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2021 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION

(for 24 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 seasonal snowfall)

The highest reported amount for the month/year indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

According to official 30-year NCEI "normals" for 1991-2020, normal annual precipitation across the 24-county area generally ranges from 23-30",
with the lowest amounts in this range found in far western counties such as Dawson/Gosper/Furnas,
and the highest amounts in this range including far eastern counties such as Polk/York/Thayer.

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021 Total
Arcadia 2W 0.71 0.66 4.75 1.73 3.72 0.15 2.23 3.92 2.86 1.37 0.40 0.29 22.79
Aurora 4N 1.25 0.62 7.91 MSG MSG MSG 2.37 5.04 0.61 2.63 MSG MSG MSG
Beaver City 0.81 0.55 5.46 0.60 4.61 1.99 2.50 3.13 2.65 1.30 0.29 0.12 24.01
Belgrade 0.91 0.65 6.06 0.87 3.19 1.80 3.01 3.91 1.14 2.71 0.35 0.31 24.91
Blue Hill 4SW MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG 4.67 3.91 1.46 2.26 0.28 0.20 MSG
Cambridge 0.65 0.82 4.97 0.72 7.34 2.52 2.19 1.50 2.67 0.83 0.28 0.16 24.65
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.64 0.69 4.76 1.16 3.66 0.56 2.73 2.54 4.62 0.65 0.47 0.17 22.65
Clay Center 6 ESE 1.17 0.84 5.81 1.91 4.13 2.52 1.93 1.48 1.31 3.16 0.39 0.15 24.80
Clay Center 1.32 0.61 6.40 1.62 5.71 2.33 2.26 2.11 1.86 2.72 0.41 0.29 27.64
Edison 0.52 0.55 5.53 0.73 5.83 1.62 5.55 1.28 2.70 1.14 0.24 0.11 25.80
Elwood 8S 0.56 0.65 4.75 0.84 6.69 0.89 4.96 2.35 2.99 0.66 0.25 0.14 25.73
Franklin 0.98 1.03 7.01 2.29 6.71 1.83 3.69 5.61 2.50 2.53 0.32 0.12 34.62
Geneva 1.14 0.46 6.61 1.53 3.03 3.02 2.24 1.97 2.08 3.54 0.68 0.31 26.61
Genoa 2W 1.27 0.59 6.61 1.55 2.87 2.83 3.11 4.72 1.08 2.53 0.31 0.68 28.15
Gothenburg 0.41 0.91 4.14 1.47 4.98 0.45 2.52 2.96 3.91 0.62 0.51 0.22 23.10
Grand Island Airport 1.32 0.80 8.65 1.43 2.89 1.85 2.85 4.53 1.48 1.98 0.47 0.34 28.59
Greeley 0.58 0.43 7.10 1.55 3.28 0.87 3.64 4.75 2.31 1.57 0.19 0.46 26.73
Gresham 3W 1.65 0.67 7.58 1.34 5.24 2.84 1.99 4.02 1.65 2.73 0.59 0.26 30.56
Harlan County Lake 0.82 0.90 6.65 1.38 5.19 1.80 4.33 4.35 2.56 1.39 0.27 0.06 29.70
Hastings Airport 1.05 0.93 8.16 1.36 4.84 0.86 2.78 4.03 1.72 1.83 0.40 0.10 28.06
Hastings NWS Office 1.05 0.93 8.51 1.39 4.65 0.78 3.12 4.12 1.71 1.86 0.37 0.14 28.63
Hebron 1.38 0.80 5.79 1.90 3.21 0.53 1.79 4.14 1.84 3.80 0.49 0.19 25.86
Holdrege 0.94 0.86 6.90 1.24 5.82 3.15 3.28 5.57 3.34 1.40 0.15 0.33 32.98
Hubbell 1.01 0.56 5.39 2.21 3.70 0.93 3.85 6.38 0.93 3.78 0.32 0.13 29.19
Kearney Airport 0.89 0.69 7.55 2.11 4.78 0.88 3.32 2.18 2.06 1.10 0.42 0.22 26.20
Loup City 0.79 0.73 5.56 1.82 3.42 0.66 3.05 2.55 3.14 1.40 0.47 0.23 23.82
Miller 0.52 0.80 6.20 1.64 4.24 0.70 2.77 5.25 2.19 1.69 0.45 0.12 26.57
Minden 0.62 0.65 7.97 1.22 7.67 1.29 3.23 3.72 1.36 1.84 0.24 0.14 29.95
Naponee 0.79 0.71 7.05 1.47 4.95 1.89 3.26 4.35 3.16 1.38 0.34 0.07 29.42
Nelson 0.99 0.74 6.25 1.65 6.35 1.84 3.76 2.56 1.70 2.94 0.26 0.22 29.26
North Loup 0.64 0.55 5.64 1.72 3.27 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG 0.25 MSG
Orleans 1W 0.77 0.71 5.59 0.88 5.88 2.34 2.75 7.82 3.38 1.08 0.29 0.16 31.65
Ord (airport) 0.71 0.64 4.55 1.42 3.13 1.01 3.14 3.39 2.53 1.20 0.25 0.19 22.16
Ord (in town) 0.74 0.67 5.43 1.51 2.91 1.25 3.28 3.29 2.60 1.24 0.32 0.16 23.40
Osceola 1.32 0.67 8.93 1.96 3.46 3.70 3.14 7.75 1.85 2.91 0.31 0.10 36.10
Oxford 6NNW 0.54 0.51 5.87 0.83 6.74 1.64 6.72 3.19 4.09 0.82 0.21 0.06 31.22
Polk 1.13 0.70 8.25 1.48 3.96 3.69 1.18 6.42 1.77 2.57 0.39 0.03 31.57
Ravenna 0.84 0.76 6.18 1.84 4.16 0.95 1.75 2.71 1.39 1.48 0.46 0.24 22.76
Red Cloud 1.00 0.62 6.50 2.32 5.92 2.54 4.00 4.90 1.43 2.29 0.32 0.12 31.96
St. Paul 0.95 0.70 8.07 1.23 3.72 0.53 2.34 5.15 1.77 2.37 0.47 0.52 27.82
Shelby 3NE 1.21 0.66 8.50 1.80 4.28 3.75 2.09 8.23 1.82 3.30 0.14 0.27 36.05
Shickley 4S 1.24 0.68 6.34 1.76 4.67 2.33 1.95 2.60 1.35 2.90 0.28 0.44 26.54
Superior 0.91 0.47 5.59 1.41 4.72 1.18 4.22 5.01 1.50 2.76 0.37 0.08 28.22
Wilsonville 0.81 0.80 5.35 0.66 4.69 2.09 1.84 2.04 1.81 1.12 0.28 0.20 21.69
York 3N 1.79 0.69 9.02 1.62 5.41 1.60 2.61 3.49 0.78 2.54 0.38 0.40 30.33

