Friend 3E Weather Records (USC00253065)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Friend 3E (USC00253065), Nebraska, United States, with 102 years of record.

Key Facts for Friend 3E

Friend 3E (USC00253065) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.66 latitude and -97.22 longitude, 468 m (1,535 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1925 to 2026, 102 years of record.
1,464 records set at Friend 3E still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Friend 3E set a daily record precipitation of 91.9 mm (3.6 in) on 1 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.66 latitude, -97.22 longitude.
Elevation: 468 m (1,535 ft).
Period of record: 1925 to 2026, 102 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

34 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Friend 3E. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 34 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Friend 3E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
Feb	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Mar	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	34.4 C (93.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	36.7 C (98.1 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Friend 3E still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 98.

Standing records at Friend 3E by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1942	4
1943	27
1944	65
1945	68
1946	39
1947	72
2007	23
2008	32
2009	67
2010	38
2011	62
2012	98
2013	74
2014	72
2015	58
2016	49
2017	81
2018	62
2019	53
2020	67
2021	57
2022	67
2023	56
2024	56
2025	69
2026	48

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records

8 all-time records were set at Friend 3E between 13 February 1978 and 1 September 2025. Each dot is a new record.

When Friend 3E set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1978-02-13	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1978-03-02	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1993-01-21	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 38.1 cm (15.0 in)
1997-10-26	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
2004-02-02	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
2004-02-05	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 43.2 cm (17.0 in)
2004-02-06	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2025-09-01	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 143.5 mm (5.6 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 143.5 mm (5.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Friend 3E. The most was 143.5 mm (5.6 in) on 1 September 2025.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Friend 3E
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	6 January 1932
Feb	37.6 mm (1.5 in)	29 February 2004
Mar	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	14 March 2021
Apr	78.2 mm (3.1 in)	25 April 2007
May	114.8 mm (4.5 in)	7 May 2015
Jun	105.4 mm (4.1 in)	27 June 1952
Jul	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	16 July 1946
Aug	103.9 mm (4.1 in)	12 August 1963
Sep	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	1 September 2025
Oct	117.6 mm (4.6 in)	12 October 1928
Nov	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	30 November 1997
Dec	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	14 December 2015

Period of Record Coverage

1942 to 2026

26 years of record at Friend 3E, 1942 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1942, 1943, 2007, 2026.

Days with data per year at Friend 3E
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1942	20	5%	No
1943	249	68%	No
1944	353	96%	Yes
1945	353	97%	Yes
1946	346	95%	Yes
1947	352	96%	Yes
2007	244	67%	No
2008	366	100%	Yes
2009	365	100%	Yes
2010	365	100%	Yes
2011	365	100%	Yes
2012	366	100%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	365	100%	Yes
2018	365	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	366	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	365	100%	Yes
2026	284	78%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Friend 3E
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 October 2026	Friend 3E, US	daily rain (Provisional)	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2026	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	1 year	17 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026	Friend 3E, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	7 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 December 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily snowfall	4.1 cm (1.6 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	10 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2025	Friend 3E, US	all-time rain	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	83 years	60 of 100 (Major)
10 August 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	80 years	62 of 100 (Major)
19 May 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	40 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
20 March 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	9.2 cm (3.6 in)	92 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2025	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	19 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2024	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	43.4 mm (1.7 in)	16.7 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2024	Friend 3E, US	daily rain	16.3 mm (0.6 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	39 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2024	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2024	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
23 January 2024	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
22 January 2024	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
20 January 2024	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	13 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
19 January 2024	Friend 3E, US	daily snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	13 years	30 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 2008 to 2025

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Friend 3E, 2008 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.3 C (50.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2019, at 9.1 C (48.3 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 12.0 C (53.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Friend 3E as warming stripes, 2008 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2008	9.1 C	-1.18 C
2009	9.2 C	-1.10 C
2010	9.9 C	-0.34 C
2011	9.9 C	-0.34 C
2012	12.0 C	+1.76 C
2013	9.4 C	-0.82 C
2014	9.4 C	-0.83 C
2015	10.9 C	+0.68 C
2016	11.6 C	+1.36 C
2017	11.1 C	+0.87 C
2018	9.4 C	-0.90 C
2019	9.1 C	-1.21 C
2020	10.3 C	0.00 C
2021	10.7 C	+0.48 C
2022	9.8 C	-0.44 C
2023	10.9 C	+0.60 C
2024	11.3 C	+1.06 C
2025	10.6 C	+0.35 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

1925 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Friend 3E: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1946	36.4 C (97.5 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	2021	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	143.5 mm (5.6 in)	2025	63.3 mm (2.5 in)	102
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	174.7 mm (6.9 in)	2003	90.0 mm (3.5 in)	102
Longest dry spell (CDD)	78 days	1968	33 days	102

