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30-year climate normals

Cherry County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 11.2°F.

Cherry County gets 20.9" of precipitation a year and 34.2" of snow, and 49% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 37.8° 11.2° 0.32" 4.4"
February 40.9° 14.2° 0.61" 6.5"
March 51.6° 23.5° 1.01" 6.0"
April 61.2° 33.1° 2.48" 5.6"
May 72.0° 44.2° 3.52" 0.1"
June 83.0° 54.9° 3.96" 0.0"
July 90.4° 61.0° 2.82" 0.0"
August 88.4° 58.7° 2.04" 0.0"
September 79.8° 48.6° 1.72" 0.0"
October 64.5° 34.2° 1.42" 2.0"
November 50.6° 21.8° 0.57" 4.6"
December 39.4° 13.1° 0.43" 5.0"

Rainfall by month

Cherry County has a distinct wet season. 49% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.32"
February 0.61"
March 1.01"
April 2.48"
May 3.52"
June 3.96"
July 2.82"
August 2.04"
September 1.72"
October 1.42"
November 0.57"
December 0.43"
Annual total 20.9"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 927
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,691
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $126
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $318

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Cherry County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Cherry County?

Cherry County averages a high of 90.4°F in July and a low of 11.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 20.9 inches, including 34.2 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Cherry County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 49% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Cherry County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.4°F. That drives 927 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Cherry County?

Yes. Cherry County averages 34.2 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station VALENTINE MILLER FLD, NE US (USW00024032), 33 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Nebraska residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.