Union, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEBRASKA CITY 2NW, NE US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Union has an annual average temperature of 51.4°F with about 34.1 inches of precipitation per year and 24 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.6°F), and the coldest is January (average low 13.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (5.41 in) and January the driest (0.87 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
52.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,748
Cooling need
852

Best time to visit Union

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Climate change signal

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74 of 366 (20.2%) of Union'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.

1930s
0
1940s
0
1950s
0
1960s
43
1970s
56
1980s
59
1990s
32
2000s
51
2010s
79
2020s
46

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 33.6°F 13.7°F 23.7°F 0.87 in 8.1 in 5
February 38.9°F 17.6°F 28.3°F 1.12 in 7.2 in 4
March 51.8°F 28.5°F 40.2°F 1.88 in 1.9 in 6
April 63.8°F 39.0°F 51.4°F 3.43 in 1.1 in 8
May 73.8°F 51.1°F 62.4°F 5.41 in 0.1 in 10
June 83.1°F 61.3°F 72.2°F 4.88 in 9
July 86.6°F 65.6°F 76.1°F 4.36 in 8
August 85.0°F 62.8°F 73.9°F 2.93 in 7
September 78.7°F 53.7°F 66.2°F 3.18 in 6
October 66.2°F 41.3°F 53.7°F 3.02 in 0.1 in 6
November 51.0°F 29.0°F 40.0°F 1.58 in 1.3 in 4
December 38.3°F 19.1°F 28.7°F 1.42 in 4.2 in 5

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