Benkelman, NE
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BENKELMAN 1N, NE US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Benkelman has an annual average temperature of 52.3°F with about 19.7 inches of precipitation per year and 27.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 91.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.9°F). July is typically the wettest month (3.13 in) and January the driest (0.51 in). Snow typically falls from September through April.
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Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →21 of 366 (5.7%) of Benkelman's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1890s | 0 | |
| 1900s | 0 | |
| 1910s | 0 | |
| 1920s | 16 | |
| 1930s | 81 | |
| 1940s | 34 | |
| 1950s | 40 | |
| 1960s | 20 | |
| 1970s | 30 | |
| 1980s | 27 | |
| 1990s | 29 | |
| 2000s | 40 | |
| 2010s | 41 | |
| 2020s | 8 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42.5°F | 15.9°F | 29.2°F | 0.51 in | 5.6 in | 4 |
| February | 45.8°F | 18.6°F | 32.2°F | 0.60 in | 5.9 in | 6 |
| March | 56.5°F | 27.2°F | 41.8°F | 0.97 in | 4.0 in | 6 |
| April | 64.6°F | 36.1°F | 50.3°F | 1.96 in | 2.5 in | 9 |
| May | 74.0°F | 47.4°F | 60.7°F | 3.11 in | 0.1 in | 10 |
| June | 85.8°F | 58.4°F | 72.1°F | 2.90 in | — | 9 |
| July | 91.4°F | 64.0°F | 77.7°F | 3.13 in | — | 9 |
| August | 89.0°F | 61.5°F | 75.2°F | 2.39 in | — | 9 |
| September | 81.4°F | 51.4°F | 66.4°F | 1.44 in | 0.2 in | 6 |
| October | 67.7°F | 37.0°F | 52.4°F | 1.50 in | 1.9 in | 6 |
| November | 54.0°F | 25.4°F | 39.7°F | 0.60 in | 2.6 in | 4 |
| December | 43.5°F | 16.9°F | 30.2°F | 0.55 in | 4.8 in | 4 |
Climate twins of Benkelman
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