NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FORECAST

Ainsworth Airport high:

Sunday (2/28) 30 with light snow

Ainsworth low this morning: 23

State high yesterday: 42 at Benkelman

State low this morning: 18 at Beatrice

Forecast:

Monday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. High 34. Low 18.

Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Northwest wind at 10 mph. Scattered flurries possible late. High 41. Low 20.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny with scattered flurries possible early. High 39. Low 22.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High 41. Low 24.

Friday: Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of rain or snow. High 42. Low 28.

Saturday: Mostly cloudy. High 40. Low 22.

Past week's high temperature and moisture

Saturday (2/27) 40

Friday (2/26) 44

Thursday (2/25) 43

Wednesday (2/24) 32

Tuesday (2/23) 24

Monday (2/22) 32 with a trace of moisture from light snow

Sunday (2/21) 24 with .08 of moisture from a skiff of snow

Monthly summaries:

January 2005 precipitation:  .47 (.42 normal)

     Coldest reading of the year occurred January 6: 12 below

January 2006: precip .31

    Warmest: 69 on Jan. 14

     Low: 18 on Jan. 22

January 2007: precip .47 (.05 above norm) 6-inches of snow

     Warmest: 56 on Jan. 10

      Low: 7 below on Jan. 15

January 2008: precip .23 (5 inches of snow)

      Warmest: 56 on Jan. 28

      Low: 10 below on Jan. 22

January 2009: precip .48 (.06 above norm) 6.5 inches of snow

      Warmest: 61 on Jan. 21

       Lowest: 8 below on Jan. 15 and 27

January 2010: precipitation .86 (.44 above normal) - .70 of rain on Jan. 23

       Warmest: 57 on Jan. 16 (a 72-degree jump in an eight-day span)

       Lowest: 15 below on Jan. 8

February 2005: .40 (.58 normal)

February 2006: precip .26 (4.5 inches snow) year-to-date: .57

    Warmest: 74 on Feb. 28

    Low: -19 on Feb. 18

February 2007: precip 1.72 inches. (16-inches snow, 7 inches normal) Year-to-date precip 2.19  

    Warmest: 53 on Feb. 18

     Low: 18 below on Feb. 15

February 2008: precip .61 (8-inches snow) Year-to-date precip: .84

February 2009: precip. .58 of an inch (year-to-date 1.06)

    Warmest: missing

    Coldest: 11 below of Feb. 28 (coldest reading of 2009)

February 2010: precip. .43 (4-1/2 inches of snow) Year-to-date: 1.29 (normal is 1.0)

    Warmest: 46 on Feb. 17

    Low: 5 below on Feb. 8

March 2005: 1.37 (1.42 is normal)  Year-to-date: 2.24 (norm: 2.42)

    Warmest: 72 on March 28

    Low: 13 on March 1 & 19

March 2006: 2.23 (.81 above normal)  Year-to-date: 2.80 (.62 above norm)

    24.5 inches of snow during March

    Warmest: 69 on March 7

     Low: 6 on March 23  

March 2007: 2.72 (1.30 above normal) Year-to-date: 4.91 (above norm)

     Warmest: 76 on March 12

      Low: 11 on March 3

March 2008: Precip .77 (.65 below norm) Year-to-date: 1.61 (below norm)

     Warmest: 70 March 1

     Low: 4 below March 7

March 2009: Precip 1.20 (.22 below norm) YTD: 2.26 (below 2.42 norm)

     Warmest: 76 on March 4 (all-time high for this date)

      Low: 8 below on March 1

April 2005: 4.69 (2.28 normal)  Year-to-date: 6.93 (2.23 above norm)

    Warmest: 80 on April 4 and 17

     Low: 26 on April 1

April 2006: Precip 2.56 (normal 2.28)  Year-to-date: 5.36 (.66 above 4.70 normal)

    Warmest: 85 on April 13 (a record high for that date)

    Low: 24 on April 8

April 2007: Precip 2.37 (above norm) Year-to-date: 7.28 (above norm)

