Moorefield Weather Records (USC00255655)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Moorefield (USC00255655), Nebraska, United States, with 66 years of record.

Key Facts for Moorefield

Moorefield (USC00255655) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.70 latitude and -100.40 longitude, 861 m (2,826 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1947 to 2012, 66 years of record.
1,460 records set at Moorefield still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Moorefield set a daily record snowfall of 5.1 cm (2.0 in) on 25 October 2012.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.70 latitude, -100.40 longitude.
Elevation: 861 m (2,826 ft).
Period of record: 1947 to 2012, 66 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Moorefield. 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 Moorefield, 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)	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.3 C (100.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,460 standing records

1,460 records at Moorefield still stand. 2004 holds the most, with 226.

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records

4 all-time records were set at Moorefield between 5 July 1979 and 9 July 2007. Each dot is a new record.

When Moorefield set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1979-07-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1982-12-28	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)
1982-12-28	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
2007-07-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 146.8 mm (5.8 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 146.8 mm (5.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Moorefield. The most was 146.8 mm (5.8 in) on 9 July 2007.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Moorefield
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	9 January 1993
Feb	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	21 February 1994
Mar	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	26 March 1959
Apr	66.5 mm (2.6 in)	16 April 1977
May	98.3 mm (3.9 in)	30 May 2007
Jun	110.0 mm (4.3 in)	11 June 1969
Jul	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	9 July 2007
Aug	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	11 August 1999
Sep	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	18 September 1969
Oct	82.3 mm (3.2 in)	12 October 1997
Nov	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	16 November 1971
Dec	49.5 mm (1.9 in)	1 December 1981

Period of Record Coverage

2001 to 2012

11 years of record at Moorefield, 2001 to 2012. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012.

Days with data per year at Moorefield
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2001	119	33%	No
2002	357	98%	Yes
2003	360	99%	Yes
2004	331	90%	Yes
2005	327	90%	No
2006	302	83%	No
2007	363	99%	Yes
2008	148	40%	No
2010	58	16%	No
2011	117	32%	No
2012	148	40%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Moorefield
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
25 October 2012	Moorefield, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	55 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2012	Moorefield, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	65 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 2012	Moorefield, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	64 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2012	Moorefield, US	daily rain	90.7 mm (3.6 in)	62.8 mm (2.5 in)	45 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2011	Moorefield, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	4.5 mm (0.18 in)	18 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2011	Moorefield, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	2.1 mm (0.08 in)	42 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2008	Moorefield, US	daily rain	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	31 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2008	Moorefield, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	1 year	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2008	Moorefield, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	13 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2008	Moorefield, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	13 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2008	Moorefield, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	29 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2008	Moorefield, US	daily rain	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	0.8 mm (0.03 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2008	Moorefield, US	daily rain	7.4 mm (0.29 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2008	Moorefield, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	25 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2008	Moorefield, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	49 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2007	Moorefield, US	daily rain	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	40 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2007	Moorefield, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	10 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
18 December 2007	Moorefield, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	tie	45 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
17 December 2007	Moorefield, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	45 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2007	Moorefield, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	34 years	19 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1947 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Moorefield: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	2006	38.9 C (102.0 F)	11
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2005	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	2007	48.7 mm (1.9 in)	64
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	239.6 mm (9.4 in)	1993	71.3 mm (2.8 in)	63
Longest dry spell (CDD)	90 days	1950	39 days	64

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Moorefield, 1947 to 2012. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Moorefield by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1947	n/a
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
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	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2002	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2005	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2007	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010	32.2 C (90.0 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	41.7 C (107.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Moorefield, 1947 to 2012. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Moorefield by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1947	n/a
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
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	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2002	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2003	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2005	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2006	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2007	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2008	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2010	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2011	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2012	-4.4 C (24.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Moorefield, 1947 to 2012. The record is 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 2007, marked on the chart; the median year is 48.7 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Moorefield by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1947	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1948	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1950	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1951	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1952	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1953	36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1954	28.7 mm (1.1 in)
1955	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1956	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1957	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1958	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1959	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1960	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1961	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1963	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1966	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1967	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1969	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1970	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1973	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1974	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1975	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1977	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1978	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1979	118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1980	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1983	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1984	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1985	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1986	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1987	21.6 mm (0.9 in)
1989	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1990	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1992	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1993	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1994	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1995	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1997	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1998	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1999	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
2000	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
2001	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2002	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2003	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2004	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
2005	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2006	36.1 mm (1.4 in)
2007	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
2008	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
2010	15.7 mm (0.6 in)
2011	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2012	90.7 mm (3.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Moorefield, 1947 to 2012. The record is 239.6 mm (9.4 in) in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.3 mm (2.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Moorefield by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1947	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1948	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1949	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1950	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1951	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1952	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1953	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954	54.7 mm (2.2 in)
1955	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1956	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1957	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1958	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1959	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1960	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1961	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1962	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1963	166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1964	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1965	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1966	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1967	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968	63.1 mm (2.5 in)
1969	125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1970	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1971	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1972	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1973	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1974	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1975	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1976	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1978	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1979	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1980	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1981	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1982	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1983	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1984	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1985	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1986	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1987	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1989	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1990	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1991	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1992	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1993	239.6 mm (9.4 in)
1994	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1995	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996	105.5 mm (4.2 in)
1997	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1998	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1999	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2000	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2001	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2002	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
2003	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2004	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
2005	129.3 mm (5.1 in)
2006	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
2007	157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2008	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
2010	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
2011	n/a
2012	121.2 mm (4.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Moorefield, 1947 to 2012. The record is 90 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Moorefield by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1947	20 days
1948	35 days
1949	28 days
1950	90 days
1951	28 days
1952	75 days
1953	53 days
1954	66 days
1955	66 days
1956	32 days
1957	42 days
1958	37 days
1959	61 days
1960	33 days
1961	62 days
1962	60 days
1963	40 days
1964	49 days
1965	59 days
1966	42 days
1967	58 days
1968	39 days
1969	35 days
1970	50 days
1971	29 days
1972	80 days
1973	29 days
1974	46 days
1975	39 days
1976	51 days
1977	64 days
1978	33 days
1979	38 days
1980	64 days
1981	31 days
1982	35 days
1983	36 days
1984	60 days
1985	23 days
1986	37 days
1987	16 days
1989	63 days
1990	44 days
1991	29 days
1992	35 days
1993	30 days
1994	47 days
1995	34 days
1996	51 days
1997	34 days
1998	40 days
1999	45 days
2000	31 days
2001	39 days
2002	47 days
2003	36 days
2004	32 days
2005	37 days
2006	49 days
2007	34 days
2008	35 days
2010	13 days
2011	3 days
2012	31 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

56 years, 1948 to 2007

A day with at least 50.1 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.6 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Moorefield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
10 years	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
25 years	108.2 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
100 years	148.6 mm (5.9 in)	Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1948 to 2007.

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: 146.8 mm (5.8 in) in 2007; 118.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1979; 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1993.

Download the Data

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