DRIESTSINCE
Nebraska · precipitation record 1894–2026

Hastings, NE

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2003
0.91in
12th driest of 132 years · normal 2.68"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 131 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.91in
12th driest of 132 yrs
34% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.77in
43rd driest of 132 yrs
82% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
12.79in
34th driest of 130 yrs
79% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.09in
on Aug 31, 1969 · in 133 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 64 days (to Jan 28, 1909)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

79%
12.79" of a normal 16.29" · wettest 30.6" (1965) · driest 5.34" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 123-year record (1896–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 25.94" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1191540.6in
2197339.53in
3196939.01in
4190239.01in
5197737.78in

Driest Years on Record

1194313.89in
2193915.36in
3193415.39in
4202216.09in
5192616.31in

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 (~3.75") and driest in Jan (~0.48"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1973, 12.61".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.52in
set in 1962

Rain on Jul 28

21%
of 131 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.31″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.28″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.03″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.40″1914: 0.90″1915: 1.47″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: 0.94″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″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: 0.05″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.09″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.17″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: 0.00″1962: 1.52″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.11″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.15″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.02″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.14″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.11″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 1.19″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.08″1997: 0.02″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.89″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.01″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.06″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.03″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.15″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.18″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.04″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.05″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.06″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:27 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight14h 27m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.60°N, 98.43°W

Nearby Stations

Grand Island, NE25 mi NConcordia, KS83 mi SELincoln, NE88 mi ENorfolk, NE108 mi NEMcCook, NE117 mi WNorth Platte, NE122 mi W

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