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          2012 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA 
          COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
 
          (see bottom tables for snowfall)

          * The highest reported amount for the month indicated in BLUElowest 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. Due to the serious drought situation that plagued much of 2012, most locations in the precipitation table below only realized between 40-80% of normal precipitation for the year.
 

 

Station
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct Nov Dec
2012
Arcadia 0.02 0.92 0.53 5.24 2.07 0.60 0.09 0.68 0.25 0.19 0.02 0.38
10.99
Aurora 4N MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG 1.43 0.62 1.32 MSG
Beaver City 0.11 1.57 1.38 2.09 0.84 1.06 2.97 0.29 0.47 0.66 0.00 0.67 12.11
Belgrade 0.17 1.78 0.73 2.23 3.95 0.89 0.00 1.27 0.57 0.79 0.67 0.80 13.85
Blue Hill 4SW 0.13 1.93 1.13 3.24 2.60 2.28 1.00 2.04 0.42 1.10 0.82 1.25 17.94
Bradshaw 0.15 2.59 0.80 2.06 2.99 2.47 1.28 1.05 0.47 1.05 0.85 1.51 17.27
Bruning 0.25 2.60 1.31 4.39 1.56 6.79 1.51 1.55 0.77 2.20 0.05 1.56 24.54
Cambridge 0.14 1.13 0.92 2.59 1.02 0.98 4.28 0.44 0.30 0.46 0.01 1.15 13.42
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.02 0.75 0.49 3.34 1.88 1.36 0.36 1.52 0.30 0.24 Trace 0.83
11.09
Central City 0.20 2.07 0.61 2.03 3.10 1.80 0.04 1.06 0.49 1.30 0.42 1.77
14.89
Clay Center 6ESE 0.22 1.84 0.94 2.70 6.31 4.79 2.68 1.13 0.37 1.34 0.34 1.43
24.09
Clay Center 0.29 1.70 0.51 2.83 4.58 6.27 2.51 2.28 0.48 1.45 0.49 1.68
25.07
Cozad 0.01 0.40 0.53 3.21 1.33 0.42 1.75 3.54 0.21 0.45 0.07 0.12
12.04
Dannebrog 4NW 0.20 2.62 0.78 2.89 2.05 0.15 Trace 1.38 0.45 0.73 Trace 1.09
12.34
Edison 0.16 1.40 1.30 4.20 0.86 1.70 1.95 0.40 0.29 0.59 Trace 1.12
13.97
Elwood 8S 0.16 1.06 2.47 2.76 1.07 1.37 2.42 1.39 0.34 0.22 Trace 0.89
14.15
Fairmont MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
MSG
Franklin 0.12 1.05 0.94 3.97 2.31 1.60 1.20 1.66 0.87 1.57 0.13 1.44
16.86
Fullerton 0.11 1.73 0.83 2.33 3.99 1.00 0.15 0.63 0.48 0.56 0.67 0.74
13.22
Geneva 0.11 1.97 1.34 2.98 5.10 4.05 0.62 1.14 0.47 1.80 0.28 1.58
21.44
Genoa 2W 0.11 2.17 0.63 2.23 4.62 1.58 0.05 0.60 0.50 0.77 0.70 1.22
15.18
Gothenburg 0.03 0.90 0.68 3.19 1.63 0.57 0.65 2.22 0.25 0.36 0.14 0.31
10.93
