WETTESTSINCE
Nebraska · precipitation record 1874–2026

North Platte, NE

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2002
7.68in
10th driest of 152 years · normal 12.75"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 151 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.47in
43rd driest of 152 yrs
58% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.8in
25th driest of 152 yrs
64% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.68in
10th driest of 152 yrs
60% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

4.11in
on Apr 18, 1942 · in 153 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 74 days (to Dec 22, 1939)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

60%
7.68" of a normal 12.75" · wettest 27.07" (1951) · driest 5.52" (1954)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 151-year record (1875–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 19.19" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195133.44in
2191532.69in
3188329.92in
4194229.74in
5195729.72in

Driest Years on Record

1193110.01in
2201210.04in
3195410.46in
4191010.7in
5194010.98in

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 Jun (~3.06") and driest in Jan (~0.31"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1951, 10.47".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.27in
set in 2017

Rain on Jul 28

33%
of 151 years had measurable rain
1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.67″1879: 0.26″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.35″1883: 0.04″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.40″1888: 0.01″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.30″1892: 0.23″1893: 0.01″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.02″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.30″1900: 0.58″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.10″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.02″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.01″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.11″1923: 0.85″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.61″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.84″1929: 0.09″1930: 0.15″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.10″1938: 0.25″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 1.39″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 1.12″1952: 0.15″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.35″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.02″1964: 0.05″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.45″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.19″1971: 0.05″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.90″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.03″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 1.32″1986: 0.03″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.06″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.50″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.16″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.03″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.01″2003: 1.02″2004: 0.90″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 1.63″2008: 0.01″2009: 0.02″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 1.09″2017: 2.27″2018: 0.16″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.45″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

North Platte'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.
North Platte, NE — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

North Platte'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.
North Platte, NE — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:35 AM
Sunset7:02 PM
Solar noon11:49 AM
Daylight14h 27m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.12°N, 100.67°W

Nearby Stations

McCook, NE63 mi SValentine, NE120 mi NHastings, NE122 mi EGrand Island, NE123 mi EGoodland, KS132 mi SWScottsbluff, NE160 mi W

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