOW Temperature:	72°....reported July 26, Aug. 21, Aug. 25
Warmest Month (Avg Temp):	74.9°....August
Warmest Month VERSUS NORMAL:	December...6.8° warmer than normal
This tied for the 3rd-WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD out of 120 years...warmest since 2021
Coldest Daily LOW Temperature:	-9°...reported Feb. 24-25
Coldest Daily HIGH Temperature:	5°... reported Jan. 30 (actually occurred Jan. 29)
Coldest Month (Avg Temp):	26.7°....January
Coldest Month VERSUS NORMAL:	March...3.7° colder than normal
Annual 2023 Average Temperature:	51.6° (1.8º ABOVE normal)
2023 was the 19th-WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD out of the 101 years â€‹with no more than 30 days of incomplete temperature data

Highest 24-Hour Rainfall (7am-7am)	4.03"...reported Sep. 22
Highest 48-Hour Rainfall (7am-7am):	4.05"...reported Sep. 22-23
Wettest Calendar Month:	June...6.48"
This was the 19th-WETTEST JUNE ON RECORD out of 128 years...wettest since 2015
Driest Calendar Month:	April...0.20"
This was the 2nd-DRIEST APRIL ON RECORD out of 128 years...driest since 1989
Annual 2023 Precipitation:	26.95" (1.39" ABOVE normal / 105% of normal)
2023 was the 39th-WETTEST year on record out of 130
2022+2023 COMBINED still totaled only 44.57"...6.55" BELOW normal / 87% of normal

Highest 24-Hour Snowfall (7am-7am):	9.0"...reported Jan. 19, March 26
Highest 48-Hour Snowfall (7am-7am):	10.6"...Jan. 18-19
Deepest Snow Depth (7 AM CST):	11"...Jan. 19-20
Snowiest Calendar Month:	13.1"...January

2023 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 24 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasonal snowfall)
The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

According to 30-year data from NCDC 1981-2010, normal annual precipitation across this 24-county area generally ranges from 23-30 inches, with the lowest part of this range including far western locations such as Gothenburg and Cambridge, and the highest part of this range including far eastern locations near Highway 81 such as York and Hebron.

