Nebraska Geography
Seasonal Temperature and Precipitation Norms
AREA-WEIGHTED SEASONAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION NORMALS 1
Nebraska -- Selected Years
Temperature
Precipitation
Period
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Annual Average
Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Annual Total
1931- 2000
25.6
47.7
72.3
50.2
49.0
0.58
2.38
3.09
1.45
22.47
1931- 1960
25.7
47.4
73.1
50.9
49.3
0.62
2.27
2.96
1.29
21.37
1941- 1970
25.5
47.1
72.1
50.4
48.8
0.59
2.26
3.30
1.40
22.63
1951- 1980
24.8
47.3
72.2
50.1
48.6
0.56
2.35
3.13
1.38
22.27
1961- 1990
24.8
48.0
72.0
49.8
48.6
0.55
2.46
3.10
1.52
22.90
1971- 2000
25.7
48.2
71.8
49.5
48.8
0.55
2.60
3.11
1.60
23.60
Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, Area-Weighted State, Regional, and National Monthly and Seasonal Temp. and Precip. 1971-2000 (and previous normals periods), (HCS 4-1;2;3), 2003.
by Nebraska Databook
1 " . . . the official climate normals computed for U.S. stations by NCDC consist of the arithmetic average of a meteorological element over 30 years. The 'official' normals are provided solely by NCDC, which should be noted in light of other non-official means computations from a myriad of sources." Source: National Climatic Data Center, Web site, December 2003.