DRIESTSINCE
Nebraska · precipitation record 1871–2026

Omaha, NE

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2013
0.39in
6th driest of 156 years · normal 2.7"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
1.06" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 10.48"
1.06in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.39in
6th driest of 156 yrs
14% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.36in
22nd driest of 156 yrs
64% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
13.03in
28th driest of 156 yrs
77% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.46in
on Aug 7, 1999 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 55 days (to Nov 15, 1952)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

77%
13.03" of a normal 16.88" · wettest 32.49" (1883) · driest 6.04" (1910)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 155-year record (1871–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 29.12" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188348.92in
2188447.68in
3188145.74in
4196544.85in
5201544.52in

Driest Years on Record

1193414.9in
2191015.49in
3202017.65in
4192717.66in
5189417.82in

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 (~3.96") and driest in Jan (~0.62"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1965, 13.75".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.43in
set in 1927

Rain on Jul 28

24%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 0.03″1872: 0.03″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.71″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.59″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.10″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.01″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.03″1892: 1.16″1893: 0.41″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.35″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.60″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.22″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.67″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.63″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.14″1922: 0.10″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 1.43″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: 0.02″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.09″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.02″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.29″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.18″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.91″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.33″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.04″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.01″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.05″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.15″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.43″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.01″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.31″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.02″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.09″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 1.18″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.30″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.43″2019: 0.19″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:15 AM
Sunset7:45 PM
Solar noon12:30 PM
Daylight14h 30m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.31°N, 95.90°W

Nearby Stations

Lincoln, NE55 mi SWSioux City, IA78 mi NWNorfolk, NE91 mi NWDes Moines, IA117 mi EGrand Island, NE127 mi WSpencer, IA133 mi N

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