Comstock, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Comstock's normal year runs from 10°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.2°C, January lows of −12°C, July highs of 31°C.
- NOAA stationComstock
- Station IDUSC00251835
- Location41.56°N 99.24°W
- Elevation2,255 ft (687 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population72
On October 23, the normal high in Comstock is 61°F and the normal low 32°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Comstock.
- Jan 36° 10°
- Feb 39° 14°
- Mar 51° 24°
- Apr 61° 33°
- May 71° 45°
- Jun 82° 56°
- Jul 87° 61°
- Aug 86° 59°
- Sep 78° 48°
- Oct 64° 35°
- Nov 52° 23°
- 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 Comstock each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 10°F.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 10°F | 23.0°F | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 39°F | 14°F | 26.4°F | – | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 51°F | 24°F | 37.6°F | – | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 61°F | 33°F | 47.3°F | – | <1 | 15 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 45°F | 57.9°F | – | 1 | 2 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 82°F | 56°F | 69.0°F | – | 5 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 87°F | 61°F | 74.1°F | – | 12 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 86°F | 59°F | 72.5°F | – | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 78°F | 48°F | 62.9°F | – | 3 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 35°F | 49.3°F | – | 1 | 12 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 23°F | 37.1°F | – | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 38°F | 14°F | 26.0°F | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 35°F | 48.6°F | – | 32 | 173 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −12°C | −5.0°C |
| February | 4°C | −10°C | −3.1°C |
| March | 11°C | −4°C | 3.1°C |
| April | 16°C | 1°C | 8.5°C |
| May | 22°C | 7°C | 14.4°C |
| June | 28°C | 13°C | 20.6°C |
| July | 31°C | 16°C | 23.4°C |
| August | 30°C | 15°C | 22.5°C |
| September | 25°C | 9°C | 17.2°C |
| October | 18°C | 1°C | 9.6°C |
| November | 11°C | −5°C | 2.8°C |
| December | 3°C | −10°C | −3.3°C |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Burwell (16 miles away), gets 29 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00251835; 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 Comstock?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September.
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 USC00251835.
When is the last frost in Comstock?
In Comstock, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 4 in half of years and after May 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 4 in half of years and before September 23 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 41 year in 10 after May 17; 9 in 10 after April 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 41 year in 10 before September 23; 9 in 10 before October 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 152 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 169 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 25 in half of springs and before October 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Comstock in zone 5b in ZIP code 68828, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nebraska · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00251835; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 Comstock?
In a normal year in Comstock, 32 days a year reach 90°F (4 of them 100°F or more) and 173 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 32a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 4a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 173a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 42high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00251835.
How sunny is Comstock?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Comstock, 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 Comstock need?
A normal year in Comstock brings 6,753 heating degree days, 26% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 804 cooling degree days, 11% 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 2,897 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,303 | 0 |
| February | 1,082 | 0 |
| March | 851 | 0 |
| April | 533 | 2 |
| May | 249 | 31 |
| June | 41 | 160 |
| July | 5 | 287 |
| August | 12 | 245 |
| September | 142 | 77 |
| October | 488 | 3 |
| November | 837 | 0 |
| December | 1,209 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,753 | 804 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00251835. 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.
How does Comstock's climate compare?
Comstock is warmer than 38 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.6°F is warmer than 34%.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers.
Which places near Comstock share this climate record?
Arcadia has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Arcadia, NE280 people · 11 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Comstock's climate
What is the coldest month in Comstock?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 10°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Comstock?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Comstock's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Burwell (16 miles away), records 29 inches of snow in a normal year.
What plant hardiness zone is Comstock in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Comstock in zone 5b in ZIP code 68828, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Comstock?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 4; in one year in ten it comes after May 17. Waiting until May 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ord, NE16 miles from this station, 49.0°F a year
- Burwell, NE16 miles from this station, 48.6°F a year
- Taylor, NE16 miles from this station, 47.5°F a year
- Broken Bow, NE22 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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