Climate · St. Libory

St. Libory, NE climate

St. Libory has cold winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 28 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decade
July high
87°
399th hottest of 913 Nebraska towns
January low
14°
383rd mildest of 913 Nebraska towns
Rain + melted snow
27 in
372nd driest of 913 Nebraska towns
Snow a winter
28 in
427th least snowy of 910 Nebraska towns
A normal year

What a year in St. Libory feels like

Winter

38° / 16°
Typical high / low · 9 days with an inch or more of snow

Spring

62° / 38°
Typical high / low · Last frost around Apr 23

Summer

85° / 62°
Typical high / low · 36 days reach 90° in a normal year

Fall

64° / 39°
Typical high / low · First frost around Oct 15
Best months to be outsideMayJunSepHighs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
Month by month

St. Libory weather by month

Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.

MonthHighLowRain + meltSnowWet daysSnow on ground30-yr range
January35°14°0.6" 6.8"613 17° – 38°
February40°18°0.7" 7.3"611 18° – 37°
March52°27°1.5" 3.8"73 31° – 53°
April63°37°2.7" 1.6"91 42° – 55°
May73°49°4.6" 0120 54° – 66°
June83°60°4.0" 0100 67° – 77°
July87°64°3.5" 090 69° – 81°
August84°62°3.3" 090 68° – 77°
September78°52°2.3" 0.1"70 60° – 71°
October65°39°2.2" 1.1"71 44° – 56°
November50°27°1.2" 2.3"52 29° – 46°
December38°18°0.9" 4.7"58 17° – 32°
Year62°39°27.5"27.7"9038

“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 & snow

Rain and snow in St. Libory

St. Libory gets 27 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 90 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 38 days of the year.

27 in
Rain + melted snow a year
Less rain than 79% of U.S. towns
28 in
Snow in a normal winter
More snow than 54% of U.S. towns
38 days
With 1"+ of snow on the ground
More than 58% of U.S. towns

Rain + melted snow by month

Inches of water
4.6"

Snowfall by month

Inches of snow
7.3"
Frost & the growing season

About 174 frost-free days a year

In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 23 and the first one by October 15. That leaves about 174 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 56% of U.S. towns.

145
nights at or below 32° in a normal year
9
nights below 0° in a normal year
36
days that reach 90° in a normal year

Freezing nights by month

Average nights at or below 32°

90° days by month

Average days at 90° or more
Heating & cooling

Heating and cooling a home in St. Libory

Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In St. Libory, 84% of that work is heating and 16% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.

84%heating
5,923 heating degree daysMore heating than 54% of U.S. towns
1,153 cooling degree daysMore cooling than 67% of U.S. towns

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.

Compared with other towns

How St. Libory compares

Summer heat87° July high
Hotter than 65% of U.S. towns399th hottest of 913 Nebraska towns
Winter cold14° January low
Colder than 72% of U.S. towns383rd mildest of 913 Nebraska towns
Precipitation27" a year
Drier than 79% of U.S. towns372nd driest of 913 Nebraska towns
Snow28" a winter
Snowier than 54% of U.S. towns427th least snowy of 910 Nebraska towns
Growing season174 frost-free days
Shorter than 56% of U.S. towns138th longest of 913 Nebraska towns

Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.

Then and now

Warmer than it used to be

+1.0°1991–2020 average vs. the 20th century (1901–2000)

The last 30 years in St. Libory averaged 1.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.7°). The shift is smaller than in 73% of U.S. towns.

❄️ Winter+2.1° now 27°, was 25°
🌷 Spring+1.2° now 50°, was 49°
☀️ Summer−0.1° now 73°, was 73°
🍂 Fall+0.6° now 52°, was 51°

Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at St. Libory’s spot on NOAA’s grid

Year to year

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 53°. August is the most reliable, staying within 9°.

Coldest to warmest month in 30 yearsNormal
Questions

Common questions about St. Libory’s climate

What is the coldest month in St. Libory?

January, with a typical high of 35° and a low of 14°.

What is the hottest month in St. Libory?

July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 64°. About 36 days a year reach 90°.

How much snow does St. Libory get?

About 28 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.

When is the first frost in St. Libory?

In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 15, and the last spring frost by April 23.

What is the rainiest month in St. Libory?

May, with 4.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 27 inches.

Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for St. Libory itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Grand Island Airport, NE (9 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.

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