Elsie Weather Records (USC00252675)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elsie (USC00252675), Nebraska, United States, with 41 years of record.

Key Facts for Elsie

Elsie (USC00252675) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.85 latitude and -101.40 longitude, 1,031 m (3,383 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1908 to 1948, 41 years of record.
16 records set at Elsie still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elsie set a daily record precipitation of 5.1 mm (0.20 in) on 9 March 1948.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.85 latitude, -101.40 longitude.
Elevation: 1,031 m (3,383 ft).
Period of record: 1908 to 1948, 41 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 Elsie. 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 Elsie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

16 standing records

16 records at Elsie still stand. 1931 holds the most, with 10.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elsie. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 28 May 1935.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elsie
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	27 January 1944
Feb	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	23 February 1909
Mar	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14 March 1938
Apr	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	24 April 1929
May	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	28 May 1935
Jun	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	15 June 1914
Jul	83.6 mm (3.3 in)	16 July 1918
Aug	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	25 August 1935
Sep	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	2 September 1942
Oct	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	19 October 1908
Nov	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	5 November 1922
Dec	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	5 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

1930 to 1930

1 years of record at Elsie, 1930 to 1930. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1930.

Latest Records

Latest records at Elsie
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
9 March 1948	Elsie, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	30 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
4 March 1948	Elsie, US	daily rain (Tie)	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	tie	13 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 1947	Elsie, US	daily rain	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	22 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1947	Elsie, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	0 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 1947	Elsie, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	32 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 1947	Elsie, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	2 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
4 June 1947	Elsie, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1947	Elsie, US	daily rain	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	33 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 1947	Elsie, US	daily rain	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	22 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1947	Elsie, US	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	31 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	27 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	10.6 mm (0.4 in)	8 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 October 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	16 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	16 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	22.1 mm (0.9 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	8 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	8 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
6 May 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	25 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 May 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	15.7 mm (0.6 in)	9.3 mm (0.37 in)	4 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	4 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 March 1946	Elsie, US	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	2.2 mm (0.09 in)	4 years	7 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1908 to 1948

Yearly extremes at Elsie: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1930	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1930	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	1935	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	41
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	128.8 mm (5.1 in)	1918	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	41
Longest dry spell (CDD)	53 days	1909	38 days	41

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elsie, 1908 to 1948. The record is -4.4 C (24.1 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elsie by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1908	n/a
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	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
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	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elsie, 1908 to 1948. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.2 C (-8.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elsie by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1908	n/a
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	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1931	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
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	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elsie, 1908 to 1948. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.2 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elsie by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1908	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1909	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1910	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1911	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1913	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1914	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1915	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1916	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1917	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1918	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1919	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1920	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1921	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1923	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1924	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1925	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1926	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1927	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1928	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1930	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1931	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1932	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1933	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1934	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1935	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1936	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1937	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1938	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1939	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1940	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1941	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1942	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1943	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1944	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1945	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1946	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1947	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	20.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elsie, 1908 to 1948. The record is 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elsie by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1908	69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1909	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1910	25.2 mm (1.0 in)
1911	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1912	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1913	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1914	126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1915	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1916	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1917	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1918	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1919	103.8 mm (4.1 in)
1920	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1921	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1922	68.4 mm (2.7 in)
1923	127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1924	75.1 mm (3.0 in)
1925	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1926	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1927	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1928	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1929	113.4 mm (4.5 in)
1930	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1931	55.3 mm (2.2 in)
1932	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1933	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1934	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1935	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1936	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1938	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939	40.7 mm (1.6 in)
1940	120.2 mm (4.7 in)
1941	62.1 mm (2.4 in)
1942	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1943	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1944	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1945	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1946	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1947	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1948	23.4 mm (0.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elsie, 1908 to 1948. The record is 53 days in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elsie by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1908	30 days
1909	53 days
1910	53 days
1911	40 days
1912	29 days
1913	47 days
1914	53 days
1915	42 days
1916	43 days
1917	40 days
1918	22 days
1919	32 days
1920	41 days
1921	32 days
1922	47 days
1923	42 days
1924	36 days
1925	51 days
1926	25 days
1927	28 days
1928	28 days
1929	32 days
1930	27 days
1931	45 days
1932	30 days
1933	38 days
1934	39 days
1935	35 days
1936	39 days
1937	48 days
1938	29 days
1939	39 days
1940	33 days
1941	28 days
1942	28 days
1943	38 days
1944	28 days
1945	39 days
1946	52 days
1947	29 days
1948	23 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

34 years, 1909 to 1947

A day with at least 46.2 mm (1.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 127.7 mm (5.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elsie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
5 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
10 years	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
25 years	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
50 years	110.7 mm (4.4 in)	Longer than the 34 years of record
100 years	127.7 mm (5.0 in)	Longer than the 34 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, 34 years of values from 1909 to 1947.

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: 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1935; 96.5 mm (3.8 in) in 1930; 83.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1918.

Download the Data

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