Grand Island Airport 0.16 1.05 0.83 1.41 2.29 1.27 0.16 0.94 0.47 0.78 0.53 1.66
11.55
Greeley 0.09 1.28 0.62 2.85 3.98 0.45 0.17 0.93 0.36 0.17 0.16 0.55
11.61
Gresham 3W 0.11 1.27 0.66 2.47 4.43 2.14 0.02 1.14 0.43 1.47 1.44 1.81
17.39
Harlan Lake 0.02 0.69 1.03 4.53 2.98 2.55 2.26 1.72 0.56 0.70 0.00 1.10
18.14
Hastings Airport 0.14 1.67 0.86 2.95 4.07 2.35 1.64 2.39 0.59 1.46 0.66 1.69 20.47
Hastings NWS 0.14 1.71 0.77 1.99 3.30 2.82 2.23 1.54 0.65 1.21 0.61 1.68
18.65
Hebron 0.43 1.92 1.86 4.15 1.08 5.93 2.58 1.81 0.84 3.00 0.02 1.02
24.64
Holdrege 0.06 1.68 1.13 3.37 1.88 1.91 0.93 2.44 0.45 0.89 0.00 1.15
15.89
Hubbell 0.45 2.16 1.11 3.20 0.03 5.26 2.37 1.87 1.75 1.95 0.11 0.74
21.00
Kearney Airport 0.03 1.04 1.02 4.35 2.00 1.62 0.58 1.45 0.54 0.58 Trace 0.61
13.82
Loup City 0.08 1.31 0.50 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
MSG 
Miller 0.11 0.67 0.88 4.05 1.95 1.49 0.21 0.67 0.30 0.29 Trace 0.97
11.59
Minden 0.05 1.07 1.03 2.42 2.27 2.30 1.62 2.10 0.58 0.73 0.00 0.77
14.94
Naponee 0.06 1.19 1.05 5.54 2.31 1.87 0.86 1.38 0.66 1.32 Trace 1.18
17.42
Nelson 0.20 1.53 1.39 3.16 2.12 5.22 2.62 1.51 0.53 1.79 0.29 0.81
21.17
Ord 0.12 1.25 0.61 5.72 2.51 0.27 0.17 0.90 0.12 0.31 0.12 0.37
12.47
Ord (airport) 0.13 1.30 0.67 5.29 2.26 0.33 0.15 0.79 0.13 0.32 0.12 0.35 11.84
Orleans 2W 0.03 1.25 1.15 3.13 0.79 1.99 2.49 0.27 MSG MSG MSG MSG 
 MSG
Osceola 0.20 1.65 0.72 2.57 5.69 1.54 Trace 2.71 0.37 2.06 0.73 1.59
19.83
Oxford 6NNW 0.11 0.56 1.39 3.42 0.81 1.32 1.18 1.43 0.37 0.30 Trace 0.91
11.80
Polk MSG 1.02 0.20 1.91 3.65 1.69 0.01 2.37 0.52 1.15 0.57 MSG
MSG
Ravenna Trace 1.81 0.71 4.49 2.09 0.79 0.17 0.67 0.36 0.33 0.08 0.63
12.13
Red Cloud 0.07 0.89 1.23 3.00 0.49 2.57 1.41 2.42 0.65 0.91 0.36 1.35
15.35
St. Paul 0.11 1.76 1.02 2.84 4.47 0.35 0.03 0.52 0.67 0.61 0.14 1.08
13.60
Shelby 3NE 0.20 1.34 0.66 2.61 5.59 2.33 0.00 2.16 0.32 1.62 1.20 1.08
19.11
Shickley 4S 0.13 2.17 1.22 2.67 3.23 4.11 0.60 1.42 0.87 1.95 0.22 1.17
19.76
Superior 4E MSG MSG MSG 5.01 0.92 3.79 1.27 1.90 0.70 2.05 0.08 0.92
MSG
Upland 2NE 0.00 0.95 0.92 2.28 4.67 3.75 0.97 2.08 0.70 0.84 0.32 1.38
18.86
Wilsonville 0.09 1.79 1.28 3.20 0.78 1.75 1.26 0.40 0.41 0.46 0.00 1.62
13.04
Wolbach 0.22 1.78 0.90 3.59 3.61 0.48 0.06 2.02 0.45 0.71 0.09 0.82
14.73
York 3N 0.23 1.87 1.00 3.36 3.49 1.51 0.50 1.02 0.54 1.57 1.25 1.67 18.01