     Warmest: 88 on April 29 (a record high for that date)

     Low: 10 on April 8

April 2008: Precip 2.40 (.12 above norm) Year-to-date: 4.01 (below normal and much below last year at this time)

     Warmest: 79 on April 15

     Low: 20 on April 7 and 13

April 2009: Precip 2.20 (below norm, see above) 6 inches of snow with some reports of 12 inches or more in Brown County

     Warmest: 87 on April 23

      Low: 14 on April 7

May 2005: 4.87 (second wettest May in 100 years of local records. May record is 9.24 inches in 1920)  Year-to-date: 11.80 (3.71 above norm)

     Warmest: 85 on May 23

      Low: 24 on May 1

May 2006: Precip. total .10 which is 3.29 below normal (driest May in 101 years of local records). Year-to-date: 5.46 (2.63 below norm)

     Warmest: 96 on June 27 and 28

      Low: 33 on June 12

May 2007: Precip total 7.68. Year-to-date: 14.96

      Warmest: 88 on May 13 & 13

       Low: 40 on May 17

May 2008: Precip total 5.03, Year-to-date: 9.04

       Warmest: 80 on May 29

        Low: 28 on May 3 and 11

May 2009: Precip total 2.88, below 3.39 norm. YTD 7.34

        Warmest: 93 on May 19

        Low: 33 on May 16

June 2005: 5.48 (3.29 normal)  Year-to-date: 17.28 (5.90 above norm)

      Warmest: 94 on June 23

       Low: 49 on June 12

June 2007: 2.58 (.71 below norm) Year-to-date: 17.54 (6.16 above norm)

       Warmest: 89 on June 25

        Low: 41 on June 8

June 2008: Precip 5.29 (2 inches above normal) YTD: 14.33

        Warmest: 86 on June 16

         Low: 46 on June 12

June 2009: Precip 5.81 (2.5 inches above normal, 19 days of rain) YTD 13.15

        Warmest: 89 on June 22

         Low: 44 on June 6

July 2005: 1.26 (3.57 normal)  Year to date: 18.54 (14.75 normal)

       Warmest: 103 on July 23  103 was hottest reading for the year

        Low: 48 on July 27

July 2006: 1.08 (3.57 normal)  Year to date: 11.70 (14.95 normal)

        Warmest: 107 on July 17 (5 dates in July...15,16,17 & 28...broke previous high records)

        Low: 57 on July 5

July 2007: 1.85 (well below 3.57 normal) Year-to-date: 19.39 (4.44 above normal)

        Warmest: 99 on July 17

        Low: 51 on July 11

July 2008: 2.86 (still below norm) Year-to-date: 17.19 (2.24 above norm)

        Hottest: 96 on July 28

        Coolest: 51 on July 3

July 2009: 2.41 inches (1.6 below norm) Year to date: 15.56 (about .60 above norm) 13 days of rain in July

        Warmest: 88 on July 23 (one of coolest Julys on record)

        Coolest: 48 on July 30

August 2005: 3.75 (2.50 normal)  Year to date: 22.29 (4.73 above norm:17.56)

        Warmest: 101 on Aug 2

        Low: 50 on Aug 14

August 2006 (missing)

August 2007: Precip 3.28 (.67 above 2.61 normal) YTD: 22.67 (5.11 above norm 17.56)

        Warmest: 97 on Aug 9

         Low: 50 on Aug 25

August 2008: Precip 2.85 (above 2.61 norm) YTD: 20.04 (about 2 1/2 inches above norm)

         Warmest: 98 on Aug 2

          Low: 49

August 2009: Precip 4.26 (above normal) YTD: 19.82 (norm is 17.56)

         Warmest: 94 on Aug. 2 and Aug. 13 (warmest readings of 2009)

          Low: 47 on Aug. 30

September 2005: .77 (2.50 normal)  Year to date: 23.06 (3 inches above normal)

       Warmest: 92 on Sept 20 and 21

        Low: 36 on Sept 29

September 2006: Precip 3.95 (1.45 above norm)  Year-to-date: 18.24 (1.82 below norm)

