Chester weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Chester, Nebraska: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Hebron, 19 km from Chester; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 31.1 in789 mm
- Snow a year
- 23 in59 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 27
- First fall freeze
- Oct 11
- Heating degree days
- 5,931
- Cooling degree days
- 1,150
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −5°−21° (heating, 99%) and 100°38° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Chester in January
Highs average 37°3° and lows 15°−10°, with 0.8 in20 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1990)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 1223
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Chester in February
Highs average 41°5° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.82 in21 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1896)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 997
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Chester in March
Highs average 53°12° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.7 in43 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −18°−28° (1948)
- Heating degree days
- 764
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Chester in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 38°3°, with 2.7 in70 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1902)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 432
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Chester in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 50°10°, with 5.3 in134 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1934)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1907)
- Heating degree days
- 171
- Cooling degree days
- 67
Chester in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 61°16°, with 4.4 in112 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1946)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1930)
- Heating degree days
- 17
- Cooling degree days
- 245
Chester in July
Highs average 89°31° and lows 65°19°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1934)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 372
Chester in August
Highs average 87°30° and lows 63°17°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1934)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1946)
- Heating degree days
- 5
- Cooling degree days
- 307
Chester in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 53°12°, with 2.6 in66 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1947)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 86
- Cooling degree days
- 133
Chester in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°20° and lows 40°5°, with 2.3 in59 mm of precipitation and 0.4 in1 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1947)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (2006)
- Heating degree days
- 369
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Chester in November
Highs average 52°11° and lows 27°−3°, with 1.3 in33 mm of precipitation and 2 in5.1 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (2006)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1898)
- Heating degree days
- 755
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Chester in December
Highs average 40°5° and lows 18°−8°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1939)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1111
- Cooling degree days
- 0