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Columbus 3 NE Weather Records (USC00251825)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbus 3 NE (USC00251825), Nebraska, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbus 3 NE

  • Columbus 3 NE (USC00251825) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.46 latitude and -97.33 longitude, 442 m (1,450 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Columbus 3 NE still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Columbus 3 NE tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 22.2 C (72.0 F) on 4 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.46 latitude, -97.33 longitude.
  • Elevation: 442 m (1,450 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Columbus 3 NE, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus 3 NE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus 3 NE. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Columbus 3 NE, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.1 C (70.0 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Feb25.0 C (77.0 F)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
Mar35.0 C (95.0 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Apr37.8 C (100.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
May39.4 C (102.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)
Jun42.8 C (109.0 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul46.1 C (115.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Aug43.9 C (111.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Sep40.6 C (105.1 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-14.4 C (6.1 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Columbus 3 NE by the year they were set 1,464 records at Columbus 3 NE still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 48. 02040601893: 81894: 131895: 181896: 101897: 121898: 211899: 191900: 81901: 71902: 101903: 111904: 81905: 211906: 151907: 171908: 91909: 161910: 101911: 161912: 161913: 191914: 71915: 191916: 121917: 171918: 191919: 51920: 91921: 151922: 131923: 121924: 131925: 101926: 71927: 81928: 151929: 81930: 201931: 241932: 71933: 141934: 91935: 191936: 481937: 221938: 171939: 271940: 181941: 111942: 121943: 131944: 101945: 131946: 101947: 181948: 81949: 31950: 121951: 91952: 91953: 61954: 91955: 111956: 61957: 41958: 91959: 81960: 31961: 71962: 81963: 111964: 181965: 81966: 141967: 131968: 71969: 41970: 81971: 31972: 81973: 61974: 111975: 111976: 61977: 71978: 81979: 101980: 71981: 71982: 91983: 181984: 51985: 131986: 71987: 131988: 71989: 171990: 91991: 191992: 91993: 41994: 71995: 121996: 61997: 101998: 151999: 52000: 142001: 122002: 92003: 52004: 92005: 72006: 32007: 22008: 12009: 52010: 22011: 52012: 142013: 102014: 122015: 72016: 102017: 102018: 102019: 82020: 142021: 82022: 62023: 52024: 72025: 122026: 81893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Columbus 3 NE still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 48.
Standing records at Columbus 3 NE by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18938
189413
189518
189610
189712
189821
189919
19008
19017
190210
190311
19048
190521
190615
190717
19089
190916
191010
191116
191216
191319
19147
191519
191612
191717
191819
19195
19209
192115
192213
192312
192413
192510
19267
19278
192815
19298
193020
193124
19327
193314
19349
193519
193648
193722
193817
193927
194018
194111
194212
194313
194410
194513
194610
194718
19488
19493
195012
19519
19529
19536
19549
195511
19566
19574
19589
19598
19603
19617
19628
196311
196418
19658
196614
196713
19687
19694
19708
19713
19728
19736
197411
197511
19766
19777
19788
197910
19807
19817
19829
198318
19845
198513
19867
198713
19887
198917
19909
199119
19929
19934
19947
199512
19966
199710
199815
19995
200014
200112
20029
20035
20049
20057
20063
20072
20081
20095
20102
20115
201214
201310
201412
20157
201610
201710
201810
20198
202014
20218
20226
20235
20247
202512
20268

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records
When Columbus 3 NE set new all-time records 8 all-time records were set at Columbus 3 NE between 3 August 1924 and 25 February 1984. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth3 August 1924: Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)18 August 1934: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)17 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)25 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)26 July 1936: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)5 August 1981: Record daily precipitation 151.6 mm (6.0 in)27 November 1983: Record daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)25 February 1984: Record snow depth 127.0 cm (50.0 in)193019401950196019701980
8 all-time records were set at Columbus 3 NE between 3 August 1924 and 25 February 1984. Each dot is a new record.
