Raymond, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Raymond's normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 31.0 inches of precipitation and 33 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.1°C, January lows of −11°C, July highs of 30°C, 788 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRaymond (2 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00257055
- Location40.95°N 96.74°W
- Elevation1,283 ft (391 m)
- From the center2 miles
- Population155
On October 23, the normal high in Raymond is 61°F and the normal low 37°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 23%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Raymond.
- Jan 33° 13°
- Feb 37° 16°
- Mar 50° 27°
- Apr 62° 38°
- May 72° 50°
- Jun 82° 60°
- Jul 86° 65°
- Aug 85° 62°
- Sep 78° 53°
- Oct 65° 40°
- Nov 49° 27°
- Dec 37° 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 in Raymond each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.19 in), the least in January (0.75 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 13°F | 22.7°F | 0.75 | 9.0 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 37°F | 16°F | 26.8°F | 0.98 | 7.3 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 50°F | 27°F | 38.5°F | 1.68 | 5.2 | 8 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 62°F | 38°F | 49.7°F | 2.74 | 1.8 | 11 | <1 | 8 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 72°F | 50°F | 61.0°F | 5.19 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 82°F | 60°F | 70.8°F | 4.64 | 0.0 | 11 | 3 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 86°F | 65°F | 75.6°F | 3.58 | 0.0 | 9 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 85°F | 62°F | 73.4°F | 3.73 | 0.0 | 9 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 78°F | 53°F | 65.4°F | 2.90 | 0.0 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 65°F | 40°F | 52.4°F | 2.31 | 1.0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 49°F | 27°F | 38.3°F | 1.40 | 1.8 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 10 h |
| December | 37°F | 17°F | 27.0°F | 1.11 | 6.6 | 7 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 39°F | 50.1°F | 31.01 | 32.7 | 99 | 27 | 146 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −11°C | −5.2°C | 19 mm | 23 cm |
| February | 3°C | −9°C | −2.9°C | 25 mm | 19 cm |
| March | 10°C | −3°C | 3.6°C | 43 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 17°C | 3°C | 9.8°C | 70 mm | 5 cm |
| May | 22°C | 10°C | 16.1°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 16°C | 21.6°C | 118 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | 24.2°C | 91 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 17°C | 23.0°C | 95 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 12°C | 18.6°C | 74 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 5°C | 11.3°C | 59 mm | 3 cm |
| November | 10°C | −3°C | 3.5°C | 36 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 3°C | −8°C | −2.8°C | 28 mm | 17 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00257055; 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 Raymond?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00257055.
When is the last frost in Raymond?
In Raymond, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 in half of years and before September 29 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
- April 221 year in 10 after May 3; 9 in 10 after April 9
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 175 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 193 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 12 in half of springs and before October 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Raymond in zone 5b in ZIP code 68428, 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 USC00257055; 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 Raymond?
In a normal year in Raymond, 27 days a year reach 90°F (2 of them 100°F or more), 146 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 99 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 27a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 146a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 43high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 99a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00257055.
How sunny is Raymond?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Raymond, 4.3 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and March the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.2 |
| February | 74% | 3.1 |
| March | 72% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.1 |
| May | 74% | 5.9 |
| June | 81% | 6.6 |
| July | 84% | 6.6 |
| August | 82% | 5.7 |
| September | 81% | 4.7 |
| October | 77% | 3.4 |
| November | 77% | 2.4 |
| December | 72% | 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 Raymond need?
A normal year in Raymond brings 6,347 heating degree days, 18% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 972 cooling degree days, 7% 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 3,300 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,311 | 0 |
| February | 1,071 | 0 |
| March | 821 | 1 |
| April | 463 | 5 |
| May | 179 | 55 |
| June | 18 | 194 |
| July | 4 | 331 |
| August | 7 | 267 |
| September | 93 | 106 |
| October | 402 | 13 |
| November | 801 | 0 |
| December | 1,178 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,347 | 972 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00257055. 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 Raymond's climate compare?
Raymond is warmer than 74 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 106. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.1°F is warmer than 40%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Raymond 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 Raymond share this climate record?
6 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.
- Waverly, NE4,543 people · 11 mi E
- Ceresco, NE971 people · 9 mi NE
- Valparaiso, NE602 people · 10 mi NW
- Malcolm, NE485 people · 7 mi SW
- Davey, NE125 people · 4 mi NE
- Agnew, NE0 people · 6 mi NW
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 Raymond's climate
What is the coldest month in Raymond?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Raymond?
Yes: 33 inches in a normal year, falling on 19 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (9.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Raymond?
May, with 5.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.75 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Raymond in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Raymond in zone 5b in ZIP code 68428, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Raymond?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 3. Waiting until May 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lincoln, NE7 miles from this station, 52.3°F a year
- Seward, NE19 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Weston, NE19 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Mead, NE19 miles from this station, 50.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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