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Friend 3E, 1925 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.4 C (97.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Friend 3E by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
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	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1943	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1945	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1946	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1947	39.4 C (102.9 F)
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	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2010	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2011	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2012	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2013	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2017	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2018	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2019	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2020	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2021	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2022	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2023	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2024	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2025	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2026	36.7 C (98.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Friend 3E, 1925 to 2026. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-11.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Friend 3E by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
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	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1943	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1944	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1945	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1946	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1947	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
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	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2008	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2009	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2010	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2011	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2012	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2013	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2014	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2016	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2017	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2018	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2019	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2020	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2021	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2022	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2023	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2024	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2025	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2026	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Friend 3E, 1925 to 2026. The record is 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 2025, marked on the chart; the median year is 63.3 mm (2.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Friend 3E by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1925	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1926	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1927	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1928	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1929	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1930	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1931	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1933	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1934	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1935	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1936	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1938	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1939	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940	26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1941	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1942	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1943	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1944	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1945	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1946	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1947	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1948	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1950	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1952	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1953	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1955	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1958	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1960	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1961	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1962	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1963	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1964	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1965	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1966	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1968	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1971	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1973	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1974	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1975	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1976	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1978	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1979	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1981	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1982	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1983	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1984	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1985	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1986	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1987	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1988	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1989	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1990	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1991	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1992	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1993	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1995	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1997	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1998	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1999	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2000	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
2002	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
2003	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2004	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2005	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2006	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
2007	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
2008	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2009	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2011	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2012	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2013	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2014	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2015	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2016	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2017	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
2018	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2019	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2020	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2021	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
2022	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
2023	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2024	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2025	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
2026	91.9 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Friend 3E, 1925 to 2026. The record is 174.7 mm (6.9 in) in 2003, marked on the chart; the median year is 90.0 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Friend 3E by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1925	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1926	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1927	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1928	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1929	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1931	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1932	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1933	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1934	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1935	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1936	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1937	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1939	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1940	46.3 mm (1.8 in)
1941	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1942	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1944	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1947	83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1948	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1950	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1951	141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1952	160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1953	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1955	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1956	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1958	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1959	105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1960	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1961	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1962	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1963	135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1964	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1965	150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1966	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1967	173.4 mm (6.8 in)
1968	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1971	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1972	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1973	145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1974	51.9 mm (2.0 in)
1975	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1976	48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1977	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1978	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1979	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980	71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1981	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1982	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1983	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1984	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1985	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1986	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1987	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1988	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1989	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1990	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1991	80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1992	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1993	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1994	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1995	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1996	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1997	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1998	88.0 mm (3.5 in)
1999	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2000	76.0 mm (3.0 in)
2001	140.4 mm (5.5 in)
2002	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
2003	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
2004	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
2005	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2006	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
2007	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
2008	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
2009	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2010	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
2012	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
2013	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2014	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2015	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2016	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
2017	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2018	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
2019	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2020	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
2021	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2022	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
2023	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
2024	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
2025	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
2026	95.2 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Friend 3E, 1925 to 2026. The record is 78 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Friend 3E by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1925	29 days
1926	28 days
1927	43 days
1928	33 days
1929	38 days
1930	30 days
1931	34 days
1932	33 days
1933	36 days
1934	48 days
1935	44 days
1936	69 days
1937	66 days
1938	51 days
1939	52 days
1940	22 days
1941	28 days
1942	42 days
1943	21 days
1944	25 days
1945	22 days
1946	41 days
1947	26 days
1948	20 days
1949	50 days
1950	39 days
1951	23 days
1952	63 days
1953	26 days
1954	39 days
1955	44 days
1956	42 days
1957	42 days
1958	31 days
1959	33 days
1960	22 days
1961	25 days
1962	25 days
1963	33 days
1964	30 days
1965	30 days
1966	39 days
1967	47 days
1968	78 days
1969	32 days
1970	44 days
1971	30 days
1972	47 days
1973	39 days
1974	43 days
1975	22 days
1976	73 days
1977	31 days
1978	30 days
1979	35 days
1980	28 days
1981	31 days
1982	26 days
1983	28 days
1984	30 days
1985	23 days
1986	34 days
1987	40 days
1988	24 days
1989	43 days
1990	19 days
1991	30 days
1992	19 days
1993	27 days
1994	40 days
1995	29 days
1996	57 days
1997	33 days
1998	49 days
1999	55 days
2000	28 days
2001	30 days
2002	35 days
2003	21 days
2004	25 days
2005	28 days
2006	34 days
2007	42 days
2008	21 days
2009	37 days
2010	36 days
2011	24 days
2012	33 days
2013	31 days
2014	40 days
2015	46 days
2016	35 days
2017	35 days
2018	23 days
2019	23 days
2020	29 days
2021	26 days
2022	48 days
2023	44 days
2024	27 days
2025	25 days
2026	21 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

98 years, 1925 to 2025

A day with at least 63.6 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.2 mm (5.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Friend 3E: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.6 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
10 years	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
25 years	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
50 years	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
100 years	143.2 mm (5.6 in)	Longer than the 98 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, 98 years of values from 1925 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: 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 2025; 134.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1941; 126.5 mm (5.0 in) in 2003.

Download the Data

Data for Friend 3E standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Friend 3E 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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-13. Last revised 13 October 2026 (2026-10-13).