When Columbus 3 NE set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1924-08-03Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1934-08-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936-07-17Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1936-07-25Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936-07-26Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1981-08-05Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1983-11-27Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1984-02-25Record snow depthRecord snow depth 127.0 cm (50.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 151.6 mm (6.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus 3 NE The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus 3 NE. The most was 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 5 August 1981. 050100150200 Jan: 34.5 mm (1.4 in), 5 January 1932 Jan Feb: 43.4 mm (1.7 in), 2 February 2016 Feb Mar: 90.7 mm (3.6 in), 14 March 2021 Mar Apr: 74.4 mm (2.9 in), 9 April 2013 Apr May: 100.3 mm (3.9 in), 14 May 1905 May Jun: 131.3 mm (5.2 in), 18 June 1946 Jun Jul: 122.2 mm (4.8 in), 26 July 2017 Jul Aug: 151.6 mm (6.0 in), 5 August 1981 Aug Sep: 144.8 mm (5.7 in), 11 September 1900 Sep Oct: 83.6 mm (3.3 in), 16 October 1968 Oct Nov: 65.8 mm (2.6 in), 4 November 1922 Nov Dec: 45.7 mm (1.8 in), 25 December 2023 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus 3 NE. The most was 151.6 mm (6.0 in) on 5 August 1981.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus 3 NE
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan34.5 mm (1.4 in)5 January 1932
Feb43.4 mm (1.7 in)2 February 2016
Mar90.7 mm (3.6 in)14 March 2021
Apr74.4 mm (2.9 in)9 April 2013
May100.3 mm (3.9 in)14 May 1905
Jun131.3 mm (5.2 in)18 June 1946
Jul122.2 mm (4.8 in)26 July 2017
Aug151.6 mm (6.0 in)5 August 1981
Sep144.8 mm (5.7 in)11 September 1900
Oct83.6 mm (3.3 in)16 October 1968
Nov65.8 mm (2.6 in)4 November 1922
Dec45.7 mm (1.8 in)25 December 2023

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Columbus 3 NE 134 years of record at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1910, 1914, 1933, 1934, 1960, 1961 and others. 1893: 177 of 365 days1894: 285 of 365 days1895: 335 of 365 days1896: 364 of 366 days1897: 357 of 365 days1898: 362 of 365 days1899: 360 of 365 days1900: 363 of 365 days1901: 356 of 365 days1902: 356 of 365 days1903: 341 of 365 days1904: 348 of 366 days1905: 364 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 360 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 361 of 365 days1910: 328 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 354 of 366 days1913: 359 of 365 days1914: 300 of 365 days1915: 360 of 365 days1916: 347 of 366 days1917: 340 of 365 days1918: 348 of 365 days1919: 352 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 361 of 365 days1922: 357 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 364 of 365 days1926: 359 of 365 days1927: 362 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 360 of 366 days1933: 301 of 365 days1934: 149 of 365 days1935: 362 of 365 days1936: 363 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 365 of 366 days1941: 364 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 363 of 365 days1944: 336 of 366 days1945: 351 of 365 days1946: 341 of 365 days1947: 330 of 365 days1948: 346 of 366 days1949: 362 of 365 days1950: 362 of 365 days1951: 362 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 362 of 365 days1955: 363 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 363 of 365 days1958: 360 of 365 days1959: 358 of 365 days1960: 315 of 366 days1961: 293 of 365 days1962: 204 of 365 days1963: 348 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 364 of 365 days1967: 364 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 363 of 365 days1972: 363 of 366 days1973: 363 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 361 of 365 days1976: 363 of 366 days1977: 364 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 359 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 362 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 365 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 363 of 365 days1992: 363 of 366 days1993: 362 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 361 of 365 days1996: 364 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 364 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 363 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 363 of 366 days2009: 362 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 363 of 365 days2026: 287 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1910, 1914, 1933, 1934, 1960, 1961 and others.
Days with data per year at Columbus 3 NE
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189317748%No
189428578%No
189533592%Yes
189636499%Yes
189735798%Yes
189836299%Yes
189936099%Yes
190036399%Yes
190135698%Yes
190235698%Yes
190334193%Yes
190434895%Yes
1905364100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
190736099%Yes
1908366100%Yes
190936199%Yes
191032890%No
1911364100%Yes
191235497%Yes
191335998%Yes
191430082%No
191536099%Yes
191634795%Yes
191734093%Yes
191834895%Yes
191935296%Yes
1920366100%Yes
192136199%Yes
192235798%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925364100%Yes
192635998%Yes
192736299%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930364100%Yes
193136399%Yes
193236098%Yes
193330182%No
193414941%No
193536299%Yes
193636399%Yes
1937364100%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940365100%Yes
1941364100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
194336399%Yes
194433692%Yes
194535196%Yes
194634193%Yes
194733090%Yes
194834695%Yes
194936299%Yes
195036299%Yes
195136299%Yes
195236499%Yes
195336199%Yes
195436299%Yes
195536399%Yes
1956366100%Yes
195736399%Yes
195836099%Yes
195935898%Yes
196031586%No
196129380%No
196220456%No
196334895%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966364100%Yes
1967364100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
197036299%Yes
197136399%Yes
197236399%Yes
197336399%Yes
197436399%Yes
197536199%Yes
197636399%Yes
1977364100%Yes
197836399%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
198235998%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
198536299%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988365100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
199136399%Yes
199236399%Yes
199336299%Yes
1994365100%Yes
199536199%Yes
199636499%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
200036499%Yes
2001364100%Yes
200236399%Yes
200336299%Yes
2004366100%Yes
200536399%Yes
2006364100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836399%Yes
200936299%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012365100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
202536399%Yes
202628779%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Columbus 3 NE
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
4 September 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)88 years36 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie89 years9 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high max (Tie)35.6 C (96.1 F)tie24 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)84 years38 of 100 (Notable)
25 March 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high max (Tie)28.3 C (82.9 F)tie69 years7 of 100 (Routine)
21 March 2026Columbus 3 NE, USmonthly high max35.0 C (95.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)115 years52 of 100 (Notable)
17 February 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min6.7 C (44.1 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)72 years34 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)44 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min3.3 C (37.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)100 years41 of 100 (Notable)
14 February 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)72 years31 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2026Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min2.2 C (36.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)68 years32 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 2025Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min (Tie)2.2 C (36.0 F)tie94 years9 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2025Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high max15.6 C (60.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)103 years41 of 100 (Notable)
