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Emerson Weather Records (USC00252715)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Emerson (USC00252715), Nebraska, United States, with 83 years of record.

Key Facts for Emerson

  • Emerson (USC00252715) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 42.28 latitude and -96.73 longitude, 451 m (1,478 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1944 to 2026, 83 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Emerson still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Emerson set a daily record precipitation of 48.3 mm (1.9 in) on 3 July 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Nebraska, United States, 42.28 latitude, -96.73 longitude.
  • Elevation: 451 m (1,478 ft).
  • Period of record: 1944 to 2026, 83 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Emerson, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Emerson. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Emerson. 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 Emerson, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Emerson by the year they were set 0 records at Emerson still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Emerson still stand.
Standing records at Emerson by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records
When Emerson set new all-time records 2 all-time records were set at Emerson between 21 March 2006 and 7 January 2010. Each dot is a new record. Record daily snowfallRecord snow depth21 March 2006: Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)7 January 2010: Record snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)2010
2 all-time records were set at Emerson between 21 March 2006 and 7 January 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Emerson set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
2006-03-21Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
2010-01-07Record snow depthRecord snow depth 81.3 cm (32.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 148.3 mm (5.8 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Emerson The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emerson. The most was 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 27 July 1966. 050100150 Jan: 35.6 mm (1.4 in), 23 January 1982 Jan Feb: 61.0 mm (2.4 in), 19 February 1971 Feb Mar: 55.9 mm (2.2 in), 23 March 1987 Mar Apr: 58.9 mm (2.3 in), 22 April 1984 Apr May: 74.4 mm (2.9 in), 24 May 2012 May Jun: 128.3 mm (5.1 in), 15 June 2014 Jun Jul: 148.3 mm (5.8 in), 27 July 1966 Jul Aug: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 23 August 2007 Aug Sep: 141.0 mm (5.6 in), 12 September 2009 Sep Oct: 86.1 mm (3.4 in), 31 October 1979 Oct Nov: 56.4 mm (2.2 in), 19 November 1948 Nov Dec: 39.6 mm (1.6 in), 2 December 2018 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Emerson. The most was 148.3 mm (5.8 in) on 27 July 1966.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Emerson
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan35.6 mm (1.4 in)23 January 1982
Feb61.0 mm (2.4 in)19 February 1971
Mar55.9 mm (2.2 in)23 March 1987
Apr58.9 mm (2.3 in)22 April 1984
May74.4 mm (2.9 in)24 May 2012
Jun128.3 mm (5.1 in)15 June 2014
Jul148.3 mm (5.8 in)27 July 1966
Aug106.7 mm (4.2 in)23 August 2007
Sep141.0 mm (5.6 in)12 September 2009
Oct86.1 mm (3.4 in)31 October 1979
Nov56.4 mm (2.2 in)19 November 1948
Dec39.6 mm (1.6 in)2 December 2018

Latest Records

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Latest records at Emerson
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
3 July 2026Emerson, USdaily rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)19.1 mm (0.8 in)44 years33 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026Emerson, USdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)6.8 mm (0.27 in)48 years28 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2025Emerson, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)80 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2025Emerson, USdaily rain34.8 mm (1.4 in)13.5 mm (0.5 in)4 years18 of 100 (Routine)
11 July 2025Emerson, USdaily rain82.0 mm (3.2 in)33.7 mm (1.3 in)76 years54 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 2025Emerson, USdaily rain55.9 mm (2.2 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)16 years35 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2025Emerson, USdaily rain38.4 mm (1.5 in)10.5 mm (0.4 in)35 years27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 2025Emerson, USdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)1.3 cm (0.5 in)80 years34 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 2025Emerson, USdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)4.8 cm (1.9 in)44 years28 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2024Emerson, USdaily rain43.7 mm (1.7 in)2.0 mm (0.08 in)39 years21 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2024Emerson, USdaily rain (Tie)14.0 mm (0.6 in)tie22 years3 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth38.1 cm (15.0 in)7.6 cm (3.0 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
21 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth40.6 cm (16.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)48 years33 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth40.6 cm (16.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)48 years33 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth40.6 cm (16.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)48 years27 of 100 (Routine)
18 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)5.1 cm (2.0 in)53 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)48 years24 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)53 years35 of 100 (Notable)
14 January 2024Emerson, USdaily snow depth33.0 cm (13.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)53 years35 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1944 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Emerson: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)148.3 mm (5.8 in)196656.9 mm (2.2 in)83
Wettest five days (Rx5day)202.5 mm (8.0 in)201486.6 mm (3.4 in)83
Longest dry spell (CDD)63 days195228 days83

