Brule, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from OGALLALA, NE US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Brule has an annual average temperature of 50.6°F with about 19.5 inches of precipitation per year and 24.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.4°F). May is typically the wettest month (3.22 in) and December the driest (0.40 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,949
Cooling need
759

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

37 of 366 (10.1%) of Brule'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
9
1910s
0
1920s
40
1930s
73
1940s
36
1950s
16
1960s
28
1970s
18
1980s
22
1990s
32
2000s
39
2010s
27
2020s
26

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 39.7°F 15.4°F 27.5°F 0.51 in 4.6 in 3
February 42.8°F 17.7°F 30.3°F 0.58 in 5.6 in 4
March 53.4°F 25.7°F 39.6°F 1.12 in 3.7 in 5
April 61.9°F 34.5°F 48.2°F 2.23 in 3.2 in 8
May 71.8°F 45.6°F 58.7°F 3.22 in 0.2 in 11
June 83.4°F 56.6°F 70.0°F 3.11 in 10
July 89.6°F 62.9°F 76.2°F 2.90 in 8
August 87.4°F 60.8°F 74.1°F 2.09 in 7
September 79.2°F 50.4°F 64.8°F 1.53 in 5
October 65.0°F 36.4°F 50.7°F 1.26 in 0.6 in 6
November 51.4°F 24.7°F 38.1°F 0.59 in 2.6 in 4
December 41.1°F 16.4°F 28.8°F 0.40 in 4.1 in 3

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