Editing McCook, Nebraska (section)

===Climate===
McCook's climate is formally classified as hot-summer [[humid continental climate|humid continental]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=14537&cityname=McCook%2C+Nebraska%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=McCook, Nebraska Climate Summary|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> Due to the very hot and humid summers typical of the [[Midwest]] and the January daily mean averaging around {{convert|-3|C|F}}<ref name="Weatherbase">{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=14537&cityname=McCook-Nebraska-United-States-of-America|title=McCook, Nebraska Temperature Averages|publisher=Weatherbase|access-date=February 12, 2015}}</ref> it has a little bit of influence of the [[humid subtropical climate|subtropical climate]]s to the south, although except during periods of [[chinook wind|chinook]] warming winter nights are much too severe for subtropical plants to thrive. Winters are generally cold and dry and summers hot and humid. Precipitation is concentrated in spring and summer, accumulating to an annual normal of {{convert|22.53|in|mm|abbr=on}}, the majority of which occurs from May through August.<ref name="NOWData NWS Goodland, KS (GLD) - MCKthr"/> Snowfall is generally light, with a normal of {{convert|28.8|in|cm|abbr=on}} per season, and generally occurs from November through April.<ref name="NOWData NWS Goodland, KS (GLD) - MCKthr"/>

Record temperatures range from {{convert|−30|F}} on January 12, 1912, up to {{convert|115|F}} on [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|June 26, 2012]];<ref name="NOWData NWS Goodland, KS (GLD) - MCKthr"/> the record cold maximum is {{convert|−4|F}} on December 22, 1990 and December 22&ndash;23, 1989, while, conversely the record warm minimum is {{convert|88|F}} on August 1, 1935.<ref name="NOWData NWS Goodland, KS (GLD) - MCKthr"/> More typically, however, there is an average of 5.4&nbsp;days annually with a maximum at or above {{convert|100|F|1}}, 45&nbsp;days annually with a maximum at or above {{convert|90|F|1}}, 28&nbsp;days annually where the maximum stays at or below freezing, and 8.6&nbsp;days annually with a minimum at or below {{convert|0|F|1}}.<ref name="NCDC txt KMCK"/>

{{Weather box|width=auto
|location = McCook, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1894–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 93
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 106
|Jun record high F = 115
|Jul record high F = 114
|Aug record high F = 111
|Sep record high F = 107
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 81
|year record high F = 115
|Jan avg record high F = 64
|Feb avg record high F = 70
|Mar avg record high F = 81
|Apr avg record high F = 87
|May avg record high F = 94
|Jun avg record high F = 101
|Jul avg record high F = 104
|Aug avg record high F = 101
|Sep avg record high F = 97
|Oct avg record high F = 89
|Nov avg record high F = 76
|Dec avg record high F = 65
|year avg record high F = 105
|Jan high F = 41.6
|Feb high F = 44.9
|Mar high F = 56.2
|Apr high F = 64.9
|May high F = 74.4
|Jun high F = 85.9
|Jul high F = 90.8
|Aug high F = 88.3
|Sep high F = 80.9
|Oct high F = 67.5
|Nov high F = 54.0
|Dec high F = 42.7
|year high F = 66.0
|Jan mean F = 27.7
|Feb mean F = 30.6
|Mar mean F = 40.3
|Apr mean F = 49.5
|May mean F = 59.7
|Jun mean F = 71.0
|Jul mean F = 76.3
|Aug mean F = 74.0
|Sep mean F = 65.4
|Oct mean F = 51.7
|Nov mean F = 38.8
|Dec mean F = 29.1
|year mean F = 51.2
|Jan low F = 13.8
|Feb low F = 16.2
|Mar low F = 24.5
|Apr low F = 34.1
|May low F = 45.0
|Jun low F = 56.2
|Jul low F = 61.7
|Aug low F = 59.6
|Sep low F = 50.0
|Oct low F = 35.9
|Nov low F = 23.6
|Dec low F = 15.5
|year low F = 36.3
|Jan avg record low F = &minus;3
|Feb avg record low F = 0
|Mar avg record low F = 9
|Apr avg record low F = 21
|May avg record low F = 32
|Jun avg record low F = 46
|Jul avg record low F = 54
|Aug avg record low F = 52
|Sep avg record low F = 36
|Oct avg record low F = 21
|Nov avg record low F = 8
|Dec avg record low F = &minus;1
|year avg record low F = &minus;8
|Jan record low F = −30
|Feb record low F = −26
|Mar record low F = −20
|Apr record low F = 0
|May record low F = 14
|Jun record low F = 34
|Jul record low F = 43
|Aug record low F = 39
|Sep record low F = 22
|Oct record low F = −1
|Nov record low F = −14
|Dec record low F = −27
|year record low F = -30
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.42
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.70
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.20
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.36
|May precipitation inch = 3.01
|Jun precipitation inch = 3.36
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.33
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.39
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.68
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.66
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.90
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.71
|year precipitation inch = 22.72
|Jan snow inch = 4.7
|Feb snow inch = 7.7
|Mar snow inch = 4.2
|Apr snow inch = 3.1
|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 = 1.0
|Nov snow inch = 3.3
|Dec snow inch = 5.8
|year snow inch = 29.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 2.6
|Feb precipitation days = 3.6
|Mar precipitation days = 5.1
|Apr precipitation days = 7.0
|May precipitation days = 9.4
|Jun precipitation days = 8.1
|Jul precipitation days = 8.7
|Aug precipitation days = 7.2
|Sep precipitation days = 5.0
|Oct precipitation days = 4.9
|Nov precipitation days = 3.7
|Dec precipitation days = 3.3
|year precipitation days = 68.6
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 2.1
|Feb snow days = 2.8
|Mar snow days = 1.9
|Apr snow days = 1.0
|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 = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 1.4
|Dec snow days = 2.2
|year snow days = 12.0
|source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name="NCDC txt KMCK">
{{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=USC00255310&format=pdf
| title = Station: Mc Cook, NE
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = January 15, 2022}}</ref><ref name="NOWData NWS Goodland, KS (GLD) - MCKthr">
{{cite web 
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=gld
| title = NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = January 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}