Clarks, NE climate
Clarks has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 27 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Clarks feels like
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Clarks 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° | 14° | 0.6" | 6.5" | 3 | 11 | 17° – 38° |
| February | 39° | 18° | 0.7" | 6.4" | 4 | 11 | 17° – 37° |
| March | 51° | 28° | 1.5" | 3.8" | 6 | 3 | 31° – 54° |
| April | 63° | 38° | 2.7" | 1.9" | 7 | 1 | 43° – 56° |
| May | 73° | 49° | 4.6" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| June | 83° | 60° | 4.2" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67° – 77° |
| July | 87° | 64° | 3.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 69° – 81° |
| August | 84° | 62° | 3.3" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 68° – 78° |
| September | 78° | 53° | 2.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 60° – 72° |
| October | 65° | 40° | 2.2" | 0.9" | 6 | 0 | 45° – 56° |
| November | 50° | 27° | 1.2" | 2.5" | 3 | 3 | 29° – 48° |
| December | 37° | 18° | 0.9" | 4.5" | 3 | 7 | 16° – 32° |
| Year | 62° | 39° | 27.7" | 26.5" | 71 | 36 |
“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 Clarks
Clarks gets 28 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 71 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 36 days of the year.
About 165 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 28 and the first one by October 10. That leaves about 165 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 65% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Clarks
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Clarks, 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 Clarks 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 Clarks averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.9°). The shift is smaller than in 59% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Clarks’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 31° to 54°. June is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Clarks’s climate
What is the coldest month in Clarks?
January, with a typical high of 35° and a low of 14°.
What is the hottest month in Clarks?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 64°. About 33 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Clarks get?
About 27 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Clarks?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 10, and the last spring frost by April 28.
What is the rainiest month in Clarks?
May, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 28 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Clarks itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Polk, NE (10 mi, snow) and Central City, NE (12 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.