Dangerously hot conditions are occurring today in southeast Oklahoma, the ArkLaTex, lower Mississippi Valley, and Puerto Rico. Hot temperatures surround this area throughout the southern U.S. Excessive Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories in effect. Excessive rainfall may lead to flash flooding today over parts of northern Alabama into eastern Tennessee and the Cascades. Read More >
It was a cold end to 2017 and start to 2018 with morning low air temperatures from -15 to -26. Wind chill temperatures ranged from -25 to -41, with a 1050mb arctic high pressure center overhead. A new record low of -26 occurred at Norfolk, NE on January 1, which broke the previous record of -25 set in 1924. A new record low of -20 occurred at Omaha, NE on January 1, which broke the previous record of -19 set in 1887. A new record low temperature of -14 also occurred in Omaha on 12/31 New Year's Eve, and a cold record low maximum temperature of -6 occurred in Norfolk on 12/31.
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley NE
856 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018
...Approximate Lowest Wind Chill Reports...
Note these values are only generated at the time of observation. Actual values could be lower between observations.
Location Temp Time/Date Lat/Lon
...Iowa...
...Fremont County...
Shenandoah Airport -36 F 0515 AM 01/01 40.77N/95.41W
...Harrison County...
Pisgah -28 F 0715 AM 01/01 41.83N/95.93W
2 E Blair -27 F 0848 AM 01/01 41.53N/96.08W
Pisgah -27 F 0811 AM 01/01 41.83N/95.93W
Little Sioux -27 F 0700 AM 01/01 41.82N/96.02W
...Monona County...
No.2 -23 F 0700 AM 01/01 42.17N/95.78W
...Montgomery County...
Red Oak Airport -32 F 0635 AM 01/01 41.01N/95.26W
...Page County...
Clarinda Airport -34 F 0535 AM 01/01 40.72N/95.03W
...Pottawattamie County...
Council Bluffs Airport -36 F 0735 AM 01/01 41.26N/95.76W
3 N Crescent -33 F 0811 AM 01/01 41.42N/95.85W
Carter Lake -22 F 1115 PM 12/31 41.29N/95.92W
2 E Oakland -20 F 0700 AM 01/01 41.31N/95.39W
...Shelby County...
Harlan Airport -41 F 0115 AM 01/01 41.59N/95.34W
...Nebraska...
...Antelope County...
Ewing -31 F 0450 AM 01/01 42.24N/98.24W
Neligh -25 F 0524 AM 01/01 42.13N/98.03W
Oakdale -25 F 0800 AM 01/01 42.07N/97.95W
...Boone County...
Albion Airport -31 F 0815 AM 01/01 41.73N/98.06W
...Burt County...
Tekamah Airport -40 F 0754 AM 01/01 41.76N/96.18W
...Cass County...
Plattsmouth Airport -34 F 0715 AM 01/01 40.95N/95.92W
4 ENE Union -29 F 0726 AM 01/01 40.85N/95.85W
4 E Cedar Creek -25 F 1055 PM 12/31 41.04N/96.02W
1 ESE Cedar Creek -23 F 0548 AM 01/01 41.04N/96.08W
...Cuming County...
West Point -23 F 0800 AM 01/01 41.83N/96.72W
...Dodge County...
Fremont Airport -38 F 0255 AM 01/01 41.45N/96.52W
Fremont -27 F 0427 AM 01/01 41.45N/96.48W
...Douglas County...
Omaha Eppley Airfield -34 F 0752 AM 01/01 41.30N/95.89W
3 NNW Boys Town -31 F 0809 AM 01/01 41.30N/96.15W
1 WNW Valley -28 F 0324 AM 01/01 41.32N/96.37W
3 W Millard -28 F 0653 AM 01/01 41.20N/96.22W
Millard Airport -26 F 0815 AM 01/01 41.20N/96.12W
Millard -25 F 0700 AM 01/01 41.21N/96.17W
2 SE Elkhorn -23 F 1023 PM 12/31 41.25N/96.21W
...Gage County...
Beatrice Airport -26 F 1155 PM 12/31 40.30N/96.75W
...Jefferson County...
2 W Plymouth -27 F 0758 AM 01/01 40.31N/97.03W
2 WSW Fairbury -25 F 0557 AM 01/01 40.13N/97.21W
...Johnson County...
Tecumseh -21 F 0800 AM 01/01 40.37N/96.18W
...Knox County...
Verdel 6sse -31 F 0700 AM 01/01 42.72N/98.22W
Verdigre -31 F 0715 AM 01/01 42.65N/98.04W
...Lancaster County...
Lincoln Airport -27 F 0754 AM 01/01 40.85N/96.76W
5 N Roca -26 F 1021 PM 12/31 40.73N/96.67W
5 E Lincoln -21 F 0255 AM 01/01 40.84N/96.59W
...Madison County...
Norfolk Airport -41 F 0556 AM 01/01 41.99N/97.43W
1 W Norfolk -24 F 0803 AM 01/01 42.04N/97.45W
...Nemaha County...
Auburn -22 F 0600 AM 01/01 40.38N/95.75W
1 E Auburn -21 F 0800 AM 01/01 40.39N/95.81W
...Otoe County...
Nebraska City Airport -31 F 0735 AM 01/01 40.61N/95.87W
3 ESE Palmyra -22 F 0844 AM 01/01 40.68N/96.34W
...Platte County...
Columbus Airport -33 F 0656 AM 01/01 41.45N/97.34W
2 WNW Columbus -24 F 0107 AM 01/01 41.45N/97.39W
3 NE Duncan -20 F 0825 AM 01/01 41.44N/97.45W
...Richardson County...
Falls City Airport -30 F 0553 AM 01/01 40.08N/95.59W
...Saline County...
3 E Friend -30 F 0749 AM 01/01 40.66N/97.22W
...Sarpy County...
2 ENE Gretna -34 F 0625 AM 01/01 41.16N/96.19W
Offutt Afb -31 F 0556 AM 01/01 41.12N/95.92W
Bellevue -27 F 0210 AM 01/01 41.16N/95.92W
Springfield -27 F 0832 AM 01/01 41.08N/96.13W
1 WNW Bellevue -26 F 1127 PM 12/31 41.17N/95.95W
2 W Bellevue -24 F 0446 AM 01/01 41.16N/95.97W
Chalco -24 F 0550 AM 01/01 41.19N/96.13W
Maha Scout Camp -20 F 0800 AM 01/01 41.06N/96.01W
...Saunders County...
3 SE Cedar Bluffs -32 F 0415 AM 01/01 41.35N/96.58W
Wahoo Airport -29 F 0535 AM 01/01 41.23N/96.60W
1 E Mead -27 F 0638 AM 01/01 41.23N/96.46W
...Seward County...
4 SE Beaver Crossing -29 F 0538 AM 01/01 40.73N/97.23W
Seward -27 F 0837 AM 01/01 40.91N/97.10W
3 N Milford -26 F 0801 AM 01/01 40.83N/97.06W
Utica -24 F 0522 AM 01/01 40.89N/97.35W
...Washington County...
Blair Airport -35 F 0655 AM 01/01 41.41N/96.11W
3 ENE Bennington -29 F 0812 AM 01/01 41.40N/96.10W
...Wayne County...
Wayne Municipal Airport -36 F 0435 AM 01/01 42.24N/96.98W
Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.
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