Parks, NE climate
Parks has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Parks feels like
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Parks 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 | 43° | 16° | 0.4" | 5.6" | 4 | 9 | 19° – 39° |
| February | 46° | 19° | 0.5" | 5.9" | 6 | 9 | 23° – 40° |
| March | 57° | 28° | 0.9" | 4.0" | 6 | 3 | 35° – 51° |
| April | 65° | 35° | 1.8" | 2.5" | 9 | 1 | 45° – 56° |
| May | 74° | 46° | 2.8" | 0.1" | 10 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| June | 86° | 57° | 2.8" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 67° – 77° |
| July | 92° | 62° | 3.1" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 72° – 82° |
| August | 89° | 61° | 2.7" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 70° – 79° |
| September | 81° | 51° | 1.3" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 59° – 71° |
| October | 67° | 37° | 1.3" | 1.9" | 6 | 1 | 44° – 57° |
| November | 54° | 26° | 0.5" | 2.6" | 4 | 2 | 32° – 46° |
| December | 44° | 17° | 0.4" | 4.8" | 4 | 7 | 23° – 36° |
| Year | 66° | 38° | 18.5" | 27.6" | 81 | 31 |
“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 Parks
Parks gets 19 inches of rain and melted snow a year. July is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 81 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 31 days of the year.
About 163 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 30 and the first one by October 12. That leaves about 163 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 68% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Parks
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Parks, 83% of that work is heating and 17% 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 Parks 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 Parks averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.4°). The shift is larger than in 58% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Parks’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 19° to 39°. August is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Parks’s climate
What is the coldest month in Parks?
January, with a typical high of 43° and a low of 16°.
What is the hottest month in Parks?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 62°. About 63 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Parks get?
About 28 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Parks?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 12, and the last spring frost by April 30.
What is the rainiest month in Parks?
July, with 3.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 19 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Parks itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Benkelman 1n, NE (10 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.