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Powerful Pacific System Impacting the West; First Significant Snow for Portions of the East

Power Pacific system will continue to bring significant impacts for Pacific Northwest into northern California the remainder of the week. Dangerous coastal affects, heavy rain, flooding, strong winds, and higher elevation mountain snow continues. Meanwhile, a storm across the east is set to bring the first accumulating snow to many higher elevations of the Catskills into the central Appalachians. Read More >

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2015 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION

(for 24 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)

(see bottom tables for winter 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 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 2015 Total
Arcadia 0.02 0.53 Trace 2.92 2.65 5.20 2.48 1.05 3.27 1.08 3.01 0.71 22.92
Aurora 4N 0.11 1.20 0.58 3.87 2.80 6.53 3.74 2.35 4.57 0.93 2.77 2.23 31.68
Beaver City 0.21 0.45 0.12 2.42 4.27 5.74 3.88 6.28 1.93 1.38 3.28 0.74 30.70
Belgrade 0.11 0.76 0.10 2.27 4.53 3.69 1.77 7.05 4.91 1.86 2.06 2.01 31.12
Blue Hill 4SW 0.18 0.51 0.11 2.47 3.38 5.11 2.33 2.67 2.59 1.30 1.73 1.58 23.96
Bradshaw 0.07 1.26 0.30 2.77 4.93 8.44 4.34 1.31 4.36 0.77 2.31 1.63 32.49
Bruning 0.14 1.97 0.22 2.60 7.79 12.12 1.51 2.08 1.93 1.01 2.10 MSG MSG
Cambridge 0.13 0.36 0.17 2.55 4.23 4.79 4.96 4.46 3.94 1.60 3.27 0.50 30.96
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.01 0.36 0.03 2.92 3.37 4.19 2.91 3.22 2.41 0.72 3.14 0.55 23.83
Central City 0.05 0.90 Trace 2.07 2.82 6.05 3.41 4.02 6.01 1.09 3.45 MSG MSG
Clay Center 6ESE 0.20 1.05 0.43 2.39 3.10 9.27 4.16 2.06 2.31 0.79 2.17 2.07 30.00
Clay Center 0.25 1.05 0.26 2.17 3.89 8.51 5.92 1.87 1.57 1.15 2.14 2.54 31.32
Cozad 0.02 0.25 0.08 2.43 4.26 3.74 1.95 3.63 2.38 1.34 2.75 0.41 23.24
Edison 0.04 0.39 0.13 2.60 3.64 6.14 4.52 6.11 1.85 1.41 3.00 0.49 30.32
Elwood 8S 0.10 0.26 0.04 2.49 4.70 4.32 1.94 3.20 2.47 1.40 2.75 0.72 24.39
Franklin 0.06 0.71 0.17 1.89 5.76 5.46 3.81 3.47 0.49 1.26 1.79 2.89 27.76
Geneva 0.46 0.45 0.49 1.65 4.24 10.41 4.87 2.71 4.11 0.85 2.51 3.01 35.76
Genoa 2W 0.22 0.76 0.14 2.79 3.92 5.37 3.21 3.31 3.78 0.59 2.37 1.79 28.25
Gothenburg 0.11 0.72 0.06 3.47 5.47 3.50 2.59 3.26 1.86 1.92 2.24 0.57 25.77
Grand Island Airport 0.47 0.70 0.16 2.14 3.69 5.67 2.58 1.24 3.33 1.28 2.84 1.88 25.98
Greeley 0.03 0.36 0.11 2.48 3.33 3.48 2.04 3.15 2.82 1.14 2.17 1.13 22.24
Gresham 3W 0.15 0.92 0.51 3.47 3.86 6.27 2.57 3.56 4.35 0.84 2.72 2.16 31.38
Harlan County Lake 0.04 0.64 0.23 3.29 3.62 5.30 5.07 6.09 0.52 1.18 1.75 1.91 29.64
Hastings Airport 0.77 0.34 0.20 3.55 3.86 8.05 4.13 2.15 1.12 1.53 2.03 2.18 29.91
Hastings NWS Office 0.70 0.34 0.26 3.74 3.54 9.86 4.00 2.44 1.81 1.75 2.22 2.21 32.87
Hebron 0.06 0.76 0.79 2.82 11.35 MSG 3.17 1.92 1.72 1.26 2.48 2.98 MSG
Holdrege 0.12 0.60 0.10 2.40 3.85 6.66 3.60 4.09 1.67 1.60 2.45 0.95 28.09
Hubbell 0.25 1.08 0.86 3.01 5.21 8.92 3.05 1.14 0.64 1.07 1.95 2.07 29.52
Kearney Airport 0.05 0.49 0.07 3.14 2.85 7.08 2.36 2.47 2.27 0.97 3.25 1.05 26.05
Loup City MSG MSG MSG 2.35 2.48 4.94 2.10 2.32 2.62 1.43 5.72 0.90 MSG
Miller 0.05 0.62 0.04 2.11 2.33 4.62 1.02 2.02 2.54 1.40 4.09 0.61 21.45
Minden 0.11 0.37 0.09 3.94 2.99 7.40 1.41 2.90 1.31 0.97 2.39 1.83 25.71
Naponee 0.18 0.44 0.10 2.52 4.07 5.13 3.88 5.83 0.49 1.07 1.96 2.38 28.05
Nelson 0.30 0.76 0.48 2.67 6.66 8.42 3.39 2.94 2.63 MSG MSG MSG MSG
Ord Airport 0.17 0.57 0.03 2.71 2.98 3.27 2.68 2.13 3.90 1.05 3.16 0.69 23.34
Ord 0.08 0.68 0.04 3.39 2.77 3.97 2.20 2.16 3.71 1.07 3.41 0.89 24.37
Osceola 0.16 1.32 0.41 3.54 2.99 4.91 4.35 3.49 3.35 0.76 2.74 2.08 30.10
Oxford 6NNW 0.12 0.19 0.05 2.86 4.16 5.70 3.21 4.79 1.40 1.56 3.19 0.53 27.76
Polk MSG 0.78 0.26 2.80 2.42 6.69 4.47 3.42 3.89 1.07 1.68 1.86 MSG
Ravenna 0.10 0.91 0.04 2.10 2.54 6.37 1.24 2.44 1.42 1.42 3.04 1.15 22.77
Red Cloud 0.16 0.62 0.59 3.47 3.81 5.55 2.85 1.61 1.03 1.16 2.39 1.57 24.81
St. Paul 0.15 1.22 0.08 2.89 3.81 5.49 1.55 3.75 3.71 1.19 3.31 1.69 28.84
Shelby 3NE 0.12 1.13 0.40 3.06 4.17 4.52 3.74 4.33 3.17 0.81 3.20 2.25 30.90
Shickley 4S 0.15 1.30 0.51 2.21 3.96 7.65 2.77 1.70 2.69 0.38 1.98 2.47 27.77
Superior 4E 0.38 0.74 0.76 2.22 11.39 8.61 3.52 2.54 1.00 0.79 1.84 2.61 35.40
Wilsonville 0.23 0.57 0.19 3.38 5.01 4.04 3.38 2.79 1.53 1.52 4.07 0.79 27.50
York 3N 0.24 1.42 0.68 2.51 5.22 8.74 3.86 2.71 3.13 1.16 2.51 2.59 34.77

