| Land Description
Five principal kinds of land surfaces are found in Cornhusker service
territory: rolling hills, valleys, plains, dissected plains and sandhills.
Valleys and plains are predominate.
Climate
The climate of the service area is continental. The prevailing direction
of wind is southeast from May through September and northwest from October
through April.
The average annual precipitation is approximately 26 inches in the eastern
part and approximately 25.4 inches in the west. Normal precipitation in
July and August is below what is required for maximum crop development.
Because of this, many farmers irrigate.
A normal year contains approximately 1,017 cooling degree days and 6,268
heating degree days. The normal maximum average monthly temperature of
76 degrees F occurs in July. The normal minimum average monthly temperature
of 21 degrees F occurs in January.
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