Elsmere (9 mi ENE), Nebraska climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Elsmere (9 mi ENE)'s normal year runs from 15°F January nights to 90°F July afternoons, with 25.5 inches of precipitation and 45 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.7°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 32°C, 648 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationElsmere (9 mi ENE)
- Station IDUSC00252680
- Location42.17°N 100.01°W
- Elevation2,654 ft (809 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Elsmere (9 mi ENE) is 64°F and the normal low 34°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 Elsmere (9 mi ENE).
- Jan 40° 15°
- Feb 43° 17°
- Mar 55° 26°
- Apr 64° 35°
- May 74° 46°
- Jun 84° 57°
- Jul 90° 62°
- Aug 88° 60°
- Sep 81° 50°
- Oct 67° 37°
- Nov 53° 25°
- Dec 42° 17°
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 Elsmere (9 mi ENE) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 90°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in June (4.24 in), the least in January (0.54 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F | 15°F | 27.5°F | 0.54 | 7.5 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 43°F | 17°F | 30.2°F | 0.80 | 11.1 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 55°F | 26°F | 40.4°F | 1.44 | 6.5 | 6 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 35°F | 49.7°F | 2.64 | 5.3 | 7 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 74°F | 46°F | 60.2°F | 4.15 | 0.3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 84°F | 57°F | 70.2°F | 4.24 | 0.0 | 9 | 8 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 90°F | 62°F | 76.1°F | 3.09 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 88°F | 60°F | 74.0°F | 2.94 | 0.0 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 81°F | 50°F | 65.8°F | 2.39 | 0.1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 37°F | 52.3°F | 1.79 | 1.3 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 53°F | 25°F | 39.0°F | 0.78 | 5.5 | 4 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 42°F | 17°F | 29.0°F | 0.71 | 7.0 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 65°F | 37°F | 51.2°F | 25.51 | 44.6 | 76 | 47 | 164 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −10°C | −2.5°C | 14 mm | 19 cm |
| February | 6°C | −8°C | −1.0°C | 20 mm | 28 cm |
| March | 13°C | −3°C | 4.7°C | 37 mm | 17 cm |
| April | 18°C | 2°C | 9.8°C | 67 mm | 13 cm |
| May | 23°C | 8°C | 15.7°C | 105 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 29°C | 14°C | 21.2°C | 108 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 17°C | 24.5°C | 78 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 16°C | 23.3°C | 75 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 10°C | 18.8°C | 61 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 3°C | 11.3°C | 45 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 12°C | −4°C | 3.9°C | 20 mm | 14 cm |
| December | 5°C | −9°C | −1.7°C | 18 mm | 18 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00252680; 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 Elsmere (9 mi ENE)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, October 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 USC00252680.
When is the last frost at Elsmere (9 mi ENE)?
In Elsmere (9 mi ENE), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 6 in half of years and after May 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 3 in half of years and before September 19 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 61 year in 10 after May 19; 9 in 10 after April 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 31 year in 10 before September 19; 9 in 10 before October 15
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 150 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 169 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 27 in half of springs and before October 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Elsmere (9 mi ENE) in zone 5a in ZIP code 69157, 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 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −17°F (30 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 USC00252680; 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 Elsmere (9 mi ENE)?
In a normal year in Elsmere (9 mi ENE), 47 days a year reach 90°F (7 of them 100°F or more), 164 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 76 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 47a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 7a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 164a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 28high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 76a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 15a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1956) is 112°F, on July 19, 2006; the lowest is −34°F, on December 31, 1967.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1978, with 40.31 in; the snowiest season is 1983–84, with 99.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00252680; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00252680. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Elsmere (9 mi ENE)?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Elsmere (9 mi ENE), 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and April the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 2.2 |
| February | 75% | 3.0 |
| March | 73% | 4.1 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 74% | 6.1 |
| June | 82% | 6.9 |
| July | 87% | 7.0 |
| August | 85% | 6.0 |
| September | 83% | 4.8 |
| October | 78% | 3.4 |
| November | 77% | 2.4 |
| December | 75% | 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 Elsmere (9 mi ENE) record?
A normal year at Elsmere (9 mi ENE) brings 5,993 heating degree days, 12% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,001 cooling degree days, 10% more 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 3,311 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,163 | 0 |
| February | 973 | 0 |
| March | 765 | 0 |
| April | 466 | 5 |
| May | 197 | 50 |
| June | 30 | 186 |
| July | 3 | 345 |
| August | 8 | 287 |
| September | 92 | 117 |
| October | 404 | 10 |
| November | 780 | 0 |
| December | 1,114 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,993 | 1,001 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00252680. 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 Elsmere (9 mi ENE) been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 51.3°F, 0.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.2°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.4°F | +1.1°F | 18.42 | 21.0 |
| 2023 | 51.3°F | +0.1°F | 28.00 | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00252680. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Elsmere (9 mi ENE)'s climate compare?
Elsmere (9 mi ENE) is warmer than 105 of the 137 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 53. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.2°F is warmer than 46%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Elsmere (9 mi ENE) 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.
Which places near Elsmere (9 mi ENE) share this climate record?
Brewster 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.
- Brewster, NE9 people · 18 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 Elsmere (9 mi ENE)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Elsmere (9 mi ENE)?
January, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (90°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow at Elsmere (9 mi ENE)?
Yes: 45 inches in a normal year, falling on 17 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (11.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Elsmere (9 mi ENE)?
June, with 4.24 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.54 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Elsmere (9 mi ENE) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Elsmere (9 mi ENE) in zone 5a in ZIP code 69157, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −17°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come at Elsmere (9 mi ENE)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 6; in one year in ten it comes after May 19. Waiting until May 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Purdum, NE14 miles from this station, 48.7°F a year
- Ainsworth, NE27 miles from this station, 50.2°F a year
- Anselmo, NE39 miles from this station, 47.5°F a year
- Taylor, NE43 miles from this station, 47.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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