Scotia weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Scotia, Nebraska: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at North Loup, 7 km from Scotia; records cover 1895–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 26 in660 mm
- Snow a year
- 31 in78 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 29
- First fall freeze
- Oct 6
- Heating degree days
- 6,779
- Cooling degree days
- 698
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −7°−22° (heating, 99%) and 95°35° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Scotia in January
Highs average 35°2° and lows 11°−12°, with 0.54 in14 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 75°24° (1981)
- Record low
- −35°−37° (1924)
- Heating degree days
- 1308
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Scotia in February
Highs average 39°4° and lows 14°−10°, with 0.7 in18 mm of precipitation and 6 in16 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2006)
- Record low
- −33°−36° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 1079
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Scotia in March
Highs average 51°11° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation and 6 in14 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 96°36° (2026)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 859
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Scotia in April
Highs average 62°17° and lows 33°1°, with 2.9 in75 mm of precipitation and 2.6 in6.6 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1910)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 525
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Scotia in May
Highs average 72°22° and lows 45°7°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 105°41° (1934)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1944)
- Heating degree days
- 236
- Cooling degree days
- 30
Scotia in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 56°13°, with 4.4 in113 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 113°45° (1937)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 41
- Cooling degree days
- 146
Scotia in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 61°16°, with 3.3 in83 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 114°46° (1934)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 8
- Cooling degree days
- 252
Scotia in August
Highs average 83°28° and lows 59°15°, with 2.9 in73 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 111°44° (1934)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 16
- Cooling degree days
- 192
Scotia in September
Highs average 77°25° and lows 49°9°, with 2.2 in56 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1912)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1918)
- Heating degree days
- 137
- Cooling degree days
- 70
Scotia in OctoberThis month
Highs average 64°18° and lows 36°2°, with 2.1 in52 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1947)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 477
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Scotia in November
Highs average 49°10° and lows 23°−5°, with 0.93 in24 mm of precipitation and 3 in8 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1931)
- Record low
- −13°−25° (1895)
- Heating degree days
- 870
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Scotia in December
Highs average 37°3° and lows 14°−10°, with 0.76 in19 mm of precipitation and 5 in14 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1939)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1932)
- Heating degree days
- 1223
- Cooling degree days
- 0