Lodgepole NO, NE Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Lodgepole NO's primary NOAA station, LODGEPOLE NO 2.
The climate verdict for Lodgepole NO
Dryness leads the climate profile for Lodgepole NO, Nebraska, with 18.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 49°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 24% of scores.
- 49°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, above 24% of station-mapped location scores
- 18.9"
- yearly precipitation total
- 148 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Lodgepole NO: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00254906 · Lodgepole NO, NE 49°F mean · 18.9" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 49°F
- RANK-COOL #2,401
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Holyoke
- PRCP-DRY 18.9"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-LOW 52/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,563 HDD
- STN-1 USC00254906
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Holyoke, CO (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NE station list.
- Lodgepole NO (this station) 49°F
- Cold Cutler Dam, UT 49°F
- Hot Altona, IL 49°F
- Near Holyoke, CO 49°F
- Near Leroy, CO 49°F
Climate Living Index · Lodgepole NO
Lodgepole NO: 30/100 · grade F
Lodgepole NO publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Lodgepole NO, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 52/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 18.9 in · 16.1 from 35 in | 43/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 48.9°F · 18.6° from 67.5°F | 36/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 148 days/year | 24/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 193 calendar days | 18/100 · F |
Lodgepole NO · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Lodgepole NO is a continental Köppen climate: Dwa
Coldest-month mean 27.0°F and warmest-month mean 74.1°F place this station in continental, dry-winter, hot summer climates (Dwa). Class Dwa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-winter, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Dwa
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 74.1°F
- Coldest month
- 27.0°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Lodgepole NO sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Lodgepole NO's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 35th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 74%
- Lodgepole NO's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 68th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Lodgepole NO compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Lodgepole NO's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile score exceeds 24% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F (5°C) | 13°F (-10°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 0.3" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.5" | 27.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (12°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 38°F (4°C) | 1.0" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 61°F (16°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 2.0" | 15.8 | 0.1 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 3.2" | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 3.1" | 0.0 | 6.7 |
| July | 89°F (32°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 2.7" | 0.0 | 15.5 |
| August | 87°F (31°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 2.2" | 0.0 | 12.6 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 1.5" | 0.8 | 5.1 |
| October | 65°F (19°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 1.4" | 14.8 | 0.1 |
| November | 51°F (11°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.6" | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.4" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Lodgepole NO works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 25 and hold at or above 90°F on 11 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 182 dates, bottoming at 12°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 22 through August 1, covering 11 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 17 to October 6.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 17, then returns to freezing around October 19, covering 182 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
October 5 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Lodgepole NO.
Where Lodgepole NO Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 182 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 33°F between the normal high and low.
Lodgepole NO earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Lodgepole NO runs a summer-peaked wet season
42% of Lodgepole NO's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is May at 3.2", on a wide 47.1°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: May, June, July, taking 48% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.3".
- Winter share: 6% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 4
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 9
50% probability date
Growing Season
148 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,563
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
735
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NE closest to Lodgepole NO on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (49°F here).
- Armour, SD 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Basin, WY 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Castle Dale, UT 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Colville, WA 49°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (18.9" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Center, ND 18.9" · 0.0" off
- Garden City, KS 18.9" · 0.0" off
- Willow City, ND 18.9" · 0.0" off
- Enterprise, OR 19.0" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Lodgepole NO's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Lodgepole NO's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,563 annual heating degree days against 735 for cooling. Its 47.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 148 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Lodgepole NO's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 47.1°F. The annual average is 49°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Lodgepole NO's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 18.9 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Lodgepole NO's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Lodgepole NO, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
Questions about Lodgepole NO's climate
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Lodgepole NO's primary station: LODGEPOLE NO 2 (USC00254906). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Lodgepole NO; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Lodgepole NO comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.