 



WINTER 2020-2021 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL

The highest reported amount for the month/season 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 2W 0.0 4.6 2.1 10.4 11.0 14.2 0.7 T 0.0 43.0
Beaver City 0.0 2.0 0.4 7.1 9.0 9.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 29.0
Belgrade T* 4.2 2.5 8.4 8.0 9.3 0.0 T 0.0 32.4
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 MSG 0.4 8.3 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
Cambridge 0.0 3.0 0.5 10.9 8.0 10.0 T 3.0 T* 35.4
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 1.0 1.0 11.5 7.0 12.7 0.0 0.1 0.0 33.3
Clay Center 6ESE 0.0 1.8 T 7.2 13.0 13.5 0.0 0.3 T* 35.8
Clay Center 0.0 2.0 T 8.3 11.0 13.8 0.0 0.3 0.0 35.4
Edison 0.0 1.8 0.5 6.9 6.0 10.0 T 2.0 0.0 27.2
Elwood 8S 0.0 2.0 0.5 9.1 8.4 8.4 T 3.5 0.0 31.9
Franklin 0.0 1.5 T 3.5 8.5 13.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 30.0
Geneva 0.0 1.0 0.0 7.5 11.2 13.7 0.0 0.5 0.0 33.9
Genoa 2W 0.0 5.3 4.0 10.5 11.0 12.5 0.0 T 0.0 43.3
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.7 0.8 12.0 12.6 13.4 0.0 0.2 0.0 39.7
Greeley 0.0 6.4 4.6 9.4 8.6 9.5 0.0 T 0.0 38.5
Gresham 3W 0.0 1.0 T 8.5 15.5 10.8 0.0 T 0.0 35.8
Harlan County Lake 0.0 3.0 MSG 3.9 10.0 15.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 MSG
Hastings NWS T* 2.8 0.2 11.1 10.3 15.2 0.0 0.5 0.0 40.1
Hebron 0.0 0.3 0.0 5.6 13.4 18.7 0.0 2.0 0.0 40.0
Holdrege 0.0 2.0 1.0 12.8 10.0 8.5 0.0 3.0 0.0 37.3
Hubbell 0.0 0.2 T 4.5 12.5 12.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 31.7
Kearney Airport 0.0 2.0 0.8 11.0 7.7 12.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 36.8
Loup City 0.0 3.5 1.0 12.3 10.2 13.8 0.0 T 0.0 40.8
Miller 0.0 1.0 1.1 12.1 9.2 13.7 0.5 4.6 0.0 42.2
Minden 0.0 3.5 0.5 9.9 9.8 13.0 0.0 4.0 T* 40.7
Naponee 0.0 1.5 0.5 4.5 10.1 9.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 28.6
Nelson 0.0 0.4 T 5.5 11.6 14.6 T 2.4 T* 34.5
North Loup 0.0 6.1 2.5 9.0 9.2 11.5 0.0 T 0.0 38.3
Orleans 1W 0.0 2.8 0.4 6.3 10.1 9.9 0.0 2.4 T* 31.9
Ord 0.0 9.5 2.7 12.5 10.7 13.5 T T 0.0 48.9
Osceola 0.0 1.2 1.4 13.5 11.4 10.1 0.0 0.2 T* 37.8
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 3.1 0.8 8.7 7.9 9.6 0.0 2.7 0.0 32.8
Polk 0.0 0.5 0.5 13.0 11.0 9.0 0.0 T 0.0 34.0
Ravenna 0.0 1.4 0.5 11.3 9.0 12.9 0.0 T 0.0 35.1
Red Cloud 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.0 10.1 14.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 29.6
St. Paul 0.0 0.9 2.3 13.0 9.9 13.7 T T T* 39.8
Shelby 3NE 0.0 1.4 1.1 16.1 11.0 15.2 T T T* 44.8
Shickley 4S 0.0 T T 7.0 10.0 12.0 0.0 T T* 29.0
Superior 0.0 0.5 0.0 4.5 10.8 11.7 0.0 3.3 0.0 30.8
Wilsonville 0.0 6.0 1.0 8.8 7.7 11.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 37.5
York 3N 0.0 1.2 0.4 10.5 13.9 12.5 0.0 0.1 T* 38.6

