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For an archive of monthly/annual precipitation maps for the NWS Hastings area, please see the following page: https://www.weather.gov/gid/AnnualPrecipitationHistory

 


2018 Precipitation Summary for the Entire 30-county NWS Hastings coverage area (including 24 counties in central and south central NE):  
2018 as a whole was a wetter-than-normal year, as roughly 99 PERCENT of the 30-county NWS Hastings coverage area observed at least slightly ABOVE NORMAL precipitation. More specifically, most places finished somewhere between 2-6" above normal. That being said, these annual totals were somewhat skewed by an unusually wet December, which ranked among the Top-3 wettest on record in most places. In some ways, this resulted in the year as a whole looking a bit wetter than it otherwise might have seemed through the typical "rainy season" and agricultural growing season. 

In terms of the outright-wettest and driest official NWS stations within our 24 Nebraska counties, Belgrade (Nance County) led the way with 39.27", while 8S Elwood (Gosper County) was lowest at 24.07" (albeit still above normal).

When taking into account 30-year normals (and not just the "raw" totals), a few of the overall-wettest official NWS stations (versus normal) in our entire coverage area included: 4WNW Plainville KS (an incredible 14.12" above normal!), Belgrade (11.47" above normal), Covert KS (11.11" above normal) and Jewell KS (10.88" above normal)! In fact, the Plainville station recorded its 3rd-wettest year on record (out of 114). Of the very FEW official NWS cooperative observer sites that were barely drier-than-normal in 2018, they included mainly just a couple of far eastern locations: Geneva (0.47" below normal) and Hebron (0.15" below normal). 

As for the official Tri Cities airport sites at Grand Island, Hastings, and Kearney, all three were 3-6" above normal for the year. While Hastings had the highest actual total (31.06"), Kearney was farthest above its annual normal with 31.01" (5.78" above normal). 


IN SUMMARY: 2018 was an overall-wet year, with the vast majority of the NWS Hastings area receiving between 100-130% of normal annual precipitation. 
 



2018 ANNUAL PRECIPITATION MAP
(ENTIRE NWS HASTINGS COVERAGE AREA)

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2018 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION

(for 24 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)

(see bottom tables for winter 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasonal snowfall)


