NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA FORECAST
Ainsworth Airport
Friday (2/3) 33 (Moisture Reports: Weather Observer Gerry Osborne reported 4 inches of snow and .30 of precipitation in Ainsworth, Observer Lester Stufft reported 10 inches of snow and .73 of moisture near Elsmere)
Ainsworth low: 27
State high yesterday: 51 at Fremont
State low this morning: 20 at Kimball
Forecast:
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow and a north wind at 10-15 mph. Blowing snow is possible. The winter weather advisory ends this afternoon. High 32. Low 20.
Sunday: Mostly sunny with a light and variable wind. High 37. Low 18.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High 40. Low 19.
Tuesday: Partly cloudy. High 29. Low 20.
Past week's high temperature and moisture
Thursday (2/2) 53
Wednesday (2/1) 54
Tuesday (1/31) 53
Monday (1/30) 65, setting a record for the day
Sunday (1/29) 57
Saturday (1/28) 40
Friday (1/27) 39
Thursday (1/26) 46
Wednesday (1/25) 50
Tuesday (1/24) 46
Monday (1/23) 41
Sunday (1/22) 37
Saturday (1/21) 43
Friday (1/20) 19
Thursday (1/19) 16 with a trace of moisture
Wednesday (1/18) 39
Tuesday (1/17) 26
Monday (1/16) 31 with approximately 1 inch of snow
Sunday (1/15) 67
Saturday (1/14) 45
Friday (1/13) 40
Thursday (1/12) 21
Wednesday (1/11) 41 with a trace of moisture
Tuesday (1/10) 61
Monday (1/9) 55
Sunday (1/8) 41
Saturday (1/7) 41
Friday (1/6) 46
Thursday (1/5) 68
Wednesday (1/4) 59
Tuesday (1/3) 59
Monday (1/2) 36
Sunday (1/1) 34
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 (coldest reading of 2010)
January 2011: precipitation .71 (.29 above normal) from 9 inches of snow
Warmest: 51 on Jan. 28
Low: 11 below on Jan. 12
January 2012: precipitation .09 (.33 below normal) just 1 inch of snow recorded. The daily high temperature averaged 10 degrees above normal, and four Ainsworth records were set with 69 degrees on Jan. 4, 70 degrees on Jan. 5, 66 degrees on Jan. 15, and 65 degrees on Jan. 30.
Warmest: 70 on Jan. 5 matched an all-time record for the month
Low: 7
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
February 2011: precip. .98 (.40 above normal) Year-to-date: 1.69 (.69 above) normal. A total of 9.5 inches of snow fell during the month.
Warmest: 70 on Feb. 20
Low: 12 below on Feb. 2 and Feb. 8 (coldest readings of 2011)
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
March 2010: Precip. 1.45 (.03 above norm) YTD: 2.74 (.32 above norm)
Warmest: 81 on March 30
Low: 15 on March 20
March 2011: Precip. .86 (.56 below norm) 10-1/2 inches of snow YTD: 2.55 (.13 above norm)
Warmest: 72 on March 16
Low: 1 above on March 2
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
April 2010: Precip. 3.51 (1.23 above normal) no snow for first time since 1998 YTD precip. 6.25 (1.55 inches above norm of 4.7) April 24 had the largest one-day rainfall total of 1.36 inches
Warmest: 81 on April 12
Low: 30 on April 3, April 7 and April 17
April 2011: Precip. 2.05 (.23 below normal) 12 inches of snow (average is 4.6) YTD precip. 4.60 (.10 below normal)
Warmest: 76 on April 12
Low: 22 on April 16
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
May 2010: Precip. total 3.24, below 3.39 norm. YTD 9.49, which is 1.40 above normal
Warmest: 90 on May 22
Low: 28 on May 9
May 2011: Precip. 2.82, below the norm of 3.39. YTD: 7.42, which is .67 below normal.
Warmest: 92 on May 9
Low: 30 on May 3
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
June 2010: Precip. 7.41 (4.12 above normal) YTD: 16.9, 5.5 above ave.
Warmest: 95 on June 25
Low: 49 on June 2
June 2011: Precip. 6.60 (3.29 is normal) YTD 14.02, 2.64 above ave.
Warmest: 96 on June 6
Low: 44 on June 11
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
July 2010: 2.36 inches (1.65 below norm) Year to date: 19.26 (4.32 above norm) 13 days of rain in July
Warmest: 98 on July 27 (13 days topped 90 degrees, hottest of 2010)
Low: 56 on July 7 and July 15
July 2011: 3.76 inches (.19 above normal) with 2.40 of that total falling on July 12. YTD: 17.78 inches (2.83 inches above average)
Warmest: 100 on July 17 (warmest reading of 2011 and first day to hit 100 degrees since Aug. 23, 2006. There were 15 days with temperatures of 90 degrees or above in July)
Low: 56 on July 22
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
August 2010: Precip. 2.41 (.20 below normal) YTD: 21.76 (4.11 above ave.)
Warmest: 98 on Aug. 21 (17 days reached above 90 degrees, hottest of 2010)
Low: 51 on Aug. 24
August 2011: Precip. 5.09 (2.48 above normal) YTD: 22.87 (5.22 above normal)
Warmest: 99 on Aug. 1
Low: 55 on Aug. 10
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
September 2010: Precip. 1.93 (normal is 2.50) YTD: 23.60 (3.5 above norm)
Warmest: 94 on Sept. 5
Low: 38 on Sept. 18
September 2011: Precip 1.32 (1.18 below normal) YTD: 24.19 (4.14 above normal)
Warmest: 90 on Sept. 12
Low: 34
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
October 2010: Precip. 50 (less than one third of the 1.52 average) only seven days of moisture and a trace of snowfall) YTD 24.10 (well above the 21.58 average)
Warmest: 89 on Oct. 8
Low: 28 on Oct. 28
October 2011: Year to Date precipitation 27.96, which is 6.48 inches above average.
Warmest: missing
Low: missing
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
November 2010: .28 precipitation (below the average of 1.01) YTD precip. 24.38 inches (1.79 above average)
Warmest: 81 on Nov. 7
Low: 1 below on Nov. 25
November 2011: .25 of moisture, below the average of 1.01 YTD 28.46 inches, which is 5.87 inches above average
Warmest: 75 on Nov. 24
Low: 11 on Nov. 20
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
December 2010: Precip: .60 with 8-1/2 inches of snow, above the average of .40. Total precipitation for 2010 was 25.05 inches, 2.06 inches above average
Warmest: 56 on Dec. 3
Low: 6 below on Dec. 31
December 2011: Precip. .11 with 1 inch of snow, below the average of .40. Total precipitation for 2011 is 28.67 inches, 5.68 inches above average.
Warmest: 62 on Dec. 18
Low: 1 above on Dec. 6
2004 Precipitation total in Ainsworth: 20.62 inches.