Informing Decisions

We deliver science-based weather and climate information so you can make informed decisions

Current Weather

UNL East Campus Webcam (east view)
Current Weather
Current conditions on East campus:
Name Lincoln 1500 N 45th (AKA Lincoln IANR)
Valid time 2019-12-11 15:00 CST
Latitude 40.83°
Longitude -96.66°
Temperature 35°F
Dewpoint 22°F
Relative Humidity 60%
4inch Soil Temperature 31°F
Incoming Solar Radiation 69W/m^2
Wind Speed 5MPH
Wind Direction SE
Mean Sea Level Pressure 1027mb
Hourly Precipitation 0.00"

Current Weather

UNL East Campus Webcam (east view)
Current Weather
Current conditions on East campus:
Name Lincoln 1500 N 45th (AKA Lincoln IANR)
Valid time 2019-12-11 15:00 CST
Latitude 40.83°
Longitude -96.66°
Temperature 35°F
Dewpoint 22°F
Relative Humidity 60%
4inch Soil Temperature 31°F
Incoming Solar Radiation 69W/m^2
Wind Speed 5MPH
Wind Direction SE
Mean Sea Level Pressure 1027mb
Hourly Precipitation 0.00"

About

The Nebraska State Climate Office is dedicated to delivering science-based climate services at the local and state level.

Our focus is on weather and climate monitoring, climate services, and stakeholder engagement.

Our office includes operation of the Nebraska Mesonet, a state-wide weather observation network with nearly 70 locations across Nebraska that record local conditions.

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Our Data

Our Data

The Nebraska Mesonet operates more than 70 stations in 49 counties to monitor the environment. These observations include air and soil temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, precipitation, solar radiation, and soil moisture.

Objectives

Objectives

Our goal is provide high quality and timely services to our community; update our offering as user needs grow; and manage and maintain a statewide weather network to continue our strong history of reporting observations.

Operations

Operations

We are a recognized climate office by the American Association of State Climatologists, operating within a three-tiered system of climate services: state, regional and federal. The data we collect feeds into those systems to improve the overall understanding of climate.

Who We Work With

Who We Work With

We work with a variety of state, federal and nonprofit groups, including the Climate Assessment and Response Committee, the USDA Northern Plains Climate Hub, and the NOAA High Plains Regional Climate Center.

Quality climate resources
across the state,
in your county.
Data you can
rely on.

Climate News

Ag community answers: What do you want from NSCO?
Friday, June 10, 2016

The newly formed Nebraska State Climate Office has set a goal of producing usable products with the information it collects through its statewide weather network, the Nebraska Mesonet.

To see where it should put its focus first, NSCO conducted a four-week survey of agriculture industry representatives through the University of

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Climate Summaries

Fifth coldest October on record for Nebraska
Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Near record cold swept across Nebraska this October. Temperatures averaged 6 degrees below normal in what was our fifth coldest on record since 1895. We experienced our first freeze and hard frost, which normally happens in October. The daily average soil temperature at the start of November remained above freezing.

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