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2023 South Central Nebraska Cooperative Observer Precipitation

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2023 SOUTH CENTRAL/CENTRAL NEBRASKA
NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVER PRECIPITATION
(for 24 counties in the NWS Hastings coverage area)
(see bottom tables for winter 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasonal snowfall)
The highest reported amount under each month indicated in BLUE, the lowest amount in RED.

According to 30-year NCEI "normals" (1991-2020), annual precipitation across this 24-county area generally ranges from 23-30", with the lowest part of this range including far western locations such as Gothenburg/Cambridge, and the highest part of this range including far eastern locations near Highway 81 such as York/Hebron.

Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2023 Total
Arcadia 2W 2.32 0.49 0.30 0.24 5.21 3.24 3.35 1.08 1.98 3.84 0.64 1.45 24.14
Beaver City 1.66 1.40 0.32 0.46 5.95 3.85 3.10 4.23 1.91 1.38 0.26 0.68 25.20
Belgrade 1.49 1.00 0.72 0.64 3.08 1.71 3.12 2.05 3.61 2.10 0.85 0.92 21.26
Blue Hill 4SW 1.56 0.97 0.82 0.33 2.04 3.69 2.61 3.34 2.50 1.05 1.22 1.86 21.99
Bradshaw 1.15 1.13 0.81 1.40 0.60 1.89 4.96 2.97 1.30 0.78 0.67 1.64 19.30
Cambridge 1.87 0.94 0.50 0.24 4.94 3.25 2.67 4.30 1.38 1.06 0.36 0.33 21.84
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 2.00 0.99 0.96 0.17 3.53 3.23 3.54 3.03 4.41 2.13 0.58 0.50 24.45
Clay Center 6 ESE 0.90 0.98 0.66 0.69 1.16 2.28 7.31 3.98 1.81 1.58 1.32 1.65 24.32
Clay Center 1.33 1.14 0.65 0.30 1.06 3.12 5.19 2.53 2.87 0.97 1.02 1.75 21.93
Edison 1.35 0.99 0.63 0.22 5.05 2.19 3.14 3.30 1.59 1.03 0.58 0.51 20.58
Elwood 8S 1.69 1.06 1.16 0.24 3.52 4.19 3.15 2.64 3.11 2.63 0.31 0.61 24.31
Geneva 1.15 0.67 0.64 0.43 0.21 3.53 7.23 1.89 1.41 MSG MSG MSG MSG
Genoa 2W 1.16 1.10 0.89 0.89 2.12 2.04 5.21 2.29 3.33 2.57 0.41 1.73 23.74
Gothenburg 2.05 0.52 0.51 0.35 5.64 2.81 2.18 3.36 2.86 1.57 0.54 1.02 23.41
Grand Island Airport 1.49 0.88 1.09 0.15 1.78 1.94 3.35 1.44 1.55 0.77 0.79 1.29 16.52
Greeley 1.43 0.70 0.26 0.43 3.27 3.37 3.63 3.82 2.92 4.14 1.05 0.74 25.76
Gresham 3W 1.05 1.27 0.86 1.84 1.34 2.11 7.17 1.37 0.88 1.51 0.47 1.52 21.39
Harlan County Lake 1.67 1.24 0.48 0.74 5.72 3.03 4.99 6.54 2.77 0.78 0.37 1.10 29.43
Hastings Airport 1.19 1.09 0.99 0.69 1.22 5.17 1.54 2.23 2.96 1.37 0.85 1.51 20.81
Hastings NWS Office 1.24 1.10 0.99 1.86 2.06 4.34 1.98 2.04 2.29 1.09 0.85 1.70 21.54
Hebron 0.88 0.90 1.01 0.69 2.76 2.54 2.83 3.89 2.79 1.53 0.95 2.02 22.79
Holdrege 2.00 1.39 1.32 0.17 4.18 5.05 2.20 3.72 2.93 0.79 0.58 0.85 25.18
Hubbell 1.20 0.80 0.70 1.28 2.04 3.10 2.52 6.13 2.36 1.24 1.24 1.94 24.55
Kearney Airport 1.81 1.16 1.07 0.20 2.90 6.48 2.44 3.17 4.73 1.58 0.49 0.92 26.95
Loup City 2.02 0.67 0.34 0.22 4.98 5.40 6.63 1.20 1.89 3.79 0.49 0.91 28.54
Miller 1.63 0.72 0.93 0.29 3.07 4.73 3.00 2.58 2.22 2.14 0.65 0.71 22.66
Minden 1.06 1.01 0.50 0.27 3.73 5.07 1.62 2.77 3.75 2.11 0.53 1.10 23.52
Naponee 1.38 1.21 0.40 0.54 5.02 3.67 4.26 5.09 2.65 1.02 0.18 1.25 26.67
North Loup 1.88 0.53 0.18 0.41 5.58 2.65 8.27 0.92 2.00 3.46 0.78 0.90 27.56
Orleans 1W 1.30 0.99 0.37 0.39 6.23 3.76 3.58 3.40 2.08 0.78 0.52 1.02 24.42
Ord Airport 2.06 0.44 0.47 0.27 4.76 3.10 5.63 1.40 2.39 3.90 0.73 1.35 26.50
Ord 2.07 0.46 0.49 0.30 4.30 3.63 6.49 1.07 2.36 3.80 0.84 1.54 27.35
Osceola 1.40 0.99 1.13 0.77 1.45 2.14 6.27 1.23 1.24 1.38 0.29 1.71 20.00
Oxford 6NNW 1.47 1.10 0.75 0.27 5.47 4.29 2.78 3.33 1.68 1.08 0.47 0.75 23.44
Polk 1.37 0.88 0.89 0.97 1.20 2.56 5.42 1.91 1.39 1.39 0.49 1.67 20.14
Ravenna 2.02 0.97 0.66 0.11 2.64 5.60 2.80 2.48 2.13 2.85 0.77 0.86 23.89
Red Cloud 1.53 1.15 0.57 0.46 2.95 3.88 1.68 4.97 4.21 1.43 1.20 2.13 26.16
St. Paul 1.73 1.04 0.96 0.37 2.81 2.56 6.02 1.23 1.26 1.09 0.82 0.81 20.70
Shelby 3NE 0.84 0.98 0.91 0.77 0.68 3.55 5.95 2.74 1.34 1.70 0.15 1.40 21.01
Shickley 4S 0.82 0.74 0.66 0.47 0.81 4.88 6.31 1.95 4.79 1.42 1.07 1.65 25.57
Superior 1.13 1.28 0.62 0.80 0.84 2.81 2.34 2.83 3.77 0.74 1.47 1.67 20.30
Wilsonville 1.51 1.33 0.39 0.54 5.26 5.77 2.10 2.84 2.44 0.72 0.33 0.70 23.93
York 3N 1.26 1.11 0.83 1.68 0.42 1.67 7.31 1.93 1.52 1.91 0.72 1.75 22.11

