Cairo Weather Records (USC00251390)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cairo (USC00251390), Nebraska, United States, with 39 years of record.

Key Facts for Cairo

Cairo (USC00251390) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.00 latitude and -98.62 longitude, 610 m (2,001 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1947, 39 years of record.
198 records set at Cairo still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cairo set a daily record precipitation of 24.9 mm (1.0 in) on 14 July 1947.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.00 latitude, -98.62 longitude.
Elevation: 610 m (2,001 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1947, 39 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

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 Cairo. 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 Cairo, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	25.0 C (77.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	23.3 C (73.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

198 standing records

198 records at Cairo still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 118.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 130.8 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cairo. The most was 130.8 mm (5.1 in) on 26 June 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Cairo
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	26 January 1932
Feb	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 February 1919
Mar	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 March 1942
Apr	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	20 April 1916
May	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	18 May 1921
Jun	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	26 June 1937
Jul	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	18 July 1924
Aug	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	13 August 1914
Sep	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	28 September 1923
Oct	60.2 mm (2.4 in)	9 October 1926
Nov	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	13 November 1909
Dec	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	4 December 1924

Period of Record Coverage

1945 to 1945

1 years of record at Cairo, 1945 to 1945. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1945.

Latest Records

Latest records at Cairo
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 July 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	28 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 June 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	18 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 June 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	32 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
16 May 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	9 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	33 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 April 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	5 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 January 1947	Cairo, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	19 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
28 December 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	19 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
15 November 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	16 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 July 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain (Tie)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	tie	12 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	8.4 mm (0.33 in)	17 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
16 March 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	28 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 March 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	8 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 1946	Cairo, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	7.9 mm (0.31 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1945	Cairo, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1909 to 1947

Yearly extremes at Cairo: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1945	25.0 C (77.0 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1944	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	1937	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	225.8 mm (8.9 in)	1914	73.5 mm (2.9 in)	39
Longest dry spell (CDD)	83 days	1938	36 days	39

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Cairo, 1909 to 1947. The record is 25.0 C (77.0 F) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 25.0 C (77.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Cairo by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1946	n/a
1947	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Cairo, 1909 to 1947. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Cairo by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1945	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1946	n/a
1947	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Cairo, 1909 to 1947. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cairo by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1910	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1911	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1912	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1913	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1914	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1915	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1916	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1918	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1920	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1922	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1923	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1924	109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1925	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1926	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1928	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1929	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1930	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1933	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1934	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1937	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1938	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1939	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1940	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1941	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1942	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1944	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1945	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1946	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	75.7 mm (3.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Cairo, 1909 to 1947. The record is 225.8 mm (8.9 in) in 1914, marked on the chart; the median year is 73.5 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cairo by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1910	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1911	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1912	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1913	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1914	225.8 mm (8.9 in)
1915	92.1 mm (3.6 in)
1916	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1918	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1919	60.3 mm (2.4 in)
1920	62.9 mm (2.5 in)
1921	212.4 mm (8.4 in)
1922	99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1923	169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1924	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1925	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1927	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1928	73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1929	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1930	109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1931	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1932	131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1933	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1934	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1935	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1936	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1937	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1938	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1939	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1940	32.6 mm (1.3 in)
1941	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1942	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1943	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1944	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1945	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1946	59.6 mm (2.3 in)
1947	78.0 mm (3.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Cairo, 1909 to 1947. The record is 83 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cairo by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909	20 days
1910	31 days
1911	46 days
1912	26 days
1913	51 days
1914	44 days
1915	21 days
1916	34 days
1917	25 days
1918	22 days
1919	42 days
1920	33 days
1921	66 days
1922	48 days
1923	36 days
1924	29 days
1925	38 days
1926	26 days
1927	41 days
1928	36 days
1929	40 days
1930	39 days
1931	34 days
1932	20 days
1933	30 days
1934	65 days
1935	38 days
1936	38 days
1937	74 days
1938	83 days
1939	52 days
1940	29 days
1941	32 days
1942	37 days
1943	30 days
1944	29 days
1945	22 days
1946	41 days
1947	18 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.

Download the Data

Data for Cairo standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Cairo threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-15 (15 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).