Franklin #2 Weather Records (USC00253037)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Franklin #2 (USC00253037), Nebraska, United States, with 34 years of record.

Key Facts for Franklin #2

Franklin #2 (USC00253037) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.10 latitude and -98.94 longitude, 567 m (1,861 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1990 to 2023, 34 years of record.
1,464 records set at Franklin #2 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Franklin #2 set a daily record precipitation of 14.0 mm (0.6 in) on 27 February 2023.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.10 latitude, -98.94 longitude.
Elevation: 567 m (1,861 ft).
Period of record: 1990 to 2023, 34 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Franklin #2. 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 Franklin #2, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	44.4 C (111.9 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	43.9 C (111.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.2 C (108.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	41.1 C (106.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Franklin #2 still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 67.

Standing records at Franklin #2 by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1990	14
1991	66
1992	52
1993	39
1994	34
1995	66
1996	59
1997	52
1998	47
1999	43
2000	67
2001	39
2002	38
2003	40
2004	46
2005	67
2006	53
2007	21
2008	28
2009	48
2010	18
2011	42
2012	52
2013	46
2014	51
2015	44
2016	28
2017	43
2018	34
2019	50
2020	45
2021	46
2022	45
2023	1

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Franklin #2 between 15 February 2021 and 16 February 2021. Each dot is a new record.

When Franklin #2 set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
2021-02-15	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -30.6 C (-23.1 F)
2021-02-16	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2021-02-16	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 148.6 mm (5.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Franklin #2. The most was 148.6 mm (5.9 in) on 5 May 2007.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Franklin #2
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	17 January 2017
Feb	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	2 February 2016
Mar	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	14 March 2021
Apr	85.6 mm (3.4 in)	17 April 2016
May	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	5 May 2007
Jun	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	17 June 2013
Jul	87.1 mm (3.4 in)	14 July 2011
Aug	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	23 August 2021
Sep	51.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 September 2004
Oct	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	10 October 2001
Nov	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	29 November 1997
Dec	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	27 December 2018

Period of Record Coverage

1990 to 2023

34 years of record at Franklin #2, 1990 to 2023. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1990, 2002, 2023.

Days with data per year at Franklin #2
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1990	31	8%	No
1991	365	100%	Yes
1992	366	100%	Yes
1993	362	99%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	365	100%	Yes
1998	364	100%	Yes
1999	365	100%	Yes
2000	365	100%	Yes
2001	360	99%	Yes
2002	314	86%	No
2003	362	99%	Yes
2004	361	99%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	362	99%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	362	99%	Yes
2009	357	98%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	338	93%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	357	98%	Yes
2018	349	96%	Yes
2019	343	94%	Yes
2020	359	98%	Yes
2021	362	99%	Yes
2022	358	98%	Yes
2023	58	16%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Franklin #2
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily rain	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	21 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 February 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	29 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily rain	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	29 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 January 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily low max	-14.4 C (6.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	27 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	1.8 cm (0.7 in)	4 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	20 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	4 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	17 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
3 January 2023	Franklin #2, US	daily high min (Tie)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	tie	25 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
25 December 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily low min	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	24 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily low min	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	32 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily low max	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	25 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2022	Franklin #2, US	monthly low max (Tie)	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	tie	32 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily low min (Tie)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
23 December 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	15 years	1 of 100 (Routine)
22 December 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	3.1 cm (1.2 in)	27 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily high min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily low min (Tie)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
19 November 2022	Franklin #2, US	daily low max	-1.7 C (28.9 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	17 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

28 complete years, 1991 to 2022

One stripe for each of 28 complete years at Franklin #2, 1991 to 2022. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.9 C (51.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 8.9 C (48.0 F), and the warmest was 2021, at 12.3 C (54.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Franklin #2 as warming stripes, 1991 to 2022
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1991	11.1 C	+0.19 C
1992	10.4 C	-0.54 C
1993	8.9 C	-2.03 C
1994	10.7 C	-0.26 C
1995	10.3 C	-0.67 C
1996	9.4 C	-1.50 C
1997	10.3 C	-0.61 C
1998	11.4 C	+0.49 C
1999	11.5 C	+0.54 C
2000	11.1 C	+0.18 C
2001	11.1 C	+0.15 C
2003	10.9 C	-0.06 C
2004	10.9 C	-0.01 C
2005	11.6 C	+0.67 C
2006	11.9 C	+1.01 C
2007	10.9 C	+0.02 C
2008	9.7 C	-1.25 C
2009	9.9 C	-1.01 C
2010	10.9 C	-0.06 C
2012	12.2 C	+1.29 C
2013	10.0 C	-0.90 C
2014	10.1 C	-0.80 C
2015	11.7 C	+0.78 C
2016	12.1 C	+1.16 C
2017	11.6 C	+0.67 C
2020	12.2 C	+1.28 C
2021	12.3 C	+1.40 C
2022	10.8 C	-0.17 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

