STERLING, NEBRASKA

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		787		19		27		54		71		113		101		108		99		81		56		35		23

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69		3		4		6		7		9		8		7		7		6		5		4		3

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		371		59		98		186		204		349		291		371		327		291		158		111		91

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		---		---		---		19		28		5		5		8		7		---		---		---

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		127.5		28.2		45.2		52.3		63.8		81.3		127.5		97		104.1		108		97		59.9		55.9

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		53.6		2.3		2.9		4.3		5.5		7.4		5.9		6.1		5.3		4.4		4.1		3		2.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		55		2		3		4		6		7		7		6		6		5		4		3		2

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22		---		1		2		2		3		3		3		3		2		1		1		1

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		21.4		0.4		0.9		1.9		2		3.3		2.5		3		2.7		1.9		1.2		0.9		0.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7		---		---		---		1		1		1		1		1		1		1		---		---

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		58.9		16.5		13.7		10.2		1.8		0.2		---		---		---		---		0.8		4.6		11.2

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		8.7		2.3		2.3		1.1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.6		2.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 59

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		73.7		71.1		48.3		73.7		20.3		10.2		---		---		---		---		20.3		30.5		46.2

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.7		2		2.1		1		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.5		1.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.3		0.9		0.9		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.2		0.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1.5		0.3		0.6		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.3

Avg. No. of Days w/Snowfall Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		---		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		24.8		7.9		7.3		2.2		0.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.4		6.5

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		16		5.8		4.3		1.4		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		0.2		3.9

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		7.9		2.7		2.5		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		0.1		1.7

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 10in/25cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.8		---		0.6		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.7		10.2		11.2		12.5		13.8		15		15.6		15.2		14.2		12.9		11.5		10.4		9.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.7		7.5		9.8		13.8		16.9		20.1		22.6		22.8		19.6		16.9		12.1		8		6.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		2.7		3.8		5.3		7		8.2		8.5		8		7.2		5.4		4.1		3		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.5		13.1		13.8		16.4		17.2		18.4		19.7		20.2		19.1		19.2		16.6		12.8		11.8

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		17.2		13.6		13.8		16.2		16.5		18.6		21.7		22.9		20		20.5		17.2		13.5		12.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		14.7		7.5		9.8		13.8		16.9		20.1		22.6		22.8		19.6		16.9		12.1		8		6.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.9		2.9		4		5.6		7.3		8.5		9.1		8.8		7.6		6.1		4.5		3.2		2.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		19.7		15.7		17.3		20.3		20.4		20.2		21.9		22.6		21.8		22.4		20.8		18.4		14.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22.6		17.5		19.4		22.1		22.2		22.1		26.9		28.2		25.3		26.1		23.6		21.6		16.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.8		6.7		8.1		9.8		13.7		15.1		19		17.7		17.3		13.6		9.7		5.4		5.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		4.9		2.5		3.4		4.7		6.4		7.9		7.8		7.2		6.4		4.6		3.4		2.3		2.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.7		11.1		10.5		10.8		13.7		13.9		16.7		15.9		16.8		14.9		12.3		7.4		9.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		11.1		10.8		9.5		8.1		10.7		10.4		15.3		13.8		15.6		13.4		11.1		6.2		8.8