South Platte, NE Climate

South Platte, Nebraska has a semi-arid climate characterized by hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is around 52°F (11°C), although temperatures can reach as high as 95°F (35°C) in the summer and drop to below 0°F (-18°C) in the winter. Rainfall is generally light throughout the year, but there are occasional thunderstorms during the spring and summer months. Snowfall is also relatively rare, with an average of only 8 inches per year.

Climate	South Platte, Nebraska	United States
Rainfall		38.1

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.