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30-year climate normals

Thurston County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 10.6°F.

Thurston County gets 29.81" of precipitation a year and 32.2" of snow, and 40% 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 30.0° 10.6° 0.74" 6.1"
February 35.0° 14.3° 0.97" 8.3"
March 48.1° 25.0° 1.66" 5.1"
April 61.3° 36.0° 3.23" 2.0"
May 72.8° 49.0° 4.05" 0.1"
June 82.9° 59.9° 4.50" 0.0"
July 87.0° 63.9° 3.41" 0.0"
August 84.4° 61.0° 3.64" 0.0"
September 78.2° 51.6° 2.96" 0.0"
October 64.0° 38.4° 2.26" 0.8"
November 47.5° 25.3° 1.38" 2.9"
December 33.7° 15.1° 1.01" 6.9"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 40% falling in the wettest three months (May, Jun, Jul).

January 0.74"
February 0.97"
March 1.66"
April 3.23"
May 4.05"
June 4.50"
July 3.41"
August 3.64"
September 2.96"
October 2.26"
November 1.38"
December 1.01"
Annual total 29.81"

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 982
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,790
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $133
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $323

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 Thurston County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Thurston County?

Thurston County averages a high of 87.0°F in July and a low of 10.6°F in January. Annual precipitation is 29.81 inches, including 32.2 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Thurston County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 40% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Thurston County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.0°F. That drives 982 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Thurston County?

Yes. Thurston County averages 32.2 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WALTHILL 1E, NE US (USC00258935), 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.