Station	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	2023 Total
Arcadia 2W	2.32	0.49	0.30	0.24	5.21	3.24	3.35	1.08	1.98	3.84	0.64	1.45	24.14
Beaver City	1.66	1.40	0.32	0.46	5.95	3.85	3.10	4.23	1.91	1.38	0.26	0.68	25.20
Belgrade	1.49	1.00	0.72	0.64	3.08	1.71	3.12	2.05	3.61	2.10	0.85	0.92	21.26
Blue Hill 4SW	1.56	0.97	0.82	0.33	2.04	3.69	2.61	3.34	2.50	1.05	1.22	1.86	21.99
Bradshaw	1.15	1.13	0.81	1.40	0.60	1.89	4.96	2.97	1.30	0.78	0.67	1.64	19.30
*Cambridge*	1.87	0.94	0.50	0.24	4.94	3.25	2.67	4.30	1.38	1.06	0.36	0.33	21.84
*Lexington 6SSE (Canaday)*	2.00	0.99	0.96	0.17	3.53	3.23	3.54	3.03	4.41	2.13	0.58	0.50	24.45
Clay Center 6 ESE	0.90	0.98	0.66	0.69	1.16	2.28	7.31	3.98	1.81	1.58	1.32	1.65	24.32
Clay Center	1.33	1.14	0.65	0.30	1.06	3.12	5.19	2.53	2.87	0.97	1.02	1.75	21.93
Edison	1.35	0.99	0.63	0.22	5.05	2.19	3.14	3.30	1.59	1.03	0.58	0.51	20.58
Elwood 8S	1.69	1.06	1.16	0.24	3.52	4.19	3.15	2.64	3.11	2.63	0.31	0.61	24.31
Geneva	1.15	0.67	0.64	0.43	0.21	3.53	7.23	1.89	1.41	MSG	MSG	MSG	MSG
Genoa 2W	1.16	1.10	0.89	0.89	2.12	2.04	5.21	2.29	3.33	2.57	0.41	1.73	23.74
Gothenburg	2.05	0.52	0.51	0.35	5.64	2.81	2.18	3.36	2.86	1.57	0.54	1.02	23.41
Grand Island Airport	1.49	0.88	1.09	0.15	1.78	1.94	3.35	1.44	1.55	0.77	0.79	1.29	16.56
Greeley	1.43	0.70	0.26	0.43	3.27	3.37	3.63	3.82	2.92	4.14	1.05	0.74	25.76
Gresham 3W	1.05	1.27	0.86	1.84	1.34	2.11	7.17	1.37	0.88	1.51	0.47	1.52	21.39
Harlan County Lake	1.67	1.24	0.48	0.74	5.72	3.03	4.99	6.54	2.77	0.78	0.37	1.10	29.43
Hastings Airport	1.19	1.09	0.99	0.69	1.22	5.17	1.54	2.23	2.96	1.37	0.85	1.51	20.81
Hastings NWS Office	1.24	1.10	0.99	1.86	2.06	4.34	1.98	2.04	2.29	1.09	0.85	1.70	21.54
Hebron	0.88	0.90	1.01	0.69	2.76	2.54	2.83	3.89	2.79	1.53	0.95	2.02	22.79
Holdrege	2.00	1.39	1.32	0.17	4.18	5.05	2.20	3.72	2.93	0.79	0.58	0.85	25.18
Hubbell	1.20	0.80	0.70	1.28	2.04	3.10	2.52	6.13	2.36	1.24	1.24	1.94	24.55
Kearney Airport	1.81	1.16	1.07	0.20	2.90	6.48	2.44	3.17	4.73	1.58	0.49	0.92	26.95
Loup City	2.02	0.67	0.34	0.22	4.98	5.40	6.63	1.20	1.89	3.79	0.49	0.91	28.54
Miller	1.63	0.72	0.93	0.29	3.07	4.73	3.00	2.58	2.22	2.14	0.65	0.71	22.66
Minden	1.06	1.01	0.50	0.27	3.73	5.07	1.62	2.77	3.75	2.11	0.53	1.10	23.52
Naponee	1.38	1.21	0.40	0.54	5.02	3.67	4.26	5.09	2.65	1.02	0.18	1.25	26.67
North Loup	1.88	0.53	0.18	0.41	5.58	2.65	8.27	0.92	2.00	3.46	0.78	0.90	27.56
Orleans 1W	1.30	0.99	0.37	0.39	6.23	3.76	3.58	3.40	2.08	0.78	0.52	1.02	24.42
Ord Airport	2.06	0.44	0.47	0.27	4.76	3.10	5.63	1.40	2.39	3.90	0.73	1.35	26.50
Ord	2.07	0.46	0.49	0.30	4.30	3.63	6.49	1.07	2.36	3.80	0.84	1.54	27.35
Osceola	1.40	0.99	1.13	0.77	1.45	2.14	6.27	1.23	1.24	1.38	0.29	1.71	20.00
Oxford 6NNW	1.47	1.10	0.75	0.27	5.47	4.29	2.78	3.33	1.68	1.08	0.47	0.75	23.44
Polk	1.37	0.88	0.89	0.97	1.20	2.56	5.42	1.91	1.39	1.39	0.49	1.67	20.14
Ravenna	2.02	0.97	0.66	0.11	2.64	5.60	2.80	2.48	2.13	2.85	0.77	0.86	23.89
Red Cloud	1.53	1.15	0.57	0.46	2.95	3.88	1.68	4.97	4.21	1.43	1.20	2.13	26.16
St. Paul	1.73	1.04	0.96	0.37	2.81	2.56	6.02	1.23	1.26	1.09	0.82	0.81	20.70
Shelby 3NE	0.84	0.98	0.91	0.77	0.68	3.55	5.95	2.74	1.34	1.70	0.15	1.40	21.01
Shickley 4S	0.82	0.74	0.66	0.47	0.81	4.88	6.31	1.95	4.79	1.42	1.07	1.65	25.57
Superior	1.13	1.28	0.62	0.80	0.84	2.81	2.34	2.83	3.77	0.74	1.47	1.67	20.30
Wilsonville	1.51	1.33	0.39	0.54	5.26	5.77	2.10	2.84	2.44	0.72	0.33	0.70	23.93
York 3N	1.26	1.11	0.83	1.68	0.42	1.67	7.31	1.93	1.52	1.91	0.72	1.75	22.11

2023 NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 6 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasonal snowfall)
The highest reported monthly/annual totals indicated in BLUE, the lowest in RED.

