Cook, NE

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cook has an annual average temperature of 51.2°F with about 32.2 inches of precipitation per year and 25.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 88.2°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.63 in) and January the driest (0.78 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,856
Cooling need
882

Best time to visit Cook

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

28 of 366 (7.7%) of Cook'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
20
1900s
10
1910s
40
1920s
34
1930s
82
1940s
26
1950s
32
1960s
10
1970s
15
1980s
20
1990s
20
2000s
18
2010s
25
2020s
14

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 34.4°F 12.6°F 23.5°F 0.78 in 7.7 in 5
February 39.7°F 16.6°F 28.1°F 0.98 in 7.3 in 5
March 52.4°F 27.0°F 39.7°F 1.82 in 2.4 in 7
April 63.9°F 37.5°F 50.7°F 2.76 in 1.2 in 9
May 74.2°F 49.8°F 62.0°F 5.63 in 11
June 84.2°F 60.6°F 72.4°F 4.55 in 10
July 88.2°F 64.6°F 76.4°F 4.24 in 9
August 86.5°F 62.4°F 74.4°F 3.48 in 9
September 79.8°F 52.6°F 66.2°F 2.87 in 8
October 66.9°F 39.9°F 53.4°F 2.54 in 0.9 in 7
November 51.3°F 27.2°F 39.2°F 1.45 in 1.6 in 5
December 38.8°F 17.5°F 28.2°F 1.11 in 4.4 in 5

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