 

     
WINTER 2011-2012 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL

* The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUElowest amount in RED. 

 

Station
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Season
Arcadia
 0.0 
0.0 0.0 7.7 0.5 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
17.2
Beaver City
 0.0 
0.0 3.0 7.5 0.5 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
18.0
Belgrade
 0.0 
0.0 0.0 7.7 1.5 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
17.2
Blue Hill 4SW
 0.0 
0.0 Trace 5.5 1.1 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
18.0
Bradshaw
0.0
0.0 0.0 9.5 1.5 15.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
26.5
Bruning
 0.0 
0.0 0.0 2.5 4.0 12.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
18.7
Cambridge
0.0
0.0  2.7 10.0 1.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0
15.4
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday)
 0.0 
0.0
0.0
10.5 0.5 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
17.5
Central City
0.0
0.0
0.1
9.3 2.3 11.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
23.3
Clay Center 6ESE
0.0
0.0
Trace
5.8 2.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
14.8
Clay Center
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5 2.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
16.5
Cozad
0.0
0.0
Trace
6.7 Trace 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8.7
Dannebrog 4NW
0.0
0.0
Trace
11.0 3.0 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
23.0
Edison
0.0
0.0
1.0
5.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
11.0
Elwood 8S
0.0
0.0
0.5
10.5 2.2 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
18.2
Fairmont
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5 MSG MSG MSG  MSG MSG
MSG
Franklin
0.0
0.0
Trace
3.9 Trace 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8.9
Fullerton
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.0 1.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
19.0
Geneva
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0 2.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
16.0
Genoa 2W
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.6 1.4 11.7 0.0 0.0 0.0
21.7
Gothenburg
0.0
0.0
0.0
 MSG MSG MSG 0.0 0.0 0.0
MSG
Grand Island 0.0 0.0 Trace 8.3 1.6 10.2 Trace 0.0 0.0
20.1
Greeley 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 2.0 7.4 Trace 0.0 0.0
17.4
Gresham 3W 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 1.2 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
20.2
Harlan Lake 0.0 0.0 MSG 4.0 Trace 4.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
MSG
Hastings NWS 0.0 0.0 Trace 9.4 1.7 11.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
22.5
Hebron
0.0
0.0
0.4
2.5 4.3 6.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
13.6
Holdrege
0.0
0.0
Trace
6.5 1.0 12.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
19.5
Hubbell
0.0
0.0
Trace
Trace 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
8.0
Kearney Airport
0.0
0.0
Trace
6.6 Trace 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
13.6
Loup City
0.0
0.0
Trace
7.4 0.5 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
16.4
Miller
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.0 1.0 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
15.4
Minden
 0.0
0.0
0.0
7.9 Trace 12.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
20.7
Naponee
0.0
0.0
0.5
3.9 Trace 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
9.4
Nelson
0.0
0.0
Trace
2.4 2.1 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
11.6
Ord
0.0
0.0
Trace
8.5 1.5 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
18.0
Orleans 2W
0.0
0.0
3.0
7.0 1.2 4.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15.2
Osceola
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.1 2.0 12.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
23.9
Oxford 6NNW
0.0
0.0
1.1
5.2 1.4 5.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
13.3
Polk
0.0
0.0
Trace
8.0 2.0 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
23.0
Ravenna
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.9 Trace 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
20.9
Red Cloud
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
6.8
St. Paul
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.2 2.0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
22.2
Shelby 3NE
0.0
0.0
Trace
10.5 2.4 11.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
24.7
Shickley 4S
0.0
0.0
Trace
4.2 1.0 9.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
14.7
Superior 4E
0.0
0.0
Trace
3.1 MSG MSG MSG 0.0 0.0
MSG
Upland 2NE
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.0 0.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
15.0
Wilsonville
0.0
0.0
1.0
8.0 1.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
17.0
Wolbach
0.0
0.0
0.0
8.3 2.4 8.4 0.0 0.0 0.0
19.1
York 3N
0.0
0.0
0.0
9.2 2.0 13.4 Trace 0.0 0.0 24.6

 

WINTER 2012-2013 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL

* The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, lowest amount in RED.

 

Station
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Season
Arcadia
0.0 1.0 1.5 3.5 Trace 9.0 2.0 6.5 Trace 23.5
Aurora 4N 0.0 Trace 0.6 9.0 MSG 7.5 7.6 1.7 1.5 MSG
Beaver City
0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 3.0 15.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 31.0
Belgrade
0.0 Trace 0.5 5.5 0.2 8.3 4.2 7.0 1.5 27.2
Blue Hill 4SW
0.0 0.0 Trace 9.3 3.7 12.5 5.0 0.7 Trace 31.2
Bradshaw
0.0 0.0 1.0 11.0 4.5 8.1 5.7 4.0 1.0 35.3
Bruning
0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 Trace Trace 28.0
Cambridge
0.0 Trace Trace 7.4 1.9 13.0 4.4 3.4 1.1 31.2
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday)
0.0 Trace
0.0
6.0 1.0 11.0 2.2 4.5 0.0 24.7
Central City
0.0 1.0
2.0
11.0 0.8 10.1 MSG 2.3 1.5 MSG
Clay Center 6ESE
0.0 Trace
Trace
8.9 4.3 8.0 6.2 1.2 0.0 28.6
Clay Center
0.0 0.0
0.0
8.5 6.0 12.0 8.0 2.9 0.0 37.4
Cozad
0.0 Trace
0.0
3.6 Trace 10.3 0.3 3.4 Trace 17.6
Dannebrog 4NW
0.0 Trace
Trace
8.0 Trace 12.0 7.1 3.0  
 