24 November 2025Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min8.3 C (46.9 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)24 years24 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2025Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high max25.6 C (78.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)95 years41 of 100 (Notable)
4 October 2025Columbus 3 NE, USdaily high min21.7 C (71.1 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)20 years23 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2025Columbus 3 NE, USdaily rain72.9 mm (2.9 in)39.9 mm (1.6 in)92 years66 of 100 (Major)
30 August 2025Columbus 3 NE, USdaily low max19.4 C (66.9 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)52 years26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

116 complete years, 1896 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Columbus 3 NE as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025 One stripe for each of 116 complete years at Columbus 3 NE, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.3 C (50.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 8.4 C (47.1 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 13.2 C (55.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F). 1896: 10.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1897: 9.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1898: 9.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1899: 9.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1900: 10.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1902: 9.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1905: 8.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1906: 9.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1907: 9.0 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1908: 10.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1909: 8.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1911: 10.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1912: 8.4 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1913: 9.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1915: 8.5 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1917: 8.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1918: 10.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1920: 10.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1921: 12.5 C, +2.2 C from the station mean1922: 11.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1923: 10.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1924: 8.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1925: 10.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1926: 10.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1927: 10.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1928: 10.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1929: 9.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1930: 11.4 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1931: 13.2 C, +2.9 C from the station mean1932: 10.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1935: 10.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1936: 10.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1937: 10.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1938: 12.0 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1939: 12.1 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1940: 10.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1941: 11.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1942: 10.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1943: 10.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1945: 10.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1946: 11.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1947: 10.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1948: 10.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1949: 10.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1950: 9.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1951: 8.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1952: 10.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1953: 11.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1954: 11.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1955: 10.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1956: 11.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1957: 10.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1958: 10.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1959: 10.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1964: 10.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1965: 9.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1966: 9.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1967: 9.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1968: 9.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1969: 9.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1970: 10.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1971: 9.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 8.7 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1973: 9.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1974: 9.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 9.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1976: 10.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1977: 10.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1978: 8.5 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1979: 8.6 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1980: 10.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1981: 11.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1982: 8.9 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1983: 9.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1984: 10.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1985: 9.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1986: 11.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1987: 11.9 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1988: 11.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1989: 9.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1990: 11.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1991: 11.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1992: 10.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1993: 9.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1994: 10.4 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1995: 10.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1996: 8.5 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1997: 10.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1998: 11.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1999: 11.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 10.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2001: 10.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2002: 10.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2003: 10.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 10.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2005: 11.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2006: 11.3 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2007: 10.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2008: 9.1 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2009: 9.2 C, -1.0 C from the station mean2010: 10.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2011: 10.0 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2012: 12.3 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2013: 9.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2014: 9.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2015: 11.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 11.7 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2017: 11.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2018: 9.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2019: 9.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2020: 10.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2021: 11.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2022: 10.3 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2023: 11.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2024: 11.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2025: 11.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1896191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 116 complete years at Columbus 3 NE, 1896 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.3 C (50.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1912, at 8.4 C (47.1 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 13.2 C (55.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 3.0 C (5.4 F).
