Whitney, NE

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHADRON MUNI AP, NE US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Whitney has an annual average temperature of 48.3°F with about 15.2 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 91.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 12.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.71 in) and January the driest (0.15 in).

Annual swing
49.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,600
Cooling need
603

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Climate change signal

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190 of 366 (51.9%) of Whitney'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
120
2010s
122
2020s
124

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 38.3°F 12.7°F 25.5°F 0.15 in 3
February 40.8°F 15.0°F 27.9°F 0.29 in 4
March 52.0°F 23.8°F 37.9°F 0.81 in 5
April 59.8°F 31.8°F 45.8°F 1.96 in 9
May 69.8°F 41.9°F 55.9°F 2.71 in 12
June 81.8°F 52.2°F 67.0°F 2.46 in 11
July 91.0°F 59.5°F 75.3°F 1.99 in 7
August 88.9°F 56.6°F 72.8°F 1.27 in 6
September 79.2°F 46.5°F 62.8°F 1.59 in 7
October 63.4°F 32.8°F 48.1°F 1.28 in 7
November 49.6°F 21.2°F 35.4°F 0.40 in 4
December 38.6°F 12.8°F 25.7°F 0.31 in 4

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