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Malcolm Weather Records (USC00255105)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Malcolm (USC00255105), Nebraska, United States, with 77 years of record.

Key Facts for Malcolm

  • Malcolm (USC00255105) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.91 latitude and -96.86 longitude, 399 m (1,310 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1942 to 2018, 77 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Malcolm still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Malcolm set a daily record precipitation of 6.6 mm (0.26 in) on 22 January 2018.

About the Station

  • Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.91 latitude, -96.86 longitude.
  • Elevation: 399 m (1,310 ft).
  • Period of record: 1942 to 2018, 77 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Malcolm, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Malcolm. 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 Malcolm. 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 Malcolm, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

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

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records
When Malcolm set new all-time records 1 all-time records were set at Malcolm between 19 July 1985 and 19 July 1985. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitation19 July 1985: Record daily precipitation 158.2 mm (6.2 in)1985
1 all-time records were set at Malcolm between 19 July 1985 and 19 July 1985. Each dot is a new record.
When Malcolm set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1985-07-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 158.2 mm (6.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 158.2 mm (6.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Malcolm The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Malcolm. The most was 158.2 mm (6.2 in) on 19 July 1985. 050100150200 Jan: 38.1 mm (1.5 in), 3 January 1949 Jan Feb: 50.8 mm (2.0 in), 27 February 1958 Feb Mar: 70.4 mm (2.8 in), 23 March 1987 Mar Apr: 48.8 mm (1.9 in), 15 April 1999 Apr May: 135.4 mm (5.3 in), 6 May 2007 May Jun: 91.4 mm (3.6 in), 24 June 1963 Jun Jul: 158.2 mm (6.2 in), 19 July 1985 Jul Aug: 130.0 mm (5.1 in), 22 August 2002 Aug Sep: 100.3 mm (3.9 in), 9 September 1989 Sep Oct: 81.8 mm (3.2 in), 31 October 1979 Oct Nov: 58.7 mm (2.3 in), 30 November 1997 Nov Dec: 59.2 mm (2.3 in), 14 December 2015 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Malcolm. The most was 158.2 mm (6.2 in) on 19 July 1985.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Malcolm
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan38.1 mm (1.5 in)3 January 1949
Feb50.8 mm (2.0 in)27 February 1958
Mar70.4 mm (2.8 in)23 March 1987
Apr48.8 mm (1.9 in)15 April 1999
May135.4 mm (5.3 in)6 May 2007
Jun91.4 mm (3.6 in)24 June 1963
Jul158.2 mm (6.2 in)19 July 1985
Aug130.0 mm (5.1 in)22 August 2002
Sep100.3 mm (3.9 in)9 September 1989
Oct81.8 mm (3.2 in)31 October 1979
Nov58.7 mm (2.3 in)30 November 1997
Dec59.2 mm (2.3 in)14 December 2015

Latest Records

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Latest records at Malcolm
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 January 2018Malcolm, USdaily rain6.6 mm (0.26 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)55 years20 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2017Malcolm, USdaily rain109.7 mm (4.3 in)74.1 mm (2.9 in)24 years54 of 100 (Notable)
17 May 2017Malcolm, USdaily rain43.4 mm (1.7 in)10.1 mm (0.4 in)31 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 2017Malcolm, USdaily rain11.2 mm (0.4 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)66 years20 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2017Malcolm, USdaily rain19.3 mm (0.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)48 years20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2016Malcolm, USdaily snowfall11.2 cm (4.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)11 years12 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2016Malcolm, USdaily rain62.7 mm (2.5 in)19.8 mm (0.8 in)38 years30 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2016Malcolm, USdaily rain (Tie)22.1 mm (0.9 in)tie48 years5 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2016Malcolm, USdaily rain11.4 mm (0.4 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)12 years15 of 100 (Routine)
8 January 2016Malcolm, USdaily rain9.9 mm (0.39 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)1 year20 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 2015Malcolm, USdaily rain19.8 mm (0.8 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)41 years20 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2015Malcolm, USmonthly rain59.2 mm (2.3 in)10.4 mm (0.4 in)30 years42 of 100 (Notable)
13 December 2015Malcolm, USdaily rain20.8 mm (0.8 in)18.3 mm (0.7 in)64 years20 of 100 (Routine)
30 November 2015Malcolm, USdaily snowfall0.8 cm (0.3 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2015Malcolm, USdaily snowfall0.3 cm (0.1 in)0.3 cm (0.1 in)72 years20 of 100 (Routine)
12 November 2015Malcolm, USdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)0.8 mm (0.03 in)4 years8 of 100 (Routine)
28 August 2015Malcolm, USdaily rain21.6 mm (0.9 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2015Malcolm, USdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)18.5 mm (0.7 in)8 years21 of 100 (Routine)
11 June 2015Malcolm, USdaily rain61.7 mm (2.4 in)33.8 mm (1.3 in)48 years43 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2015Malcolm, USdaily rain88.4 mm (3.5 in)53.9 mm (2.1 in)44 years60 of 100 (Major)

