The main instruments are sited over short-cut grass within Valentine city limits, NE side (2,578' elevation). 'Station Image' The website forecast is provided by the North Platte NWS forecast office. This station is powered by a Vantage Pro2 weather station (legacy, out of production) with modifications. The automatic rain gauge is the Texas Electronics TR-525USWH 8" Heated Tipping Bucket (NWS approved), with a manual 8" diameter SRG used as the primary. Temperature is measured with several options: primary is a dual aspirated sensor setup for redundancy and a passive naturally aspirated shield is also available during power outages. The anemometer is roof mast-mounted, with excellent wind exposure NW through SW, lesser other directions due to tree obstruction.
The Temp/Humidity uses a Sensirion sensor (SHT-31) with accuracy of plus/minus (.2C) (.36F) in range -22C to 50C, at coldest sensor ability -40C accuracy is still very good plus/minus (.3C). Humidity accuracy is 3%.
Valentine incorporated as a village in 1884, is named for Edward K. Valentine who as a congressman from Nebraska was the chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture during his six years in office. He was instrumental in getting local settlers' grievances redressed by the federal government.
Valentine was nearly destroyed two years in a row: a large storm with extremely high winds caused extensive damage to trees and buildings in July 2005, and in July 2006 the "Big Rock Fire" engulfed over 3,000 acres of land. In 2007, National Geographic Adventure magazine included Valentine in its list of the best ten wilderness towns and citiesWith a humid continental climate, Valentine experiences extremes of heat and cold annually. Winters can be extreme with multiple blizzards and cold blast dipping into the -30s F range. The monthly daily average temperature, Period of Record : 07/01/1889 to 06/10/2016 from 20.9 F in January to 74.4 F in July, while there are 6.7 days of 100 F + highs, 39.8 days of 90 F + highs, 46.3 days where the temperature does not rise above freezing, and 23.3 days of sub -0 F (-18C) lows.
Precipitation historically annual average is around 20 inches. The snowfall average over the 10 most recent seasons has been around 45". The least being 24" in 2014-2015 with the most 67" in 2022-2023. The area is very sunny, averaging 2,937 hours of bright sunshine annually. Extreme temperatures range from -39 F (-39C) on December 22, 1989 to 114 F (45.5C) on July 2, 1990, with temperature extremes recently of -33F (-36C) airport February 20, 2025, and again -33F on February 15, 2021. What causes these extreme low temperatures; are cold arctic domes of high-pressure sliding south and parking directly over the area.
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