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30-year climate normals

Phelps County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 13.2°F.

Phelps County gets 27.59" of precipitation a year and 25.4" of snow, and 45% 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 36.7° 13.2° 0.56" 5.6"
February 40.6° 15.9° 0.69" 7.0"
March 52.4° 24.9° 1.63" 3.9"
April 62.4° 34.9° 2.81" 1.8"
May 72.2° 46.3° 4.42" 0.2"
June 83.2° 57.3° 3.90" 0.0"
July 87.3° 62.4° 4.23" 0.0"
August 85.1° 60.2° 3.59" 0.0"
September 78.5° 50.9° 2.08" 0.0"
October 65.2° 37.6° 2.03" 0.8"
November 50.9° 24.9° 0.94" 2.0"
December 39.1° 16.2° 0.71" 4.1"

Rainfall by month

Phelps County has a distinct wet season. 45% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.56"
February 0.69"
March 1.63"
April 2.81"
May 4.42"
June 3.90"
July 4.23"
August 3.59"
September 2.08"
October 2.03"
November 0.94"
December 0.71"
Annual total 27.59"

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 898
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,355
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $122
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $302

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 Phelps County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Phelps County?

Phelps County averages a high of 87.3°F in July and a low of 13.2°F in January. Annual precipitation is 27.59 inches, including 25.4 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Phelps County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 45% 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 Phelps County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.3°F. That drives 898 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Phelps County?

Yes. Phelps County averages 25.4 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station HOLDREGE, NE US (USC00253910), 4.7 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.