Spring Creek, NE climate
Spring Creek has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Spring Creek feels like
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Spring Creek 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 | 36° | 13° | 0.5" | 5.5" | 3 | 11 | 16° – 38° |
| February | 39° | 16° | 0.6" | 5.8" | 4 | 10 | 17° – 36° |
| March | 51° | 26° | 1.4" | 4.1" | 5 | 3 | 30° – 51° |
| April | 61° | 35° | 2.8" | 2.8" | 8 | 1 | 40° – 54° |
| May | 71° | 45° | 4.1" | 0.1" | 9 | 0 | 52° – 64° |
| June | 81° | 56° | 4.0" | 0 | 10 | 0 | 64° – 75° |
| July | 86° | 61° | 3.3" | 0 | 8 | 0 | 67° – 80° |
| August | 84° | 60° | 3.1" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 66° – 77° |
| September | 77° | 50° | 2.2" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 57° – 69° |
| October | 64° | 37° | 2.0" | 0.8" | 5 | 1 | 42° – 55° |
| November | 50° | 24° | 0.9" | 2.4" | 4 | 2 | 27° – 44° |
| December | 38° | 16° | 0.6" | 4.3" | 3 | 7 | 17° – 32° |
| Year | 61° | 37° | 25.5" | 25.8" | 73 | 35 |
“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 Spring Creek
Spring Creek gets 26 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 73 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 35 days of the year.
About 152 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 4 and the first one by October 4. That leaves about 152 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 79% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Spring Creek
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Spring Creek, 89% of that work is heating and 11% 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.
Spring Creek and its neighbors
Spring Creek borders 5 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.8°. Arcadia has both the coldest January nights (13°) and the hottest July afternoons (87°). Spring Creek’s January low is 13° and its July high 86°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek averaged 1.2° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.5°). The shift is larger than in 51% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Spring Creek’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 16° to 38°. August is the most reliable, staying within 10°.
Common questions about Spring Creek’s climate
What is the coldest month in Spring Creek?
January, with a typical high of 36° and a low of 13°.
What is the hottest month in Spring Creek?
July, with a typical high of 86° and a low of 61°. About 32 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Spring Creek get?
About 26 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Spring Creek?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 4, and the last spring frost by May 4.
What is the rainiest month in Spring Creek?
May, with 4.1 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 26 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Spring Creek itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Arcadia, NE (9 mi, snow) and Comstock, NE (6 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.