        Warmest: 85 on Sept. 7 and 14

         Low: 32 on Sept. 19 (2-weeks earlier than norm)

September 2007: Precip 1.64 (below 2.50 normal) Year-to-date: 24.31 (4.25 above normal)

        Warmest: 92 on Sept. 3 and 4

         Low: 34 on Sept. 14

September 2008: Precip 2.33 (2.50 normal) YTD: 22.37 (2.33 above norm)

        Warmest: 89 on Sept. 26

         Low: 41 on Sept. 29

September 2009: Precip. 1.62 (2.5 normal) YTD: 21.44 (above 20.06 ave.)

        Warmest: 85 on Sept. 8

         Low: 37 on Sept. 29

October 2005: .63 (1.52 normal)  Year to date: 23.69 (2.11 inches above normal)

        Warmest: 85 on October 2

         Low: 22 on October 24

        Date of first freeze: October 7, 27 degrees (Oct. 7 is average first killing frost in Ainsworth area)

October 2006: .68 (1.52 normal-includes 3 inches snow)  Year to date: 18.92

       Warmest: 91 on October 1

        Low: 11 on October 31

October 2007: Precip 3.14 (double normal) Year-to-date: 27.45

        Warmest: 89 on October 6

         Low: 28 on October 27

October 2008: Precip 3.96 including 1 inch of snow (5th wettest October in history of Ainsworth records) YTD: 26.33 (4.75 above norm)

         Warmest: 77 on Oct. 2

          Low: 21 on Oct. 27 (First killing frost 32 on Oct. 14...1 week later than normal)

October 2009: Precip. 3.06 (more than double the 1.52 ave. 17 days of moisture and seven days with snowfall) YTD 24.50 (2.92 above ave.)

        Warmest: 79 on Oct. 5

         Low: 20 on Oct. 10

November 2005: 1.56 (1.01 normal)  Year to date: 25.25 (2.66 inches above norm)

        Warmest: 81 on November 2 and 11 (three dates had record highs)

         Low: 9 on November 30

         Recorded 15 inches of snow for the month of November

November 2006: .21 precip (well below 1.01 normal) YTD: 19.13 (3.5 below norm)

         Warmest: 81 on November 9 (this and 3 other days set all time highs)

         Low: 2 on November 30

November 2007: NO measurable precip. Year-to-date: 27.45

         Warmest: 72 on November 4

         Low: 6 on November 30

November 2008: .27 precip with 2-inches of snow (1.01 is norm). Year-to-date: 26.60

          Warmest: 78 on November 2

           Low: 13 on November 21

November 2009: No measurable precip. Year to date 24.5 inches (above the norm of 22.59 through November)

          Warmest: 81 on Nov. 6

           Low: 17 on Nov. 26

December 2005: 0.23 (.17 below norm)  Year total: 25.48 (2.49 above norm)

         Warmest: 58 on December 26

          Lowest: -10 on December 6

          Recorded 2 inches of snow during December

          Total 2005 snowfall: 37.5 inches (1.5 below norm)

December 2006: Precip 1.81 (.40 is norm)  Year total: 20.94 (2.05 below norm) Approx. 10-inches of snow

         Warmest: 67 on December 9

          Lowest: -9 on December 7

December 2007: Precip 1.33 (.40 is norm), 12.5 inches of snow. 2007 year total precip: 28.78 (22.99 is norm) with 36 inches of snow.

         Warmest: 60 on December 4

         Lowest: 4 on December 29

December 2008: Precip. 0.63 of an inch (.40 is the norm), 6.5 inches of snow. 2008 total precipitation: 27.43 inches (22.99 is normal).

          Warmest: 59 on Dec. 2

           Coldest: 15 below on Dec. 15

December 2009: Precip: .76 with 9-1/2 inches of snow. Year-end total of 25.26 inches is 2.27 inches above normal.

         Warmest: 47 on Dec. 1

         Coldest: 9 below on Dec. 15

2004 Precipitation total in Ainsworth: 20.62 inches.