Valentine New Year's Day Climatology
| As we enter a new year, the National Weather Service in North Platte will move into another year of collecting and providing weather information to the public and media. Records have been kept at Valentine since June 1889. A wide range of weather has been experienced for the first day of the new year. Below is a summary of New Year's Days of the past. (snow depth information not available prior to 1901) |
NEW YEAR'S DAY IN VALENTINE
PERIOD OF RECORD 127 YEARS: 1890-2016
TEMPERATURE DATA
| Highest |
63 degrees (1943) |
| Lowest |
-30 degrees (1924) |
| Lowest Maximum |
-4 degrees (1911) |
| Highest Minimum |
37 degrees (1918) |
| Average High |
32.8 degrees |
| Average Low |
8.0 degrees |
| 30 year Normal High |
36 degrees |
| 30 year Normal Low |
10 degrees |
| Average Temperature Range |
24.8 degrees |
Largest Range
between High and Low |
50 degrees
High 57, Low 7 (1959) |
Smallest Range
between High and Low |
4 degrees
High 14, Low 10 (1906) |
|
High Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges
| -0s |
0s |
10s |
20s |
30s |
40s |
50s |
60s |
| 2 |
9 |
13 |
24 |
38 |
24 |
14 |
3 |
| 1.6% |
7.1% |
10.2% |
18.9% |
29.9% |
18.9% |
11.0% |
2.4% |
|
Low Temperature by 10 Degree Ranges
| -30s |
-20s |
-10s |
-0s |
0s |
10s |
20s |
30s |
| 1 |
3 |
10 |
18 |
34 |
30 |
29 |
2 |
| 0.8% |
2.4% |
7.9% |
14.2% |
26.8% |
23.6% |
22.8% |
1.6% |
|
PRECIPITATION DATA
| Maximum Precipitation |
0.36 inches (1916) |
| Maximum Snowfall |
5.7 inches (1976) |
| Number of Times Precipitation |
54 Occurrences or 42.5% |
Number of Times
Measurable Precipitation
(more than a Trace) |
25 Occurrences or 19.7% |
| Number of Times Snowfall |
49 Occurrences or 38.6% |
Number of Times
Measurable Snowfall
(more than a Trace) |
25 Occurrences or 19.7% |
| Number of Times No Precipitation |
73 Occurrences or 57.5% |
Most Snow on Ground
at Observation Time |
16 inches (1988) |
|
WHITE NEW YEAR'S DAY IN VALENTINE
PERIOD OF RECORD 116 YEARS: 1901-2016
White New Year's Day = 1 inch or more of snow on ground
at observation time on January 1
(snow depth rounded to nearest whole inch or trace if 0.4 inches or less)
Number of Years with a
White New Year's Day (116 years) |
50 Years (43.1%) |
Number of Years with a
White New Year's Day (last 25 years) |
9 Years (36.0%) |
Number of Years with a
White New Year's Day (last 10 years) |
6 Years (60.0%)
2007 - 3 inches
2008 - 1 inch
2010 - 1 inch
2011 - 6 inches
2015 - 3 inches
2016 - 4 inches |
Number of Years with trace or
more snow on Ground (116 years) |
74 Years (63.8%) |
Number of Years with trace or
more snow on Ground (last 25 years) |
12 Years (48.0%) |
Number of Years with trace or
more snow on Ground (last 10 years) |
8 Years (80.0%) |
Consecutive Years with a
White New Year's Day |
8 Years (1967 - 1974) |
Consecutive Years without a
White New Year's Day |
7 Years (1954 - 1960) |
Current Streak Consecutive Years
White New Year's Day |
2 Years |
|
White New Year's Day Occurences by Decade
* incomplete decade
| 1900s |
1910s |
1920s |
1930s |
1940s |
1950s |
| 3* |
5 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
| 1960s |
1970s |
1980s |
1990s |
2000s |
2010s |
| 4 |
9 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
4* |
|
DAILY WEATHER SUMMARIES PAST 5 NEW YEAR'S DAYS
| Date |
High |
Low |
Precip |
Snow |
Snow Depth |
Remarks |
| 2012 |
35 |
6 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
0 |
Sunny |
| 2013 |
29 |
1 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
T |
Sunny |
| 2014 |
22 |
8 |
T |
0.1 |
0 |
Cloudy, light snow showers through
early afternoon |
| 2015 |
27 |
6 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
3 |
Mostly sunny, mostly cloudy evening |
| 2016 |
34 |
10 |
0.00 |
0.0 |
4 |
Sunny |
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YEAR BY YEAR WEATHER FOR PAST NEW YEAR'S DAYS
CLICK ON GRAPH FOR LARGER IMAGE
ALSO VISIT NORTH PLATTE NEW YEAR'S DAY CLIMATOLOGY
For more holiday climate studies see the main menu
Holiday Climate Studies for North Platte and Valentine
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Page composition by
Matthew Masek
Update includes 2016 |
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