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2013 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 24 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)

(see bottom tables for winter 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 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. 

2013 Precipitation Summary: Compared to the notable drought that plagued the region during 2012, precipitation trends across most of South Central Nebraska during 2013 were less extreme, with most places ending up somewhere between 75-125% of the 30-year normal. That being said, there was a rather pronounced difference in annual precipitation between roughly the southwestern one-third of the area (drier) and north central/northeast portions of the area (wetter). As evidence of this, the driest cooperative observer site during 2013 was Beaver City in Furnas County with 16.52 inches (7.79" below normal), while the wettest site was Genoa 2W in Nance County with 33.35 inches (4.53" above normal). In between these extremes, central locations such as the Tri-Cities were very close to average/normal during the year, including Grand Island airport with 26.92 inches (0.26" above normal).

 

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2013
Arcadia 0.11 1.02 0.35 2.85 5.17 1.30 3.04 3.39 2.39 1.89 0.59  Trace  22.10
Aurora 4N  MSG 0.36 1.71 2.72 7.24 1.77 1.21 2.77 1.90 3.85 1.19 0.03 MSG
Beaver City 0.33 1.25 0.57 1.98 1.93 1.44 2.14 1.48 3.05 1.42 0.72 0.21 16.52
Belgrade 0.12 0.63 1.07 4.58 6.01 4.14 1.83 4.77 1.04 4.67 0.90 0.05 29.81
Blue Hill 4SW 0.51 0.77 1.88 2.07 4.90 0.92 1.49 4.90 2.44 1.54 1.31 0.06 22.79
Bradshaw 0.41 0.48 0.82 3.15 6.55 1.90 2.19 2.12 1.44 4.21 1.31 0.14 24.72
Bruning 1.04 0.92 1.95 2.73 6.77 0.44 1.58 1.70 2.46 2.72 1.63 0.47 24.41
Cambridge 0.26 1.46 0.44 2.21 1.57 1.37 2.27 2.32 2.58 2.31 0.72 0.20 17.71
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.06 1.31 0.52 3.45 1.99 3.19 0.63 1.97 2.47 2.26 0.70 0.03 18.58
Central City 0.20 0.84 MSG 4.38 6.30 2.78 1.41 2.98 1.78 5.27 1.08 0.06 27.08
Clay Center 6ESE 0.43 0.50 1.85 2.34 5.59 0.90 1.50 2.28 1.88 4.02 1.40 0.21 22.90
Clay Center 0.46 0.86 1.61 2.39 8.29 0.93 2.93 5.83 1.77 4.32 1.65 0.16 31.20
Cozad 0.01 1.22 0.35 2.20 3.74 1.64 2.59 4.45 3.05 0.79 0.66 0.05 20.75
Dannebrog 4NW 0.20 1.17 1.07 3.91 MSG MSG 2.57 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG  MSG
Edison 0.27 1.18 0.91 2.26 1.77 0.84 1.51 2.30 3.16 1.69 0.64 0.24 16.77
Elwood 8S 0.16 1.45 0.30 2.79 1.91 1.91 0.91 2.00 2.08 2.58 0.83 0.15
17.07
Franklin 0.58 1.01 1.25 1.91 2.61 3.32 1.90 3.31 3.07 0.78 1.00 0.17  20.91
Fullerton 0.16 MSG 1.29 4.96 5.84 3.57 2.63 3.73 1.56 3.90 0.89 MSG
MSG
Geneva 0.31 0.44 2.64 2.66 6.67 0.70 2.43 2.11 3.18 5.85 1.55 0.14
28.68
