Phillips weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Phillips, Nebraska: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Grand Island Central NE Regional Airport, 11 km from Phillips; records cover 1895–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 26.6 in676 mm
- Snow a year
- 28 in70 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 27
- First fall freeze
- Oct 11
- Heating degree days
- 5,923
- Cooling degree days
- 1,154
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −6°−21° (heating, 99%) and 99°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Phillips in January
Highs average 36°2° and lows 16°−9°, with 0.61 in15 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1990)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1214
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Phillips in February
Highs average 40°5° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.74 in19 mm of precipitation and 7 in19 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1995)
- Record low
- −34°−37° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 987
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Phillips in March
Highs average 53°11° and lows 29°−2°, with 1.4 in35 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 98°37° (2026)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1960)
- Heating degree days
- 754
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Phillips in April
Highs average 63°17° and lows 39°4°, with 2.5 in64 mm of precipitation and 1.6 in4.1 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1902)
- Record low
- −1°−18° (1936)
- Heating degree days
- 431
- Cooling degree days
- 10
Phillips in May
Highs average 73°23° and lows 51°10°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1934)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 167
- Cooling degree days
- 72
Phillips in June
Highs average 84°29° and lows 61°16°, with 4 in102 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1933)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1902)
- Heating degree days
- 17
- Cooling degree days
- 249
Phillips in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 66°19°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 117°47° (1936)
- Record low
- 42°6° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 372
Phillips in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 64°18°, with 3.2 in81 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 112°44° (1934)
- Record low
- 38°3° (1928)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 304
Phillips in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 54°12°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical September.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1931)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 83
- Cooling degree days
- 131
Phillips in OctoberThis month
Highs average 66°19° and lows 41°5°, with 2 in51 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 97°36° (2015)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 384
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Phillips in November
Highs average 51°11° and lows 28°−2°, with 1.1 in28 mm of precipitation and 2.3 in5.8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 88°31° (1915)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1976)
- Heating degree days
- 762
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Phillips in December
Highs average 39°4° and lows 19°−7°, with 0.84 in21 mm of precipitation and 5 in12 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 80°27° (1939)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1119
- Cooling degree days
- 0