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30-year climate normals

Clay County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 16.1°F.

Clay County gets 29.78" of precipitation a year and 18.5" of snow, and 46% 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 35.4° 16.1° 0.58" 4.5"
February 40.0° 19.3° 0.82" 5.9"
March 51.9° 28.6° 1.32" 1.5"
April 62.7° 38.5° 2.57" 1.4"
May 72.8° 50.4° 5.34" 0.0"
June 83.7° 61.4° 4.20" 0.0"
July 87.2° 65.7° 4.15" 0.0"
August 85.1° 63.3° 3.85" 0.0"
September 78.4° 53.9° 2.25" 0.0"
October 65.5° 41.0° 2.36" 0.4"
November 51.0° 28.6° 1.37" 1.5"
December 38.7° 19.8° 0.97" 3.3"

Rainfall by month

Clay County has a distinct wet season. 46% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.58"
February 0.82"
March 1.32"
April 2.57"
May 5.34"
June 4.20"
July 4.15"
August 3.85"
September 2.25"
October 2.36"
November 1.37"
December 0.97"
Annual total 29.78"

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 1,096
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,934
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $149
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $282

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 Clay County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Clay County?

Clay County averages a high of 87.2°F in July and a low of 16.1°F in January. Annual precipitation is 29.78 inches, including 18.5 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Clay County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 46% 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 Clay County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.2°F. That drives 1,096 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Clay County?

Yes. Clay County averages 18.5 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CLAY CTR, NE US (USC00251684), 0.2 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.