Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Grand Island 2W (USC00253396), Nebraska, United States, with 40 years of record.
Key Facts for Grand Island 2W
Grand Island 2W (USC00253396) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.92 latitude and -98.35 longitude, n/a above sea level.
The station reports from 1899 to 1938, 40 years of record.
1,464 records set at Grand Island 2W still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Grand Island 2W tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 12 February 1938.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.92 latitude, -98.35 longitude.
Elevation: n/a.
Period of record: 1899 to 1938, 40 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Grand Island 2W. 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 Grand Island 2W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
47.2 C (117.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
44.4 C (111.9 F)
3.3 C (37.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Grand Island 2W still stand. 1934 holds the most, with 86.
Standing records at Grand Island 2W by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1899
51
1900
30
1901
23
1902
41
1903
4
1905
6
1906
15
1907
45
1908
26
1909
39
1910
37
1911
22
1912
38
1913
41
1914
31
1915
35
1916
45
1917
31
1918
53
1919
46
1920
37
1921
43
1922
38
1923
31
1924
45
1925
40
1926
30
1927
43
1928
41
1929
30
1930
43
1931
69
1932
43
1933
40
1934
86
1935
35
1936
75
1937
34
1938
2
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Grand Island 2W between 13 July 1934 and 24 July 1936. Each dot is a new record.
When Grand Island 2W set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-07-13
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
1934-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.7 C (116.1 F)
1936-07-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 120.7 mm (4.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Grand Island 2W. The most was 120.7 mm (4.8 in) on 13 May 1905.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Grand Island 2W
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
5 January 1932
Feb
25.9 mm (1.0 in)
13 February 1906
Mar
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
13 March 1913
Apr
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
30 April 1906
May
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
13 May 1905
Jun
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
24 June 1910
Jul
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
18 July 1924
Aug
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
18 August 1908
Sep
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
28 September 1923
Oct
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
6 October 1914
Nov
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1 November 1928
Dec
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
5 December 1913
Period of Record Coverage
1899 to 1938
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
39 years of record at Grand Island 2W, 1899 to 1938. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Grand Island 2W, 1899 to 1937. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (50.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1924, at 8.7 C (47.6 F), and the warmest was 1934, at 13.3 C (56.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.9 C (5.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Grand Island 2W as warming stripes, 1899 to 1937
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1899
9.3 C
-1.21 C
1909
9.5 C
-0.99 C
1910
10.1 C
-0.37 C
1912
9.0 C
-1.49 C
1914
10.3 C
-0.22 C
1916
9.3 C
-1.22 C
1918
10.6 C
+0.13 C
1920
9.5 C
-1.03 C
1921
12.1 C
+1.59 C
1922
10.5 C
+0.01 C
1923
10.6 C
+0.10 C
1924
8.7 C
-1.82 C
1925
10.4 C
-0.04 C
1926
10.7 C
+0.23 C
1927
9.9 C
-0.56 C
1928
10.3 C
-0.19 C
1929
9.2 C
-1.31 C
1930
11.1 C
+0.59 C
1931
13.1 C
+2.57 C
1932
10.7 C
+0.22 C
1933
12.8 C
+2.29 C
1934
13.3 C
+2.86 C
1935
11.1 C
+0.59 C
1936
10.4 C
-0.11 C
1937
9.9 C
-0.62 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
1899 to 1938
Yearly extremes at Grand Island 2W: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
39
Coldest night (TNn)
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1899
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
39
Wettest day (Rx1day)
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1905
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1923
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
34
Longest dry spell (CDD)
47 days
1924
19 days
39
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Grand Island 2W, 1899 to 1938. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Grand Island 2W by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1899
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1900
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1901
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1902
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1905
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1910
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1911
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1912
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1913
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1914
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1915
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1917
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1918
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1919
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1920
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1921
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1922
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1929
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1930
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1931
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1932
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1933
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934
46.7 C (116.1 F)
1935
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1936
47.2 C (117.0 F)
1937
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1938
20.6 C (69.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Grand Island 2W, 1899 to 1938. The record is -36.1 C (-33.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.1 C (-15.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Grand Island 2W by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1899
-36.1 C (-33.0 F)
1900
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1901
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1902
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1903
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1905
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1906
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1907
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1908
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1910
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1911
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1912
-35.0 C (-31.0 F)
1913
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1914
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1916
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1917
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1918
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1919
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1921
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1922
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1923
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1924
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1925
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1926
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1927
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1928
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1929
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1930
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1931
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1932
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1933
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1934
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1935
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1936
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1937
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1938
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Grand Island 2W, 1899 to 1938. The record is 120.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.8 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Grand Island 2W by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1899
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1900
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1901
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1902
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1903
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1905
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1906
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1907
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1908
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1909
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1910
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1911
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1912
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1913
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1914
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1915
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1916
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1917
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1919
41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1920
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1921
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1923
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1924
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1925
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1926
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1928
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1929
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1930
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1932
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1933
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1934
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1935
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1936
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1938
8.6 mm (0.34 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Grand Island 2W, 1899 to 1938. The record is 150.9 mm (5.9 in) in 1923, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.7 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Grand Island 2W by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1899
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1900
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1901
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1902
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1903
n/a
1905
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1906
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1907
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1908
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1909
n/a
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1913
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1914
8.8 mm (0.35 in)
1915
n/a
1916
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1917
29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1918
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1919
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1920
64.1 mm (2.5 in)
1921
70.8 mm (2.8 in)
1922
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1923
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1924
128.7 mm (5.1 in)
1925
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1926
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1928
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1929
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1931
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1932
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1933
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1934
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1935
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1936
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1937
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938
18.8 mm (0.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Grand Island 2W, 1899 to 1938. The record is 47 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Grand Island 2W by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1899
5 days
1900
3 days
1901
2 days
1902
2 days
1903
1 day
1905
1 day
1906
2 days
1907
31 days
1908
2 days
1909
3 days
1910
2 days
1911
2 days
1912
2 days
1913
2 days
1914
2 days
1915
2 days
1916
3 days
1917
2 days
1918
1 day
1919
31 days
1920
19 days
1921
28 days
1922
43 days
1923
27 days
1924
47 days
1925
37 days
1926
21 days
1927
25 days
1928
34 days
1929
39 days
1930
34 days
1931
34 days
1932
33 days
1933
36 days
1934
42 days
1935
43 days
1936
36 days
1937
38 days
1938
17 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
25 years with a frost
Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Grand Island 2W falls on 28 April and the median first autumn frost on 4 October, which leaves a median of 156 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Grand Island 2W
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1899 to 1937)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 April
n/a
28 April
n/a
+0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
4 October
n/a
4 October
n/a
+2.1 days per decade
Growing days
156 days
n/a
156 days
n/a
+1.5 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.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.