Anselmo, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Anselmo's normal year runs from 12°F January nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 25.1 inches of precipitation and 34 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.6°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 30°C, 637 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAnselmo (2 mi WSW)
- Station IDUSC00250245
- Location41.61°N 99.90°W
- Elevation2,733 ft (833 m)
- Population106
On October 23, the normal high in Anselmo is 60°F and the normal low 31°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Anselmo.
- Jan 36° 12°
- Feb 39° 14°
- Mar 50° 23°
- Apr 59° 32°
- May 69° 43°
- Jun 80° 54°
- Jul 85° 60°
- Aug 84° 57°
- Sep 77° 48°
- Oct 63° 34°
- Nov 49° 22°
- Dec 38° 14°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Anselmo each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.74 in), the least in January (0.51 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 12°F | 23.8°F | 0.51 | 6.4 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 39°F | 14°F | 26.5°F | 0.68 | 7.1 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 50°F | 23°F | 36.3°F | 1.34 | 5.3 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 32°F | 45.5°F | 2.78 | 3.7 | 8 | <1 | 15 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 69°F | 43°F | 56.2°F | 3.74 | 0.2 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 80°F | 54°F | 67.0°F | 3.74 | 0.0 | 10 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 85°F | 60°F | 72.5°F | 3.30 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 84°F | 57°F | 70.5°F | 3.10 | 0.0 | 8 | 8 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 77°F | 48°F | 62.1°F | 2.12 | 0.0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 34°F | 48.6°F | 2.20 | 2.4 | 6 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 22°F | 35.7°F | 0.88 | 3.6 | 4 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 38°F | 14°F | 25.8°F | 0.68 | 5.3 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 35°F | 47.5°F | 25.07 | 34.0 | 77 | 28 | 175 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −11°C | −4.6°C | 13 mm | 16 cm |
| February | 4°C | −10°C | −3.1°C | 17 mm | 18 cm |
| March | 10°C | −5°C | 2.4°C | 34 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 15°C | 0°C | 7.5°C | 71 mm | 9 cm |
| May | 21°C | 6°C | 13.4°C | 95 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 26°C | 12°C | 19.4°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 15°C | 22.5°C | 84 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 14°C | 21.4°C | 79 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 9°C | 16.7°C | 54 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 1°C | 9.2°C | 56 mm | 6 cm |
| November | 9°C | −5°C | 2.1°C | 22 mm | 9 cm |
| December | 3°C | −10°C | −3.4°C | 17 mm | 13 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250245; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Anselmo?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. 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 USC00250245.
When is the last frost in Anselmo?
In Anselmo, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 10 in half of years and after May 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 1 in half of years and before September 18 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 101 year in 10 after May 24; 9 in 10 after April 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 11 year in 10 before September 18; 9 in 10 before October 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 143 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 162 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 30 in half of springs and before October 10 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Anselmo in zone 5a in ZIP code 68813, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Anselmo's NOAA station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −16°F (29 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nebraska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00250245; 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 in Anselmo?
In a normal year in Anselmo, 28 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 175 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 77 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 28a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 175a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 40high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 77a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 14a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1962) is 109°F, on August 24, 1980; the lowest is −37°F, on January 27, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1977, with 38.50 in; the snowiest season is 1983–84, with 82.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00250245; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00250245. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Anselmo?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Anselmo, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (86%) and March the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.2 |
| February | 76% | 3.1 |
| March | 73% | 4.1 |
| April | 73% | 5.3 |
| May | 74% | 6.0 |
| June | 83% | 6.9 |
| July | 86% | 6.9 |
| August | 84% | 5.9 |
| September | 82% | 4.8 |
| October | 78% | 3.4 |
| November | 78% | 2.4 |
| December | 75% | 1.9 |
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 much heating and cooling does Anselmo need?
A normal year in Anselmo brings 6,988 heating degree days, 30% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 648 cooling degree days, 29% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,644 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,279 | 0 |
| February | 1,079 | 0 |
| March | 892 | 0 |
| April | 588 | 2 |
| May | 298 | 24 |
| June | 61 | 121 |
| July | 10 | 242 |
| August | 22 | 191 |
| September | 154 | 65 |
| October | 511 | 4 |
| November | 881 | 0 |
| December | 1,215 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,988 | 648 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00250245. 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.
Has Anselmo been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 50.6°F, 3.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 47.5°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 49.2°F | +1.7°F | 25.63 | – |
| 2024 | 50.6°F | +3.1°F | 20.75 | – |
Over 50 complete years from 1963 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 4.4°F per century (+0.24°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00250245; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Anselmo's climate compare?
Anselmo is warmer than 10 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 50. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.5°F is warmer than 30%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Anselmo is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. 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 Anselmo's climate
What is the coldest month in Anselmo?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Anselmo?
Yes: 34 inches in a normal year, falling on 17 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Anselmo?
May, with 3.74 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.51 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Anselmo in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Anselmo in zone 5a in ZIP code 68813, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Anselmo's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −16°F (29 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come in Anselmo?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 10; in one year in ten it comes after May 24. Waiting until May 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Broken Bow, NE19 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Arnold, NE22 miles from this station, 47.9°F a year
- Callaway, NE26 miles from this station, 49.4°F a year
- Taylor, NE29 miles from this station, 47.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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