Edison
0.0 0.0
0.0
4.0 2.0 11.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 20.0
Elwood 8S
0.0 Trace
Trace
5.7 2.5 14.5 3.7 4.0 Trace 30.4
Franklin
0.0 0.0
0.0
6.0 6.0 10.9 6.5 Trace Trace 29.4
Fullerton
0.0 Trace
1.0
9.0 Trace MSG 4.5 1.0 0.0 MSG
Geneva
0.0 0.0
0.0
9.5 3.0 7.0 9.7 1.0 Trace 30.2
Genoa 2W
0.0 0.0
1.0
12.2 3.0 10.3 3.9 3.8 2.0 36.2
Gothenburg
0.0 0.0
MSG
MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Grand Island
0.0 Trace 0.3 9.5 0.6 11.0 6.2 6.9 0.7 35.2
Greeley
0.0 0.5 0.5 6.5 Trace 8.5 2.0 5.1 2.0 25.1
Gresham 3W
0.0 0.0
Trace
9.0 2.5 7.0 4.0 2.0 Trace 24.5
Harlan Lake
0.0 0.0
0.0
5.0 5.0 14.5 4.0 0.5 0.0
29.0
Hastings NWS
0.0 Trace
0.3
10.5 2.5 10.5 7.9 3.7 0.3 35.7
Hebron
0.0 0.0
Trace
3.0 7.4 8.6 5.4 0.8 Trace 25.2
Holdrege
0.0 0.0
0.0
6.0 2.0 11.5 1.5 1.6 Trace 22.6
Hubbell
0.0 0.0
0.0
4.0 10.0 8.5 10.0 Trace Trace 32.5
Kearney Airport
0.0 Trace
Trace
7.2 1.2 8.5 2.3 2.5 Trace 21.7
Miller
0.0 Trace Trace 8.3 0.5 12.7 1.9 3.0 1.0 27.4
Minden
0.0 0.0 0.0 5.2 1.6 11.8 2.0 3.0 0.0 23.6
Naponee
0.0 Trace
0.0
6.5 3.8 13.0 3.5 Trace Trace 26.8
Nelson
0.0 0.0
Trace
2.8 9.0 12.9 8.0 0.5 0.0 33.2
Ord
0.0 2.5
1.5
5.0 0.5 8.5 4.0 7.0 Trace 29.0
Osceola
0.0 Trace 0.7 9.9 0.4 7.7 MSG 3.5 1.0 MSG
Oxford 6NNW
0.0 Trace
0.0
5.6 2.4 9.6 1.4 2.0 Trace 21.0
Polk
0.0 0.0
1.0
8.0 MSG 8.0 5.0 1.0 MSG
MSG
Ravenna
0.0 0.5
2.0
5.5 Trace 11.0 3.0 2.5 1.0 25.5
Red Cloud
0.0 0.0
0.0
4.1 8.0 14.0 10.7 1.0 0.0 37.8
St. Paul
0.0 Trace
1.0
7.0 Trace 11.0 2.0 3.0 Trace 24.0
Shelby 3NE
0.0 0.0
0.3
7.6 0.6 6.8 7.9 2.1 1.4 26.7
Shickley 4S
0.0 0.0
Trace
5.0 5.0 5.0 10.0 Trace  Trace
25.0
Superior 4E
0.0 0.0
0.0
3.0 10.0 11.0 11.0 0.5 Trace 35.5
Upland 4N
0.0 0.0
0.0
8.0 2.0 12.0 4.0 1.0 Trace 27.0
Wilsonville
0.0 Trace
0.0
9.5 3.0 13.0 4.0 4.5 1.0 35.0
Wolbach
0.0 0.5
1.1
5.6 0.4 8.9 2.2 4.6 0.0 23.3
York 3N
0.0 0.0
0.0
11.6  2.1 6.3 5.8 1.2 0.0 27.0

 

                                 ( )... Partial month total due to some missing data

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

 (*Please Note: All climate data presented here are preliminary and have not undergone final quality control by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC). Therefore, these data are subject to revision. Final and certified climate data can be accessed at: WWW.NCDC.NOAA.GOV

       

 

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