Heat Continues for the East and South-Central U.S.; Strong to Severe Storms Across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast

The extremely dangerous heat wave continues across the East Coast and much of the South-Central U.S. today. Record high temperatures are expected for some areas especially across the Mid-Atlantic where extreme heat risk conditions reside. There is a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today for the northern Mid-Atlantic into portions of southern New England. Read More >

HALLOWEEN DAY CLIMATOLOGY
FOR NORTH PLATTE

Halloween in western and north central Nebraska can be TRICKy or a TREAT. A wide range of weather has been recorded since records began in 1874 at North Platte. Below are some fun facts about the Halloween Days of the past.

HALLOWEEN DAY IN NORTH PLATTE
PERIOD OF RECORD 143 YEARS: 1874-2016

TEMPERATURE DATA

Highest	82 degrees (1950)
Lowest	11 degrees (1923)
Lowest Maximum	22 degrees (2002)
Highest Minimum	53 degrees (2 times) (1886 & 1933)
Average High	57.7 degrees
Average Low	29.2 degrees
30 year Normal High	58 degrees
30 year Normal Low	28 degrees
Average Temperature Range	28.5 degrees
Largest Range between High and Low	51 degrees High 75, Low 24 (2011)
Smallest Range between High and Low	5 degrees (6 times) High 41, Low 36 (1892) High 31, Low 26 (1951) High 44, Low 39 (1992) High 37, Low 32 (1995) High 34, Low 29 (1996) High 22, Low 17 (2002)

High Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges

20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70s	80s
2	10	22	42	43	20	4
1.4%	7.0%	15.4%	29.4	30.1%	14.0%	2.8%

Low Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges

10s	20s	30s	40s	50s
18	56	55	11	3
12.6%	39.2%	38.5%	7.7%	2.1%

PRECIPITATION DATA

Maximum Precipitation	1.23 inches (1987)
Maximum Snowfall	3.4 inches (1912)
Number of Times Precipitation	32 Occurrences or 22.4%
Number of Times Measurable Precipitation (more than a Trace)	16 Occurrences or 11.2%
Number of Times Snowfall	12 Occurrences or 8.4%
Number of Times Measurable Snowfall (more than a Trace)	5 Occurrences or 3.5%
Number of Times No Precipitation	111 Occurrences or 77.6%
Most Snow on Ground at Observation Time	6 inches (2009)

SNOW DEPTH INFORMATION IN NORTH PLATTE
PERIOD OF RECORD 143 YEARS: 1874-2016
(snow depth rounded to nearest whole inch or trace if 0.4 inches or less)

Number of Years - 1 inch or more snow on ground (143 years)	8 Years (5.6%)
Number of Years - 1 inch or more snow on ground (last 25 years)	2 Years (8.0%)
Number of Years - 1 inch or more snow on ground (last 10 years)	1 Years (10%) 2009 - 6 inches
Number of Years with trace or more snow on Ground (143 years)	13 Years (9.1%)
Number of Years with trace or more snow on Ground (last 25 years)	2 Years (8.0%)
Number of Years with trace or more snow on Ground (last 10 years)	1 Year (10%)
Consecutive Years 1 inch or more snow on ground	1 Year (8 times)
Consecutive Years without 1 inch or more snow on ground	46 Years (1874-1919)
Current Streak Consecutive Years without 1 inch or more snow on ground	7 Years

1 Inch or More Snow Depth Occurrences by Decade
*incomplete decade

1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s
0*	0	0	0	0	2
1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s
0	0	1	1	1	0
1990s	2000s	2010s
1	2	0*

DAILY WEATHER SUMMARIES PAST 5 HALLOWEEN DAYS

Date	High	Low	Precip	Snow	Snow Depth	Remarks
2012	75	27	0.00	0.0	0	Sunny
2013	59	24	0.00	0.0	0	Early morning fog, partly cloudy, windy (peak gust 41 mph)
2014	48	28	0.00	0.0	0	Cloudy morning, otherwise mostly sunny
2015	69	31	0.00	0.0	0	Morning fog, otherwise sunny
2016	81	41	0.00	0.0	0	Mostly sunny, breezy (peak gusts 29 mph)