Annual mean temperature at Columbus 3 NE as warming stripes, 1896 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189610.0 C-0.22 C
18979.2 C-1.06 C
18989.5 C-0.73 C
18999.1 C-1.18 C
190010.6 C+0.38 C
19029.0 C-1.27 C
19058.7 C-1.55 C
19069.1 C-1.16 C
19079.0 C-1.30 C
190810.3 C+0.05 C
19098.9 C-1.40 C
191110.1 C-0.19 C
19128.4 C-1.87 C
19139.9 C-0.40 C
19158.5 C-1.76 C
19178.7 C-1.58 C
191810.8 C+0.52 C
192010.5 C+0.27 C
192112.5 C+2.22 C
192211.0 C+0.78 C
192310.9 C+0.64 C
19248.8 C-1.47 C
192510.3 C+0.04 C
192610.3 C+0.03 C
192710.1 C-0.16 C
192810.8 C+0.50 C
19299.3 C-0.96 C
193011.4 C+1.12 C
193113.2 C+2.90 C
193210.2 C-0.03 C
193510.5 C+0.28 C
193610.7 C+0.41 C
193710.1 C-0.18 C
193812.0 C+1.70 C
193912.1 C+1.82 C
194010.3 C+0.00 C
194111.3 C+1.03 C
194210.3 C-0.01 C
194310.8 C+0.54 C
194510.3 C+0.08 C
194611.9 C+1.63 C
194710.8 C+0.51 C
194810.4 C+0.17 C
194910.2 C-0.10 C
19509.2 C-1.08 C
19518.7 C-1.54 C
195210.9 C+0.64 C
195311.5 C+1.22 C
195411.7 C+1.48 C
195510.7 C+0.40 C
195611.2 C+0.94 C
195710.6 C+0.33 C
195810.3 C+0.06 C
195910.4 C+0.12 C
196410.2 C-0.03 C
19659.6 C-0.64 C
19669.5 C-0.76 C
19679.8 C-0.49 C
19689.9 C-0.39 C
19699.2 C-1.08 C
197010.0 C-0.25 C
19719.9 C-0.40 C
19728.7 C-1.60 C
19739.3 C-0.94 C
19749.7 C-0.57 C
19759.3 C-1.01 C
197610.3 C+0.07 C
197710.9 C+0.64 C
19788.5 C-1.79 C
19798.6 C-1.68 C
198010.8 C+0.53 C
198111.3 C+0.99 C
19828.9 C-1.37 C
19839.7 C-0.60 C
198410.0 C-0.30 C
19859.2 C-1.03 C
198611.1 C+0.81 C
198711.9 C+1.63 C
198811.0 C+0.73 C
19899.9 C-0.40 C
199011.2 C+0.98 C
199111.1 C+0.82 C
199210.6 C+0.29 C
19939.1 C-1.17 C
199410.4 C+0.16 C
199510.3 C+0.04 C
19968.5 C-1.75 C
199710.1 C-0.17 C
199811.2 C+0.92 C
199911.0 C+0.71 C
200010.6 C+0.35 C
200110.9 C+0.62 C
200210.6 C+0.33 C
200310.3 C+0.03 C
200410.3 C-0.01 C
200511.2 C+0.97 C
200611.3 C+1.02 C
200710.5 C+0.20 C
20089.1 C-1.12 C
20099.2 C-1.05 C
201010.1 C-0.17 C
201110.0 C-0.25 C
201212.3 C+2.00 C
20139.7 C-0.59 C
20149.3 C-0.95 C
201511.0 C+0.71 C
201611.7 C+1.45 C
201711.1 C+0.88 C
20189.6 C-0.66 C
20199.4 C-0.88 C
202010.6 C+0.38 C
202111.1 C+0.87 C
202210.3 C+0.06 C
202311.1 C+0.80 C
202411.6 C+1.30 C
202511.1 C+0.83 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1896 to 2025 is 0.05 C (0.00 to 0.09) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.08 F (0.00 to 0.17) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 116 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Columbus 3 NE
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.05 C (0.00 to 0.09) per decade0.08 F (0.00 to 0.17) per decade1896 to 2025116Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.07 C (-0.13 to -0.01) per decade-0.12 F (-0.23 to -0.02) per decade1896 to 2025116Fall
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade1896 to 2025116Rise

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

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Columbus 3 NE: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)46.1 C (115.0 F)193638.3 C (100.9 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-33.9 C (-29.0 F)1899-25.6 C (-14.1 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)151.6 mm (6.0 in)198157.5 mm (2.3 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)217.6 mm (8.6 in)198190.4 mm (3.6 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)74 days193933 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus 3 NE by year The hottest day of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F). 30354045501900192019401960198020002020Record: 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936
The hottest day of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus 3 NE by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189336.7 C (98.1 F)
189437.8 C (100.0 F)
189537.2 C (99.0 F)
189635.6 C (96.1 F)
189737.8 C (100.0 F)
189835.6 C (96.1 F)
189937.2 C (99.0 F)
190036.1 C (97.0 F)
190139.4 C (102.9 F)
190235.0 C (95.0 F)
190335.6 C (96.1 F)
190438.3 C (100.9 F)
190536.7 C (98.1 F)
190636.7 C (98.1 F)
190736.7 C (98.1 F)
190837.2 C (99.0 F)
190938.9 C (102.0 F)
191041.1 C (106.0 F)
191140.6 C (105.1 F)
191238.9 C (102.0 F)
191339.4 C (102.9 F)
191438.9 C (102.0 F)
191535.0 C (95.0 F)
191638.9 C (102.0 F)
191740.6 C (105.1 F)
191842.8 C (109.0 F)
191940.0 C (104.0 F)
192039.4 C (102.9 F)
192140.0 C (104.0 F)
192241.1 C (106.0 F)
192337.8 C (100.0 F)
192437.8 C (100.0 F)
192539.4 C (102.9 F)
192641.1 C (106.0 F)
192737.8 C (100.0 F)
192837.2 C (99.0 F)
192940.0 C (104.0 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193139.4 C (102.9 F)
193238.9 C (102.0 F)
193342.2 C (108.0 F)
193443.9 C (111.0 F)
193541.7 C (107.1 F)
193646.1 C (115.0 F)
193742.2 C (108.0 F)
193841.7 C (107.1 F)
193944.4 C (111.9 F)
194043.3 C (109.9 F)
194141.7 C (107.1 F)
194240.6 C (105.1 F)
194342.8 C (109.0 F)
194439.4 C (102.9 F)
194537.8 C (100.0 F)
194641.7 C (107.1 F)
194740.6 C (105.1 F)
194838.3 C (100.9 F)
194937.8 C (100.0 F)
195035.0 C (95.0 F)
195137.2 C (99.0 F)
195239.4 C (102.9 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195442.8 C (109.0 F)
195540.0 C (104.0 F)
195641.1 C (106.0 F)
