Agate, Nebraska
Unincorporated community in Nebraska, United States
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Agate is in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. Agate is located on Nebraska Highway 29, 19 miles (31 km) south-southeast of Harrison. It is home to Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
History
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Agate has a cool semi-arid climate, abbreviated BSk on climate maps.
| Climate data for Agate, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–1907, 1964–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) |
72 (22) |
83 (28) |
90 (32) |
95 (35) |
106 (41) |
108 (42) |
103 (39) |
101 (38) |
90 (32) |
79 (26) |
72 (22) |
108 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.8 (14.9) |
61.4 (16.3) |
72.2 (22.3) |
80.1 (26.7) |
87.5 (30.8) |
94.0 (34.4) |
98.4 (36.9) |
96.7 (35.9) |
93.1 (33.9) |
83.4 (28.6) |
70.8 (21.6) |
60.0 (15.6) |
99.3 (37.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.5 (4.7) |
42.7 (5.9) |
53.6 (12.0) |
61.3 (16.3) |
70.2 (21.2) |
81.2 (27.3) |
88.7 (31.5) |
87.5 (30.8) |
79.7 (26.5) |
65.0 (18.3) |
50.5 (10.3) |
40.4 (4.7) |
63.4 (17.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.7 (−3.5) |
27.8 (−2.3) |
37.5 (3.1) |
45.3 (7.4) |
54.6 (12.6) |
64.7 (18.2) |
71.2 (21.8) |
69.3 (20.7) |
60.3 (15.7) |
46.8 (8.2) |
34.2 (1.2) |
25.2 (−3.8) |
46.9 (8.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.0 (−11.7) |
12.9 (−10.6) |
21.4 (−5.9) |
29.2 (−1.6) |
39.0 (3.9) |
48.2 (9.0) |
53.7 (12.1) |
51.1 (10.6) |
41.0 (5.0) |
28.5 (−1.9) |
18.0 (−7.8) |
9.9 (−12.3) |
30.3 (−0.9) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15.7 (−26.5) |
−11.8 (−24.3) |
0.9 (−17.3) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
21.0 (−6.1) |
32.3 (0.2) |
39.8 (4.3) |
35.6 (2.0) |
23.1 (−4.9) |
7.4 (−13.7) |
−4.9 (−20.5) |
−16.2 (−26.8) |
−24.2 (−31.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −34 (−37) |
−41 (−41) |
−27 (−33) |
−17 (−27) |
12 (−11) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
27 (−3) |
5 (−15) |
−14 (−26) |
−21 (−29) |
−44 (−42) |
−44 (−42) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.22 (5.6) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.64 (16) |
1.52 (39) |
2.89 (73) |
2.31 (59) |
2.21 (56) |
1.60 (41) |
1.29 (33) |
1.12 (28) |
0.44 (11) |
0.31 (7.9) |
14.90 (378) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) |
5.7 (14) |
5.6 (14) |
5.4 (14) |
1.6 (4.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
2.4 (6.1) |
4.3 (11) |
4.8 (12) |
34.2 (87) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 75.2 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 20.0 |
| Source: NOAA[4][5] | |||||||||||||