 



WINTER 2021-2022 SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA
COOPERATIVE OBSERVER SNOWFALL

The highest reported amount for the month/season indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.
T* indicates snowfall was actually hail

Station Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Season
Arcadia 2W 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.1 2.7 0.6 3.2 0.0 T 9.8
Beaver City 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 6.5 T 3.0 0.0 0.0 10.0
Belgrade 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.0 T 0.5 T* 0.0 4.0
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.4 3.6 0.0 4.6 T* T 9.2
Cambridge 0.0 0.0 2.1 1.3 6.4 T 4.9 T* 0.0 14.7
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.0 8.4
Clay Center 6ESE 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 2.5 0.2 3.1 T* 0.0 6.4
Clay Center 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 5.0 T 4.5 T* 0.0 10.8
Edison 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 6.0 T 5.0 T* T 13.5
Elwood 8S 0.0 0.0 3.0 2.0 3.7 T 4.2 T* T 12.9
Franklin 0.0 0.0 T 0.5 3.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 7.5
Geneva 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 4.5 0.3 3.0 T 0.0 8.8
Genoa 2W 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.8 T 1.3 T T 4.1
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.2 2.7 0.5 5.2 0.1 1.2 12.1
Greeley 0.0 0.0 T 2.4 1.9 0.1 0.9 T 0.0 5.3
Gresham 3W 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 T 2.0 0.0 0.0 5.5
Harlan County Lake 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 5.3 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 8.6
Hastings NWS 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 4.0 0.3 3.5 T T 9.1
Hebron 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.0 0.3 4.2 0.0 0.0 8.7
Holdrege 0.0 T* T 3.0 3.0 T 4.0 0.0 1.0 11.0
Hubbell 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 4.0 0.2 3.7 0.0 0.0 8.0
Kearney Airport 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.8 1.5 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.2 8.3
Loup City 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0 0.6 T 1.4 T* 0.0 5.5
Miller 0.0 T* 1.5 2.6 2.0 0.3 3.4 T* 0.3 10.1
Minden 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.0 3.3 T 2.7 T* 1.0 8.4
Naponee 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.1 0.0 1.0 T* 0.0 5.1
Nelson 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 3.7 T 4.4 T* 0.0 8.5
North Loup MSG MSG MSG 2.2 1.0 0.1 1.2 0.0 T MSG
Orleans 1W 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.1 6.9 T 4.7 0.4 T 13.6
Ord 0.0 0.0 T 3.0 2.8 0.1 2.1 T T 8.0
Osceola 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.1 0.5 2.8 T T 6.4
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 0.0 0.8 2.2 4.9 T 3.7 0.0 T 11.6
Polk 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.5 0.3 1.2 0.1 0.0 3.6
Ravenna 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.5 1.5 T 1.7 0.0 0.0 6.7
Red Cloud 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 T 3.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
St. Paul 0.0 0.0 T 2.5 1.5 T 1.6 T 0.0 5.6
Shelby 3NE 0.0 0.0 T 0.4 2.3 0.5 2.4 T 0.0 5.6
Shickley 4S 0.0 T* T T 3.0 T 2.0 T* T 5.0
Superior 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 4.2 0.0 4.1 0.0 0.0 8.6
Wilsonville 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.0 9.5 T 5.5 0.0 0.0 17.1
York 3N 0.0 T* T 1.0 0.9 0.1 2.7 T 0.0 4.7


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

(*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). 

 

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