All-time weather records — McLean, NE
Climate change signal in McLean
of McLean's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | · | · | ||
| 1930s | · | 2 | ||
| 1940s | 68 | 72 | ||
| 1950s | 57 | 61 | ||
| 1960s | 53 | 71 | ||
| 1970s | 35 | 58 | ||
| 1980s | 72 | 49 | ||
| 1990s | 43 | 32 | ||
| 2000s | 38 | 21 |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1940, the latest in 2007. Period of observation: 1929-2008.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72.0°F — Jan 24, 1981 | -32.1°F — Jan 19, 1970 | 0.94 in — Jan 30, 1947 |
| February | 75.0°F — Feb 21, 1982 | -35.0°F — Feb 28, 1962 | 1.93 in — Feb 19, 1971 |
| March | 93.0°F — Mar 30, 1943 | -22.0°F — Mar 4, 1960 | 2.30 in — Mar 22, 1979 |
| April | 95.0°F — Apr 21, 1980 | -2.9°F — Apr 3, 1975 | 2.60 in — Apr 23, 1944 |
| May | 102.0°F — May 25, 1967 | 19.9°F — May 2, 1967 | 5.17 in — May 21, 1949 |
| June | 106.0°F — Jun 14, 1979 | 35.1°F — Jun 3, 1985 | 3.53 in — Jun 26, 1985 |
| July | 109.9°F — Jul 11, 1954 | 33.1°F — Jul 28, 1944 | 3.36 in — Jul 24, 1987 |
| August | 108.0°F — Aug 16, 1983 | 32.0°F — Aug 31, 1987 | 4.41 in — Aug 28, 1960 |
| September | 102.0°F — Sep 8, 1940 | 21.9°F — Sep 29, 1984 | 3.37 in — Sep 14, 2004 |
| October | 93.0°F — Oct 1, 1963 | 0.0°F — Oct 20, 2002 | 3.62 in — Oct 16, 1968 |
| November | 81.0°F — Nov 9, 2006 | -20.9°F — Nov 14, 1959 | 2.27 in — Nov 4, 1959 |
| December | 70.0°F — Dec 16, 1962 | -27.9°F — Dec 22, 1989 | 1.65 in — Dec 3, 1953 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in McLean.