DRIESTSINCE
Nebraska · precipitation record 1893–2026

Scottsbluff, NE

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
7.35in
year to date · normal 10.5"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 132 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.84in
38th driest of 132 yrs
59% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.05in
52nd driest of 134 yrs
88% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
7.35in
21st driest of 134 yrs
70% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

3.18in
on Jun 7, 1953 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 78 days (to Feb 15, 1906)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

70%
7.35" of a normal 10.5" · wettest 18.78" (1905) · driest 2.58" (2002)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 128-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 15.36" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1191527.48in
2199324.82in
3201523.56in
4190523.5in
5198723.24in

Driest Years on Record

120126.99in
219647.7in
320027.77in
420208.78in
518939.0in

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 (~2.44") and driest in Jan (~0.3"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1947, 8.33".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.09in
set in 1982

Rain on Jul 28

23%
of 132 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.04″1894: 0.15″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.02″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.64″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.06″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.13″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.20″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.73″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.10″1925: 0.55″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.24″1928: 0.11″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.26″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.07″1939: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.03″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.01″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.03″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.56″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.84″1962: 0.22″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.29″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.08″1971: 0.26″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.02″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 2.09″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.40″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.29″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.03″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.15″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.33″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″190019101920193019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

Scottsbluff'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.
Scottsbluff, NE — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Scottsbluff's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Scottsbluff, NE — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:44 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight14h 33m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.88°N, 103.60°W

Nearby Stations

Cheyenne, WY79 mi SWDenver, CO150 mi SWRapid City, SD152 mi NNorth Platte, NE160 mi ECasper, WY162 mi WValentine, NE169 mi E

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