CropWatch
Precipitation Update

This data is provided by Al Dutcher, Nebraska state climatologist, in the UNL School of Natural Resource Sciences. Check the High Plains Climate Center Web site for local, regional, and national climate data resources you can use when planning for your agricultural operation.

  • Additional maps showing precipitation data
  • Numerical precipitation data

    • Precipitation for the last 180 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region



    Percent of normal precipitation for the last 180 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region

    Precipitation maps

    Additional maps showing Nebraska precipitation over various time periods also are available. They include:

    Precipitation for the last 30 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region
    Percent of normal precipitation for the last 30 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region

    Precipitation for the last 365 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region
    Percent of normal precipitation for the last 365 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region

    Precipitation for the last 60 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region
    Percent of normal precipitation for the last 60 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region

    Precipitation for the last 7 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region
    Percent of normal precipitation for the last 7 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region

    Precipitation for the last 90 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region
    Percent of normal precipitation for the last 90 days (in inches) for the High Plains Region

    April 1 to date precipitation for the High Plains Region
    April 1 to date percent of normal precipitation for the High Plains Region

    January 1 to date precipitation for the High Plains Region
    January 1 to date percent of normal precipitation for the High Plains Region

    September 1 to date precipitation for the High Plains Region
    September 1 to date percent of normal precipitation for the High Plains Region

    Precipitation data

    Numerical precipitation data is available below by district:

    Northwest
    North Central
    Northeast
    Central
    East Central
    Southwest
    South Central
    Southeast
    State Average


