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...August temperatures were near normal for North Platte and
Valentine, while precipitation in August was well above normal for
North Platte and Valentine...
For North Platte, the average daily mean temperature for the month
of August was 72.6 degrees and was 0.5 degrees above the normal
of 72.1 degrees. The average daily high temperature for the month
was 83.5 degrees which was 2.6 degrees below the normal of 86.1 degrees.
The average daily low temperature was 61.7 degrees which
was 3.5 degrees above the normal of 58.2 degrees. No daily
temperature records were set during the month of August for North
Platte.
For Valentine, the average daily mean temperature for the month of
August was 72.9 degrees which was 0.1 degrees above the normal of
72.8 degrees. The average daily high temperature for
August was 84.9 degrees which was 2.1 degrees below the normal of
87.0 degrees. The average daily low temperature for the month
was 60.8 degrees which was 2.1 degrees above the normal of 58.7
degrees. No daily temperature records were set during the month
of August for Valentine.
At Lee Bird Field in North Platte, precipitation for August totaled
5.38 inches which was 3.09 inches above the normal of 2.29
inches. August 2019 will go down as the 6th wettest August on record for
North Platte. No daily precipitation records were set during the
month of August for North Platte.
At Miller field in Valentine, precipitation for August totaled 4.58
inches which was 2.40 inches above the normal of 2.18 inches. August
2019 will go down as the 8th wettest August on record for Valentine.
No daily precipitation records were set during the month of
August for Valentine.
...North Platte and Valentine precipitation totals for the
previous 12 months...
Precipitation Departure
LBF VTN LBF VTN
Month
September 2018 0.43 2.14 -0.98 +0.50
October 2018 2.86 1.76 +1.31 +0.51
November 2018 0.90 0.77 +0.26 +0.12
December 2018 1.20 0.89 +0.79 +0.52
January 2019 0.13 0.22 -0.21 -0.04
February 2019 0.63 1.00 +0.13 +0.52
March 2019 2.68 1.84 +1.63 +0.77
April 2019 1.43 2.03 -0.84 -0.19
May 2019 6.19 7.35 +2.91 +4.22
June 2019 3.59 2.93 +0.17 -0.63
July 2019 5.83 4.26 +2.76 +1.05
August 2019 5.38 4.58 +3.09 +2.40
TOTALS 31.25 29.77 +11.02 +9.75
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