Brownlee Weather Records (USC00251213)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Brownlee (USC00251213), Nebraska, United States, with 36 years of record.

Key Facts for Brownlee

Brownlee (USC00251213) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 42.29 latitude and -100.63 longitude, 860 m (2,820 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 1997, 36 years of record.
1,464 records set at Brownlee still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Brownlee set a daily record high maximum temperature of 27.8 C (82.0 F) on 21 March 1997.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 42.29 latitude, -100.63 longitude.
Elevation: 860 m (2,820 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 1997, 36 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Brownlee. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Brownlee, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Brownlee still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 78.

Standing records at Brownlee by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	14
1963	50
1964	63
1965	34
1967	9
1968	50
1969	53
1970	44
1971	35
1972	61
1973	35
1974	49
1975	44
1976	57
1977	24
1978	35
1979	44
1980	22
1981	37
1982	30
1983	53
1984	31
1985	65
1986	54
1987	34
1988	46
1989	78
1990	59
1991	57
1992	34
1993	41
1994	33
1995	39
1996	43
1997	7

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 105.7 mm (4.2 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Brownlee. The most was 105.7 mm (4.2 in) on 20 April 1971.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Brownlee
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	17 January 1969
Feb	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	19 February 1971
Mar	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	28 March 1975
Apr	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	20 April 1971
May	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	7 May 1968
Jun	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	27 June 1983
Jul	53.8 mm (2.1 in)	30 July 1985
Aug	61.2 mm (2.4 in)	12 August 1985
Sep	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	16 September 1987
Oct	42.9 mm (1.7 in)	15 October 1993
Nov	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	2 November 1972
Dec	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	22 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1997

35 years of record at Brownlee, 1962 to 1997. 29 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 and others.

Days with data per year at Brownlee
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	111	30%	No
1963	167	46%	No
1964	321	88%	No
1965	206	56%	No
1967	125	34%	No
1968	297	81%	No
1969	322	88%	No
1970	314	86%	No
1971	326	89%	No
1972	323	88%	No
1973	255	70%	No
1974	325	89%	No
1975	322	88%	No
1976	334	91%	Yes
1977	191	52%	No
1978	269	74%	No
1979	270	74%	No
1980	160	44%	No
1981	273	75%	No
1982	230	63%	No
1983	361	99%	Yes
1984	355	97%	Yes
1985	354	97%	Yes
1986	336	92%	Yes
1987	299	82%	No
1988	305	83%	No
1989	333	91%	Yes
1990	326	89%	No
1991	314	86%	No
1992	276	75%	No
1993	306	84%	No
1994	223	61%	No
1995	266	73%	No
1996	221	60%	No
1997	32	9%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Brownlee
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 March 1997	Brownlee, US	daily high max	27.8 C (82.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	22 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 1997	Brownlee, US	daily high max (Tie)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	tie	24 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 1997	Brownlee, US	daily high max	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	16 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1997	Brownlee, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1997	Brownlee, US	daily low min (Tie)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	tie	8 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 1997	Brownlee, US	daily high max	18.3 C (64.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	33 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 1997	Brownlee, US	daily high max	17.2 C (63.0 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	23 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
4 January 1997	Brownlee, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	3 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 1997	Brownlee, US	daily high min	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	5.0 C (9.0 F)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1997	Brownlee, US	daily high max (Tie)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	tie	33 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

12 complete years, 1970 to 1990

One stripe for each of 12 complete years at Brownlee, 1970 to 1990. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.0 C (46.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1972, at 6.7 C (44.0 F), and the warmest was 1986, at 9.4 C (48.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.5 C (2.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Brownlee as warming stripes, 1970 to 1990
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1970	7.7 C	-0.28 C
1971	7.2 C	-0.81 C
1972	6.7 C	-1.28 C
1974	8.5 C	+0.57 C
1976	7.9 C	-0.02 C
1983	8.0 C	0.00 C
1984	8.1 C	+0.11 C
1985	7.2 C	-0.72 C
1986	9.4 C	+1.43 C
1988	8.3 C	+0.38 C
1989	7.8 C	-0.21 C
1990	8.8 C	+0.86 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1962 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Brownlee: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1973	38.3 C (100.9 F)	35
Coldest night (TNn)	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)	1996	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	35
Wettest day (Rx1day)	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	1971	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	35
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	1971	60.1 mm (2.4 in)	35
Longest dry spell (CDD)	65 days	1990	37 days	35

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Brownlee, 1962 to 1997. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Brownlee by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1964	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1971	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1974	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1975	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1990	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1992	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1995	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	27.8 C (82.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Brownlee, 1962 to 1997. The record is -39.4 C (-38.9 F) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.0 C (-22.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Brownlee by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1963	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1964	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1968	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1969	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1970	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1972	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1973	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1974	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1975	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1976	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1977	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1979	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1980	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1981	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1982	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1983	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
1984	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1986	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1987	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1988	-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1989	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1991	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1992	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1993	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1994	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1995	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1996	-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1997	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Brownlee, 1962 to 1997. The record is 105.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Brownlee by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1963	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1964	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1967	19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1972	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1975	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1976	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1977	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1979	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1980	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1981	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1983	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1984	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1985	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1986	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1987	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1988	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1990	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1992	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1993	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1994	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1996	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Brownlee, 1962 to 1997. The record is 115.6 mm (4.6 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.1 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Brownlee by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1964	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1965	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967	28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1968	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1969	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1970	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1972	81.4 mm (3.2 in)
1973	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1974	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1975	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1976	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1977	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1978	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1980	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1981	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1982	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1983	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1984	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1985	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1986	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1987	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1988	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1989	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1990	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
1991	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1992	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1993	69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1994	28.0 mm (1.1 in)
1995	71.7 mm (2.8 in)
1996	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1997	0.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Brownlee, 1962 to 1997. The record is 65 days in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 37 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Brownlee by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	54 days
1963	25 days
1964	52 days
1965	53 days
1967	44 days
1968	33 days
1969	37 days
1970	30 days
1971	38 days
1972	42 days
1973	26 days
1974	38 days
1975	29 days
1976	49 days
1977	25 days
1978	36 days
1979	21 days
1980	18 days
1981	45 days
1982	26 days
1983	30 days
1984	27 days
1985	28 days
1986	46 days
1987	60 days
1988	56 days
1989	43 days
1990	65 days
1991	31 days
1992	29 days
1993	46 days
1994	28 days
1995	61 days
1996	53 days
1997	26 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Data for Brownlee standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).