Table Rock, Nebraska climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Table Rock's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 34.1 inches of precipitation and 21 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.9°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 31°C, 866 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTable Rock (4 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00258410
- Location40.24°N 96.08°W
- Elevation1,130 ft (344 m)
- From the center4 miles
- Population234
On October 23, the normal high in Table Rock is 64°F and the normal low 38°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 21%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Table Rock.
- Jan 35° 14°
- Feb 41° 18°
- Mar 53° 28°
- Apr 64° 38°
- May 74° 50°
- Jun 84° 61°
- Jul 88° 65°
- Aug 87° 63°
- Sep 80° 53°
- Oct 67° 41°
- Nov 52° 29°
- Dec 39° 19°
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 Table Rock each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in May (5.01 in), the least in January (0.78 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F | 14°F | 24.9°F | 0.78 | 5.6 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 41°F | 18°F | 29.4°F | 1.14 | 5.5 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 53°F | 28°F | 40.6°F | 2.18 | 2.6 | 7 | <1 | 20 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 64°F | 38°F | 51.1°F | 3.24 | 0.9 | 10 | <1 | 8 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 74°F | 50°F | 62.0°F | 5.01 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 84°F | 61°F | 72.2°F | 4.68 | 0.0 | 10 | 8 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 88°F | 65°F | 76.7°F | 4.56 | 0.0 | 9 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 87°F | 63°F | 74.5°F | 3.80 | 0.0 | 8 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 80°F | 53°F | 66.3°F | 3.13 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 67°F | 41°F | 53.8°F | 2.60 | 0.4 | 7 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 29°F | 40.3°F | 1.69 | 1.7 | 5 | <1 | 19 | 10 h |
| December | 39°F | 19°F | 29.1°F | 1.28 | 4.7 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 40°F | 51.7°F | 34.09 | 21.4 | 88 | 37 | 141 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −10°C | −3.9°C | 20 mm | 14 cm |
| February | 5°C | −8°C | −1.4°C | 29 mm | 14 cm |
| March | 12°C | −2°C | 4.8°C | 55 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 18°C | 3°C | 10.6°C | 82 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 23°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 127 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 119 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 18°C | 24.8°C | 116 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 17°C | 23.6°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 80 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | 5°C | 12.1°C | 66 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 11°C | −2°C | 4.6°C | 43 mm | 4 cm |
| December | 4°C | −7°C | −1.6°C | 33 mm | 12 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00258410; 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 Table Rock?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. 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 USC00258410.
When is the last frost in Table Rock?
In Table Rock, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 23 in half of years and after May 7 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 13 in half of years and before September 28 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 231 year in 10 after May 7; 9 in 10 after April 7
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 131 year in 10 before September 28; 9 in 10 before October 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 172 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 192 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 12 in half of springs and before October 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Table Rock in zone 6a in ZIP code 68447, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Table Rock's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (18 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 USC00258410; 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 Table Rock?
In a normal year in Table Rock, 37 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 141 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 88 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 37a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 141a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 36high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 88a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00258410.
How sunny is Table Rock?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Table Rock, 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 Table Rock need?
A normal year in Table Rock brings 5,916 heating degree days, 10% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,118 cooling degree days, 23% 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 3,540 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,243 | 0 |
| February | 997 | 0 |
| March | 760 | 2 |
| April | 426 | 8 |
| May | 162 | 69 |
| June | 13 | 229 |
| July | 2 | 365 |
| August | 5 | 301 |
| September | 87 | 126 |
| October | 365 | 18 |
| November | 743 | 1 |
| December | 1,113 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,916 | 1,118 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00258410. 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 Table Rock been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 54.5°F, 2.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.7°F. 4 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.7°F | +2.0°F | 27.05 | 26.5 |
| 2022 | 51.8°F | +0.1°F | 19.43 | 9.2 |
| 2023 | 53.6°F | +1.9°F | 29.91 | 14.6 |
| 2024 | 54.5°F | +2.8°F | 28.93 | 18.5 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00258410. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Table Rock's climate compare?
Table Rock is warmer than 119 of the other 136 places with their own NOAA record in Nebraska, and wetter than 124. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.7°F is warmer than 48%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Table Rock 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 Table Rock share this climate record?
2 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.
- Humboldt, NE784 people · 9 mi SE
- Elk Creek, NE66 people · 4 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 Table Rock's climate
What is the coldest month in Table Rock?
January, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Table Rock?
Yes: 21 inches in a normal year, falling on 11 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (5.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Table Rock?
May, with 5.01 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.78 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Table Rock in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Table Rock in zone 6a in ZIP code 68447, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Table Rock's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Table Rock?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 23; in one year in ten it comes after May 7. Waiting until May 7 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nebraska climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pawnee City, NE9 miles from this station, 51.8°F a year
- Tecumseh, NE10 miles from this station, 51.3°F a year
- Auburn, NE20 miles from this station, 52.4°F a year
- Virginia, NE22 miles from this station, 51.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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