Agate, Nebraska
Agate, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 42°25′12″N 103°47′38″W / 42.42000°N 103.79389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Nebraska |
County | Sioux |
Elevation | 4,439 ft (1,353 m) |
Time zone | UTC−7 (Mountain (MST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
Area code | 308 |
GNIS feature ID | 834977[1] |
Agate is in Sioux County, Nebraska, United States. Agate is located on Nebraska Highway 29, 19 miles (31 km) south-southeast of Harrison. It is home to Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
History
[edit]A post office was established at Agate in 1899, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1968.[2] Agate was named for James H. Cook's Agate Springs Ranch, which was in turn named for the agate deposits in the area.[1][3]
Climate
[edit]According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Agate has a cool semi-arid climate, abbreviated BSk on climate maps.
Climate data for Agate, Nebraska (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1900–1907, 1964–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 71 (22) | 72 (22) | 81 (27) | 90 (32) | 95 (35) | 106 (41) | 108 (42) | 103 (39) | 101 (38) | 90 (32) | 79 (26) | 72 (22) | 108 (42) |
Mean maximum °F (°C) | 58.8 (14.9) | 61.4 (16.3) | 72.2 (22.3) | 80.1 (26.7) | 87.5 (30.8) | 94.0 (34.4) | 98.4 (36.9) | 96.7 (35.9) | 93.1 (33.9) | 83.4 (28.6) | 70.8 (21.6) | 60.0 (15.6) | 99.3 (37.4) |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 40.5 (4.7) | 42.7 (5.9) | 53.6 (12.0) | 61.3 (16.3) | 70.2 (21.2) | 81.2 (27.3) | 88.7 (31.5) | 87.5 (30.8) | 79.7 (26.5) | 65.0 (18.3) | 50.5 (10.3) | 40.4 (4.7) | 63.4 (17.4) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 27.8 (−2.3) | 37.5 (3.1) | 45.3 (7.4) | 54.6 (12.6) | 64.7 (18.2) | 71.2 (21.8) | 69.3 (20.7) | 60.3 (15.7) | 46.8 (8.2) | 34.2 (1.2) | 25.2 (−3.8) | 46.9 (8.3) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.0 (−11.7) | 12.9 (−10.6) | 21.4 (−5.9) | 29.2 (−1.6) | 39.0 (3.9) | 48.2 (9.0) | 53.7 (12.1) | 51.1 (10.6) | 41.0 (5.0) | 28.5 (−1.9) | 18.0 (−7.8) | 9.9 (−12.3) | 30.3 (−0.9) |
Mean minimum °F (°C) | −15.7 (−26.5) | −11.8 (−24.3) | 0.9 (−17.3) | 11.0 (−11.7) | 21.0 (−6.1) | 32.3 (0.2) | 39.8 (4.3) | 35.6 (2.0) | 23.1 (−4.9) | 7.4 (−13.7) | −4.9 (−20.5) | −16.2 (−26.8) | −24.2 (−31.2) |
Record low °F (°C) | −34 (−37) | −41 (−41) | −27 (−33) | −17 (−27) | 12 (−11) | 20 (−7) | 29 (−2) | 27 (−3) | 5 (−15) | −14 (−26) | −21 (−29) | −44 (−42) | −44 (−42) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.22 (5.6) | 0.35 (8.9) | 0.64 (16) | 1.52 (39) | 2.89 (73) | 2.31 (59) | 2.21 (56) | 1.60 (41) | 1.29 (33) | 1.12 (28) | 0.44 (11) | 0.31 (7.9) | 14.90 (378) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.1 (10) | 5.7 (14) | 5.6 (14) | 5.4 (14) | 1.6 (4.1) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.3 (0.76) | 2.4 (6.1) | 4.3 (11) | 4.8 (12) | 34.2 (87) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 3.9 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 7.2 | 10.8 | 9.4 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 75.2 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 20.0 |
Source: NOAA[4][5] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Agate
- ^ "Sioux County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 135. ISBN 0-8032-5060-6. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
- ^ "NOWData – NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2023.
- ^ "Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2023.