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

According to 30-year data from NCEI 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 2018 Total
Arcadia 0.82 0.77 0.63 1.43 4.88 5.94 6.40 2.07 1.57 2.95 0.70 3.05 31.21
Aurora 4N 0.54 0.66 1.41 0.96 MSG 4.73 5.36 2.90 4.75 MSG MSG MSG MSG
Beaver City 0.51 0.44 1.14 1.43 4.16 3.33 6.93 1.34 4.02 3.54 0.49 3.28 30.61
Belgrade 2.39 0.65 0.89 0.82 3.39 9.48 5.99 3.86 3.47 3.19 1.00 4.14 39.27
Blue Hill 4SW 0.26 0.50 0.97 1.22 2.20 5.52 2.56 3.17 7.07 3.76 0.66 3.61 31.50
Bradshaw 0.32 0.57 1.15 0.62 3.86 5.22 6.97 4.20 2.70 3.77 0.89 3.43 33.70
Bruning 0.41 MSG 1.01 1.50 2.23 3.99 3.32 3.48 5.74 MSG MSG 4.69 MSG
Cambridge 0.80 0.43 0.89 1.38 5.15 3.99 7.07 1.60 1.24 2.96 0.75 2.75 29.01
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.38 MSG 1.05 1.35 4.92 3.41 6.38 2.62 2.30 2.68 0.54 2.29 MSG
Clay Center 6 ESE 0.36 0.49 0.91 1.01 1.66 4.87 5.71 4.76 6.34 3.70 0.64 3.44 33.89
Clay Center 0.35 0.60 1.12 1.07 2.92 5.70 5.26 4.45 5.39 4.51 0.77 4.45 36.59
Cozad 0.40 0.59 0.31 1.25 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Edison 0.41 0.41 0.84 1.01 4.41 5.32 4.76 1.33 4.94 2.91 0.53 3.03 29.90
Elwood 8S 0.43 0.40 0.96 1.27 4.17 3.24 4.17 1.61 2.35 2.44 0.83 2.20 24.07
Franklin 0.33 0.37 1.09 0.85 4.46 3.76 3.32 5.15 1.87 4.30 0.54 3.72 29.76
Geneva 0.20 0.58 1.33 0.68 2.01 3.97 2.48 4.20 5.75 3.54 0.67 3.39 28.80
Genoa 2W 1.15 0.78 0.86 0.65 2.65 10.03 5.18 2.28 4.72 3.02 1.04 4.00 36.36
Gothenburg 1.13 0.73 0.34 1.79 6.09 3.79 5.36 1.43 3.03 3.28 0.57 2.67 30.21
Grand Island Airport 1.08 0.75 1.26 1.26 3.98 4.61 3.58 2.67 2.49 2.88 1.69 3.44 29.69
Greeley 0.86 0.53 0.80 0.93 3.89 5.74 6.22 2.73 2.60 2.33 0.79 3.27 30.69
Gresham 3W 0.56 0.22 1.80 0.50 2.28 8.91 6.20 3.36 3.04 2.88 0.64 3.04 33.43
Harlan County Lake 0.24 0.38 1.15 1.18 3.27 4.29 4.08 7.28 2.40 3.34 0.49 3.54 31.64
Hastings Airport 0.49 0.53 1.07 1.26 3.83 5.91 2.19 4.40 3.69 3.04 1.52 3.13 31.06
Hastings NWS Office 0.51 0.52 1.32 1.35 4.29 5.36 2.22 4.59 3.13 3.15 1.57 3.52 31.53
Hebron 0.21 0.91 0.93 1.04 3.07 3.78 3.76 3.63 6.04 3.93 0.53 3.41 31.24
Holdrege 0.69 0.43 1.33 1.93 4.09 4.05 5.54 4.55 4.52 3.63 1.29 4.38 36.43
Hubbell 0.30 0.53 0.78 0.73 3.06 5.97 2.35 4.38 7.04 4.78 0.80 3.21 33.93
Kearney Airport 0.96 0.73 1.05 2.03 5.56 2.87 6.07 2.05 1.85 3.50 0.85 3.49 31.01
Loup City 0.64 0.50 0.41 MSG 5.61 6.74 3.79 2.09 1.44 2.56 0.64 3.32 MSG
Miller 0.53 0.45 0.54 1.02 6.02 4.09 5.17 4.44 2.16 2.40 0.36 3.03 30.21
Minden 0.30 0.50 0.94 1.91 4.09 3.32 6.93 1.97 3.60 3.26 0.67 4.63 32.12
Naponee 0.30 0.45 1.01 1.89 3.61 3.06 3.46 6.31 2.43 3.72 0.36 3.41 30.01
Ord Airport 0.83 0.53 0.62 1.47 4.38 7.57 5.84 2.57 1.53 2.47 0.91 3.09 31.81
Ord 0.85 0.53 0.72 1.32 5.68 8.04 7.39 3.20 1.24 2.99 0.76 3.30 36.02
Osceola 1.16 0.66 1.95 0.80 4.17 6.39 4.92 3.68 3.16 3.05 0.87 3.77 34.58
Oxford 6NNW 0.36 0.27 1.06 1.14 4.90 3.83 3.78 1.53 3.41 2.92 0.46 2.61 26.27
Polk 0.61 0.31 1.33 0.78 3.68 4.96 5.42 3.98 2.99 3.10 0.61 3.40 31.17
Ravenna 0.71 0.55 0.74 1.17 5.27 4.22 4.62 2.82 1.25 2.43 0.44 3.75 27.97
Red Cloud 0.31 0.55 1.03 0.66 2.10 3.88 2.72 3.79 6.18 3.25 0.53 3.02 28.02
St. Paul 1.40 0.82 0.68 1.59 4.55 4.22 6.53 5.81 1.78 3.29 0.93 4.52 36.12
Shelby 3NE 1.10 0.72 1.77 0.64 3.57 6.38 4.05 3.96 3.23 3.34 0.71 2.94 32.41
Shickley 4S 0.15 0.57 0.89 1.71 1.99 3.58 2.89 3.91 6.46 4.80 0.86 5.10 32.91
Superior 0.34 0.54 0.78 0.85 3.11 5.41 2.78 4.05 4.22 4.70 0.61 3.77 31.16
Wilsonville 1.17 0.54 1.11 1.77 4.90 3.84 6.48 2.14 1.82 2.99 0.67 3.33 30.76
York 3N 0.40 0.67 1.34 0.78 4.03 5.42 8.12 4.34 2.89 3.30 0.94 3.62 35.85

 



WINTER 2017-2018 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL

The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicates hail was reported during the month.