195738.3 C (100.9 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195936.1 C (97.0 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196140.6 C (105.1 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196340.0 C (104.0 F)
196440.6 C (105.1 F)
196538.3 C (100.9 F)
196641.1 C (106.0 F)
196738.9 C (102.0 F)
196837.8 C (100.0 F)
196939.4 C (102.9 F)
197039.4 C (102.9 F)
197138.9 C (102.0 F)
197236.1 C (97.0 F)
197336.7 C (98.1 F)
197438.9 C (102.0 F)
197537.2 C (99.0 F)
197638.3 C (100.9 F)
197737.8 C (100.0 F)
197838.3 C (100.9 F)
197939.4 C (102.9 F)
198040.0 C (104.0 F)
198139.4 C (102.9 F)
198237.8 C (100.0 F)
198340.6 C (105.1 F)
198438.9 C (102.0 F)
198539.4 C (102.9 F)
198637.8 C (100.0 F)
198739.4 C (102.9 F)
198842.2 C (108.0 F)
198938.3 C (100.9 F)
199041.1 C (106.0 F)
199139.4 C (102.9 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199336.1 C (97.0 F)
199437.2 C (99.0 F)
199543.3 C (109.9 F)
199635.6 C (96.1 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199838.3 C (100.9 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200037.2 C (99.0 F)
200137.8 C (100.0 F)
200238.9 C (102.0 F)
200337.8 C (100.0 F)
200435.0 C (95.0 F)
200538.3 C (100.9 F)
200638.3 C (100.9 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
200837.2 C (99.0 F)
200935.6 C (96.1 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201137.8 C (100.0 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201338.3 C (100.9 F)
201434.4 C (93.9 F)
201536.1 C (97.0 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201736.7 C (98.1 F)
201837.8 C (100.0 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202138.3 C (100.9 F)
202238.9 C (102.0 F)
202338.3 C (100.9 F)
202436.7 C (98.1 F)
202536.1 C (97.0 F)
202638.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus 3 NE by year The coldest night of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F). -35-30-25-20-151900192019401960198020002020Record: -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1899
The coldest night of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus 3 NE by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1894-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1895-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1896-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1897-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1898-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1899-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1900-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1901-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1902-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1903-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1904-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1905-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1906-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1907-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1908-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1909-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1910-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1911-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1913-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1914-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1915-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1916-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1917-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1918-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1919-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1920-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1923-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1924-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1925-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1926-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1927-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1928-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1929-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1931-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1932-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1933-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1934-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1935-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1936-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1937-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1938-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1939-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1940-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1941-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1942-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1943-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1944-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1945-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1948-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1949-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1950-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1951-