Ellsworth 2W Weather Records (USC00252645)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ellsworth 2W (USC00252645), Nebraska, United States, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Ellsworth 2W

Ellsworth 2W (USC00252645) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 42.06 latitude and -102.32 longitude, 1,191 m (3,908 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1943 to 2025, 83 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ellsworth 2W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ellsworth 2W set a daily record precipitation of 3.3 mm (0.13 in) on 18 November 2025.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 42.06 latitude, -102.32 longitude.
Elevation: 1,191 m (3,908 ft).
Period of record: 1943 to 2025, 83 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

112 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Ellsworth 2W. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 112 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Ellsworth 2W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	15.0 C (59.0 F)	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Feb	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Nov	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ellsworth 2W still stand. 2022 holds the most, with 249.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Ellsworth 2W between 28 May 1978 and 28 May 1978. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 85.1 mm (3.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ellsworth 2W. The most was 85.1 mm (3.4 in) on 28 May 1978.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ellsworth 2W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 January 1944
Feb	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	24 February 1952
Mar	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	9 March 2000
Apr	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	24 April 2007
May	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	28 May 1978
Jun	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	20 June 1962
Jul	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	12 July 1948
Aug	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	29 August 2014
Sep	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	30 September 2014
Oct	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	21 October 1953
Nov	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	2 November 1956
Dec	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	21 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

2018 to 2025

8 years of record at Ellsworth 2W, 2018 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2018, 2023.

Latest Records

Latest records at Ellsworth 2W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 November 2025	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2025	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	22.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	75 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2025	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	32 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2025	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain (Tie)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2025	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	56 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2025	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	tie	47 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
10 January 2025	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	76 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	74 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	29.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	37 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	33 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	5 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	75 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	8 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	8 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 January 2024	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2023	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	tie	44 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
25 November 2023	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	tie	37 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2023	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily rain	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	30 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 2023	Ellsworth 2W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	30 years	4 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1943 to 2025

Yearly extremes at Ellsworth 2W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	2022	37.5 C (99.5 F)	8
Coldest night (TNn)	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)	2025	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)	9
Wettest day (Rx1day)	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	1978	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	127.5 mm (5.0 in)	1953	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	83
Longest dry spell (CDD)	79 days	2016	42 days	83

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ellsworth 2W, 1943 to 2025. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2022, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 C (99.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ellsworth 2W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
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	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	11.1 C (52.0 F)
2019	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2020	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2022	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2023	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2024	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2025	38.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ellsworth 2W, 1943 to 2025. The record is -35.6 C (-32.1 F) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is -30.6 C (-23.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ellsworth 2W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
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	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a
2018	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2019	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2020	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2021	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2022	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2023	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2024	-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
2025	-35.6 C (-32.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ellsworth 2W, 1943 to 2025. The record is 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 41.4 mm (1.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ellsworth 2W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1943	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1945	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1946	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1947	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1948	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1949	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1950	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1951	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1952	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1953	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1954	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1956	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1957	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1959	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1960	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1962	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1963	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1964	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1965	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1967	20.8 mm (0.8 in)
1968	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1969	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1970	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1972	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1973	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1974	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1977	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1978	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1979	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1980	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1981	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1982	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1983	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1984	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1985	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1987	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1988	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1989	29.0 mm (1.1 in)
1990	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1991	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1992	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1993	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1994	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1995	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1996	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1997	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1998	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1999	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
2000	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2001	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
2002	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2003	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2004	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2005	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
2006	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2007	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
2008	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2009	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2010	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2011	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2012	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
2013	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
2014	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2015	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2016	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2017	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2018	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2019	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2020	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2021	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2022	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2023	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2024	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2025	32.5 mm (1.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ellsworth 2W, 1943 to 2025. The record is 127.5 mm (5.0 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ellsworth 2W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1943	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1944	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1945	78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1946	49.1 mm (1.9 in)
1947	57.0 mm (2.2 in)
1948	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1949	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1950	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	81.9 mm (3.2 in)
1952	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1953	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1954	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1955	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1956	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1957	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1958	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1959	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1962	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1963	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1964	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1965	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1966	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1967	37.9 mm (1.5 in)
1968	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1969	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1970	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1972	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1973	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1974	45.4 mm (1.8 in)
1975	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1976	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1977	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1978	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1979	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1980	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1981	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1982	42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1983	43.0 mm (1.7 in)
1984	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1985	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1987	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1988	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1989	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1990	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1991	41.2 mm (1.6 in)
1992	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1993	47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1994	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1995	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1996	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1997	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1998	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1999	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2000	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2001	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2003	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2004	36.5 mm (1.4 in)
2005	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2006	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2007	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
2008	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2009	67.4 mm (2.7 in)
2010	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2011	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2012	29.3 mm (1.2 in)
2013	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
2014	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
2015	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2016	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2017	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2018	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
2019	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2020	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2021	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
2022	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2023	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2024	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2025	71.4 mm (2.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ellsworth 2W, 1943 to 2025. The record is 79 days in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is 42 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ellsworth 2W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1943	49 days
1944	40 days
1945	49 days
1946	52 days
1947	50 days
1948	34 days
1949	61 days
1950	48 days
1951	33 days
1952	39 days
1953	58 days
1954	28 days
1955	43 days
1956	74 days
1957	47 days
1958	32 days
1959	29 days
1960	30 days
1961	47 days
1962	47 days
1963	24 days
1964	52 days
1965	28 days
1966	25 days
1967	31 days
1968	36 days
1969	61 days
1970	56 days
1971	33 days
1972	77 days
1973	41 days
1974	41 days
1975	45 days
1976	49 days
1977	61 days
1978	33 days
1979	47 days
1980	46 days
1981	39 days
1982	42 days
1983	63 days
1984	48 days
1985	31 days
1986	44 days
1987	29 days
1988	51 days
1989	51 days
1990	55 days
1991	34 days
1992	40 days
1993	30 days
1994	32 days
1995	64 days
1996	42 days
1997	62 days
1998	39 days
1999	59 days
2000	29 days
2001	49 days
2002	60 days
2003	27 days
2004	38 days
2005	40 days
2006	60 days
2007	31 days
2008	46 days
2009	33 days
2010	48 days
2011	45 days
2012	37 days
2013	29 days
2014	40 days
2015	27 days
2016	79 days
2017	45 days
2018	27 days
2019	45 days
2020	42 days
2021	34 days
2022	27 days
2023	30 days
2024	66 days
2025	43 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

77 years, 1945 to 2025

A day with at least 40.4 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 88.0 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ellsworth 2W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	53.7 mm (2.1 in)
10 years	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
25 years	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
50 years	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
100 years	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1945 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: 85.1 mm (3.4 in) in 1978; 78.7 mm (3.1 in) in 2014; 76.2 mm (3.0 in) in 1962.

Download the Data

Data for Ellsworth 2W standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Ellsworth 2W 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 2026-10-14 (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).

Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2018	16	4%	No
2019	364	100%	Yes
2020	363	99%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	364	100%	Yes
2023	304	83%	No
2024	335	92%	Yes
2025	334	92%	Yes