East Custer, NE Climate


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East Custer, NE has a semi-arid climate with hot and dry summers and cold winters. Temperatures in the summer often reach over 90 degrees Fahrenheit and can be quite humid at times. Winters are cold with temperatures dipping into the single digits and occasionally below zero. Average rainfall throughout the year is fairly low, but there are occasional thunderstorms that bring more precipitation to the area. The region generally gets around 20 inches of snow each winter, which provides some relief from the intense heat of summertime.

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for East Custer is 7.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Nebraska.

9.2 Summer - 5.4 Winter
August, June and July are the most pleasant months in East Custer, while January and February are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateEast Custer, NebraskaUnited States
  23.8 in.38.1 in.
  28.4 in.27.8 in.
  70.4 days106.2 days
  224 days205 days
  86.1°85.8°
  12.1°21.7°
  7.37
  3.94.3
  2571 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for East Custer with an average high temperature of 86.1°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nebraska. In East Custer, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for East Custer are September, June and August.
In East Custer, there are 23.3 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nebraska.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for East Custer with an average of 12.1°. This is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In East Custer, there are 167.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
In East Custer, there are 14.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Nebraska.
Humidity in East Custer is generally low and comfortable. But there some days when the humidity becomes unpleasant, especially in July and August. The most humid months (but still comfortable) are July, August and June.
June is the wettest month in East Custer with 4.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 40% of yearly precipitation and 6% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 23.8 inches in East Custer means that it is drier than most places in Nebraska.
May is the rainiest month in East Custer with 9.6 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 70.4 rainy days annually in East Custer, which is less rainy than most places in Nebraska. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 13% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 28.4 inches in East Custer means that it is about average compared to other places in Nebraska. March is the snowiest month in East Custer with 5.4 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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