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1953-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1954-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1955-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1956-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1957-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1959-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1960-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1962-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1963-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1964-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1966-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1967-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1968-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1969-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1970-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1971-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1972-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1973-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1974-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1977-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1979-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1980-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1981-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1982-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1983-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1984-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1987-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1988-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1989-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1990-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1991-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1992-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1993-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1994-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1995-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1996-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1997-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1998-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1999-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2000-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2001-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2002-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2003-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2004-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2005-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2006-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2007-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2008-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2009-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2010-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2011-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2012-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2013-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2014-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2015-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2016-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2017-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2018-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2019-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2020-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2021-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2022-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2023-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2024-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2025-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2026-22.2 C (-8.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus 3 NE by year The wettest day of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.5 mm (2.3 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1981
The wettest day of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.5 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus 3 NE by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189354.6 mm (2.1 in)
189429.0 mm (1.1 in)
189562.0 mm (2.4 in)
189653.8 mm (2.1 in)
189755.9 mm (2.2 in)
189884.6 mm (3.3 in)
189968.3 mm (2.7 in)
1900144.8 mm (5.7 in)
190148.3 mm (1.9 in)
190252.3 mm (2.1 in)
190366.5 mm (2.6 in)
190451.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905100.3 mm (3.9 in)
190661.7 mm (2.4 in)
190767.8 mm (2.7 in)
1908114.6 mm (4.5 in)
190962.0 mm (2.4 in)
191041.9 mm (1.6 in)
191186.9 mm (3.4 in)
191247.2 mm (1.9 in)
191350.8 mm (2.0 in)
191490.2 mm (3.6 in)
191582.0 mm (3.2 in)
191643.4 mm (1.7 in)
191740.4 mm (1.6 in)
191837.3 mm (1.5 in)
191964.8 mm (2.6 in)
192035.3 mm (1.4 in)
192161.5 mm (2.4 in)
192265.8 mm (2.6 in)
192352.1 mm (2.1 in)
192485.1 mm (3.4 in)
192552.8 mm (2.1 in)
192655.9 mm (2.2 in)
192755.9 mm (2.2 in)
192850.8 mm (2.0 in)
192966.0 mm (2.6 in)
193047.2 mm (1.9 in)
193154.4 mm (2.1 in)
193246.5 mm (1.8 in)
193364.0 mm (2.5 in)