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emerson by year The wettest day of the year at Emerson, 1944 to 2026. The record is 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.9 mm (2.2 in). 0501001501960198020002020Record: 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1966
The wettest day of the year at Emerson, 1944 to 2026. The record is 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Emerson by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194438.6 mm (1.5 in)
194544.2 mm (1.7 in)
194652.3 mm (2.1 in)
194750.8 mm (2.0 in)
194856.4 mm (2.2 in)
194949.3 mm (1.9 in)
195049.5 mm (1.9 in)
195148.0 mm (1.9 in)
195253.8 mm (2.1 in)
195391.4 mm (3.6 in)
195441.1 mm (1.6 in)
195538.1 mm (1.5 in)
195660.5 mm (2.4 in)
195745.7 mm (1.8 in)
1958102.9 mm (4.1 in)
195948.3 mm (1.9 in)
196074.9 mm (2.9 in)
196155.6 mm (2.2 in)
196257.4 mm (2.3 in)
196348.5 mm (1.9 in)
196441.1 mm (1.6 in)
196581.8 mm (3.2 in)
1966148.3 mm (5.8 in)
196760.5 mm (2.4 in)
196864.0 mm (2.5 in)
196951.1 mm (2.0 in)
197056.9 mm (2.2 in)
197161.0 mm (2.4 in)
1972115.1 mm (4.5 in)
197344.7 mm (1.8 in)
197443.2 mm (1.7 in)
197549.8 mm (2.0 in)
197657.2 mm (2.3 in)
197746.2 mm (1.8 in)
197853.3 mm (2.1 in)
197986.1 mm (3.4 in)
198048.8 mm (1.9 in)
198148.5 mm (1.9 in)
198279.2 mm (3.1 in)
198365.5 mm (2.6 in)
198463.8 mm (2.5 in)
198541.9 mm (1.6 in)
198640.1 mm (1.6 in)
198761.0 mm (2.4 in)
198859.7 mm (2.4 in)
198944.5 mm (1.8 in)
199096.8 mm (3.8 in)
199138.1 mm (1.5 in)
199260.5 mm (2.4 in)
199351.3 mm (2.0 in)
199447.0 mm (1.9 in)
199568.1 mm (2.7 in)
199687.9 mm (3.5 in)
199741.9 mm (1.6 in)
199850.8 mm (2.0 in)
199943.4 mm (1.7 in)
200079.5 mm (3.1 in)
200163.2 mm (2.5 in)
200254.6 mm (2.1 in)
200373.7 mm (2.9 in)
200441.1 mm (1.6 in)
200561.0 mm (2.4 in)
200681.3 mm (3.2 in)
2007106.7 mm (4.2 in)
200875.7 mm (3.0 in)
2009141.0 mm (5.6 in)
201083.8 mm (3.3 in)
201144.7 mm (1.8 in)
201274.4 mm (2.9 in)
201383.8 mm (3.3 in)
2014128.3 mm (5.1 in)
201567.1 mm (2.6 in)
201695.0 mm (3.7 in)
201765.8 mm (2.6 in)
2018121.9 mm (4.8 in)
201939.4 mm (1.6 in)
202029.7 mm (1.2 in)
202183.8 mm (3.3 in)
20223.8 mm (0.15 in)
202331.8 mm (1.3 in)
202448.8 mm (1.9 in)
202582.0 mm (3.2 in)
202666.5 mm (2.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emerson by year The wettest five days of the year at Emerson, 1944 to 2026. The record is 202.5 mm (8.0 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.6 mm (3.4 in). 0501001502002501960198020002020Record: 202.5 mm (8.0 in) in 2014
The wettest five days of the year at Emerson, 1944 to 2026. The record is 202.5 mm (8.0 in) in 2014, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.6 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Emerson by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194467.4 mm (2.7 in)
194553.1 mm (2.1 in)
194679.5 mm (3.1 in)
194770.1 mm (2.8 in)
194866.5 mm (2.6 in)
194966.0 mm (2.6 in)
195076.4 mm (3.0 in)
1951112.5 mm (4.4 in)
195290.2 mm (3.6 in)
195397.0 mm (3.8 in)
195496.0 mm (3.8 in)
195540.9 mm (1.6 in)
195669.9 mm (2.8 in)
195797.4 mm (3.8 in)
1958108.5 mm (4.3 in)
195991.5 mm (3.6 in)
196076.9 mm (3.0 in)
196172.9 mm (2.9 in)
1962132.9 mm (5.2 in)
196369.6 mm (2.7 in)
196454.4 mm (2.1 in)
1965114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1966163.8 mm (6.4 in)
1967125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1968139.2 mm (5.5 in)
196983.1 mm (3.3 in)
197081.8 mm (3.2 in)
197178.8 mm (3.1 in)
1972162.6 mm (6.4 in)
197368.0 mm (2.7 in)
197486.6 mm (3.4 in)
1975126.3 mm (5.0 in)
197683.4 mm (3.3 in)
197775.8 mm (3.0 in)
197868.7 mm (2.7 in)
