Ulysses, NE

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Ulysses has an annual average temperature of 49.8°F with about 28.3 inches of precipitation per year and 24.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.1°F). May is typically the wettest month (4.87 in) and January the driest (0.58 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
51.7°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,171
Cooling need
687

Best time to visit Ulysses

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

67 of 366 (18.3%) of Ulysses'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.

1970s
0
1980s
50
1990s
76
2000s
124
2010s
82
2020s
34

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 34.1°F 12.1°F 23.1°F 0.58 in 5.8 in 4
February 38.8°F 15.7°F 27.2°F 0.69 in 6.4 in 4
March 50.7°F 26.0°F 38.4°F 1.45 in 3.6 in 5
April 62.2°F 35.8°F 49.0°F 2.85 in 1.5 in 7
May 72.5°F 48.4°F 60.5°F 4.87 in 10
June 82.0°F 59.3°F 70.6°F 4.36 in 9
July 86.0°F 63.6°F 74.8°F 3.25 in 7
August 84.2°F 60.9°F 72.5°F 3.38 in 7
September 78.2°F 50.6°F 64.4°F 2.55 in 6
October 65.4°F 37.9°F 51.7°F 2.07 in 0.6 in 5
November 50.6°F 25.3°F 38.0°F 1.34 in 1.5 in 4
December 38.0°F 16.0°F 27.0°F 0.91 in 4.9 in 4

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