193430.5 mm (1.2 in)
193590.9 mm (3.6 in)
193643.9 mm (1.7 in)
193750.8 mm (2.0 in)
193841.1 mm (1.6 in)
193947.0 mm (1.9 in)
194050.8 mm (2.0 in)
194152.6 mm (2.1 in)
194282.3 mm (3.2 in)
194346.2 mm (1.8 in)
194454.1 mm (2.1 in)
1945101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1946131.3 mm (5.2 in)
194751.6 mm (2.0 in)
194863.8 mm (2.5 in)
194953.3 mm (2.1 in)
195034.3 mm (1.4 in)
195193.0 mm (3.7 in)
195286.9 mm (3.4 in)
195354.6 mm (2.1 in)
195430.2 mm (1.2 in)
195540.9 mm (1.6 in)
195640.9 mm (1.6 in)
195743.9 mm (1.7 in)
195842.9 mm (1.7 in)
195992.2 mm (3.6 in)
196055.4 mm (2.2 in)
196132.8 mm (1.3 in)
196257.7 mm (2.3 in)
196394.7 mm (3.7 in)
196488.9 mm (3.5 in)
196565.3 mm (2.6 in)
196659.9 mm (2.4 in)
196762.5 mm (2.5 in)
196883.6 mm (3.3 in)
196964.8 mm (2.6 in)
197048.0 mm (1.9 in)
197140.4 mm (1.6 in)
1972106.4 mm (4.2 in)
197352.1 mm (2.1 in)
197466.5 mm (2.6 in)
197555.9 mm (2.2 in)
197637.3 mm (1.5 in)
197754.1 mm (2.1 in)
197848.5 mm (1.9 in)
197980.3 mm (3.2 in)
198041.7 mm (1.6 in)
1981151.6 mm (6.0 in)
198293.2 mm (3.7 in)
198347.8 mm (1.9 in)
198446.0 mm (1.8 in)
198545.5 mm (1.8 in)
198659.4 mm (2.3 in)
198792.5 mm (3.6 in)
198858.2 mm (2.3 in)
198991.4 mm (3.6 in)
199077.5 mm (3.1 in)
199172.9 mm (2.9 in)
199267.8 mm (2.7 in)
199359.7 mm (2.4 in)
199447.0 mm (1.9 in)
199554.6 mm (2.1 in)
199698.8 mm (3.9 in)
199775.2 mm (3.0 in)
199874.4 mm (2.9 in)
199984.8 mm (3.3 in)
200047.8 mm (1.9 in)
200137.1 mm (1.5 in)
200241.4 mm (1.6 in)
200365.5 mm (2.6 in)
200478.5 mm (3.1 in)
200559.7 mm (2.4 in)
200677.7 mm (3.1 in)
200784.6 mm (3.3 in)
200865.8 mm (2.6 in)
200957.2 mm (2.3 in)
201054.6 mm (2.1 in)
201187.6 mm (3.4 in)
201268.6 mm (2.7 in)
201374.4 mm (2.9 in)
201457.2 mm (2.3 in)
201557.2 mm (2.3 in)
201684.6 mm (3.3 in)
2017122.2 mm (4.8 in)
201889.2 mm (3.5 in)
201943.2 mm (1.7 in)
202047.8 mm (1.9 in)
202190.7 mm (3.6 in)
202237.3 mm (1.5 in)
202345.7 mm (1.8 in)
202457.2 mm (2.3 in)
202581.8 mm (3.2 in)
202665.8 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus 3 NE by year The wettest five days of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is 217.6 mm (8.6 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.4 mm (3.6 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 217.6 mm (8.6 in) in 1981
The wettest five days of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is 217.6 mm (8.6 in) in 1981, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.4 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus 3 NE by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189354.6 mm (2.1 in)
189437.1 mm (1.5 in)
189578.0 mm (3.1 in)
189682.0 mm (3.2 in)
189781.8 mm (3.2 in)
189893.5 mm (3.7 in)
189978.0 mm (3.1 in)
1900176.6 mm (7.0 in)
190188.2 mm (3.5 in)
1902100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1903129.8 mm (5.1 in)
190462.9 mm (2.5 in)
1905119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1906101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1907102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1908138.5 mm (5.5 in)
1909126.8 mm (5.0 in)
191081.3 mm (3.2 in)
191186.9 mm (3.4 in)
191264.0 mm (2.5 in)
191373.9 mm (2.9 in)
1914124.0 mm (4.9 in)
191596.5 mm (3.8 in)
191648.7 mm (1.9 in)
191791.6 mm (3.6 in)
191873.1 mm (2.9 in)
191983.8 mm (3.3 in)
192054.1 mm (2.1 in)
1921116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1922119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1923129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1924104.6 mm (4.1 in)
192585.3 mm (3.4 in)
1926107.2 mm (4.2 in)
192777.3 mm (3.0 in)
192882.3 mm (3.2 in)
192973.2 mm (2.9 in)
1930118.9 mm (4.7 in)
193198.1 mm (3.9 in)
193271.4 mm (2.8 in)
1933113.0 mm (4.4 in)
193434.8 mm (1.4 in)
1935101.4 mm (4.0 in)
193649.2 mm (1.9 in)
193763.0 mm (2.5 in)
193890.6 mm (3.6 in)
193962.7 mm (2.5 in)
194052.3 mm (2.1 in)
194188.4 mm (3.5 in)
194284.6 mm (3.3 in)
194376.4 mm (3.0 in)
194471.1 mm (2.8 in)
1945137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1946170.6 mm (6.7 in)
1947100.1 mm (3.9 in)
194898.6 mm (3.9 in)
194990.6 mm (3.6 in)
195059.5 mm (2.3 in)
1951139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1952117.9 mm (4.6 in)
195376.2 mm (3.0 in)
195439.4 mm (1.6 in)
195569.9 mm (2.8 in)
195641.7 mm (1.6 in)
195795.8 mm (3.8 in)
195867.5 mm (2.7 in)
195995.5 mm (3.8 in)
196086.9 mm (3.4 in)
196142.7 mm (1.7 in)
196276.8 mm (3.0 in)
1963106.1 mm (4.2 in)
1964145.1 mm (5.7 in)
196591.2 mm (3.6 in)
196675.1 mm (3.0 in)
1967143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1968134.9 mm (5.3 in)
196973.9 mm (2.9 in)
1970117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1971108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1972216.1 mm (8.5 in)
197384.9 mm (3.3 in)
197466.5 mm (2.6 in)
197586.9 mm (3.4 in)
197675.4 mm (3.0 in)
197765.1 mm (2.6 in)
1978104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1979104.9 mm (4.1 in)
198095.3 mm (3.8 in)
1981217.6 mm (8.6 in)
1982115.7 mm (4.6 in)
198388.3 mm (3.5 in)
198472.8 mm (2.9 in)
198580.1 mm (3.2 in)
1986109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1987104.4 mm (4.1 in)
