Medicine Creek Dam, NE Climate

Climate Insight: Medicine Creek Dam, NE

Based on station USC00255388 feeding NOAA's 1991–2020 climate normals, Medicine Creek Dam, Nebraska averages 50°F a year, ranging from a mean daily high of 65°F to a mean daily low of 36°F. July is typically the warmest month of the year, while January is the coldest. Because these figures are thirty-year averages rather than any single year's readings, they describe the typical month, not a forecast for it.

Medicine Creek Dam averages 22.1 inches of precipitation a year, with 15.6 inches typically falling as snow, and that matters as much to daily life here as temperature does. The frost-free season averages 154 days, which directly shapes the planting calendar and growing potential for the area, with the last spring freeze near May 4 and the first fall freeze near October 5. As for energy demand, 6,323 heating degree days and 928 cooling degree days tell the story of how often furnaces and air conditioners run during a normal year.

On PlainClimate's composite comfort index, Medicine Creek Dam scores 64/100 (Good), a blended measure that weighs temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, and extreme-weather frequency against one another. The monthly tables above turn that into a planning tool: expect the mildest highs and lows in the shoulder seasons, July-driven heat at the peak of summer, and January-driven cold at the depth of winter. Every number here is a thirty-year average, not a forecast, so any given year can and does run warmer, cooler, wetter, or drier than the normal.