NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FORECAST

*Ainsworth Normal High: 68 Normal Low: 44

Ainsworth Airport highs:    Monday (5/5) 77, Tuesday (5/6) 68 with rain reports: kbrb .07, Al Hodge .30, Tom Collins-south Long Pine .25, Wednesday (5/7) 63 with .01 rain, Thursday (5/8) 54 with rain: kbrb .22, Nellie .34, Al .34, Tom .15, Edith Cross-Bassett .15, Friday (5/9) 52, Saturday (5/10) 52 with light rain and snow flakes, Sunday (5/11) 64 (weekend moisture reports: kbrb .10, Nellie .13, Edith .10) Monday (5/12) 70 (Monday night rain reports: kbrb .16, Ainsworth Airport .15, Larry Rau-east Ainsworth .15, Al Hodge-south Ainsworth .40, Nellie Johnson .21, Tom Collins .48, Edith .29, Kevin Cornell-north Newport .30, Rod Stolcpart-south Newport .25)   

Low this morning: 46

State high yesterday: 88 McCook

State low this morning: 39 Kimball

Forecast:

Tuesday; Rain. High 60. Low 40

Wednesday: Sunny with a chance of rain Wednesday night. High 65. Low 40

Thursday: Chance of rain. High 60. Low 40

Friday: Sunny. High 70. Low 45

Saturday: Sunny. High 70. 50

Sunday: Sunny. High 70.

Monthly summaries:

January 2005 precipation:  .47 (.42 normal)

     Coldest reading of the year occured 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 on Jan. 22

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2004 Precipation total in Ainsworth: 20.62 inches (1.80 below the 22.42 norm)