Nebraska · county areal climate 1951–2025

Custer County, NE

A 23.7" / 49.6°F normal · 2025 ran 100% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 69% (10.34") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 9th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.7°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

23.7in
annual precipitation · 49.6°F

2025 vs Normal

100%
23.6" · 50.9°F (+1.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

35.4in
2019

Driest Year

11.0in
2012

Biggest Rain Day

3.49in
Jun 9 · 1974

Warmest Year

52.1°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

25°
J
28°
F
39°
M
48°
A
58°
M
69°
J
74°
J
72°
A
64°
S
51°
O
38°
N
28°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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