    Precipitation Summary
    (in inches)
    (% = % of normal)
    November   14 - November   20   April 1 - November   20   January 1 - November   20   September 1 - November   20
    Actual %Actual%Actual%Actual%
    Northwest District
    Chadron, 1N
    0.14
    108
    18.81
    141
    21.67
    145
    4.23
    161
    Dalton
    0.28
    156
    28.46
    179
    29.93
    164
    6.55
    222
    Harrisburg
    0.35
    219
    17.61
    147
    19.52
    143
    3.49
    157
    Hemingford
    0.22
    138
    16.81
    116
    18.39
    111
    3.01
    119
    Kimball
    0.29
    181
    18.38
    123
    19.58
    116
    3.59
    142
    Lodgepole
    0.24
    150
    23.23
    150
    23.62
    134
    5.37
    215
    Potter, 4N
    0.24
    150
    19.98
    140
    20.64
    128
    4.23
    171
    Scottsbluff
    0.29
    181
    16.56
    133
    18.53
    128
    3.36
    145
    NW Average
    0.26
    160
    19.98
    141
    21.49
    133
    4.23
    166
    North Central District
    Butte
    0.00
    0
    20.71
    106
    23.06
    105
    6.50
    146
    Chambers
    0.00
    0
    28.01
    148
    30.65
    144
    7.66
    180
    Kilgore, 1N
    0.00
    0
    20.87
    128
    25.18
    138
    2.77
    92
    O'Neill
    0.00
    0
    20.65
    104
    22.97
    102
    6.13
    141
    Swan Lake
    0.00
    0
    20.63
    106
    22.22
    101
    6.71
    154
    Valentine
    0.02
    13
    19.07
    120
    21.40
    121
    2.20
    78
    NC Average
    0.00
    2
    21.66
    118
    24.25
    118
    5.33
    131
    Northeast District
    Bloomfield
    0.01
    3
    23.27
    109
    25.37
    102
    6.82
    140
    Emerson
    0.00
    0
    27.44
    111
    29.58
    104
    10.87
    173
    Madison
    0.00
    0
    21.26
    97
    23.58
    95
    5.49
    114
    Norfolk
    0.00
    0
    19.88
    95
    22.58
    94
    6.07
    128
    Oakdale
    0.00
    0
    19.83
    93
    21.86
    91
    5.29
    114
    Pierce
    0.00
    0
    20.46
    98
    22.25
    93
    6.22
    132
    Tekamah
    0.22
    69
    26.69
    109
    28.42
    101
    6.73
    102
    Wayne
    0.00
    0
    18.72
    86
    20.66
    83
    5.98
    116
    West Point
    0.00
    0
    19.65
    83
    22.67
    83
    5.18
    86
    NE Average
    0.03
    8
    21.91
    97
    24.11
    94
    6.52
    122
    Central District
    Anselmo, 2S
    0.00
    0
    25.39
    121
    27.40
    117
    6.80
    156
    Arcadia
    0.14
    58
    22.36
    112
    23.89
    107
    4.81
    108
    Arnold
    0.00
    0
    16.22
    85
    17.84
    84
    1.97
    54
    Dannebrog
    0.10
    42
    22.26
    108
    22.68
    97
    5.53
    118
    Grand Island
    0.02
    7
    22.35
    108
    23.67
    99
    4.37
    89
    Ord
    0.00
    0
    19.72
    100
    21.28
    95
    5.69
    128
    St Paul, 4N
    0.10
    42
    22.27
    108
    23.59
    101
    5.19
    111
    Wood River
    0.05
    19
    27.12
    125
    28.07
    113
    5.31
    106
    C Average
    0.05
    21
    22.21
    108
    23.55
    101
    4.96
    108
    East Central District
    Aurora
    0.11
    34
    18.86
    83
    19.48
    74
    4.90
    88
    Bennington
    0.00
    0
    27.00
    110
    29.39
    105
    6.18
    90
    David City
    0.04
    13
    24.01
    97
    26.27
    92
    5.08
    77
    Fullerton
    0.00
    0
    23.13
    104
    24.64
    97
    5.52
    104
    Fremont
    0.00
    0
    24.23
    96
    25.52
    88
    6.25
    90
    Gretna, 4NE
    0.02
    6
    25.96
    106
    28.38
    103
    6.58
    99
    Hickman
    0.18
    45
    21.06
    79
    21.89
    72
    5.52
    76
    Lincoln
    0.06
    19
    19.45
    82
    20.65
    77
    5.54
    86
    Omaha
    0.00
    0
    23.25
    94
    25.29
    89
    5.19
    75
    Roca
    0.16
    50
    21.52
    86
    23.64
    81
    5.44
    77
    Schuyler
    0.01
    3
    20.32
    87
    21.87
    82
    4.29
    70
    Raymond, 2N
    0.02
    6
    21.08
    86
    22.31
    81
    5.91
    92
    Seward
    0.00
    0
    19.88
    87
    20.57
    79
    4.13
    67
    Springfield
    0.00
    0
    28.19
    112
    30.16
    106
    6.79
    100
    Uehling
    0.02
    6
    24.60
    99
    26.37
    93
    5.48
    82
    Utica
    0.00
    0
    22.76
    100
    23.94
    94
    5.55
    96
    York
    0.00
    0
    19.43
    83
    20.91
    78
    4.03
    68
    EC Average
    0.04
    10
    22.63
    93
    24.19
    87
    5.43
    84
    Southwest District
    Benkelman
    0.21
    131
    23.44
    151
    24.62
    139
    7.22
    241
    Culbertson
    0.23
    96
    32.46
    179
    33.21
    164
    7.79
    229
    Curtis, 3NN
    0.12
    75
    24.61
    136
    25.58
    127
    6.90
    210
    Eustis, 2NW
    0.00
    0
    25.16
    136
    26.67
    127
    6.65
    183
    Imperial
    0.12
    75
    24.55
    150
    26.21
    142
    5.86
    203
    Madrid
    0.12
    75
    25.99
    160
    27.79
    151
    6.65
    246
    Mccook
    0.16
    67
    24.94
    141
    25.98
    130
    6.04
    182
    Medicine Cr.
    0.05
    21
    30.11
    161
    30.94
    149
    7.30
    206
    North Platte
    0.01
    6
    21.53
    130
    23.14
    124
    5.48
    181
    Trenton, Dam
    0.18
    75
    25.79
    146
    26.52
    133
    7.12
    209
    Wauneta
    0.00
    0
    27.87
    167
    28.79
    154
    6.72
    233
    SW Average
    0.11
    56
    26.04
    150
    27.22
    140
    6.70
    211
    South Central District
    Beaver
    CITY
    0.24
    115
    19.62
    54
    22.62
    129
    4.24
    Blue Hill
    0.09
    38
    17.31
    79
    18.27
    73
    4.75
    87
    Cambridge
    0.04
    17
    26.46
    141
    27.11
    127
    7.66
    224
    Elwood, 8S
    0.05
    21
    23.47
    121
    24.46
    112
    6.43
    169
    Franklin
    0.08
    33
    14.55
    70
    15.19
    65
    3.92
    84
    Minden
    0.05
    21
    22.20
    105
    23.12
    97
    6.34
    132
    Orleans, 2W
    0.00
    0
    21.59
    112
    22.48
    104
    4.93
    115
    Oxford, 7NW
    0.05
    21
    25.65
    130
    25.93
    115
    6.55
    157
    SC Average
    0.06
    25
    22.07
    110
    22.83
    101
    5.91
    140
    Southeast District
    Beatrice
    0.97
    242
    22.91
    87
    23.89
    79
    7.62
    106
    Clay Center
    0.05
    19
    16.78
    74
    17.54
    68
    4.67
    81
    Fairbury
    1.77
    553
    24.13
    95
    25.51
    88
    8.33
    124
    Fairmont
    0.06
    19
    19.74
    87
    20.93
    81
    4.84
    79
    Friend
    0.01
    3
    19.65
    81
    20.61
    75
    5.61
    87
    Hardy, 1SW
    0.65
    203
    20.51
    89
    21.02
    80
    5.57
    87
    Hebron
    0.67
    209
    24.18
    101
    25.25
    92
    7.31
    114
    Nebraska City
    0.48
    114
    26.62
    98
    28.92
    92
    6.24
    84
    Pawnee City
    1.11
    277
    27.79
    103
    29.93
    98
    7.82
    104
    Table Rock
    1.54
    385
    31.87
    118
    34.32
    110
    8.55
    114
    Tecumseh
    0.87
    217
    23.21
    87
    25.03
    82
    6.57
    89
    Virginia
    1.03
    257
    21.13
    79
    22.00
    72
    6.51
    91
    SE Average
    0.77
    208
    23.21
    91
    24.58
    84
    6.64
    96
    State Average
    0.14
    60
    22.23
    117
    23.96
    112
    5.54
    136

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