Extremes by Year

1942 to 2018
Yearly extremes at Malcolm: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)158.2 mm (6.2 in)198558.7 mm (2.3 in)77
Wettest five days (Rx5day)185.4 mm (7.3 in)200291.2 mm (3.6 in)77
Longest dry spell (CDD)76 days195229 days77

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Malcolm by year The wettest day of the year at Malcolm, 1942 to 2018. The record is 158.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.7 mm (2.3 in). 050100150200196019802000Record: 158.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1985
The wettest day of the year at Malcolm, 1942 to 2018. The record is 158.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 58.7 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Malcolm by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194230.2 mm (1.2 in)
194348.5 mm (1.9 in)
194464.3 mm (2.5 in)
194576.7 mm (3.0 in)
194635.6 mm (1.4 in)
194768.1 mm (2.7 in)
194860.5 mm (2.4 in)
194955.6 mm (2.2 in)
195043.2 mm (1.7 in)
195172.1 mm (2.8 in)
195242.7 mm (1.7 in)
195336.3 mm (1.4 in)
195450.3 mm (2.0 in)
195551.6 mm (2.0 in)
195652.1 mm (2.1 in)
195770.9 mm (2.8 in)
1958128.0 mm (5.0 in)
195960.2 mm (2.4 in)
196053.3 mm (2.1 in)
196180.3 mm (3.2 in)
196259.4 mm (2.3 in)
196391.4 mm (3.6 in)
196470.1 mm (2.8 in)
196542.2 mm (1.7 in)
196650.8 mm (2.0 in)
196764.0 mm (2.5 in)
196843.7 mm (1.7 in)
196938.6 mm (1.5 in)
197041.9 mm (1.6 in)
197142.7 mm (1.7 in)
197236.1 mm (1.4 in)
197361.7 mm (2.4 in)
197462.5 mm (2.5 in)
197541.1 mm (1.6 in)
197645.7 mm (1.8 in)
197777.0 mm (3.0 in)
197848.5 mm (1.9 in)
197993.7 mm (3.7 in)
198056.9 mm (2.2 in)
198148.8 mm (1.9 in)
198267.3 mm (2.6 in)
198346.5 mm (1.8 in)
198451.1 mm (2.0 in)
1985158.2 mm (6.2 in)
198686.9 mm (3.4 in)
198770.4 mm (2.8 in)
198848.3 mm (1.9 in)
1989100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1990123.4 mm (4.9 in)
199133.0 mm (1.3 in)
199235.6 mm (1.4 in)
1993124.5 mm (4.9 in)
199454.1 mm (2.1 in)
199557.4 mm (2.3 in)
199688.6 mm (3.5 in)
199758.7 mm (2.3 in)
199870.6 mm (2.8 in)
199970.6 mm (2.8 in)
200046.2 mm (1.8 in)
200166.8 mm (2.6 in)
2002130.0 mm (5.1 in)
200363.0 mm (2.5 in)
200444.7 mm (1.8 in)
200562.2 mm (2.4 in)
200645.0 mm (1.8 in)
2007135.4 mm (5.3 in)
200867.3 mm (2.6 in)
200929.7 mm (1.2 in)
201056.1 mm (2.2 in)
201163.5 mm (2.5 in)
201253.1 mm (2.1 in)
201350.0 mm (2.0 in)
201475.7 mm (3.0 in)
201588.4 mm (3.5 in)
201662.7 mm (2.5 in)
2017109.7 mm (4.3 in)
201815.0 mm (0.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Malcolm by year The wettest five days of the year at Malcolm, 1942 to 2018. The record is 185.4 mm (7.3 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.2 mm (3.6 in). 050100150200196019802000Record: 185.4 mm (7.3 in) in 2002
The wettest five days of the year at Malcolm, 1942 to 2018. The record is 185.4 mm (7.3 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.2 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Malcolm by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
194276.1 mm (3.0 in)
194362.2 mm (2.4 in)
194491.2 mm (3.6 in)
194577.8 mm (3.1 in)
194664.3 mm (2.5 in)
194787.6 mm (3.4 in)
194889.7 mm (3.5 in)
194987.7 mm (3.5 in)
195055.4 mm (2.2 in)
1951131.6 mm (5.2 in)
195274.1 mm (2.9 in)
195354.8 mm (2.2 in)
195464.0 mm (2.5 in)
195575.2 mm (3.0 in)
195655.1 mm (2.2 in)
1957107.5 mm (4.2 in)
1958145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1959117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1960125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1961125.0 mm (4.9 in)
196279.5 mm (3.1 in)
196395.7 mm (3.8 in)
1964116.4 mm (4.6 in)
