Editing Valentine, Nebraska (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Valentine Area, NE(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Valentine]]
With a [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwa''), Valentine experiences extremes of heat and cold annually; it is part of USDA [[Hardiness zone]] 4b.<ref>{{cite web|title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|url=http://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/|publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |access-date=2014-06-01}}</ref> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|24.5|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|75.7|°F|1}} in July.<ref name = NOAA/> In an average year, seven afternoons reach {{convert|100|°F|1}} or higher, 41.3 days reach {{convert|90|°F|1}} or higher, 41.2 afternoons do not climb above freezing, and 17.9 mornings reach {{convert|0|°F|1}} or lower.<ref name = NOAA/> The average window for freezing temperatures is September 25 thru May 11,<ref name = NOAA/> allowing a growing season of 136 days. Extreme temperatures officially range from {{convert|−39|F|1}} on December 22, 1989, to {{convert|114|F|1}} on July 2, 1990, with temperatures reaching {{convert|110|F|1}} as recently as [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|July 21, 2012]]; the record low daily maximum is {{convert|−17|°F|1}} on January 12, 1916, while the record high daily minimum is {{convert|81|°F|1}} on July 24, 1940, and July 25, 1899.<ref name = NOAA/>

Precipitation is low, with an annual average of around {{convert|20.90|in|1}}, but not quite low enough for the climate to be classified as [[Semi-arid climate|semi-arid]]; it has ranged from {{convert|10.14|in|mm|1}} in 1894 to {{convert|32.68|in|mm|1}} in 1977.<ref name = NOAA/> The very dry winters—as dry as the driest desert areas of [[Southwestern United States|the Southwest]]—mean snowfall is modest, averaging {{convert|34.2|in|cm|sigfig=2}} per season (peaking in February and March), and ranging from {{convert|12.7|in|cm|sigfig=2}} in 1984–85 to {{convert|88.5|in|cm|sigfig=2}} in 1919–20;<ref name = NOAA/> the average window for measurable (≥{{convert|0.1|in|cm|sigfig=2}}) snowfall is October 27 thru April 11, with May snow being rare.<ref name = NOAA/>

{{Weather box
|location = Valentine, Nebraska ([[Miller Field (airport)|Miller Field]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1889–present{{efn|Official records for Valentine kept at the Weather Bureau Office from July 1889 to July 20, 1955 and at Miller Field since July 21, 1955.<ref>[http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/ ThreadEx]</ref>}}
|collapsed = Y 
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 72
|Feb record high F = 78
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 100
|May record high F = 102
|Jun record high F = 110
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 96
|Nov record high F = 86
|Dec record high F = 76
|year record high F = 114
|Jan avg record high F = 60.8
|Feb avg record high F = 64.8
|Mar avg record high F = 77.1
|Apr avg record high F = 84.6
|May avg record high F = 91.4
|Jun avg record high F = 97.2
|Jul avg record high F = 103.4
|Aug avg record high F = 101.2
|Sep avg record high F = 97.0
|Oct avg record high F = 87.5
|Nov avg record high F = 74.9
|Dec avg record high F = 61.1
|year avg record high F = 104.5
|Jan high F = 37.8
|Feb high F = 40.9
|Mar high F = 51.6
|Apr high F = 61.2
|May high F = 72.0
|Jun high F = 83.0
|Jul high F = 90.4
|Aug high F = 88.4
|Sep high F = 79.8
|Oct high F = 64.5
|Nov high F = 50.6
|Dec high F = 39.4
|year high F = 63.3
|Jan mean F = 24.5
|Feb mean F = 27.6
|Mar mean F = 37.6
|Apr mean F = 47.2
|May mean F = 58.1
|Jun mean F = 69.0
|Jul mean F = 75.7
|Aug mean F = 73.6
|Sep mean F = 64.2
|Oct mean F = 49.3
|Nov mean F = 36.2
|Dec mean F = 26.3
|year mean F = 49.1
|Jan low F = 11.2
|Feb low F = 14.2
|Mar low F = 23.5
|Apr low F = 33.1
|May low F = 44.2
|Jun low F = 54.9
|Jul low F = 61.0
|Aug low F = 58.7
|Sep low F = 48.6
|Oct low F = 34.2
|Nov low F = 21.8
|Dec low F = 13.1
|year low F = 34.9
|Jan avg record low F = -14.0
|Feb avg record low F = -10.2
|Mar avg record low F = 0.1
|Apr avg record low F = 14.6