198879.5 mm (3.1 in)
1989131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1990164.1 mm (6.5 in)
199189.9 mm (3.5 in)
199286.8 mm (3.4 in)
199390.2 mm (3.6 in)
199489.4 mm (3.5 in)
199598.3 mm (3.9 in)
1996120.9 mm (4.8 in)
199790.7 mm (3.6 in)
199891.2 mm (3.6 in)
199994.5 mm (3.7 in)
200089.7 mm (3.5 in)
200189.7 mm (3.5 in)
200258.4 mm (2.3 in)
2003110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2004103.4 mm (4.1 in)
2005100.4 mm (4.0 in)
200689.1 mm (3.5 in)
200785.1 mm (3.4 in)
200889.7 mm (3.5 in)
200982.0 mm (3.2 in)
2010132.0 mm (5.2 in)
2011104.3 mm (4.1 in)
201291.2 mm (3.6 in)
2013113.0 mm (4.4 in)
201487.2 mm (3.4 in)
201584.2 mm (3.3 in)
2016101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2017122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2018101.9 mm (4.0 in)
201987.2 mm (3.4 in)
202060.8 mm (2.4 in)
2021114.6 mm (4.5 in)
202277.8 mm (3.1 in)
202370.6 mm (2.8 in)
202499.3 mm (3.9 in)
2025130.1 mm (5.1 in)
2026104.3 mm (4.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus 3 NE by year The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is 74 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 74 days in 1939
The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus 3 NE, 1893 to 2026. The record is 74 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus 3 NE by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189336 days
189439 days
189536 days
189634 days
189736 days
189823 days
189940 days
190052 days
190131 days
190227 days
190357 days
190469 days
190534 days
190628 days
190737 days
190831 days
190921 days
191035 days
191134 days
191230 days
191359 days
191441 days
191531 days
191629 days
191730 days
191818 days
191927 days
192027 days
192135 days
192230 days
192327 days
192448 days
192530 days
192625 days
192737 days
192833 days
192932 days
193030 days
193135 days
193232 days
193340 days
193427 days
193532 days
193633 days
193730 days
193828 days
193974 days
194036 days
194127 days
194231 days
194336 days
194427 days
194561 days
194633 days
194726 days
194821 days
194959 days
195030 days
195128 days
195233 days
195343 days
195445 days
195529 days
195644 days
195742 days
195853 days
195952 days
196028 days
196133 days
196219 days
196333 days
196434 days
196522 days
196625 days
196763 days
196844 days
196934 days
197026 days
197131 days
197244 days
197327 days
197445 days
197532 days
197645 days
197727 days
197831 days
197935 days
198035 days
198130 days
198225 days
198317 days
198420 days
198525 days
198634 days
198735 days
198852 days
198928 days
199020 days
199126 days
199222 days
199322 days
199445 days
199524 days
199633 days
199723 days
199839 days
199945 days
200041 days
200131 days
200233 days
200328 days
200423 days
200527 days
200627 days
200733 days
200824 days
200923 days
201026 days
201124 days
201233 days
201324 days
201434 days
201547 days
201638 days
201771 days
201823 days
201940 days
202040 days
202148 days
202261 days
202326 days
202452 days
202542 days
202622 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

116 years with a frost

Across 116 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Columbus 3 NE falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 163 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 177 days. That is 22 days more than in 1896 to 1932.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Columbus 3 NE
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1896 to 1932)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost27 April30 April20 April10 days earlier-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost8 October8 October13 October5 days later+0.9 days per decade
Growing days163 days155 days177 days22 days more+2.0 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

127 years, 1895 to 2025

A day with at least 59.9 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 145.1 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Columbus 3 NE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years59.9 mm (2.4 in)
5 years79.5 mm (3.1 in)
10 years93.7 mm (3.7 in)
25 years113.1 mm (4.5 in)
50 years128.6 mm (5.1 in)
100 years145.1 mm (5.7 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 127 years of values from 1895 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 151.6 mm (6.0 in) in 1981; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1900; 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1946.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Columbus 3 NE had a mean temperature of 10.7 C (51.2 F) and 697.9 mm (27.5 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Lovewell Dam (United States, 184 km away), Fairbury 7S (United States, 158 km away) and Hebron (United States, 145 km away).

Climate twins of Columbus 3 NE: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Lovewell DamUnited States184 km (114 mi)10.6 C (51.1 F)705.4 mm (27.8 in)0.79
Fairbury 7SUnited States158 km (98 mi)10.4 C (50.8 F)769.2 mm (30.3 in)0.84
HebronUnited States145 km (90 mi)10.9 C (51.7 F)736.8 mm (29.0 in)0.85

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).