Bloomington, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FRANKLIN #2, NE US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Bloomington has an annual average temperature of 51.2°F with about 26.5 inches of precipitation per year and 18.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.9°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.39 in) and January the driest (0.56 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
50.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,811
Cooling need
846

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

98 of 366 (26.8%) of Bloomington'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.

1990s
78
2000s
134
2010s
114
2020s
40

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 38.3°F 13.9°F 26.1°F 0.56 in 4.2 in 4
February 42.5°F 16.8°F 29.7°F 0.79 in 6.0 in 4
March 54.0°F 26.3°F 40.1°F 1.44 in 2.3 in 6
April 63.7°F 36.1°F 49.9°F 2.54 in 1.0 in 8
May 73.3°F 47.9°F 60.6°F 4.39 in 10
June 84.2°F 58.9°F 71.6°F 3.88 in 9
July 89.2°F 64.1°F 76.7°F 3.94 in 9
August 86.8°F 61.6°F 74.2°F 3.16 in 8
September 79.8°F 51.7°F 65.7°F 1.81 in 6
October 66.7°F 38.0°F 52.3°F 2.11 in 1.0 in 6
November 52.6°F 25.3°F 39.0°F 1.05 in 1.6 in 5
December 40.6°F 16.5°F 28.6°F 0.87 in 2.8 in 4

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