Ewing, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Ewing's normal year runs from 10°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 26.1 inches of precipitation and 32 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.6°C, January lows of −12°C, July highs of 31°C, 662 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEwing
- Station IDUSC00252805
- Location42.26°N 98.34°W
- Elevation1,854 ft (565 m)
- Population379
On October 22, the normal high in Ewing is 62°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 15%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ewing.
- Jan 35° 10°
- Feb 40° 14°
- Mar 52° 24°
- Apr 63° 34°
- May 73° 46°
- Jun 83° 56°
- Jul 88° 62°
- Aug 86° 59°
- Sep 79° 50°
- Oct 66° 36°
- Nov 49° 23°
- Dec 37° 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 Ewing each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 10°F. The most precipitation falls in May (4.08 in), the least in January (0.56 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F | 10°F | 22.9°F | 0.56 | 5.8 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 40°F | 14°F | 26.6°F | 0.72 | 7.9 | 3 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 52°F | 24°F | 38.0°F | 1.39 | 4.2 | 5 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 34°F | 48.6°F | 3.02 | 3.8 | 8 | <1 | 13 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 73°F | 46°F | 59.9°F | 4.08 | 0.1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 83°F | 56°F | 69.8°F | 3.91 | 0.0 | 9 | 5 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 88°F | 62°F | 74.7°F | 3.22 | 0.0 | 7 | 12 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 86°F | 59°F | 72.4°F | 3.23 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 79°F | 50°F | 64.3°F | 2.23 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 36°F | 51.0°F | 2.07 | 0.7 | 5 | <1 | 10 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 23°F | 36.4°F | 0.90 | 3.3 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 37°F | 14°F | 25.4°F | 0.74 | 5.9 | 3 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 36°F | 49.2°F | 26.07 | 31.7 | 69 | 28 | 162 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −12°C | −5.1°C | 14 mm | 15 cm |
| February | 4°C | −10°C | −3.0°C | 18 mm | 20 cm |
| March | 11°C | −5°C | 3.3°C | 35 mm | 11 cm |
| April | 17°C | 1°C | 9.2°C | 77 mm | 10 cm |
| May | 23°C | 8°C | 15.5°C | 104 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 14°C | 21.0°C | 99 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 16°C | 23.7°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 82 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 10°C | 17.9°C | 57 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 2°C | 10.6°C | 53 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 10°C | −5°C | 2.4°C | 23 mm | 8 cm |
| December | 3°C | −10°C | −3.7°C | 19 mm | 15 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00252805; 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 Ewing?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00252805.
When is the last frost in Ewing?
In Ewing, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 7 in half of years and after May 21 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 30 in half of years and before September 14 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 71 year in 10 after May 21; 9 in 10 after April 24
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 301 year in 10 before September 14; 9 in 10 before October 13
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 144 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 162 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 29 in half of springs and before October 7 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Ewing in zone 5a in ZIP code 68726, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Ewing's NOAA station is in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (22 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 USC00252805; 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 Ewing?
In a normal year in Ewing, 28 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 162 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 69 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 28a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 162a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 42high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 69a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 12a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1907) is 114°F, on July 17, 1936; the lowest is −38°F, on January 12, 1912.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2007, with 39.85 in; the snowiest season is 1948–49, with 72.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00252805; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00252805. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Ewing?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Ewing, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (85%) and March the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 74% | 2.1 |
| February | 75% | 3.0 |
| March | 70% | 3.9 |
| April | 71% | 5.0 |
| May | 73% | 5.9 |
| June | 80% | 6.7 |
| July | 85% | 6.8 |
| August | 83% | 5.8 |
| September | 81% | 4.6 |
| October | 76% | 3.3 |
| November | 75% | 2.3 |
| December | 71% | 1.7 |
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 Ewing need?
A normal year in Ewing brings 6,615 heating degree days, 23% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 878 cooling degree days, 3% 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 3,090 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,307 | 0 |
| February | 1,075 | 0 |
| March | 839 | 0 |
| April | 499 | 5 |
| May | 208 | 48 |
| June | 31 | 175 |
| July | 6 | 306 |
| August | 11 | 242 |
| September | 112 | 92 |
| October | 442 | 8 |
| November | 858 | 0 |
| December | 1,227 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,615 | 878 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00252805. 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 Ewing been warmer than normal lately?
Over 86 complete years from 1909 to 2018, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.8°F per century (+0.04°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Ewing's climate compare?
Ewing is warmer than 49 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 58. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.2°F is warmer than 37%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ewing 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 Ewing share this climate record?
4 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Orchard, NE350 people · 7 mi NE
- Clearwater, NE328 people · 10 mi SE
- Page, NE167 people · 10 mi N
- Royal, NE56 people · 12 mi NE
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 Ewing's climate
What is the coldest month in Ewing?
January, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 10°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Ewing?
Yes: 32 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in February (7.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Ewing?
May, with 4.08 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.56 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ewing in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ewing in zone 5a in ZIP code 68726, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Ewing's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −18°F (22 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
How late can frost come in Ewing?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 7; in one year in ten it comes after May 21. Waiting until May 21 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Chambers, NE21 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- O'Neill, NE21 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Elgin, NE24 miles from this station, 48.3°F a year
- Oakdale, NE24 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
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