Fort Calhoun, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FT CALHOUN 4W, NE US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fort Calhoun has an annual average temperature of 49.3°F with about 33.4 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 83.5°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.8°F). June is typically the wettest month (5.06 in) and January the driest (0.78 in).

Pleasant months
3 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
53.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,321
Cooling need
678

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

151 of 366 (41.3%) of Fort Calhoun'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.

2000s
131
2010s
147
2020s
88

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 29.8°F 12.8°F 21.3°F 0.78 in
February 34.6°F 16.3°F 25.5°F 0.94 in
March 47.9°F 27.1°F 37.5°F 1.76 in
April 60.8°F 38.8°F 49.8°F 3.30 in
May 70.2°F 50.4°F 60.3°F 5.01 in
June 79.9°F 61.2°F 70.6°F 5.06 in
July 83.5°F 65.4°F 74.4°F 3.92 in
August 81.8°F 63.3°F 72.6°F 4.17 in
September 75.4°F 54.2°F 64.8°F 3.31 in
October 61.9°F 41.5°F 51.7°F 2.41 in
November 46.8°F 28.1°F 37.4°F 1.43 in
December 34.0°F 17.9°F 26.0°F 1.31 in

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