Emerald 1 W Weather Records (USC00252706)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Emerald 1 W (USC00252706), Nebraska, United States, with 47 years of record.

Key Facts for Emerald 1 W

Emerald 1 W (USC00252706) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.85 latitude and -96.85 longitude, 387 m (1,270 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1951 to 1997, 47 years of record.
2 records set at Emerald 1 W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Emerald 1 W set a daily record snow depth of 10.2 cm (4.0 in) on 13 April 1997.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.85 latitude, -96.85 longitude.
Elevation: 387 m (1,270 ft).
Period of record: 1951 to 1997, 47 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 Emerald 1 W. 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 Emerald 1 W, 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	n/a	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	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	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	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

2 standing records

2 records at Emerald 1 W still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 2.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Emerald 1 W between 15 June 1982 and 9 September 1989. Each dot is a new record.

When Emerald 1 W set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-06-15	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1985-07-19	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1989-09-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 129.3 mm (5.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 129.3 mm (5.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emerald 1 W. The most was 129.3 mm (5.1 in) on 9 September 1989.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Emerald 1 W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	30 January 1980
Feb	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	22 February 1971
Mar	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	23 March 1987
Apr	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	28 April 1974
May	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	9 May 1995
Jun	108.5 mm (4.3 in)	15 June 1982
Jul	119.9 mm (4.7 in)	19 July 1985
Aug	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	16 August 1974
Sep	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	9 September 1989
Oct	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	31 October 1979
Nov	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	19 November 1953
Dec	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	16 December 1984

Period of Record Coverage

1979 to 1979

1 years of record at Emerald 1 W, 1979 to 1979. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1979.

Latest Records

Latest records at Emerald 1 W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 April 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
12 April 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
12 April 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
10 April 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	44 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	19 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain (Tie)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	tie	11 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain (Tie)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 1997	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	tie	3 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1996	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snowfall	3.6 cm (1.4 in)	0.6 cm (0.2 in)	21 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 1996	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	21 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain (Tie)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	tie	44 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
23 October 1996	Emerald 1 W, US	daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	45 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 1996	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 1996	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	5 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
26 May 1996	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain	25.1 mm (1.0 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	23 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
29 April 1996	Emerald 1 W, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	14 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1951 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Emerald 1 W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1979	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	129.3 mm (5.1 in)	1989	53.6 mm (2.1 in)	47
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	211.8 mm (8.3 in)	1967	87.7 mm (3.5 in)	47
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1952	31 days	47

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Emerald 1 W, 1951 to 1997. The record is -17.8 C (0.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Emerald 1 W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
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

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Emerald 1 W, 1951 to 1997. The record is 129.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.6 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emerald 1 W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1951	28.4 mm (1.1 in)
1952	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1953	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1956	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1957	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1958	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1959	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1960	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1963	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1964	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1965	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1967	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1968	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1969	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1970	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1971	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1972	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1973	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1975	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1976	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1977	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1979	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1980	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1981	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1982	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1983	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1985	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1986	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1987	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1988	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1989	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1990	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1992	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1993	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1995	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1996	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1997	22.4 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Emerald 1 W, 1951 to 1997. The record is 211.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 87.7 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emerald 1 W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1951	55.2 mm (2.2 in)
1952	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1953	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1954	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1955	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1957	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1958	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1959	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1960	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1961	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1963	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1964	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1965	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1966	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967	211.8 mm (8.3 in)
1968	66.7 mm (2.6 in)
1969	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1971	105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1972	88.8 mm (3.5 in)
1973	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1975	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1976	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1977	112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1978	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1980	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1981	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982	112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1983	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1984	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1985	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1986	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1987	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1988	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1989	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1990	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1992	53.2 mm (2.1 in)
1993	124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1994	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1995	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1996	86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1997	28.0 mm (1.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Emerald 1 W, 1951 to 1997. The record is 76 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emerald 1 W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1951	21 days
1952	76 days
1953	27 days
1954	50 days
1955	34 days
1956	42 days
1957	43 days
1958	33 days
1959	52 days
1960	29 days
1961	23 days
1962	18 days
1963	30 days
1964	30 days
1965	22 days
1966	28 days
1967	76 days
1968	43 days
1969	36 days
1970	44 days
1971	26 days
1972	38 days
1973	22 days
1974	41 days
1975	32 days
1976	73 days
1977	37 days
1978	23 days
1979	35 days
1980	40 days
1981	31 days
1982	26 days
1983	29 days
1984	17 days
1985	29 days
1986	34 days
1987	57 days
1988	36 days
1989	43 days
1990	23 days
1991	23 days
1992	22 days
1993	23 days
1994	44 days
1995	27 days
1996	23 days
1997	25 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

43 years, 1952 to 1996

A day with at least 56.0 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 158.9 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Emerald 1 W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.0 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	73.3 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	111.4 mm (4.4 in)
50 years	133.0 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 43 years of record
100 years	158.9 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 43 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, 43 years of values from 1952 to 1996.

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: 129.3 mm (5.1 in) in 1989; 119.9 mm (4.7 in) in 1985; 108.5 mm (4.3 in) in 1982.

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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 2026-10-15 (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).