Friend, NE
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FRIEND 3E, NE US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Friend has an annual average temperature of 49.6°F with about 29 inches of precipitation per year and 23.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.6°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.90 in) and January the driest (0.70 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.
Best time to visit Friend
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →188 of 366 (51.4%) of Friend'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.
| 1920s | 0 | |
| 1930s | 0 | |
| 1940s | 52 | |
| 1950s | 0 | |
| 1960s | 0 | |
| 1970s | 0 | |
| 1980s | 0 | |
| 1990s | 0 | |
| 2000s | 23 | |
| 2010s | 171 | |
| 2020s | 120 |
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 | 33.1°F | 12.6°F | 22.8°F | 0.70 in | 5.9 in | 6 |
| February | 37.7°F | 16.4°F | 27.0°F | 0.85 in | 6.6 in | 6 |
| March | 50.3°F | 26.4°F | 38.3°F | 1.59 in | 2.7 in | 8 |
| April | 61.8°F | 36.3°F | 49.1°F | 2.39 in | 1.0 in | 10 |
| May | 72.0°F | 49.6°F | 60.8°F | 4.90 in | 0.1 in | 13 |
| June | 81.5°F | 60.2°F | 70.9°F | 4.20 in | — | 10 |
| July | 84.4°F | 63.5°F | 73.9°F | 3.47 in | — | 10 |
| August | 82.6°F | 61.3°F | 71.9°F | 3.41 in | — | 10 |
| September | 77.2°F | 52.1°F | 64.7°F | 2.84 in | — | 8 |
| October | 64.7°F | 39.4°F | 52.0°F | 2.28 in | 0.9 in | 7 |
| November | 49.6°F | 26.3°F | 37.9°F | 1.29 in | 1.6 in | 6 |
| December | 36.2°F | 16.8°F | 26.5°F | 1.10 in | 5.1 in | 6 |
Climate twins of Friend
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