 

 


WINTER 2014-2015 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 1.0 4.5 0.5 8.5 Trace 2.0 0.0 16.5
Aurora 4N 0.0 0.0 3.8 4.5 1.4 19.0 0.7 Trace 0.0 29.4
Beaver City 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 2.0 2.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 10.5
Belgrade 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.8 1.0 7.5 Trace 2.0 0.0 21.3
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.6 1.0 5.1 1.4 Trace 0.0 11.4
Bradshaw 0.0 0.0 2.8 2.4 1.1 11.2 0.7 0.0 0.0 18.2
Bruning 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.1 2.0 15.3 1.0 0.0 0.0 24.4
Cambridge 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.3 1.4 4.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 14.6
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 0.0 1.5 4.7 0.5 3.2 0.5 Trace 0.0 10.4
Central City 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.8 1.8 12.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 22.0
Clay Center 6ESE 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.2 1.3 12.9 1.4 0.0 0.0 19.0
Clay Center 0.0 0.0 3.5 1.7 1.0 12.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 19.2
Cozad 0.0 0.0 Trace 4.8 0.6 5.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 12.1
Edison 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 Trace 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
Elwood 8S 0.0 0.0 1.2 5.4 0.9 2.6 0.6 Trace 0.0 10.7
Franklin 0.0 0.0 Trace 0.5 1.5 3.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
Geneva 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.0 4.5 11.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 23.2
Genoa 2W 0.0 0.0 2.4 3.9 3.2 8.5 0.4 1.0 0.0 19.4
Gothenburg 0.0 0.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG 0.0 MSG
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.0 2.2 5.9 3.7 11.1 0.6 0.8 0.0 24.3
Greeley 0.0 0.0 2.3 8.9 0.8 5.8 Trace 1.0 0.0 18.8
Gresham 3W 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.4 2.1 13.8 Trace Trace 0.0 22.3
Harlan County Lake 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.0 4.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 9.0
Hastings NWS 0.0 0.0 1.7 3.4 5.7 5.4 0.8 Trace 0.0 17.0
Hebron 0.0 0.0 3.6 2.3 1.2 8.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 17.2
Holdrege 0.0 0.0 1.0 6.3 2.2 4.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 15.0
Hubbell 0.0 0.0 5.0 4.0 2.0 13.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 27.0
Kearney Airport 0.0 0.0 1.7 4.0 0.8 5.6 0.5 Trace 0.0 12.6
Loup City MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG 2.0 0.0 MSG
Miller 0.0 0.0 1.3 5.8 0.5 9.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 19.0
Minden 0.0 0.0 0.9 3.8 2.0 4.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 12.1
Naponee 0.0 0.0 Trace 3.0 1.0 3.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 8.0
Nelson 0.0 0.0 1.9 3.3 2.1 5.3 1.2 0.0 0.0 13.8
Ord 0.0 0.0 4.0 10.8 1.5 8.3 Trace 1.0 0.0 25.6
Osceola 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.7 2.0 14.7 0.6 1.4 0.0 25.4
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 0.0 0.8 5.6 0.5 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 9.6
Polk 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.5 MSG 11.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 MSG
Ravenna 0.0 0.0 2.0 6.8 1.0 14.5 0.7 1.1 0.0 26.1
Red Cloud 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 8.0
St. Paul 0.0 0.0 3.2 10.8 1.7 13.6 Trace 1.6 0.0 30.9
Shelby 3NE 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.5 2.0 13.6 0.6 1.4 0.0 25.4
Shickley 4S 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 10.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
Superior 4E 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.4 3.1 6.3 2.5 0.0 0.0 16.8
Wilsonville 0.0 0.0 0.5 8.5 1.2 6.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 18.9
York 3N 0.0 0.0 4.3 5.7 1.4 13.9 0.8 Trace 0.0 26.1


