Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Howells (USC00254035), Nebraska, United States, with 93 years of record.
Key Facts for Howells
Howells (USC00254035) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.72 latitude and -97.00 longitude, 463 m (1,520 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1934 to 2026, 93 years of record.
1,464 records set at Howells still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Howells set a daily record precipitation of 49.3 mm (1.9 in) on 13 August 2026.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.72 latitude, -97.00 longitude.
Elevation: 463 m (1,520 ft).
Period of record: 1934 to 2026, 93 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
37 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 Howells. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 37 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Howells, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
16.7 C (62.1 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Mar
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
33.3 C (91.9 F)
10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul
37.8 C (100.0 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.2 C (99.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
34.4 C (93.9 F)
12.2 C (54.0 F)
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Howells still stand. 2004 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Howells by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1940
1
1978
17
1979
16
1980
6
1981
22
1997
14
1998
53
1999
54
2000
70
2001
36
2002
63
2003
67
2004
72
2005
40
2006
54
2007
33
2008
46
2009
65
2010
26
2011
51
2012
69
2013
48
2014
66
2015
40
2016
43
2017
53
2020
44
2021
57
2022
53
2023
45
2024
42
2025
57
2026
41
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Howells between 26 December 2009 and 7 January 2010. Each dot is a new record.
When Howells set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
2009-12-26
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
2009-12-27
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
2009-12-31
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
2010-01-03
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
2010-01-06
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
2010-01-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 166.1 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Howells. The most was 166.1 mm (6.5 in) on 5 August 1996.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Howells
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
16.5 mm (0.6 in)
8 January 2024
Feb
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
13 February 2005
Mar
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
23 March 1987
Apr
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
30 April 2003
May
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
30 May 2008
Jun
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
5 June 1991
Jul
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
9 July 1993
Aug
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
5 August 1996
Sep
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
16 September 2016
Oct
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
9 October 1982
Nov
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
11 November 1982
Dec
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
14 December 2015
Period of Record Coverage
1940 to 2026
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
33 years of record at Howells, 1940 to 2026. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1997, 2020, 2026.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Howells, 1998 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.9 C (49.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2008, at 7.9 C (46.2 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 11.7 C (53.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Howells as warming stripes, 1998 to 2025
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1998
9.5 C
-0.40 C
1999
9.5 C
-0.38 C
2000
9.2 C
-0.69 C
2001
9.4 C
-0.45 C
2002
9.3 C
-0.59 C
2003
8.8 C
-1.09 C
2004
9.1 C
-0.83 C
2006
10.4 C
+0.53 C
2007
9.3 C
-0.55 C
2008
7.9 C
-1.97 C
2009
8.1 C
-1.80 C
2010
8.9 C
-1.02 C
2011
8.7 C
-1.14 C
2012
11.0 C
+1.14 C
2013
9.7 C
-0.20 C
2014
9.6 C
-0.33 C
2015
10.9 C
+1.00 C
2016
11.3 C
+1.46 C
2017
10.7 C
+0.81 C
2021
11.2 C
+1.28 C
2022
10.6 C
+0.72 C
2023
11.2 C
+1.36 C
2024
11.7 C
+1.80 C
2025
11.2 C
+1.30 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
1934 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Howells: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2013
36.1 C (97.0 F)
33
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2021
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
33
Wettest day (Rx1day)
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1996
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
206.0 mm (8.1 in)
2010
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
54
Longest dry spell (CDD)
73 days
1937
35 days
54
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Howells, 1934 to 2026. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2013, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Howells by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948
n/a
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1980
15.0 C (59.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
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
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1999
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2000
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2001
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2009
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2010
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2011
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2014
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2015
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2016
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2017
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2020
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2021
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2022
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2023
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2024
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2025
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2026
35.0 C (95.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Howells, 1934 to 2026. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 2021, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Howells by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1934
n/a
1935
n/a
1936
n/a
1937
n/a
1938
n/a
1939
n/a
1940
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1948
n/a
1978
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1979
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1980
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1981
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
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
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1998
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1999
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2000
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2001
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2002
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2004
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2006
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2007
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2008
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2009
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2010
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2011
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2012
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2013
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2014
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2015
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2016
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2017
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2020
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2021
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
2022
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2023
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2024
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2025
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
2026
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Howells, 1934 to 2026. The record is 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.6 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Howells by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1934
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1936
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1937
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1938
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1939
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940
n/a
1948
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1978
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1980
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1983
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1985
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1989
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1990
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1991
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1992
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1993
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1994
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1995
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1996
166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1997
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1998
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1999
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2000
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2001
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2002
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2003
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
2004
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2005
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2007
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2008
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
2009
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2010
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2011
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
2012
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2013
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2014
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
2015
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2016
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2017
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2020
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2021
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
2022
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
2023
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2024
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2025
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2026
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Howells, 1934 to 2026. The record is 206.0 mm (8.1 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.6 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Howells by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1934
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1936
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1937
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1938
65.2 mm (2.6 in)
1939
37.5 mm (1.5 in)
1940
n/a
1948
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1978
46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1979
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1980
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1981
68.0 mm (2.7 in)
1982
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1983
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1984
168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1985
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1986
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987
111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1988
63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1989
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1990
196.2 mm (7.7 in)
1991
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1992
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1993
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1994
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1995
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1996
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1997
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1998
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1999
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2000
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2001
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
2002
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003
148.9 mm (5.9 in)
2004
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
2005
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2006
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2007
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
2008
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
2009
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
2010
206.0 mm (8.1 in)
2011
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
2012
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2013
103.5 mm (4.1 in)
2014
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2015
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
2016
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
2017
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
2020
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
2021
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
2022
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
2023
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2024
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2025
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
2026
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Howells, 1934 to 2026. The record is 73 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Howells by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1934
26 days
1935
38 days
1936
61 days
1937
73 days
1938
32 days
1939
53 days
1940
n/a
1948
21 days
1978
22 days
1979
35 days
1980
39 days
1981
31 days
1982
25 days
1983
20 days
1984
46 days
1985
41 days
1986
34 days
1987
40 days
1988
64 days
1989
37 days
1990
28 days
1991
24 days
1992
32 days
1993
21 days
1994
45 days
1995
26 days
1996
65 days
1997
37 days
1998
40 days
1999
45 days
2000
28 days
2001
42 days
2002
35 days
2003
21 days
2004
25 days
2005
38 days
2006
34 days
2007
42 days
2008
45 days
2009
24 days
2010
32 days
2011
30 days
2012
33 days
2013
23 days
2014
32 days
2015
50 days
2016
49 days
2017
72 days
2020
21 days
2021
30 days
2022
49 days
2023
25 days
2024
40 days
2025
42 days
2026
22 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Howells falls on 25 April and the median first autumn frost on 8 October, which leaves a median of 165 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Howells
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1998 to 2025)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
25 April
n/a
25 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
8 October
n/a
8 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
165 days
n/a
165 days
n/a
n/a
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
48 years, 1935 to 2025
A day with at least 62.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 174.7 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Howells: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 years
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
10 years
105.0 mm (4.1 in)
25 years
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
50 years
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
Longer than the 48 years of record
100 years
174.7 mm (6.9 in)
Longer than the 48 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, 48 years of values from 1935 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: 166.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1996; 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 2003; 124.7 mm (4.9 in) in 1991.
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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.