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30-year climate normals

Richardson County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

88.1°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 16.7°F.

Richardson County gets 34.71" of precipitation a year, and 42% 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 Precip
January 36.2° 16.7° 0.62"
February 41.5° 20.9° 0.99"
March 54.1° 31.3° 2.14"
April 65.1° 41.4° 3.51"
May 75.3° 52.6° 4.62"
June 84.7° 62.7° 4.83"
July 88.1° 66.3° 5.19"
August 86.5° 63.7° 3.75"
September 79.7° 54.5° 3.34"
October 66.9° 42.6° 2.71"
November 52.1° 30.3° 1.80"
December 40.1° 21.0° 1.21"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 42% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.62"
February 0.99"
March 2.14"
April 3.51"
May 4.62"
June 4.83"
July 5.19"
August 3.75"
September 3.34"
October 2.71"
November 1.80"
December 1.21"
Annual total 34.71"

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 1,238
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,541
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $168
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $264

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 Richardson County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Richardson County?

Richardson County averages a high of 88.1°F in July and a low of 16.7°F in January. Annual precipitation is 34.71 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Richardson County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 42% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Richardson County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 88.1°F. That drives 1,238 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Richardson County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Richardson County.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station FALLS CITY BRENNER FLD, NE US (USW00094957), 7.3 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.