Potter Weather Records (USC00256880)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Potter (USC00256880), Nebraska, United States, with 110 years of record.

Key Facts for Potter

Potter (USC00256880) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.22 latitude and -103.32 longitude, 1,350 m (4,430 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2004, 110 years of record.
1,464 records set at Potter still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Potter set a daily record snowfall of 0.8 cm (0.3 in) on 12 May 2004.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.22 latitude, -103.32 longitude.
Elevation: 1,350 m (4,430 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2004, 110 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 Potter. 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 Potter, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.3 C (100.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Potter still stand. 1997 holds the most, with 218.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Potter between 29 July 1982 and 22 January 1988. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 94.0 mm (3.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Potter. The most was 94.0 mm (3.7 in) on 29 July 1982.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Potter
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	24 January 1969
Feb	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	24 February 1944
Mar	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	7 March 2000
Apr	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	24 April 1929
May	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	16 May 1952
Jun	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	26 June 1999
Jul	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	29 July 1982
Aug	66.0 mm (2.6 in)	31 August 1963
Sep	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	11 September 1973
Oct	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	19 October 1965
Nov	47.8 mm (1.9 in)	4 November 1922
Dec	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	2 December 1933

Period of Record Coverage

1895 to 2004

12 years of record at Potter, 1895 to 2004. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1981, 1996, 2004.

Days with data per year at Potter
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1895	5	1%	No
1896	1	0%	No
1981	1	0%	No
1996	31	8%	No
1997	359	98%	Yes
1998	356	98%	Yes
1999	360	99%	Yes
2000	335	92%	Yes
2001	359	98%	Yes
2002	361	99%	Yes
2003	357	98%	Yes
2004	149	41%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Potter
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 May 2004	Potter, US	daily snowfall	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	0.8 cm (0.3 in)	82 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2004	Potter, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	43 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 March 2004	Potter, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	107 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
29 February 2004	Potter, US	daily snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	76 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
29 February 2004	Potter, US	daily rain (Tie)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	tie	76 years	8 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 2004	Potter, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	14 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
8 December 2003	Potter, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	70 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
8 December 2003	Potter, US	daily rain	10.2 mm (0.4 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	16 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 November 2003	Potter, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 August 2003	Potter, US	daily rain	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	2.7 mm (0.11 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2003	Potter, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	66 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2003	Potter, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	106 years	63 of 100 (Major)
17 March 2003	Potter, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	4.0 mm (0.16 in)	80 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2003	Potter, US	daily rain	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 2002	Potter, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
1 November 2002	Potter, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2002	Potter, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	72 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
31 October 2002	Potter, US	daily snowfall	3.0 cm (1.2 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	72 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
30 October 2002	Potter, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	tie	72 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
29 October 2002	Potter, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	72 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1895 to 2004

Yearly extremes at Potter: 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)	1998	37.2 C (99.0 F)	12
Coldest night (TNn)	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)	1998	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	1982	38.9 mm (1.5 in)	85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	130.8 mm (5.1 in)	1997	59.5 mm (2.3 in)	85
Longest dry spell (CDD)	74 days	1939	36 days	85

