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)
    June   28 - July   3   April 1 - July   3   January 1 - July   3   September 1 - July   3
    Actual %Actual%Actual%Actual%
    Northwest District
    Chadron, 1N
    1.07
    157
    9.77
    132
    12.63
    140
    16.99
    140
    Dalton
    0.35
    45
    13.80
    155
    15.27
    135
    18.99
    127
    Harrisburg
    0.24
    40
    10.70
    159
    12.61
    150
    15.51
    140
    Hemingford
    0.53
    82
    10.27
    126
    11.85
    117
    16.44
    124
    Kimball
    0.39
    49
    11.05
    143
    12.25
    127
    15.25
    119
    Lodgepole
    1.25
    167
    13.27
    157
    13.66
    129
    17.64
    128
    Potter, 4N
    0.66
    92
    11.39
    152
    12.05
    129
    15.06
    122
    Scottsbluff
    0.89
    144
    10.18
    143
    12.21
    133
    14.62
    119
    NW Average
    0.67
    97
    11.30
    145
    12.82
    132
    16.31
    127
    North Central District
    Butte
    1.09
    111
    9.32
    97
    11.67
    96
    20.23
    116
    Chambers
    0.63
    64
    9.80
    104
    12.43
    104
    25.68
    149
    Kilgore, 1N
    1.34
    167
    10.03
    119
    14.34
    137
    19.46
    138
    O'Neill
    0.36
    35
    6.98
    72
    9.30
    75
    18.90
    107
    Swan Lake
    0.86
    86
    8.43
    88
    10.02
    83
    17.50
    100
    Valentine
    0.50
    68
    7.93
    100
    10.15
    105
    14.10
    108
    NC Average
    0.80
    88
    8.75
    96
    11.32
    100
    19.31
    119
    Northeast District
    Bloomfield
    0.39
    38
    10.66
    100
    12.76
    90
    23.82
    117
    Emerson
    0.20
    18
    8.94
    74
    11.08
    70
    21.71
    93
    Madison
    0.24
    23
    7.37
    67
    9.63
    69
    21.83
    110
    Norfolk
    0.19
    18
    7.95
    75
    10.65
    77
    20.99
    107
    Oakdale
    0.04
    4
    7.76
    72
    9.79
    72
    21.99
    114
    Pierce
    0.31
    29
    7.72
    74
    9.51
    70
    22.55
    116
    Tekamah
    0.07
    7
    10.03
    89
    11.76
    79
    24.45
    107
    Wayne
    0.16
    15
    8.02
    72
    9.96
    69
    21.25
    103
    West Point
    0.11
    10
    8.35
    72
    11.37
    75
    22.47
    100
    NE Average
    0.19
    18
    8.53
    77
    10.72
    74
    22.34
    107
    Central District
    Anselmo, 2S
    0.64
    63
    12.65
    122
    14.66
    114
    26.11
    144
    Arcadia
    1.67
    167
    10.06
    102
    11.59
    94
    21.80
    123
    Arnold
    0.36
    39
    4.37
    44
    5.78
    47
    12.71
    76
    Dannebrog
    0.88
    92
    9.28
    87
    9.70
    73
    21.39
    114
    Grand Island
    0.37
    38
    12.88
    123
    14.20
    105
    23.90
    123
    Ord
    0.80
    86
    7.91
    84
    9.47
    79
    20.22
    116
    St Paul, 4N
    0.37
    39
    11.45
    107
    12.77
    96
    24.13
    128
    Wood River
    1.11
    113
    15.35
    143
    16.30
    118
    28.91
    146
    C Average
    0.78
    79
    10.49
    101
    11.81
    90
    22.40
    121
    East Central District
    Aurora
    0.14
    13
    8.16
    72
    8.78
    59
    19.14
    89
    Bennington
    0.00
    0
    10.92
    96
    13.31
    90
    26.04
    113
    David City
    0.03
    3
    11.51
    95
    13.77
    87
    26.01
    109
    Fullerton
    0.26
    26
    11.28
    103
    12.79
    91
    24.41
    119
    Fremont
    0.01
    1
    10.05
    84
    11.34
    72
    22.46
    93
    Gretna, 4NE
    0.01
    1
    11.22
    99
    13.64
    95
    27.42
    123
    Hickman
    0.00
    0
    9.26
    78
    10.09
    64
    20.15
    82
    Lincoln
    0.00
    0
    8.87
    82
    10.07
    71
    20.98
