Beaver Crossing, NE climate
Beaver Crossing has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Beaver Crossing feels like
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Beaver Crossing weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 15° | 0.7" | 5.5" | 4 | 15 | 18° – 39° |
| February | 40° | 18° | 0.8" | 4.7" | 5 | 13 | 17° – 38° |
| March | 52° | 29° | 1.6" | 4.2" | 7 | 4 | 33° – 55° |
| April | 63° | 39° | 2.6" | 0.7" | 9 | 0 | 42° – 57° |
| May | 74° | 50° | 4.9" | 0 | 12 | 0 | 56° – 68° |
| June | 83° | 61° | 4.4" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 68° – 77° |
| July | 87° | 65° | 3.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 71° – 81° |
| August | 85° | 63° | 3.6" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 69° – 79° |
| September | 78° | 53° | 2.7" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 60° – 71° |
| October | 66° | 41° | 2.2" | 1.0" | 7 | 0 | 46° – 57° |
| November | 51° | 28° | 1.3" | 0.6" | 4 | 1 | 31° – 49° |
| December | 38° | 19° | 1.0" | 3.8" | 5 | 9 | 17° – 33° |
| Year | 63° | 40° | 29.4" | 20.5" | 87 | 43 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Beaver Crossing
Beaver Crossing gets 29 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 87 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 43 days of the year.
About 169 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 26 and the first one by October 12. That leaves about 169 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 62% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Beaver Crossing
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Beaver Crossing, 87% of that work is heating and 13% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Beaver Crossing compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Beaver Crossing averaged 0.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.6°). The shift is smaller than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Beaver Crossing’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. March swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 33° to 55°. June is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Beaver Crossing’s climate
What is the coldest month in Beaver Crossing?
January, with a typical high of 35° and a low of 15°.
What is the hottest month in Beaver Crossing?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 65°. About 35 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Beaver Crossing get?
About 21 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Beaver Crossing?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 12, and the last spring frost by April 26.
What is the rainiest month in Beaver Crossing?
May, with 4.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 29 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Beaver Crossing itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Utica, NE (9 mi, snow) and Seward, NE (13 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.