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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Omaha/Valley
NE 525 PM CDT Sun Sep 1 2024

The climate this summer across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa
was pretty average, not excessively hot or cool, and not excessively
dry or wet. In Omaha, it was just slightly cooler than average, and
drier than normal. And it was just slightly warmer than average at
both Lincoln and Norfolk, and slightly wetter than normal. Omaha
reached 100 or higher 3 times and Lincoln reached 100 or higher 6
times this summer, both climatologically average. Norfolk only
reached 100 or higher 1 time, which was 3 instances below average.

The generous rainfall earlier in the summer allowed most of the
region to get out of the severe to extreme drought by early July.
But drier conditions later in summer have allowed drought conditions
to redevelop across parts of the region through August.

It has also been a record setting year for the number of tornadoes
in our area.

Summer 2024    Omaha         Lincoln        Norfolk        NWS Valley

Temperatures
Avg Max Temp    86.0          88.0           84.8             84.8
30 year Normal  86.1          87.3           84.2             84.6
Departure       -0.1           0.7            0.6              0.2
Rankings   59th warmest    43rd warmest   74th warmest   15th warmest
Avg Min Temp    65.0          64.5           62.5             65.3
30 year Normal  65.7          64.3           60.9             65.8
Departure       -0.7           0.2            1.6             -0.5
Rankings   65th warmest    50th warmest   32nd warmest    8th warmest
Avg Temperature 75.5          76.3           73.7             75.0
30 year Normal  75.9          75.8           72.5             75.2
Departure       -0.4           0.5            1.2             -0.2
Rankings   61st warmest    42nd warmest 53rd warmest     13th warmest

>90 days         27            41              22             19
POR Mean         28            35              30             26
>100 days         3             6               1              0
POR Mean          3             6               4              2
Max Temp        101           104             100             99
Min Temp         51            50              49             53

Precipitation
Amount         10.95         12.01           11.00          11.59
30 year Normal 12.59         11.05           10.85          13.56
Departure      -1.64          0.96            0.15          -1.97
Rankings   81st wettest   53rd wettest    54th wettest  16th wettest

POR - Period of Record
Year Data Began 1871          1887            1893           1994

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DeWald