    96
    Omaha
    0.00
    0
    8.17
    72
    10.21
    69
    20.01
    86
    Roca
    0.00
    0
    9.15
    82
    11.44
    76
    21.71
    92
    Schuyler
    0.01
    1
    9.10
    83
    10.65
    75
    21.77
    101
    Raymond, 2N
    0.00
    0
    9.14
    81
    10.37
    72
    22.51
    102
    Seward
    0.03
    3
    9.63
    92
    10.32
    76
    21.52
    103
    Springfield
    0.00
    0
    11.44
    100
    13.41
    90
    25.48
    110
    Uehling
    0.00
    0
    10.51
    88
    12.28
    79
    24.29
    102
    Utica
    0.06
    6
    10.55
    101
    11.73
    89
    24.55
    122
    York
    0.00
    0
    8.37
    77
    9.85
    68
    21.78
    100
    EC Average
    0.03
    3
    9.84
    87
    11.41
    77
    22.95
    102
    Southwest District
    Benkelman
    0.52
    70
    11.26
    145
    12.44
    125
    18.53
    136
    Culbertson
    1.71
    182
    16.56
    178
    17.31
    151
    23.02
    147
    Curtis, 3NN
    1.89
    189
    12.72
    134
    13.69
    118
    21.65
    140
    Eustis, 2NW
    0.74
    76
    11.21
    115
    12.72
    104
    21.36
    129
    Imperial
    1.65
    196
    11.99
    139
    13.65
    128
    19.45
    137
    Madrid
    1.34
    156
    11.56
    131
    13.36
    122
    23.12
    161
    Mccook
    1.43
    174
    13.67
    155
    14.71
    133
    20.29
    134
    Medicine Cr.
    1.50
    160
    13.13
    140
    13.96
    121
    20.10
    128
    North Platte
    0.84
    98
    8.70
    97
    10.31
    94
    17.01
    116
    Trenton, Dam
    1.65
    185
    13.00
    143
    13.73
    121
    20.35
    131
    Wauneta
    1.19
    129
    12.37
    140
    13.29
    122
    20.53
    142
    SW Average
    1.31
    146
    12.38
    137
    13.56
    121
    20.49
    136
    South Central District
    Beaver
    CITY
    0.98
    84
    9.90
    86
    12.90
    102
    18.13
    Blue Hill
    0.12
    14
    8.42
    82
    9.38
    70
    20.47
    103
    Cambridge
    0.95
    101
    12.09
    123
    12.74
    104
    20.69
    125
    Elwood, 8S
    0.89
    93
    11.09
    115
    12.08
    100
    21.56
    128
    Franklin
    0.27
    29
    4.65
    47
    5.29
    42
    16.78
    92
    Minden
    0.00
    0
    10.13
    98
    11.05
    85
    25.57
    137
    Orleans, 2W
    0.52
    57
    7.44
    81
    8.33
    73
    20.19
    123
    Oxford, 7NW
    0.52
    55
    8.60
    87
    8.88
    71
    18.91
    107
    SC Average
    0.51
    54
    9.06
    91
    9.83
    78
    20.86
    117
    Southeast District
    Beatrice
    0.08
    7
    9.75
    84
    10.73
    70
    19.14
    79
    Clay Center
    0.17
    17
    6.61
    61
    7.37
    53
    17.57
    84
    Fairbury
    0.04
    4
    11.11
    101
    12.49
    85
    23.46
    103
    Fairmont
    0.11
    12
    7.91
    74
    9.10
    65
    19.15
    90
    Friend
    0.00
    0
    9.17
    78
    10.13
    68
    20.83
    92
    Hardy, 1SW
    0.00
    0
    8.26
    78
    8.77
    63
    20.23
    94
    Hebron
    0.28
    28
    11.97
    111
    13.04
    91
    24.13
    109
    Nebraska City
    0.00
    0
    13.64
    118
    15.94
    101
    27.35
    110
    Pawnee City
    0.02
    2
    15.49
    131
    17.63
    114
    28.11
    114
    Table Rock
    0.04
    3
    14.73
    129
    17.18
    111
    28.22
    115
    Tecumseh
    0.00
    0
    10.20
    89
    12.02
    77
    21.49
    87
    Virginia
    0.00
    0
    9.01
    77
    9.88
    64
    17.57
    72
    SE Average
    0.06
    6
    10.65
    94
    12.02
    80
    22.27
    95
    State Average
    0.61
    70
    10.11
    107
    11.84
    99
    20.24
    117

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