Comstock Weather Records (USC00251835)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Comstock (USC00251835), Nebraska, United States, with 62 years of record.

Key Facts for Comstock

Comstock (USC00251835) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.56 latitude and -99.24 longitude, 687 m (2,255 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 2002, 62 years of record.
1,464 records set at Comstock still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Comstock set a daily record precipitation of 46.2 mm (1.8 in) on 27 August 2002.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.56 latitude, -99.24 longitude.
Elevation: 687 m (2,255 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 2002, 62 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Comstock. 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 Comstock, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-32.8 C (-27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Comstock still stand. 1989 holds the most, with 152.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Comstock between 28 December 1982 and 28 December 1982. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 96.0 mm (3.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Comstock. The most was 96.0 mm (3.8 in) on 2 September 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Comstock
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	23 January 1982
Feb	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 February 1971
Mar	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	7 March 1990
Apr	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	11 April 1943
May	58.7 mm (2.3 in)	27 May 1973
Jun	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	9 June 1974
Jul	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	12 July 1997
Aug	72.6 mm (2.9 in)	12 August 1966
Sep	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	2 September 1942
Oct	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	5 October 1946
Nov	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	16 November 1971
Dec	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	1 December 1981

Period of Record Coverage

1943 to 2002

17 years of record at Comstock, 1943 to 2002. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1943, 1945, 1988, 1992, 2001, 2002.

Days with data per year at Comstock
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1943	10	3%	No
1945	11	3%	No
1988	232	63%	No
1989	361	99%	Yes
1990	358	98%	Yes
1991	361	99%	Yes
1992	324	89%	No
1993	358	98%	Yes
1994	359	98%	Yes
1995	357	98%	Yes
1996	358	98%	Yes
1997	359	98%	Yes
1998	356	98%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	334	91%	Yes
2001	303	83%	No
2002	92	25%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Comstock
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 August 2002	Comstock, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2001	Comstock, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	0.2 mm (0.01 in)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2001	Comstock, US	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	8 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 2001	Comstock, US	daily rain	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2001	Comstock, US	daily rain (Tie)	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	tie	24 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	25 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
22 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
19 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	31 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	31 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	4 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
15 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	15 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
14 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
13 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	28 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	15 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
12 November 2000	Comstock, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
23 October 2000	Comstock, US	daily rain	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	22 years	16 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1989 to 1999

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Comstock, 1989 to 1999. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 8.8 C (47.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 7.1 C (44.7 F), and the warmest was 1999, at 10.1 C (50.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Comstock as warming stripes, 1989 to 1999
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1989	8.1 C	-0.65 C
1990	9.4 C	+0.66 C
1991	9.7 C	+0.91 C
1993	7.1 C	-1.68 C
1994	8.9 C	+0.12 C
1995	8.7 C	-0.07 C
1996	7.4 C	-1.38 C
1997	8.6 C	-0.19 C
1998	9.7 C	+0.98 C
1999	10.1 C	+1.31 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

1941 to 2002

Yearly extremes at Comstock: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1988	38.9 C (102.0 F)	17
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)	1989	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	17
Wettest day (Rx1day)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1942	45.5 mm (1.8 in)	62
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	160.2 mm (6.3 in)	1962	70.3 mm (2.8 in)	62
Longest dry spell (CDD)	72 days	1964	34 days	62

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Comstock, 1941 to 2002. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Comstock by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1944	n/a
1945	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1989	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1990	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1991	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1992	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1995	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002	41.1 C (106.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Comstock, 1941 to 2002. The record is -35.0 C (-31.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.0 C (-13.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Comstock by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1944	n/a
1945	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989	-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1990	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1991	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1993	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1994	-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1995	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1996	-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1997	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1998	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1999	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2000	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2001	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2002	-17.2 C (1.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Comstock, 1941 to 2002. The record is 96.0 mm (3.8 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 45.5 mm (1.8 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Comstock by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1942	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1943	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1944	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1945	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1946	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1947	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1948	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1949	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1951	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1952	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1953	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1954	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1955	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1956	35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1957	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1959	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1960	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1963	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1964	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1965	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1966	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1967	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1968	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1970	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1971	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1972	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1973	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1975	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1976	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1978	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1979	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1981	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1982	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1983	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1984	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1985	37.3 mm (1.5 in)
1986	19.1 mm (0.8 in)
1987	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1988	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1989	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1990	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1991	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1992	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1993	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1994	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1995	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1996	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1997	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1998	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1999	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2000	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
2002	46.2 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Comstock, 1941 to 2002. The record is 160.2 mm (6.3 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.3 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Comstock by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1942	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1943	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1944	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1945	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
1947	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1948	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
1949	56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1950	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1951	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1953	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1954	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1955	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1957	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1958	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1959	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1960	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1961	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1962	160.2 mm (6.3 in)
1963	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1964	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1965	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1966	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1970	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1971	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1972	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	96.1 mm (3.8 in)
1974	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1975	108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1976	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1977	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1978	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1979	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1980	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1981	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1982	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1983	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1984	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1985	72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1986	31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1987	65.7 mm (2.6 in)
1988	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1989	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1990	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1991	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1992	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1996	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1997	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1998	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1999	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
2000	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001	88.7 mm (3.5 in)
2002	54.6 mm (2.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Comstock, 1941 to 2002. The record is 72 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Comstock by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941	30 days
1942	37 days
1943	36 days
1944	21 days
1945	33 days
1946	47 days
1947	32 days
1948	36 days
1949	28 days
1950	47 days
1951	38 days
1952	33 days
1953	42 days
1954	66 days
1955	34 days
1956	40 days
1957	44 days
1958	63 days
1959	51 days
1960	29 days
1961	31 days
1962	60 days
1963	31 days
1964	72 days
1965	52 days
1966	23 days
1967	58 days
1968	39 days
1969	28 days
1970	43 days
1971	35 days
1972	43 days
1973	22 days
1974	47 days
1975	23 days
1976	49 days
1977	35 days
1978	34 days
1979	32 days
1980	36 days
1981	39 days
1982	28 days
1983	17 days
1984	28 days
1985	26 days
1986	33 days
1987	29 days
1988	30 days
1989	33 days
1990	20 days
1991	27 days
1992	36 days
1993	23 days
1994	34 days
1995	24 days
1996	32 days
1997	45 days
1998	39 days
1999	45 days
2000	26 days
2001	37 days
2002	30 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

52 years, 1946 to 2000

A day with at least 46.4 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 99.1 mm (3.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Comstock: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.4 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	60.1 mm (2.4 in)
10 years	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
50 years	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
100 years	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	Longer than the 52 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 52 years of values from 1946 to 2000.

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: 89.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1997; 84.1 mm (3.3 in) in 1946; 81.3 mm (3.2 in) in 1974.

Download the Data

Data for Comstock standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Comstock 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).