 


WINTER 2022-2023 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 2W 0.0 0.0 0.7 5.5 21.7 1.8 2.4 0.3 T* 32.4
Beaver City 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 12.0 14.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 30.0
Belgrade 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.7 10.0 2.3 5.7 0.0 0.0 20.7
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 0.0 T 2.2 11.7 10.2 2.6 T T* 26.7
Bradshaw 0.0 T* 0.4 1.4 6.8 6.5 1.0 T 0.0 16.1
Cambridge T* 0.0 0.5 0.6 15.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 23.1
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 0.0 T 2.6 18.0 2.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 24.6
Clay Center 6ESE 0.0 0.0 T 2.0 5.0 7.1 2.0 T 0.0 16.1
Clay Center 0.0 0.0 T 1.9 6.2 8.2 1.7 0.0 0.0 18.0
Edison 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 12.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 21.0
Elwood 8S 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.7 17.8 6.5 6.0 0.0 T* 34.1
Franklin 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 8.5 8.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG
Geneva 0.0 0.0 MSG MSG 5.5 9.5 1.7 T 0.0 MSG
Genoa 2W 0.0 0.0 T 1.5 7.5 2.3 8.5 0.0 0.0 19.8
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.8 12.3 5.0 7.1 0.0 0.0 26.6
Greeley 0.0 0.0 0.7 4.1 11.0 2.5 1.7 T 0.0 20.0
Gresham 3W 0.0 0.0 T 2.5 4.4 5.5 2.0 T 0.0 14.4
Harlan County Lake 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 10.3 11.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 22.1
Hastings NWS 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 11.5 9.8 3.6 T 0.0 27.9
Hebron 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 5.6 6.0 2.0 0.0 T* 15.1
Holdrege 0.0 0.0 T 3.0 13.0 10.0 10.0 0.0 0.0 36.0
Hubbell 0.0 0.0 0.2 1.0 5.5 5.0 T T 0.0 11.7
Kearney Airport 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.5 13.1 6.2 10.6 T 0.0 32.7
Loup City 0.0 T* 0.5 5.0 16.8 1.7 2.8 T 0.0 26.8
Miller 0.0 0.0 0.6 3.5 19.9 2.6 4.0 0.0 T* 30.6
Minden 0.0 0.0 0.4 1.5 10.7 11.5 7.6 0.0 T* 31.7
Naponee 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 12.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 T* 21.0
Nelson 0.0 0.0 MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG MSG
North Loup 0.0 0.0 0.6 2.0 16.0 1.5 0.5 T 0.0 20.6
Orleans 1W 0.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 11.3 8.5 0.5 0.0 T* 22.5
Ord 0.0 0.0 1.5 4.8 23.0 2.5 3.3 0.4 T* 35.5
Osceola 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.7 5.8 4.9 8.7 T T* 22.5
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.8 11.6 8.3 3.6 T 0.0 26.6
Polk 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 7.0 4.3 5.0 0.0 0.0 19.3
Ravenna 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 16.5 5.0 5.0 0.0 T* 28.5
Red Cloud 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 11.0 6.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 20.0
St. Paul 0.0 0.0 T 2.1 13.8 2.9 7.0 T T* 25.8
Shelby 3NE 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.2 6.7 4.7 7.8 0.0 0.0 21.9
Shickley 4S 0.0 0.0 T 1.5 6.0 9.0 1.0 0.0 T* 17.5
Superior 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 7.3 7.0 2.0 T 0.0 18.8
Wilsonville 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 12.6 10.0 T 0.0 0.0 27.6
York 3N 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.5 6.3 4.6 0.7 T 0.0 13.2