1979118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1980102.9 mm (4.1 in)
198186.6 mm (3.4 in)
1982109.4 mm (4.3 in)
198385.6 mm (3.4 in)
1984105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1985126.8 mm (5.0 in)
198672.1 mm (2.8 in)
198799.2 mm (3.9 in)
198879.0 mm (3.1 in)
198958.2 mm (2.3 in)
1990157.0 mm (6.2 in)
199162.8 mm (2.5 in)
1992111.8 mm (4.4 in)
199371.7 mm (2.8 in)
199476.4 mm (3.0 in)
199595.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996106.2 mm (4.2 in)
199794.2 mm (3.7 in)
199874.6 mm (2.9 in)
199986.0 mm (3.4 in)
2000150.6 mm (5.9 in)
200195.4 mm (3.8 in)
2002104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2003129.5 mm (5.1 in)
200478.7 mm (3.1 in)
200580.8 mm (3.2 in)
200687.7 mm (3.5 in)
2007138.4 mm (5.4 in)
200878.7 mm (3.1 in)
2009141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2010112.8 mm (4.4 in)
201184.5 mm (3.3 in)
201274.4 mm (2.9 in)
201390.4 mm (3.6 in)
2014202.5 mm (8.0 in)
2015103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2016115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2017119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2018184.9 mm (7.3 in)
201959.2 mm (2.3 in)
202048.3 mm (1.9 in)
202183.8 mm (3.3 in)
20223.8 mm (0.15 in)
202347.2 mm (1.9 in)
202464.8 mm (2.6 in)
2025120.6 mm (4.7 in)
2026131.2 mm (5.2 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emerson by year The longest dry spell of the year at Emerson, 1944 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days. 0204060801960198020002020Record: 63 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Emerson, 1944 to 2026. The record is 63 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 28 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Emerson by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194433 days
194537 days
194629 days
194724 days
194823 days
194933 days
195025 days
195119 days
195263 days
195325 days
195430 days
195528 days
195626 days
195729 days
195853 days
195925 days
196034 days
196131 days
196241 days
196331 days
196444 days
196522 days
196642 days
196757 days
196833 days
196918 days
197026 days
197144 days
197222 days
197321 days
197432 days
197526 days
197637 days
197722 days
197822 days
197921 days
198033 days
198131 days
198216 days
198316 days
198416 days
198520 days
198626 days
198726 days
198824 days
198929 days
199020 days
199122 days
199222 days
199322 days
199438 days
199526 days
199641 days
199734 days
199848 days
199945 days
200014 days
200141 days
200235 days
200322 days
200426 days
200528 days
200631 days
200742 days
200823 days
200924 days
201029 days
20112 days
201232 days
201331 days
201430 days
201528 days
201627 days
201738 days
201824 days
201925 days
202029 days
202128 days
202224 days
202321 days
202427 days
202539 days
202655 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, 1944 to 2025

A day with at least 57.4 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 165.5 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Emerson: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years57.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 years77.8 mm (3.1 in)
10 years94.1 mm (3.7 in)
25 years118.8 mm (4.7 in)
50 years140.5 mm (5.5 in)
100 years165.5 mm (6.5 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 1944 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: 148.3 mm (5.8 in) in 1966; 141.0 mm (5.6 in) in 2009; 128.3 mm (5.1 in) in 2014.

Download the Data

  • Data for Emerson standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Emerson 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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).