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 >

Valentine Independence Day Climatology

Independence Day occurs on the Fourth of July every year, often celebrated by many people gathering to watch firework displays. Weather plays a big part to the enjoyment of a firework display, in dry conditions the fireworks could start fires and in rainy conditions the fireworks will not work. The National Weather Service in North Platte, as for many years, will be monitoring the weather and advising Western and North Central Nebraska the potential dangers of firework displays. Fireworks have been around for centuries but the first Weather observations to be taken on the Fourth of July at Valentine was in 1889. This study compares the weather reported on July 4 over recorded history.

INDEPENDENCE DAY IN VALENTINE
PERIOD OF RECORD 128 YEARS: 1889-2016

TEMPERATURE DATA

Highest	107 degrees (1936)
Lowest	41 degrees (2 times) (1915 & 1997)
Lowest Maximum	64 degrees (1915)
Highest Minimum	78 degrees (1936)
Average High	86.7 degrees
Average Low	59.5 degrees
30 Year Normal High	88 degrees
30 Year Normal Low	59 degrees
Average Temperature Range	27.2 degrees
Largest Range between High and Low	43 degrees (2 times) High 104, Low 61 (1966) High 92, Low 49 (1991)
Smallest Range between High and Low	8 degrees High 73, Low 65 (1979)

High Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges

60s	70s	80s	90s	100s
2	19	58	42	7
1.6%	14.8%	45.3%	32.8%	5.5%

Low Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges

40s	50s	60s	70s
9	51	62	6
7.0%	39.8%	48.4%	4.7%

PRECIPITATION DATA

Maximum Precipitation	1.81 inches (1900)
Number of Times Precipitation	53 Occurrences or 41.4%
Number of Times Measurable Precipitation (more than a Trace)	39 Occurrences or 30.5%
Number of Times No Precipitation	75 Occurrences or 58.6%

DAILY WEATHER SUMMARIES PAST 5 INDEPENDENCE DAYS

Date	High	Low	Precip	Remarks
2012	95	74	0.00	Mostly sunny
2013	95	61	T	Partly cloudy, late afternoon thundershower
2014	89	67	0.00	Mostly sunny, breezy afternoon (peak gust 32 mph)
2015	92	61	0.00	Mostly sunny
2016	92	64	0.08	Mostly sunny, early morning thundershower