WINTER 2015-2016 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 6.5 7.5 MSG  11.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 MSG
Aurora 4N 0.0 0.0 4.4 4.6 5.1 12.3 1.6 T 0.0 28.0
Beaver City 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.0 15.0  T 0.0 0.0 25.0
Belgrade 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.3 5.6 12.2 6.3 T 0.0 31.9
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 0.0 T 4.0 3.4 14.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 22.4
Bradshaw 0.0 0.0 2.1 5.4 6.9 10.4 1.0 0.0 0.0 25.8
Bruning 0.0 0.0 1.3 MSG 11.1 8.0 T 0.0 0.0 MSG
Cambridge 0.0 0.0 6.6 5.9 1.6 13.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 27.8
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 0.0 6.3 4.8 2.8 10.2 0.5 0.0 0.0 24.6
Central City 0.0 0.0 4.7 2.5 3.6 12.7 2.0 0.0 0.0 25.5
Clay Center 6ESE 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.9 5.1 7.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 18.2
Clay Center 0.0 0.0 0.1 7.3 7.8 12.1 T 0.0 0.0 27.3
Cozad 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.2 2.8 14.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 23.6
Edison 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.4 12.5 T 0.0 0.0 19.9
Elwood 8S 0.0 0.0 5.7 8.6 1.6 15.6 0.5 0.0 0.0 32.0
Franklin 0.0 0.0 0.5 4.0 2.0 11.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 19.0
Geneva 0.0 0.0 2.3 7.0 10.0 8.5 T T 0.0 27.8
Genoa 2W 0.0 0.0 3.7 2.0 12.4 12.3 3.0 0.0 0.0 33.4
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.0 5.6 2.4 4.6 18.6 2.6 0.0 0.0 33.8
Greeley 0.0 0.0 1.7 10.4 2.4 13.6 4.0 T 0.0 32.1
Gresham 3W 0.0 0.0 T 3.5 7.0 11.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 24.0
Harlan County Lake 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.5 2.2 12.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 19.7
Hastings NWS 0.0 0.0 4.2 4.6 5.5 16.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 32.4
Hebron 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.8 9.5 5.5 T 0.0 0.0 18.5
Holdrege 0.0 0.0 2.8 2.0 7.8 16.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 31.6
Hubbell 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.0 12.0 6.0 T 0.0 0.0 22.0
Kearney Airport 0.0 0.0 4.5 1.7 4.0 11.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 24.2
Loup City 0.0 0.0 1.6 6.6 3.5 13.6 1.0 0.0 0.0 26.3
Miller 0.0 0.0 6.8 5.8 5.0 10.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 28.7
Minden 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.0 4.5 15.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 28.0
Naponee 0.0 0.0 T 2.4 2.5 10.7 1.8 0.0 0.0 17.4
Ord 0.0 0.0 5.5 10.5 5.3 12.0 8.0 T 0.0 41.3
Osceola 0.0 0.0 3.6 5.9 6.8 12.1 4.0 T 0.0 32.4
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 0.0 3.3 4.1 2.4 12.1 1.0 0.0 0.0 22.9
Polk 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.8 4.0 11.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 22.3
Ravenna 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.3 3.9 12.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 26.9
Red Cloud 0.0 0.0 T 3.0 3.5 MSG T 0.0 0.0 MSG
St. Paul 0.0 0.0 3.5 4.1 5.7 14.3 3.2 0.0 0.0 30.8
Shelby 3NE 0.0 0.0 5.1 7.7 9.5 13.3 2.9 0.0 0.0 38.5
Shickley 4S 0.0 0.0 T 2.0 8.0 8.5 T 0.0 0.0 18.5
Superior 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.0 8.3 12.5 T 0.0 0.0 24.9
Wilsonville 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.5 18.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 29.0
York 3N 0.0 0.0 1.2 6.5 8.0 12.8 2.7 T 0.0 31.2

 
( )... 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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