Agate, Nebraska
Agate, Nebraska | |
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  Agate, Nebraska  Agate, Nebraska | |
| 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
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
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Agate has a cool semi-arid climate, abbreviated BSk on climate maps.
| Climate data for Agate, Nebraska (1971–2000; extremes since 1948) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
98 (37) |
90 (32) |
79 (26) |
69 (21) |
108 (42) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
62 (17) |
72 (22) |
80 (27) |
86 (30) |
94 (34) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
93 (34) |
82 (28) |
69 (21) |
60 (16) |
100 (38) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 37.6 (3.1) |
43.2 (6.2) |
51.6 (10.9) |
60.9 (16.1) |
70.8 (21.6) |
81.2 (27.3) |
88.5 (31.4) |
87.5 (30.8) |
78.3 (25.7) |
65.5 (18.6) |
48.1 (8.9) |
39.3 (4.1) |
62.7 (17.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 7.3 (−13.7) |
12.7 (−10.7) |
20.2 (−6.6) |
28.0 (−2.2) |
38.2 (3.4) |
46.7 (8.2) |
51.9 (11.1) |
50.1 (10.1) |
39.5 (4.2) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
16.4 (−8.7) |
7.6 (−13.6) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −17 (−27) |
−14 (−26) |
−2 (−19) |
10 (−12) |
22 (−6) |
32 (0) |
39 (4) |
37 (3) |
21 (−6) |
9 (−13) |
−6 (−21) |
−18 (−28) |
−28 (−33) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −34 (−37) |
−41 (−41) |
−27 (−33) |
−17 (−27) |
12 (−11) |
20 (−7) |
29 (−2) |
27 (−3) |
5 (−15) |
−11 (−24) |
−21 (−29) |
−44 (−42) |
−44 (−42) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.28 (7.1) |
0.29 (7.4) |
0.59 (15) |
1.34 (34) |
2.95 (75) |
2.20 (56) |
2.02 (51) |
1.62 (41) |
1.32 (34) |
0.98 (25) |
0.40 (10) |
0.25 (6.4) |
14.24 (361.9) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 4.0 (10) |
4.5 (11) |
5.4 (14) |
4.2 (11) |
1.0 (2.5) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.8 (4.6) |
4.1 (10) |
5.7 (14) |
31 (77.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4.6 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 10.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 76.6 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | trace | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 20.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA (normals, 1971–2000)[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NWS Cheyenne (absolute and average maxima and minima)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b "Agate". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Sioux County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 23 August 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.
- ^ "Climatography of the United States No. 20: 1971-2000 – Agate 3E, NE" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
- ^ "NOW Data". National Weather Service, Cheyenne, Wyoming. January 2011.
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