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Arcadia 0.0 T 4.4 4.5 9.0 10.4 1.5 10.0 0.0 39.8
Aurora 4N 0.0 0.0 1.8 5.2 4.9 8.0 0.4 2.7 0.0 23.0
Beaver City 0.0 T T 3.0 6.0 4.5 0.5 1.5 0.0 15.5
Belgrade 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.5 16.3 6.3 0.8 4.3 0.0 32.7
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 T 0.4 4.5 3.5 8.8 T 7.0 0.0 24.2
Bradshaw 0.0 0.0 1.1 5.0 5.1 6.8 0.3 2.9 0.0 21.2
Bruning 0.0 MSG 0.0 5.0 2.5 MSG T MSG 0.0 MSG
Cambridge 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.4 5.7 6.1 1.4 2.6 0.0 20.2
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 0.0 T 5.0 5.0 6.7 4.0 MSG 0.0 MSG
Clay Center 6ESE T* 0.0 T 3.7 3.6 7.1 0.4 6.0 0.0 20.8
Clay Center 0.0 0.0 T 7.0 5.0 8.8 0.1 6.5 0.0 27.4
Cozad 0.0 0.0 2.7 5.9 7.8 9.3 T 4.6 0.0 30.3
Edison 0.0 0.0 0.7 3.0 2.5 5.0 0.6 3.0 0.0 14.8
Elwood 8S 0.0 T 0.5 4.0 5.7 9.4 3.2 6.4 0.0 29.2
Franklin 0.0 0.0 T 2.9 2.3 6.2 0.0 1.5 0.0 12.9
Geneva 0.0 T 0.0 4.5 3.5 9.5 0.8 6.0 0.0 24.3
Genoa 2W 0.0 0.5 T 3.9 11.3 10.3 2.0 4.3 0.0 32.3
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.9 0.2 7.2 10.2 10.6 0.4 4.1 0.0 33.6
Greeley 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.5 13.1 7.1 0.8 6.2 0.0 31.8
Gresham 3W 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 MSG 0.0 MSG
Harlan County Lake 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 4.5 6.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 13.0
Hastings NWS 0.0 0.2 T 5.8 5.9 8.0 0.3 6.9 0.0 27.1
Hebron 0.0 0.0 T 4.7 4.4 12.1 T 4.2 0.0 25.4
Holdrege 0.0 0.0 T 5.0 5.0 7.0 6.0 8.5 0.0 31.5
Hubbell 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 5.0 9.0 T 4.0 0.0 22.5
Kearney Airport 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.3 6.8 9.2 0.7 9.7 0.0 31.1
Loup City 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.7 10.5 6.0 0.3 6.3 0.0 29.8
Miller 0.0 T 1.8 6.1 5.5 9.0 1.5 10.0 0.0 33.9
Minden 0.0 0.0 T 6.0 5.0 7.5 4.0 9.7 0.0 32.2
Naponee 0.0 T T 1.7 3.2 4.4 T 1.0 0.0 10.3
Ord T* T 2.0 5.3 12.4 8.6 1.1 10.1 0.0 39.5
Osceola 0.0 T 1.2 3.0 12.0 9.8 2.7 2.9 0.0 31.6
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.6 5.1 6.1 0.7 4.8 0.0 19.8
Polk 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 6.0 4.0 2.0 2.5 0.0 19.0
Ravenna 0.0 0.0 2.5 5.0 9.2 9.5 T 5.2 0.0 31.4
Red Cloud 0.0 0.0 T 3.5 3.5 7.8 0.0 T 0.0 14.8
St. Paul 0.0 T 2.0 4.0 15.9 7.6 0.2 5.2 0.0 34.9
Shelby 3NE 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.5 12.9 13.1 2.7 3.1 0.0 36.6
Shickley 4S 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 2.0 7.0 T 9.5 0.0 23.0
Superior 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.6 6.5 0.0 MSG 0.0 MSG
Wilsonville 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 8.0 9.5 0.3 3.0 0.0 24.8
York 3N 0.0 0.0 1.6 6.0 5.7 7.7 0.4 4.2 0.0 25.6

 



WINTER 2018-2019 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL

The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicates hail was reported during the month.