|May avg record low F = 27.6
|Jun avg record low F = 40.8
|Jul avg record low F = 47.9
|Aug avg record low F = 44.9
|Sep avg record low F = 31.5
|Oct avg record low F = 15.1
|Nov avg record low F = 0.1
|Dec avg record low F = -9.9
|year avg record low F = -20.3
|Jan record low F = −38
|Feb record low F = −37
|Mar record low F = −29
|Apr record low F = −8
|May record low F = 17
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 38
|Aug record low F = 34
|Sep record low F = 12
|Oct record low F = −6
|Nov record low F = −22
|Dec record low F = −39
|year record low F = −39
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.32
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.61
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.01
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.48
|May precipitation inch = 3.52
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.96
|Jul precipitation inch = 2.82
|Aug precipitation inch = 2.04
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.72
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.42
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.57
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.43
|year precipitation inch = 20.90
|Jan snow inch = 4.4
|Feb snow inch = 6.5
|Mar snow inch = 6.0
|Apr snow inch = 5.6
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 2.0
|Nov snow inch = 4.6
|Dec snow inch = 5.0
|year snow inch = 34.2
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 4.9
|Feb precipitation days = 5.7
|Mar precipitation days = 6.9
|Apr precipitation days = 9.6
|May precipitation days = 11.8
|Jun precipitation days = 11.2
|Jul precipitation days = 9.3
|Aug precipitation days = 8.1
|Sep precipitation days = 6.8
|Oct precipitation days = 7.2
|Nov precipitation days = 4.8
|Dec precipitation days = 4.8
|year precipitation days = 91.1
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 3.8
|Feb snow days = 4.7
|Mar snow days = 4.0
|Apr snow days = 2.4
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.1
|Nov snow days = 2.9
|Dec snow days = 3.9
|year snow days = 22.9
|Jan humidity = 64.4
|Feb humidity = 64.6
|Mar humidity = 62.9
|Apr humidity = 55.4
|May humidity = 57.4
|Jun humidity = 55.7
|Jul humidity = 54.9
|Aug humidity = 57.6
|Sep humidity = 54.5
|Oct humidity = 57.3
|Nov humidity = 62.4
|Dec humidity = 64.3
|year humidity = 59.3
|Jan sun = 181.7
|Feb sun = 183.2
|Mar sun = 216.2
|Apr sun = 239.8
|May sun = 284.4
|Jun sun = 317.2
|Jul sun = 349.6
|Aug sun = 325.4
|Sep sun = 264.0
|Oct sun = 232.5
|Nov sun = 175.0
|Dec sun = 163.0
|year sun = 2932.0
|Jan percentsun = 62
|Feb percentsun = 62
|Mar percentsun = 58
|Apr percentsun = 60
|May percentsun = 63
|Jun percentsun = 69
|Jul percentsun = 75
|Aug percentsun = 75
|Sep percentsun = 70
|Oct percentsun = 68
|Nov percentsun = 60
|Dec percentsun = 58
|year percentsun = 66
|Jan dew point C = -12.9
|Feb dew point C = -10.7
|Mar dew point C = -5.8
|Apr dew point C = -1.5
|May dew point C = 4.9
|Jun dew point C = 10.0
|Jul dew point C = 12.8
|Aug dew point C = 12.2
|Sep dew point C = 6.0
|Oct dew point C = -0.6
|Nov dew point C = -6.8
|Dec dew point C = -12.1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity and dew point 1976–1990, sun 1961–1990)<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web 
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lbf
|title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|accessdate = November 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name = "NOAA txt">
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00024032&format=pdf
|title = Station: Valentine Miller Fld, NE
|work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 27, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240110081344/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00024032&format=pdf
|archive-date = 2024-01-10}}</ref><ref name = NOAAsun >
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72567.TXT
|title = WMO Climate Normals for Valentine/WSO AP, NE 1961–1990
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = November 27, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240110073127/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72567.TXT
|archive-date = 2024-01-10}}</ref> 
}}