Richland weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Richland, Nebraska: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at COLUMBUS 3 NE, 10 km from Richland; records cover 1893–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 28.7 in728 mm
- Snow a year
- 26 in65 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 19
- First fall freeze
- Oct 11
- Heating degree days
- 6,323
- Cooling degree days
- 1,088
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 98°37° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Richland in January
Highs average 32°0° and lows 14°−10°, with 0.65 in17 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 70°21° (1944)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1912)
- Heating degree days
- 1300
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Richland in February
Highs average 37°3° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.73 in19 mm of precipitation and 6 in15 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1896)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 1060
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Richland in March
Highs average 50°10° and lows 28°−2°, with 1.4 in35 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 95°35° (2026)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1913)
- Heating degree days
- 810
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Richland in April
Highs average 62°17° and lows 39°4°, with 2.9 in74 mm of precipitation and 1.1 in2.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1910)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 448
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Richland in May
Highs average 73°23° and lows 51°11°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1913)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (1909)
- Heating degree days
- 168
- Cooling degree days
- 71
Richland in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 62°17°, with 4.7 in119 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 109°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1894)
- Heating degree days
- 17
- Cooling degree days
- 239
Richland in July
Highs average 87°31° and lows 66°19°, with 3.5 in88 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 115°46° (1936)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 357
Richland in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 64°18°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1934)
- Record low
- 37°3° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 6
- Cooling degree days
- 282
Richland in September
Highs average 77°25° and lows 55°13°, with 2.5 in63 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1922)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1984)
- Heating degree days
- 89
- Cooling degree days
- 118
Richland in OctoberThis month
Highs average 63°17° and lows 41°5°, with 2.4 in60 mm of precipitation and 0.7 in1.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1938)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 414
- Cooling degree days
- 12
Richland in November
Highs average 48°9° and lows 28°−2°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation and 1.8 in4.6 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 85°29° (1945)
- Record low
- −14°−26° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 819
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Richland in December
Highs average 36°2° and lows 18°−8°, with 0.93 in24 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1939)
- Record low
- −25°−32° (1916)
- Heating degree days
- 1190
- Cooling degree days
- 0