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Arcadia 0.0 1.5 3.7  11.1 1.5 13.0 16.4 4.5 T* 51.7
Aurora 4N 0.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG 
Beaver City 0.0 0.0 6.6 10.0 2.0 7.5 3.0 2.0 0.0 31.1
Belgrade 0.0 T 1.2 5.3 1.4 9.2 7.7 2.0 0.0 26.8
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 3.7 4.5 3.9 3.1 13.8 6.4 0.9 0.0 36.3
Bradshaw 0.0 3.0 4.5 4.0 1.5 14.5 7.4 T 0.0 34.9
Bruning 0.0 MSG MSG 2.0 11.1 MSG MSG MSG 0.0  MSG
Cambridge 0.0 0.9 8.3 12.0 4.0 5.1 2.2 2.1 0.0 34.6
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 1.0 4.5 9.2 0.2 7.5 6.0 2.0 0.0 30.4
Clay Center 6ESE T 5.0 5.8 1.7 3.8 12.5 4.2 T T* 33.0
Clay Center 0.0 4.0 7.8 2.8 4.2 12.1 4.0 T 0.0 34.9
Cozad 0.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG  MSG
Edison 0.0 T 4.9 10.5 2.0 10.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 31.4
Elwood 8S 0.0 0.5 9.5 8.9  5.0 12.3 6.2 2.2 0.0 44.6
Franklin 0.0 2.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 9.0 6.5 0.8 0.0 31.3
Geneva 0.0 7.0 6.0 1.0 7.0 15.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 39.0
Genoa 2W 0.0 0.5 2.0 6.8 1.5 12.5 8.5 1.0 0.0 32.8
Grand Island Airport 0.0 1.5 7.9 4.2 1.6 10.9 8.2 1.0 0.0 35.3
Greeley 0.0 0.2 1.5 12.9 0.8 12.7 12.5 4.1 T* 44.7
Gresham 3W 0.0 3.0 5.0 3.2 0.7 17.4 6.5 T T* 35.8
Harlan County Lake 0.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 7.5 3.5 0.5 0.0 28.5
Hastings NWS 0.0 1.1 5.5 4.3 0.9 11.6 5.3 0.5 T* 29.2
Hebron 0.0 4.6 3.6 1.6 12.0 17.3 4.1 0.0 0.0 43.2
Holdrege 0.0 0.5 10.5 10.5 2.0 12.5 5.5 2.0 0.0 43.5
Hubbell 0.0 4.1 12.0 1.9 11.0 17.5 3.6 0.0 0.0 50.1
Kearney Airport 0.0 1.4 5.7 8.7 1.5 12.9 8.6 3.1 T* 41.9
Loup City 0.0 T 2.3 11.9 1.2 8.2 8.0 0.8 T* 32.4
Miller 0.0 0.2 3.1 8.9 0.3 11.0 8.1 3.2 T* 34.8
Minden 0.0 T 10.0 7.5 1.2 12.2 8.5 2.0 T* 41.4
Naponee 0.0 2.5 2.4 3.0 4.6 7.7 4.7 0.4 T* 25.3
Ord 0.0 0.3 3.8 10.5 2.4 16.0 13.6 6.0 0.0 52.6
Osceola 0.0 1.3 3.6 5.8 1.0 14.2 7.8 T T* 33.7
Oxford 6NNW T T 5.9 8.0 1.8 9.7 3.8 2.6 0.0 31.8
Polk 0.0 1.5 5.3 4.5 0.8 10.9 7.5 0.5 T* 31.0
Ravenna 0.0 2.0 3.5 7.6 1.7 10.3 8.6 1.6 T* 35.3
Red Cloud 0.0 2.5 2.1 2.5 4.5 10.5 3.5 T 0.0 26.6
St. Paul 0.0 1.4 1.3 6.4 1.3 11.8 10.9 2.3 0.0 35.4
Shelby 3NE 0.0 1.2 3.8 7.7 2.0 16.0 7.3 T 0.0 38.0
Shickley 4S 0.0 6.8 5.0 1.5 9.0 15.0 2.7 T T* 40.0
Superior 0.0 0.4 4.0 1.5 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Wilsonville 0.0 T 4.0 11.0 6.0 10.0 3.5 2.5 0.0 37.0
York 3N 0.0 3.0 5.9 3.8 1.8 17.2 8.0 T 0.0 39.7

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

MSG...Missing due to incomplete and/or inaccurate data

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