Genoa 2W 0.49 0.68 2.10 5.07 7.76 3.88 2.16 3.20 1.27 5.71 0.97 0.06
33.35
Gothenburg 0.13 1.12 0.31 3.44 5.93 2.17 1.81 4.50 3.01 1.19 0.76 0.06
24.43
Grand Island Airport 0.16 0.97 1.64 3.83 6.77 1.63 1.39 3.02 2.38 4.05 0.97 0.11
26.92
Greeley 0.22 0.51 0.75 3.27 6.66 2.06 1.47 4.34 3.10 5.21 0.61 0.04
28.24
Gresham 3W 0.36 0.30 1.31 3.01 7.42 3.66 1.50 1.94 1.57 5.66 1.47 0.12
28.32
Harlan Lake 0.31 0.77 0.24 2.39 2.41 1.56 2.79 2.11 2.57 1.11 0.95 0.26
17.47
Hastings Airport 0.32 0.90 2.25 2.66 5.67 1.24 1.77 3.25 1.26 4.75 1.00 0.14 25.21
Hastings NWS 0.35 0.92 2.40 2.65 6.08 1.42 1.66 2.88 1.54 4.34 1.16 0.14 
25.54
Hebron 1.13 0.46 1.39 2.96 7.44 1.35 2.35 4.29 2.12 4.05 1.61 0.10
29.25
Holdrege 0.30 1.45 1.12 3.28 2.40 2.80 1.33 1.67 3.67 2.62 0.76 0.08
21.48
Hubbell 0.74 0.50 0.91 2.62 5.28 1.67 3.00 2.56 3.95 4.54 1.45 0.15
27.37
Kearney Airport 0.14 0.74 0.62 4.37 6.54 1.44 1.98 2.19 3.77 3.73 0.72 0.10
26.34
Miller 0.17 1.30 0.43 2.10 3.30 1.72 2.33 3.07 2.27 2.42 0.72 0.03
19.86
Minden 0.21 1.01 0.64 3.05 3.84 2.42 1.28 3.18 2.50 1.22 0.95  MSG
MSG
Naponee 0.42 0.77 1.02 1.89 2.06 1.18 2.04 2.23 3.09 1.14 1.06 0.23
17.13
Nelson 0.44 0.40 1.27 2.12 3.14 0.75 5.28 4.75 4.81 4.18 1.50 0.13
28.77
Ord (in town) 0.17 1.59 0.92 3.19 6.08 1.92 3.31 3.51 2.85 1.83 0.54 0.02
25.93
Ord (airport) 0.14 1.48 0.61 2.51 5.40 1.93 3.59 3.77 2.80 1.62 0.50 Trace 24.35
Osceola 0.12 0.68 1.30 3.68 7.23 2.83 1.58 2.10 2.36 5.37 1.21 0.04
28.50
Oxford 6NNW 0.14 0.72 0.27 2.63 1.98 1.61 1.25 1.13 4.87 1.67 0.73 0.07
17.07
Polk MSG 0.52 0.92 3.08 MSG 2.19 1.65 1.72 1.22 4.30 1.27 0.21
MSG
Ravenna 0.19 0.90 0.56 4.72 4.41 2.02 2.04 5.69 3.32 2.64 0.60 Trace
27.09
Red Cloud 0.67 1.27 0.83 1.57 2.80 0.84 3.19 4.06 1.49 1.53 1.30 0.15
19.70
St. Paul 0.21 0.96 0.59 4.75 7.24 3.46 2.47 4.03 1.76 4.06 0.79 0.06
30.38
Shelby 3NE 0.33 0.31 1.59 3.00 9.20 3.61 1.30 2.04 2.01 5.15 1.19 0.12
29.85
Shickley 4S 0.95 0.57 2.33 2.25 7.08 0.80 1.53 1.74 2.75 3.75 1.53 0.15
25.43
Superior 4E 1.05 0.68 1.81 2.91 4.88 1.43 2.79 5.18 2.01 2.43 1.78 0.21
27.16
Upland 2NE 0.19 1.06 1.84 1.57 4.34 2.30 1.60 1.28 1.80 1.35  MSG  MSG
MSG
Wilsonville 0.38 1.56 0.85 2.62 2.00 0.74 2.75 0.84 3.05 2.80 0.73 0.20
18.52
Wolbach 0.18 0.61 0.67 3.56 5.43 3.27 2.60 3.98 3.34 4.86 0.72 0.04
29.26
York 3N 0.36 0.69 1.84 3.07 6.55 2.75 1.60 1.66 2.32 3.66 1.42 0.20 26.12


WINTER 2012-2013 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
* The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the 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 2.0 MSG MSG
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 2NE
 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


WINTER 2013-2014 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL
* The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