 


WINTER 2023-2024 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 2W T* 3.5 0.8 6.5 10.8 0.2 11.0 0.0 0.0 32.8
Beaver City 0.0 T T 4.0 5.9 T 4.1 0.0 0.0 14.0
Belgrade T* 2.0 0.3 3.0 13.3 1.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 22.6
Blue Hill 4SW 0.0 0.1 0.7 6.4 13.2 T 4.5 0.0 0.0 24.9
Bradshaw 0.0 0.3 0.4 8.2 13.1 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 23.2
Cambridge 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 T 7.0 0.0 0.0 15.5
Lexington 6SSE (Canaday) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 4.2 0.1 4.8 0.0 0.0 9.3
Clay Center 6ESE 0.0 0.0 0.5 3.0 14.6 0.2 2.8 0.0 0.0 21.1
Clay Center 0.0 0.1 0.5 3.0 15.6 T 2.8 0.0 0.0 22.0
Edison 0.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 3.8 T 3.0 0.0 0.0 11.8
Elwood 8S 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.5 4.8 0.3 4.3 0.0 0.0 16.9
Genoa 2W 0.0 2.0 0.5 4.0 17.5 1.3 T 0.0 0.0 25.3
Grand Island Airport 0.0 0.9 0.9 3.3 17.4 0.3 4.4 0.0 0.0 27.2
Greeley T* 2.4 1.6 5.1 12.8 1.1 5.0 0.0 0.0 28.0
Gresham 3W 0.0 T T 3.5 19.1 T T 0.0 0.0 22.6
Harlan County Lake 0.0 T 1.0 10.5 5.8 0.1 4.9 0.0 0.0 22.3
Hastings NWS 0.0 0.7 0.6 6.1 15.6 0.1 5.3 0.0 0.0 28.4
Hebron 0.0 T 1.4 4.3 14.9 0.5 3.1 0.0 0.0 24.2
Holdrege 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.5 8.0 T 7.0 0.0 0.0 22.5
Hubbell 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 14.0 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 24.3
Kearney Airport 0.0 1.3 1.1 4.1 10.3 T 8.9 0.0 0.0 25.7
Loup City 0.0 1.0 0.2 4.5 11.2 0.4 5.2 0.0 0.0 22.5
Miller 0.0 1.2 1.8 2.9 10.8 T 9.0 0.0 0.0 25.7
Minden 0.0 0.2 T 5.0 9.2 T 5.2 0.0 0.0 19.6
Naponee 0.0 T 0.0 8.5 8.0 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 18.3
North Loup 0.0 2.0 0.5 7.0 13.5 0.5 7.5 0.0 0.0 31.0
Orleans 1W 0.0 1.1 1.0 7.6 8.7 0.5 6.4 0.0 0.0 25.3
Ord T* 2.0 1.8 7.5 11.7 0.9 7.3 0.0 0.0 31.2
Osceola 0.0 0.4 0.4 4.6 18.5 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 25.3
Oxford 6NNW 0.0 0.6 1.3 3.8 6.5 T 4.2 0.0 0.0 16.4
Polk 0.0 0.2 0.2 5.3 14.0 0.4 0.8 0.0 0.0 20.9
Ravenna 0.0 1.5 0.8 2.2 10.0 T 6.9 0.0 0.0 21.4
Red Cloud 0.0 T 1.0 4.5 8.9 0.5 2.5 0.0 0.0 174
St. Paul 0.0 0.7 0.7 5.9 11.8 0.2 6.4 0.0 0.0 25.7
Shelby 3NE 0.0 T T 4.9 21.5 1.5 0.9 0.0 0.0 28.8
Shickley 4S 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 14.5 T 2.5 0.0 0.0 22.0
Superior 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 11.0 1.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 22.0
Wilsonville 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 8.5 T 6.0 0.0 0.0 21.5
York 3N 0.0 0.6 0.2 5.4 13.6 0.2 1.2 0.0 0.0 21.2


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

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

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