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Kearney averages 21.8 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (5.6″), and snow usually falls from October through May. On about 9 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 33 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.8″
<1
<1
8
38°F
November
2.8″
1
2
24
25°F
December
3.4″
2
8
31
17°F
January
3.7″
2
11
31
14°F
February
5.6″
2
8
27
17°F
March
3.5″
1
3
24
25°F
April
1.9″
1
1
11
36°F
May
0.1″
0
0
1
47°F
Year
21.8″
9
33
157
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Kearney 4 Ne (4 mi from the city center, -43 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
21.8 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Kearney 4 Ne station, 4 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 5.6 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Kearney have?
About 157 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 14 °F.