1990 to 2023

Yearly extremes at Franklin #2: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	44.4 C (111.9 F)	2012	39.2 C (102.5 F)	34
Coldest night (TNn)	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)	2021	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	34
Wettest day (Rx1day)	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	2007	56.2 mm (2.2 in)	34
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	165.2 mm (6.5 in)	2007	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	34
Longest dry spell (CDD)	58 days	1996	35 days	34

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Franklin #2, 1990 to 2023. The record is 44.4 C (111.9 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 C (102.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Franklin #2 by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1990	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1991	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1992	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1994	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1998	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2000	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2002	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2006	43.9 C (111.0 F)
2007	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2008	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2009	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2012	44.4 C (111.9 F)
2013	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2014	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2015	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2016	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2017	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2018	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2019	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2020	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2021	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2022	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2023	17.2 C (63.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Franklin #2, 1990 to 2023. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Franklin #2 by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1990	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1991	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1992	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1993	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1994	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1995	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1996	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1997	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1998	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1999	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2000	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2001	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2002	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2004	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2005	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2006	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2007	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2008	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2009	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2010	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2011	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2012	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2013	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2014	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2015	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2016	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2017	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2018	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2019	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2020	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2021	-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
2022	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2023	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Franklin #2, 1990 to 2023. The record is 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.2 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Franklin #2 by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1990	7.1 mm (0.28 in)
1991	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1992	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1993	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1994	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1995	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1996	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1997	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1998	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
2001	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2002	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2003	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2004	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
2005	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2007	148.6 mm (5.9 in)
2008	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
2009	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2010	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2011	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
2012	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
2013	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2014	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2015	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
2016	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
2017	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
2018	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2019	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2020	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2021	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2022	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2023	22.9 mm (0.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Franklin #2, 1990 to 2023. The record is 165.2 mm (6.5 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 83.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Franklin #2 by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1990	8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1991	69.5 mm (2.7 in)
1992	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1994	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1995	99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1996	99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1997	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1998	90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1999	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
2000	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2001	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
2002	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2003	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2004	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2005	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
2006	70.8 mm (2.8 in)
2007	165.2 mm (6.5 in)
2008	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2009	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2010	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2011	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
2012	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2013	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2014	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2015	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
2016	122.2 mm (4.8 in)
2017	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2018	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2019	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
2020	119.6 mm (4.7 in)
2021	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2022	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2023	31.8 mm (1.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Franklin #2, 1990 to 2023. The record is 58 days in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Franklin #2 by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1990	13 days
1991	35 days
1992	29 days
1993	27 days
1994	43 days
1995	40 days
1996	58 days
1997	34 days
1998	39 days
1999	45 days
2000	28 days
2001	38 days
2002	47 days
2003	35 days
2004	25 days
2005	35 days
2006	57 days
2007	35 days
2008	39 days
2009	56 days
2010	43 days
2011	25 days
2012	32 days
2013	31 days
2014	51 days
2015	27 days
2016	43 days
2017	38 days
2018	33 days
2019	22 days
2020	42 days
2021	34 days
2022	50 days
2023	24 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

28 years with a frost

Across 28 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Franklin #2 falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 9 October, which leaves a median of 163 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Franklin #2
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1991 to 2022)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	30 April	n/a	30 April	n/a	+0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost	9 October	n/a	9 October	n/a	+1.3 days per decade
Growing days	163 days	n/a	163 days	n/a	+0.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

32 years, 1991 to 2022

A day with at least 58.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 159.7 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Franklin #2: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
10 years	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
25 years	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
50 years	135.5 mm (5.3 in)	Longer than the 32 years of record
100 years	159.7 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 32 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, 32 years of values from 1991 to 2022.

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: 148.6 mm (5.9 in) in 2007; 99.1 mm (3.9 in) in 2001; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 2021.

Download the Data

Data for Franklin #2 standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).