Nebraska · county areal climate 1951–2025

Wheeler County, NE

A 26.1" / 49.0°F normal · 2025 ran 110% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 77% (12.47") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 18th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.2°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

26.1in
annual precipitation · 49.0°F

2025 vs Normal

110%
28.7" · 50.3°F (+1.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

36.9in
2007

Driest Year

14.1in
2012

Biggest Rain Day

3.01in
Aug 13 · 1966

Warmest Year

52.2°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

23°
J
26°
F
38°
M
48°
A
58°
M
69°
J
74°
J
72°
A
64°
S
51°
O
38°
N
26°
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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