196587.4 mm (3.4 in)
196650.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967146.0 mm (5.7 in)
196867.1 mm (2.6 in)
196957.9 mm (2.3 in)
197079.5 mm (3.1 in)
197197.1 mm (3.8 in)
197276.7 mm (3.0 in)
1973103.1 mm (4.1 in)
197476.7 mm (3.0 in)
197550.7 mm (2.0 in)
197650.2 mm (2.0 in)
1977108.5 mm (4.3 in)
197894.6 mm (3.7 in)
1979122.2 mm (4.8 in)
198097.6 mm (3.8 in)
198193.3 mm (3.7 in)
1982123.9 mm (4.9 in)
198387.8 mm (3.5 in)
1984108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1985166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1986112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1987113.5 mm (4.5 in)
198871.2 mm (2.8 in)
1989117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1990184.1 mm (7.2 in)
199148.0 mm (1.9 in)
199267.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993147.9 mm (5.8 in)
199492.2 mm (3.6 in)
199579.2 mm (3.1 in)
1996145.3 mm (5.7 in)
199787.2 mm (3.4 in)
199899.8 mm (3.9 in)
199997.8 mm (3.9 in)
200067.6 mm (2.7 in)
2001101.9 mm (4.0 in)
2002185.4 mm (7.3 in)
200395.0 mm (3.7 in)
200457.6 mm (2.3 in)
200573.3 mm (2.9 in)
200686.8 mm (3.4 in)
2007167.7 mm (6.6 in)
200892.0 mm (3.6 in)
200966.2 mm (2.6 in)
201075.9 mm (3.0 in)
201181.6 mm (3.2 in)
201255.9 mm (2.2 in)
2013121.6 mm (4.8 in)
201497.6 mm (3.8 in)
2015113.3 mm (4.5 in)
201699.5 mm (3.9 in)
2017109.7 mm (4.3 in)
201825.7 mm (1.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Malcolm by year The longest dry spell of the year at Malcolm, 1942 to 2018. The record is 76 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days. 020406080196019802000Record: 76 days in 1952
The longest dry spell of the year at Malcolm, 1942 to 2018. The record is 76 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 29 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Malcolm by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194218 days
194336 days
194425 days
194523 days
194641 days
194723 days
194821 days
194951 days
195026 days
195120 days
195276 days
195342 days
195438 days
195529 days
195648 days
195741 days
195833 days
195944 days
196029 days
196123 days
196214 days
196331 days
196421 days
196510 days
196620 days
196746 days
196844 days
196923 days
197043 days
197122 days
197230 days
197316 days
197430 days
197526 days
197668 days
197737 days
197827 days
197936 days
198029 days
198131 days
198229 days
198326 days
198445 days
198523 days
198634 days
198735 days
198841 days
198946 days
199024 days
199125 days
199220 days
199323 days
199444 days
199529 days
199632 days
199723 days
199849 days
199955 days
200029 days
200131 days
200235 days
200321 days
200425 days
200528 days
200639 days
200733 days
200820 days
200937 days
201028 days
201124 days
201233 days
201331 days
201428 days
201527 days
201636 days
201734 days
201813 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

71 years, 1943 to 2017

A day with at least 58.5 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 170.9 mm (6.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Malcolm: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years58.5 mm (2.3 in)
5 years80.7 mm (3.2 in)
10 years98.1 mm (3.9 in)
25 years123.8 mm (4.9 in)
50 years145.9 mm (5.7 in)
100 years170.9 mm (6.7 in)Longer than the 71 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, 71 years of values from 1943 to 2017.

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: 158.2 mm (6.2 in) in 1985; 135.4 mm (5.3 in) in 2007; 130.0 mm (5.1 in) in 2002.

Download the Data

  • Data for Malcolm standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Malcolm 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).