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Potter, 1895 to 2004. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Potter by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
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	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	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	37.8 C (100.0 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	22.2 C (72.0 F)
1997	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1999	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2001	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2002	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2004	32.2 C (90.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Potter, 1895 to 2004. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is -25.6 C (-14.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Potter by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	5.6 C (42.1 F)
1896	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
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	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	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	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1998	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1999	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2001	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
2002	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2003	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2004	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Potter, 1895 to 2004. The record is 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 mm (1.5 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Potter by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1896	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1922	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1923	72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1924	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1925	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1926	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1927	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1928	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1931	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1932	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1933	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1934	37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1935	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1936	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1937	16.3 mm (0.6 in)
1938	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1939	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1940	19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1941	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1942	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1943	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1945	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1946	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1947	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1948	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1950	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1952	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1953	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1956	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1957	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1958	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1959	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1960	29.7 mm (1.2 in)
1961	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1962	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1965	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1966	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1967	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1968	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1969	22.9 mm (0.9 in)
1970	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1971	31.0 mm (1.2 in)
1972	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1973	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1974	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1975	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1976	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1977	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1978	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1979	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1980	24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1981	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1982	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1983	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1984	24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1985	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1986	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1987	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1988	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1989	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1990	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1991	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1992	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1993	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1996	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1997	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1998	23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1999	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2000	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2001	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
2002	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
2003	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2004	16.8 mm (0.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Potter, 1895 to 2004. The record is 130.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1997, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.5 mm (2.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Potter by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1896	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1921	23.9 mm (0.9 in)
1922	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1923	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1924	59.8 mm (2.4 in)
1925	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1926	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1927	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1928	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1929	106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1930	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1931	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1932	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1933	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1934	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1935	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1936	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1937	26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1938	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1939	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1940	25.6 mm (1.0 in)
1941	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1942	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1943	50.6 mm (2.0 in)
1944	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
1945	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1946	28.5 mm (1.1 in)
1947	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1948	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1950	92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1951	53.9 mm (2.1 in)
1952	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1953	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1956	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1957	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1959	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1960	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1962	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1963	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1964	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1965	70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1966	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967	94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1968	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1969	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1970	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1971	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1972	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1973	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1974	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1975	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1976	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1977	53.5 mm (2.1 in)
1978	72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1979	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1980	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1981	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1982	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1983	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1984	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1985	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1986	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1987	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1988	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1989	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1990	39.7 mm (1.6 in)
1991	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1992	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1994	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1995	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1996	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1997	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1998	34.8 mm (1.4 in)
1999	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
2000	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2002	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2003	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2004	37.8 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Potter, 1895 to 2004. The record is 74 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Potter by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	60 days
1896	27 days
1921	36 days
1922	36 days
1923	31 days
1924	26 days
1925	37 days
1926	36 days
1927	30 days
1928	27 days
1929	27 days
1930	29 days
1931	41 days
1932	40 days
1933	51 days
1934	42 days
1935	25 days
1936	26 days
1937	36 days
1938	49 days
1939	74 days
1940	34 days
1941	29 days
1942	30 days
1943	49 days
1944	63 days
1945	39 days
1946	52 days
1947	28 days
1948	21 days
1950	33 days
1951	36 days
1952	44 days
1953	41 days
1954	59 days
1955	28 days
1956	42 days
1957	47 days
1958	27 days
1959	61 days
1960	27 days
1961	48 days
1962	38 days
1963	34 days
1964	41 days
1965	38 days
1966	28 days
1967	59 days
1968	24 days
1969	24 days
1970	24 days
1971	29 days
1972	52 days
1973	27 days
1974	39 days
1975	45 days
1976	49 days
1977	55 days
1978	33 days
1979	47 days
1980	38 days
1981	31 days
1982	42 days
1983	39 days
1984	42 days
1985	39 days
1986	28 days
1987	26 days
1988	24 days
1989	29 days
1990	24 days
1991	31 days
1992	40 days
1993	24 days
1994	43 days
1995	33 days
1996	36 days
1997	44 days
1998	35 days
1999	32 days
2000	28 days
2001	38 days
2002	38 days
2003	30 days
2004	30 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

69 years, 1922 to 2003

A day with at least 40.8 mm (1.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 107.7 mm (4.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Potter: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	40.8 mm (1.6 in)
5 years	56.8 mm (2.2 in)
10 years	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
25 years	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
50 years	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
100 years	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	Longer than the 69 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, 69 years of values from 1922 to 2003.

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: 94.0 mm (3.7 in) in 1982; 92.7 mm (3.6 in) in 1999; 88.9 mm (3.5 in) in 1929.

Download the Data

Data for Potter standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Potter 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 2026-10-15 (15 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).

Date	Kind	Detail
1982-07-29	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1988-01-22	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 55.9 cm (22.0 in)