Microclimate Maps · Nebraska
Nebraska Microclimate Maps
4 microclimate maps in Nebraska so far, and 2 more that reach across the line from next door. Pick yours on the map or the list, or type your address and we'll open the right one at your spot.
Click a box to open that map. Each one gives you the 30-year planning low at your address, your MFTC zone, the spring frost layer and the fruit trees that fit.
Maps in Nebraska
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1Chadron and the Pine RidgeChadron, Dakota Junction, Bordeaux, the Nebraska Pine Ridge
In the February 2025 cold snap, the station 3 miles southwest of Chadron bottomed out at −32°F while Kings Canyon, up on the Pine Ridge 7 miles away, bottomed out at −16°F. Town plans for −36°F; the warmest ridge slopes, −28°F.
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2Kearney, Grand Island and the PlatteKearney, Grand Island, Hastings, Gibbon, Wood River, Ravenna
On January 27, 1963, the Grand Island airport read −28°F while the Hastings 4N station, 22 miles south, read −16°F. The map plans for −25°F at Kearney and Grand Island, −24°F at Hastings and −28°F at Ravenna.
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3Omaha, Council Bluffs and the Loess HillsOmaha, Council Bluffs, Bellevue, Carter Lake, Crescent, Treynor
On March 5, 1960, the old NOAA station northeast of Council Bluffs read −25°F; in the same cold snap Eppley Airfield, 4 miles away, bottomed at −14°F. Here's where the Omaha metro's cold settles, from the Missouri bottoms to the Loess Hills.
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4Scottsbluff, Gering and the North PlatteScottsbluff, Gering, Terrytown, Mitchell, Morrill, Minatare
In the cold snap that closed out 2014, the Scottsbluff airport read −28°F while the station on the slopes of Scotts Bluff, about 270 feet higher, read −18°F. Here's where the cold settles in the North Platte Valley, and what to plant.
Maps that reach into Nebraska
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5Sioux City and the Missouri bluffsSioux City, South Sioux City, North Sioux City, Dakota Dunes, Sergeant Bluff
The Sioux City airport hit −28°F in 2018 and again in 2021, the number our map plans for downtown. Here's where Siouxland's cold settles, from the Floyd and Big Sioux bottoms up to Morningside and the Loess Hills.
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6Yankton, Vermillion and the MissouriYankton, Vermillion, Gayville, Wakonda, St. Helena
On February 11, 1988, the Missouri River bottom below Vermillion read −33°F while Yankton read −23°F. Here's where the cold settles along the river, from the bottoms up to the bluffs and lake slopes, and what grows at your place.
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