Nebraska

Nebraska is a Great Plains state of the United States. Nebraska gets its name from a Native American (Oto) word meaning "flat water", after the Platte River that flows through the state. Once considered part of the Great American Desert, it is now a leading farming state. Nebraskans have practiced scientific farming to turn the Nebraska prairie into a land of ranches and farms. Much of the history of the state is the story of the impact of the Nebraska farmer.

Climate

Two major climates are represented in Nebraska: the eastern two-thirds of the state has a hot summer continental climate, and the western third of the state has a semiarid steppe climate. The entire state experiences wide seasonal variations in temperature and precipitation. Average temperatures are fairly uniform across Nebraska, while average annual precipitation decreases from about 31.5 in (800 mm) in the southeast corner of the state to about 13.8 in (350 mm) in the Panhandle.

Related Topics:
Climate - Hot summer continental climate - Semiarid - Steppe - Panhandle

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Nebraska is located in Tornado Alley; thunderstorms are common in the spring and summer months. The chinook winds from the Rocky Mountains also warm the western part of Nebraska at times. http://www.nebraskaclimateoffice.unl.edu/weather.summary.Dec99, http://www.tcdne.org/climate.htm

Related Topics:
Tornado Alley - Thunderstorm - Chinook wind - Rocky Mountains

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Monthly temperature and precipitation data for two cities in Nebraska are shown in the following tables (source):

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