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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
152 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2021

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...THE OMAHA NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST          100   08/24
LOWEST            -4   02/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.8               61.9     1.9
AVG. MINIMUM    42.1               40.3     1.8
MEAN            53.0               51.1     1.9
DAYS MAX >= 90    51
DAYS MAX <= 32    28
DAYS MIN <= 32   144
DAYS MIN <= 0      5

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
TOTALS         17.65              30.62  -12.97
DAYS >= .01       97
DAYS >= .10       45
DAYS >= .50        9
DAYS >= 1.00       2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.39   11/09 TO 11/10
 STORM TOTAL      MM
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
TOTALS          32.8               26.4     6.4
DAYS >= TRACE     37
DAYS >= 1.0       10
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        6   12/30
                       12/31
 24 HR TOTAL     6.8   12/29 TO 12/29
 STORM TOTAL      MM
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   5705               6167    -462
COOLING TOTAL   1409               1112     297
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    49/340    DATE  08/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    66/330    DATE  08/10


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             40     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               14     RAIN                      24
LIGHT RAIN              110     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN         13     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                      11
LIGHT SNOW               37     SLEET                      9
FOG                     130     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     16
HAZE                     38

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
>= INDICATES GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO.
<= INDICATES LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO.



........................................2020.....................................
                    PERIOD OF RECORD 1871 TO 2020 (150 YEARS)
                  RECORDS FALLING WITHIN THE TOP 20 ARE LISTED
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............................2020 ANNUAL STATISTICS................................

                    17TH WARMEST YEAR ON RECORD: 53.0 DEGREES
                    3RD DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD: 17.65 INCHES



..............................2020 SEASONAL RECORDS...............................


APRIL 17TH: SNOWFALL OF 0.4 INCHES - 18TH LATEST LAST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON
OCTOBER 25TH: SNOWFALL OF 0.9 INCHES - 15TH EARLIEST FIRST SNOWFALL OF THE SEASON
4TH DRIEST SUMMER ON RECORD: 4.63 INCHES (JUNE 2020 - AUGUST 2020)
2ND WARMEST SUMMER ON RECORD: 78.2 DEGREES (JUNE 2020 - AUGUST 2020)



..................................MONTHLY RECORDS.................................

                    JANUARY: 16TH WETTEST
FEBRUARY: 3RD DRIEST AND 10TH LEAST SNOWY
                                 MARCH: 18TH WARMEST
APRIL: 13TH DRIEST AND 6TH SNOWIEST
JUNE: 7TH WARMEST
                              AUGUST: 3RD DRIEST
                OCTOBER: 10TH COLDEST AND 13TH SNOWIEST
NOVEMBER: 15TH WARMEST
                     DECEMBER:12TH SNOWIEST



.............................2020 MONTHLY STATISTICS..............................

          TEMPERATURE                   PRECIPITATION
MONTH  AVG. DEPART.  MAX  MIN     TOTAL  DEPART. SNOW/SLEET  DEPART. TSTORM DAYS
JAN    26.4   2.9     49   -2     1.30    0.58     9.4         3.3        0
FEB    30.8   2.7     64   -4     0.05   -0.80     0.9         5.2        0
MAR    44.1   4.6     74   19     1.98   -0.01     2.3        -1.9        3
APR    51.1  -0.6     86   21     0.69   -2.27     5.7         4.7        4
MAY    59.8  -2.5     86   34     3.25   -1.51       0           0        3
JUN    78.1   6.0     96   56     2.61   -1.57       0           0       10
JUL    79.2   2.5     98   60     1.56   -2.27       0           0        9
AUG    77.2   2.6    100   53     0.46   -3.36       0           0        5
SEP    65.7   0.0     96   43     1.70   -0.98       0           0        4
OCT    49.5  -3.7     88   20     1.02   -1.13     1.6         1.3        1
NOV    44.0   5.1     81   15     1.88    0.24     0.2        -2.3        1
DEC    29.7   3.7     61    3     1.15    0.11    12.7         6.5        0

YEAR   53.0   1.9    100   -4    17.65  -12.97    32.8        16.8       40



..................................2020 DEGREE DAYS................................

                    MONTH  HEATING  DEPART.  COOLING  DEPART.
                    JAN      1188     -98        0       0
                    FEB       987     -46        0       0
                    MAR       639    -152        0      -1
                    APR       420       7       10      -7
                    MAY       183      35       31     -35
                    JUN         0     -17      399     169
                    JUL         0      -1      446      81
                    AUG         0      -7      113      -4
                    SEP        83     -12      113      -4
                    OCT       496     114       23       8
                    NOV       623    -162        1       0
                    DEC      1086    -123        0       0

                    YEAR     5705    -462      1409     296



..................................2020 WIND / SLP.................................

                            WIND GUST    SEA LEVEL PRESSURE
                        MONTH  MAX          MAX     MIN
                        JAN    53           30.93   29.40
                        FEB    57           30.90   29.59
                        MAR    55           30.65   29.27
                        APR    55           30.33   29.53
                        MAY    56           30.41   29.69
                        JUN    58           30.25   29.36
                        JUL    45           30.08   29.58
                        AUG    66           30.18   28.74
                        SEP    44           30.42   29.49
                        OCT    60           30.53   29.47
                        NOV    59           30.58   29.38
                        DEC    54           30.51   29.26

                        YEAR   66           30.93   28.74

                        YEAR
                        AVE.   55           30.48   29.40



.................................2019 DAILY RECORDS..............................


            DATE              RECORD         READING     PREVIOUS RECORD

            JANUARY   17    RECORD RAINFALL   0.35      0.31 IN 1930
            APRIL      7    RECORD HIGH         86        86 IN 1890
            APRIL     15    RECORD LOW          21        22 IN 2014
            APRIL     16    RECORD SNOWFALL   5.0 0.5 IN 1921
OCTOBER    9    RECORD HIGH         88        88 IN 1928
            OCTOBER   26    RECORD LOW          20        21 IN 1997
            OCTOBER   25    RECORD SNOWFALL    0.9     TRACE IN 1898
            NOVEMBER   3    RECORD HIGH         81        79 IN 2008
            NOVEMBER  19    RECORD HIGH         73        73 IN 2007
            DECEMBER  29    RECORD SNOWFALL    6.8       1.4 IN 1979



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GRAPHICAL CLIMATE SUMMARIES WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON AT:

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/OAX/CLIMATESUMMARY
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