Agate (3 mi E), Nebraska climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Agate (3 mi E)'s normal year runs from 10°F December nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 14.9 inches of precipitation and 34 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.3°C, December lows of −12°C, July highs of 32°C, 378 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAgate (3 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00250030
- Location42.42°N 103.73°W
- Elevation4,670 ft (1,423 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Agate (3 mi E) is 62°F and the normal low 26°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 18%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Agate (3 mi E).
- Jan 41° 11°
- Feb 43° 13°
- Mar 54° 21°
- Apr 61° 29°
- May 70° 39°
- Jun 81° 48°
- Jul 89° 54°
- Aug 88° 51°
- Sep 80° 41°
- Oct 65° 29°
- Nov 51° 18°
- Dec 40° 10°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Agate (3 mi E) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 10°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.89 in), the least in January (0.22 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 11°F | 25.7°F | 0.22 | 4.1 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 43°F | 13°F | 27.8°F | 0.35 | 5.7 | 4 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 54°F | 21°F | 37.5°F | 0.64 | 5.6 | 5 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 61°F | 29°F | 45.3°F | 1.52 | 5.4 | 7 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 70°F | 39°F | 54.6°F | 2.89 | 1.6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 48°F | 64.7°F | 2.31 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 89°F | 54°F | 71.2°F | 2.21 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 88°F | 51°F | 69.3°F | 1.60 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 80°F | 41°F | 60.3°F | 1.29 | 0.3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 29°F | 46.8°F | 1.12 | 2.4 | 6 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 18°F | 34.2°F | 0.44 | 4.3 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 40°F | 10°F | 25.2°F | 0.31 | 4.8 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 30°F | 46.9°F | 14.90 | 34.2 | 75 | 38 | 203 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −12°C | −3.5°C | 6 mm | 10 cm |
| February | 6°C | −11°C | −2.3°C | 9 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 12°C | −6°C | 3.1°C | 16 mm | 14 cm |
| April | 16°C | −2°C | 7.4°C | 39 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 21°C | 4°C | 12.6°C | 73 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 27°C | 9°C | 18.2°C | 59 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 12°C | 21.8°C | 56 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 11°C | 20.7°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 5°C | 15.7°C | 33 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 18°C | −2°C | 8.2°C | 28 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 10°C | −8°C | 1.2°C | 11 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 5°C | −12°C | −3.8°C | 8 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250030; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Agate (3 mi E)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (6).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250030.
When is the last frost at Agate (3 mi E)?
In Agate (3 mi E), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 30 in half of years and after June 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 11 in half of years and before August 26 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 301 year in 10 after June 18; 9 in 10 after May 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 111 year in 10 before August 26; 9 in 10 before September 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 103 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 126 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 17 in half of springs and before September 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Agate (3 mi E) in zone 5a in ZIP code 69346, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −24°F (28 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nebraska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00250030; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Agate (3 mi E)?
In a normal year in Agate (3 mi E), 38 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 203 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 75 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 38a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 203a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 28high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 75a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1900) is 108°F, on July 7, 1989; the lowest is −44°F, on December 22, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2009, with 21.52 in; the snowiest season is 2013–14, with 67.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00250030; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00250030. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Agate (3 mi E)?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Agate (3 mi E), 4.5 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and April the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.2 |
| February | 74% | 3.0 |
| March | 75% | 4.2 |
| April | 73% | 5.3 |
| May | 74% | 6.1 |
| June | 83% | 7.2 |
| July | 87% | 7.2 |
| August | 87% | 6.2 |
| September | 84% | 5.0 |
| October | 78% | 3.4 |
| November | 78% | 2.4 |
| December | 74% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Agate (3 mi E) record?
A normal year at Agate (3 mi E) brings 7,065 heating degree days, 31% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 493 cooling degree days, 46% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,346 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,217 | 0 |
| February | 1,041 | 0 |
| March | 853 | 0 |
| April | 593 | 0 |
| May | 333 | 11 |
| June | 88 | 79 |
| July | 14 | 206 |
| August | 26 | 159 |
| September | 177 | 37 |
| October | 566 | 1 |
| November | 923 | 0 |
| December | 1,235 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,065 | 493 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250030. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Agate (3 mi E) been warmer than normal?
2024 averaged 50.0°F, 3.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 46.9°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 47.0°F | +0.1°F | 12.41 | 22.8 |
| 2023 | 47.4°F | +0.5°F | 20.59 | – |
| 2024 | 50.0°F | +3.1°F | 9.82 | – |
Over 35 complete years from 1980 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.0°F per century (+0.22°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00250030; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Agate (3 mi E)'s climate compare?
Agate (3 mi E) is warmer than 8 of the 137 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 1. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 46.9°F is warmer than 27%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Agate (3 mi E) is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Agate (3 mi E)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Agate (3 mi E)?
December, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 10°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow at Agate (3 mi E)?
Yes: 34 inches in a normal year, falling on 20 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (5.7 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Agate (3 mi E)?
May, with 2.89 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.22 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Agate (3 mi E) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Agate (3 mi E) in zone 5a in ZIP code 69346, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −24°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Agate (3 mi E)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 30; in one year in ten it comes after June 18. Waiting until June 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Plainsview Ranch, NE16 miles from this station, 48.2°F a year
- Harrison, NE20 miles from this station, 44.6°F a year
- Fort Robinson, NE22 miles from this station, 48.0°F a year
- Torrington (29 mi N), WY22 miles from this station, 46.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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