According to 30-year data from NCDC 1981-2010, normal annual precipitation across this six-county area generally ranges from 24-27",
with the highest amounts favoring the eastern counties of Jewell and Mitchell.

Station	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	2023 Total
Beloit	0.99	0.49	0.38	0.43	1.36	3.49	5.84	4.57	1.11	0.62	1.59	1.65	22.52
Cawker City	1.26	0.70	0.31	0.14	1.62	4.25	4.34	3.59	0.76	0.99	0.76	2.14	20.86
Glen Elder Lake	1.07	0.75	0.19	0.34	2.54	3.73	3.46	3.92	1.18	0.60	1.04	1.93	20.75
Ionia	1.08	0.71	0.26	0.49	3.66	3.71	3.62	3.29	1.97	0.88	0.94	2.02	22.63
Kirwin Dam	1.75	1.12	0.24	0.38	3.28	3.18	6.16	5.67	1.24	0.78	1.02	1.69	26.51
Lebanon	1.30	0.61	0.39	0.57	3.96	6.05	2.85	7.84	2.05	1.14	0.85	1.96	29.57
Logan	1.48	0.98	0.26	0.16	3.67	1.95	3.54	5.38	1.92	1.56	0.26	1.08	22.24
Lovewell Dam	1.09	1.03	0.49	0.92	2.99	5.75	2.19	5.06	3.80	1.17	1.62	1.74	27.85
Natoma	1.53	0.30	0.09	0.87	2.97	5.04	4.00	4.51	0.31	1.15	0.59	1.92	23.28
Phillipsburg	1.60	1.10	0.25	0.35	3.62	3.65	3.87	6.69	3.28	0.57	0.36	1.20	26.10
Plainville 4WNW	1.53	1.04	0.30	0.06	3.42	3.17	3.89	3.89	0.63	0.12	1.03	2.01	21.09
Smith Center	1.35	0.68	0.23	0.50	1.98	5.70	2.09	7.06	2.08	0.65	0.78	2.13	25.23
Webster Dam	1.20	0.77	0.29	0.10	2.39	5.32	3.80	3.01	0.95	0.65	0.62	1.60	20.70

2022 Annual 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).

Extremes Across our ENTIRE 30-County Area:

Highest 2022 TOTAL Precipitation ("normal" annual precip across our area generally ranges 23-30"...lowest west/highest east)

25.78"...Hubbell
24.45"...10 miles SSW Beloit KS
24.41"...Superior
23.20"...1ENE York
22.81"...4NNE Byron
22.56"...9NW Ord
22.46"...Clay Center NE
22.41"...3W Gresham
22.27"...Lovewell Dam KS
22.18"...4E Hardy

Lowest 2022 TOTAL Precipitation (only includes stations with no more than 6 days of missing data for the year)

11.96"...9 miles NE Palmer
12.61"...8S Elwood
13.33"...3NE Central City
14.33"...Greeley
14.36"...Belgrade
14.46"...Wilsonville
14.74"...8NNE Scotia
14.76"...St. Paul
14.77"...1E Lexington
14.87"...Ord (observer in town...interestingly the airport just north of town received modestly more with 16.25")

Wettest Calendar Month in 2022

9.65"...Superior (July)
8.90"...10SSW Beloit KS (May)
7.49"...Hubbell (July)
7.44"...Glen Elder Lake KS (May)
7.44"...4NNE Byron (July)
7.30"...9NW Ord (July)
7.05"...6NW Barnard KS (May)
6.85"...2NNW Hunter KS (May)
6.77"...Spalding (July)
6.65"...2N Nora (May)

Highest 24-HOUR Rainfall in 2022 (covering a 24-hour period ending around 7am on the specified date)

4.45"...Superior (July 1)
3.70"...4SE Waco (Aug. 16)
3.59"...Lawrence (July 6)
3.45"...4NNE Byron (July 7)
3.25"...Spalding (July 4)
3.22"...Formoso KS (July 25)
3.13"...4E Waco (Aug. 16)
3.05"...Arapahoe (April 29)
3.05"...3W Gresham (Sep. 10)
2.98"...6SSE Lexington/Canaday Plant (Sep. 16)

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 (page maintained by NWS Hastings)
- Daily/Monthly/Seasonal Snowfall Maps (page 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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Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

2023 Precipitation Recap for Our Entire Coverage Area...Including Map, Tables, Extremes, Tri Cities Details, etc.