Station Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Season
Arcadia 0.0 0.0 3.0 Trace 3.8 5.5 2.0 2.0 0.0 16.3
Aurora 4N 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.9 2.3 5.9 0.4 5.1 0.0 19.0
Beaver City 0.0 0.0 Trace 6.5 4.0 12.0 4.0 3.0 0.0 29.5
Belgrade 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 1.9 3.8 2.7 5.0 0.0 15.4
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 0.0 Trace 5.5 2.6 7.3 3.6 3.0 0.0 22.0
Bradshaw 0.0 0.0 0.5 7.5  3.8 6.7 2.3 2.4 0.0 23.2
Bruning 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 4.0 5.5 Trace Trace 0.0 16.5
Cambridge 0.0 0.0 0.4 6.5 3.5 14.6 10.9 3.3 0.0 39.2
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 0.0 Trace 1.0 4.5 7.3 3.5 3.0 0.0 19.3
Central City
 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.3 2.1 5.9 1.1 2.3 0.0 12.9
Clay Center 6ESE
 0.0 0.0 Trace 7.2 2.9 5.9 0.2 0.6 0.0 16.8
Clay Center
 0.0 0.0 Trace 8.0 2.2 4.3 0.5 2.0 0.0 17.0
Cozad
 0.0 0.0 Trace 1.4 2.6 9.0 8.0 2.0 0.0 23.0
Dannebrog 4NW
 0.0 0.0 MSG MSG  MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Edison
 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.3 3.0 13.4 3.0 1.0 0.0 27.2
Elwood 8S
 0.0 0.0 Trace 5.5 5.5 13.5 6.5 4.0 0.0 35.0
Franklin 0.0 0.0 0.0  7.2 3.0 10.0 3.0 Trace 0.0 23.2
Fullerton
 0.0 0.0 2.0 MSG  MSG MSG MSG MSG 0.0 MSG
Geneva
 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 4.0 5.7 0.0 3.0 0.0 17.7
Genoa 2W
 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.8 1.9 5.7 1.8 7.0 0.0 18.3
Gothenburg
 0.0 0.0 MSG MSG  MSG MSG MSG MSG 0.0 MSG
Grand Island
 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.2 4.5 6.6 1.2 1.7 0.0 16.4
Greeley
 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.5 0.8 3.6 1.0 2.5 0.0 10.4
Gresham 3W
 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 2.0 4.1 Trace 0.5 0.0 11.1
Harlan Lake
 0.0 0.0 Trace 9.0 2.0 10.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 23.0
Hastings NWS
 0.0 0.0 0.4 5.0 5.4 7.5 1.2 2.2 0.0 21.7
Hebron
 0.0 0.0
0.3
 7.1 2.4 6.7 0.6 1.0 0.0 18.1
Holdrege
 0.0 0.0 Trace 6.5 2.8 7.5 2.4 5.0 0.0 24.2
Hubbell
 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 3.0 14.0 3.5 Trace 0.0 25.5
Kearney Airport
 0.0 0.0 Trace 2.7 2.8 5.8 1.3 0.7 0.0 13.3
Miller
 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.7 3.5 8.5 3.7 5.5 0.0 23.7
Minden
 0.0 0.0 Trace 7.5 5.2 9.2 3.9 2.0 0.0 27.8
Naponee
 0.0 0.0 Trace  8.0 2.1 10.5 2.2 1.2 0.0 24.0
Nelson
 0.0 0.0 Trace 6.5 3.3 8.2 1.8 0.5 0.0 20.3
Ord
 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.5 2.5 5.5 4.0 2.5 0.0 18.5
Osceola
 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.6 1.7 7.0 2.0 5.0 0.0 18.8
Oxford 6NNW
 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.3 4.5 9.6 4.1 2.3 0.0 27.3
Polk
 0.0 0.0 Trace 4.0  MSG 5.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 MSG
Ravenna
 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 4.0 5.4 3.8 6.2 0.0 21.4
Red Cloud
 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.5 1.0 11.5 0.5 Trace 0.0 20.5
St. Paul
 0.0 0.0 Trace 1.2 2.4 5.8 2.4 6.1 0.0 17.9
Shelby 3NE
 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.2 1.3 7.6 3.1 3.7 0.0 19.3
Shickley 4S
 0.0 0.0 Trace 5.0 1.5 4.0 Trace Trace 0.0 10.5
Superior 4E
 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.3 2.9 8.3 2.1 0.5 0.0 20.2
Upland 2NE
 0.0 0.0 Trace 8.5 5.0 10.0 4.0 Trace 0.0 27.5
Wilsonville
 0.0 0.0 MSG 10.0 3.5 16.0 9.5 6.0 0.0 45.0
Wolbach
 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 1.5 5.3 2.4 7.4 0.0 17.7
York 3N
 0.0 0.0 Trace 7.6 2.6 6.8 2.3 2.0 0.0 21.3

( )... 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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