WETTESTSINCE
Nebraska · precipitation record 1895–2026

Grand Island, NE

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2012
0.44in
6th driest of 131 years · normal 2.34"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 130 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.44in
6th driest of 131 yrs
19% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.08in
60th driest of 131 yrs
95% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
12.82in
34th driest of 131 yrs
80% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.5in
on May 11, 2005 · in 132 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 59 days (to Jan 28, 1909)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

80%
12.82" of a normal 15.96" · wettest 32.57" (1905) · driest 5.14" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 130-year record (1896–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 25.24" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1190545.5in
2190341.68in
3201939.71in
4200738.69in
5190238.55in

Driest Years on Record

1201211.55in
2194011.91in
3193412.84in
4195613.63in
5196613.77in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in May (~3.77") and driest in Jan (~0.42"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1967, 13.96".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Grand Island — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.97in
set in 1915

Rain on Jul 28

21%
of 130 years had measurable rain
1896: 0.15″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.06″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.05″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.20″1914: 0.16″1915: 2.97″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.03″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.39″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.03″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 1.32″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.09″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.16″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.83″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.01″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.85″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.74″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.06″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.29″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.04″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 1.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.85″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.39″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.05″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.02″2016: 0.03″2017: 0.00″2018: 1.24″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.02″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Grand Island's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Grand Island, NE — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Grand Island's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Grand Island, NE — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:26 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight14h 26m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.96°N, 98.31°W

Nearby Stations

Hastings, NE25 mi SLincoln, NE81 mi ENorfolk, NE83 mi NEConcordia, KS103 mi SENorth Platte, NE123 mi WOmaha, NE127 mi E

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