NOUS43 KLBF 021336 PNSLBF NEZ004>010-022>029-035>038-056>059-069>071-094-041345- Public Information Statement National Weather Service North Platte NE 736 AM CST Mon Feb 2 2026 /636 AM MST Mon Feb 2 2026/ ...January 2026 saw above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation for North Platte...while temperatures were above normal and precipitation above normal for Valentine... For North Platte, the average daily mean temperature in January was 28.5 degrees which was 2.2 degrees above the normal of 26.3 degrees. The average daily high temperature for the month of January was 44.9 degrees which was 4.2 degrees above the normal of 40.7 degrees. The average daily low temperature for January was 12.0 degrees which was 0.8 degrees above the normal 11.2 degrees. Two daily record temperatures were set during the month of January. On the 4th, the high at North Platte was 71 degrees breaking the record high of 65 degrees set previously in 1989. On the 25th, the low temperature in North Platte was -14, tying the record low for that date set previously in 1969, 1957, 1950 and 1902. For Valentine, the average daily mean temperature in January was 25.8 degrees which was 1.3 degrees above the normal of 24.5 degrees. The average daily high temperature for January was 39.9 degrees which was 2.1 degrees above the normal of 37.8 degrees. The average daily low temperature for the month was 11.7 degrees which was 0.5 degrees above the normal of 11.2 degrees. Two daily record temperatures were set during the month of January in Valentine. On the 4th the high temperature was 67 degrees, breaking the record high of 64 degrees set previously in 1935. On the 13th the low temperature was 38 degrees, breaking the record high minimum temperature of 37 degrees set previously in 1928. At Lee Bird Field in North Platte, precipitation for January totaled 0.22 inches which was 0.17 inches below the normal of 0.39 inches. No daily precipitation records were set during the month of January in North Platte. Snowfall for January totaled 1.5 inches which was 3.6 inches below the normal of 5.1 inches. No daily snowfall records were set during the month of January for North Platte. At Miller Field in Valentine, precipitation for January totaled 0.54 inches which was 0.22 inches above the normal of 0.32 inches. One daily precipitation record was set during the month of January for Valentine. On the 13th 0.29 inches of precipitation fell at Miller Field, breaking the record of 0.14 inches set previously in 1897. Snowfall for January totaled 3.5 inches which was 0.9 inches below the normal of 4.4 inches. No daily snowfall records were set during the month of January for Valentine. ...North Platte and Valentine precipitation totals for the past 12 months... Precipitation Departure Month LBF VTN LBF VTN February 2025 0.67 0.42 +0.10 -0.19 March 2025 0.30 1.62 -0.70 +0.61 April 2025 1.13 0.85 -1.16 -1.63 May 2025 3.70 4.46 +0.35 +0.94 June 2025 6.85 4.51 +3.31 +0.55 July 2025 3.27 3.88 +0.09 +1.06 August 2025 2.90 1.62 +0.34 -0.42 September 2025 2.68 4.68 +1.07 +2.96 October 2025 1.18 0.33 -0.47 -1.09 November 2025 0.23 0.22 -0.26 -0.35 December 2025 Trace 0.19 -0.45 -0.23 January 2026 0.22 0.54 -0.17 +0.22 TOTALS 23.13 23.32 +2.05 +2.42 $$ CLB