Lexington, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CANADAY STEAM PLT, NE US.

Dfa Hot-summer humid continental climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Lexington has an annual average temperature of 50.7°F with about 23.4 inches of precipitation per year and 20 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 15.2°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.86 in) and January the driest (0.43 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
48.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,868
Cooling need
714

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

73 of 366 (19.9%) of Lexington'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.

1960s
49
1970s
55
1980s
53
1990s
39
2000s
69
2010s
51
2020s
50

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 38.0°F 15.2°F 26.6°F 0.43 in 5.9 in 3
February 41.3°F 17.8°F 29.6°F 0.51 in 4.9 in 3
March 52.5°F 27.0°F 39.7°F 1.18 in 2.3 in 4
April 61.7°F 36.7°F 49.2°F 2.48 in 1.0 in 7
May 71.7°F 48.3°F 60.0°F 3.76 in 0.1 in 10
June 82.1°F 59.2°F 70.6°F 3.86 in 9
July 86.4°F 64.1°F 75.2°F 3.29 in 8
August 84.3°F 61.7°F 73.0°F 2.99 in 6
September 78.0°F 52.1°F 65.0°F 1.81 in 5
October 65.1°F 38.3°F 51.7°F 1.74 in 0.6 in 5
November 51.3°F 26.4°F 38.9°F 0.74 in 1.9 in 3
December 39.8°F 17.6°F 28.7°F 0.60 in 3.3 in 2

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