Editing Omaha, Nebraska (section)

===Climate===
[[File:Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) - Omaha Area, NE(ThreadEx).svg|thumb|right|Climate chart for Omaha]]
Omaha, due to its latitude of 41.26˚ N and location far from moderating bodies of water or mountain ranges, displays a hot-summer [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dfa'').<ref>{{Cite book |last=Muller |first=M. J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=az3qCAAAQBAJ&q=Omaha+Nebraska+koppen+dfa&pg=PA165 |title=Selected climatic data for a global set of standard stations for vegetation science |date=December 6, 2012 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-94-009-8040-2 |language=en |access-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-date=May 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511092653/https://books.google.com/books?id=az3qCAAAQBAJ&q=Omaha+Nebraska+koppen+dfa&pg=PA165 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.omaha.climatemps.com/ |title=Omaha, Nebraska Climate Omaha, Nebraska Temperatures Omaha, Nebraska Weather Averages |website=Omaha.climatemps.com |access-date=March 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190817025644/http://www.omaha.climatemps.com/ |archive-date=August 17, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> July averages {{cvt|76.7|°F|1}}, with average relative humidity around 70% which then leads to relatively frequent thunderstorms. Temperatures reach {{cvt|90|°F|0}} on 29 days and {{cvt|100|°F|0}} on 1.7 days annually. The January daily average is {{cvt|23.5|°F|1}}, with lows reaching {{cvt|0|°F|0}} on 11 days annually. The lowest temperature recorded in the city was {{cvt|-32|°F|1}} on January 5, 1884,<ref name="Jan Averages">{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/daily/OMA:9?climoMonth=1 |title=January Daily Averages for Eppley Airfield |publisher=weather.com |access-date=November 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140627034113/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/daily/OMA:9?climoMonth=1 |archive-date=June 27, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and the highest {{cvt|114|°F|1}} on [[1936 North American heat wave|July 25, 1936]].<ref name="Jul Averages">{{cite web |url=http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/daily/OMA:9?climoMonth=7 |title=July Daily Averages for Eppley Airfield |publisher=weather.com |access-date=November 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140626204637/http://www.weather.com/outlook/health/fitness/wxclimatology/daily/OMA:9?climoMonth=7 |archive-date=June 26, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Average yearly precipitation is {{cvt|30.6|in|mm|sigfig=3}}, falling mostly in the warmer months. Snow is the most common precipitation in winter, with average seasonal snowfall being {{cvt|28.7|in|cm|1}}.

Based on 30-year averages obtained from [[NOAA]]'s [[National Climatic Data Center]] for the months of December, January and February, [[Weather Channel]] ranked Omaha the 5th coldest major U.S. city as of 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://weather.com/sports-recreation/ski/news/20-coldest-large-cities-america-20140107|title=America's 20 coldest major cities|author=Jon Erdman|publisher=The Weather Channel|date=January 27, 2014 |access-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223220059/https://weather.com/sports-recreation/ski/news/20-coldest-large-cities-america-20140107|archive-date=December 23, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
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