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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
624 AM CST THU FEB 01 2024

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...THE NORFOLK NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM
                                          NORMAL
................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST           53   01/31
LOWEST           -21   01/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    26.5               32.7    -6.2
AVG. MINIMUM    11.8               11.8    -0.0
MEAN            19.1               22.3    -3.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0
DAYS MAX <= 32    18
DAYS MIN <= 32    31
DAYS MIN <= 0      9

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        2.33   1949
 MINIMUM        0.04   2022
TOTALS          1.22               0.61    0.61
DAYS >= .01        8
DAYS >= .10        3
DAYS >= .50        1
DAYS >= 1.00       0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.71   01/08 TO 01/08

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          21.2   1932
TOTALS          20.6                6.9    13.7
SINCE 7/1       27.9
DAYS >= 1.0        5
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       16   01/20
                       01/21
                       01/22
 24 HR TOTAL    10.5   01/08 TO 01/09

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1413               1325      88
 SINCE 7/1      3507               3974    -467
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/330    DATE  01/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/330    DATE  01/13

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.49


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                0     RAIN                       0
LIGHT RAIN                0     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                       5
LIGHT SNOW               10     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                     15

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

JANUARY IN NORFOLK WAS COOLER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL. THE MONTH
ENDED UP 3.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND 0.61
INCHES ABOVE NORMAL FOR PRECIPITATION. IT WAS THE 15TH WETTEST
DECEMBER ON RECORD AND THE 2ND SNOWIEST. SNOWFALL WAS 13.7 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL.

NEW DAILY RECORDS FOR JANUARY

DATE              RECORD             VALUE     PREVIOUS RECORD

JAN 8         PRECIPITATION           0.71       0.40 IN 1937
JAN 8           SNOWFALL             10.5        4.0 IN 1937
JAN 12          SNOWFALL              4.2        2.6 IN 1984
JAN 14    MIN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE     -7         -5 IN 1972
JAN 15    MIN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE     -2          3 IN 1916

$$

DEWALD