CXUS53 KLBF 011129 CLMVTN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE 629 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE VALENTINE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1885 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 87 03/26/2012 03/31/1946 03/29/1943 LOW -29 03/01/1980 HIGHEST 87R 03/21 76 11 82 03/28 03/30 LOWEST -6 03/16 -2 -4 3 03/08 AVG. MAXIMUM 62.1 51.6 10.5 56.3 AVG. MINIMUM 27.1 23.5 3.6 26.4 MEAN 44.6 37.6 7.0 41.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 4.1 -3.1 2 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 25.3 -5.3 27 DAYS MIN <= 0 1 1.3 -0.3 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.23 1977 MINIMUM 0.01 1997 TOTALS 0.24 1.01 -0.77 1.62 DAILY AVG. 0.01 0.03 -0.02 0.05 DAYS >= .01 4 6.9 -2.9 6 DAYS >= .10 2 2.6 -0.6 3 DAYS >= .50 0 0.6 -0.6 2 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.1 -0.1 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.11 03/10 TO 03/10 0.65 03/06 TO 03/06 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 51.0 1977 TOTALS 3.5 6.0 -2.5 15.0 SINCE 7/1 12.3 28.5 -16.2 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 DAYS >= 1.0 2 2.0 0.0 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 03/11 7 03/07 03/15 03/16 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 628 851 -223 724 SINCE 7/1 4765 5856 -1091 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/300 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.22 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 23 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 2 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 54 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0 LIGHT RAIN 0 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 1 LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$