Ragan Weather Records (USC00257002)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ragan (USC00257002), Nebraska, United States, with 58 years of record.

Key Facts for Ragan

Ragan (USC00257002) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.31 latitude and -99.29 longitude, 683 m (2,240 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 2009, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ragan still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ragan set a daily record precipitation of 46.7 mm (1.8 in) on 22 October 2009.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.31 latitude, -99.29 longitude.
Elevation: 683 m (2,240 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 2009, 58 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 Ragan. 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 Ragan, 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)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Ragan still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 99.

Standing records at Ragan by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1971	3
1972	9
1976	12
1977	41
1978	30
1979	20
1981	4
1992	85
1993	79
1994	56
1995	93
1996	85
1997	91
1998	70
1999	71
2000	99
2001	34
2002	98
2003	71
2004	80
2005	97
2006	83
2007	61
2008	44
2009	48

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Ragan between 19 March 1984 and 20 July 1996. Each dot is a new record.

When Ragan set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1984-03-19	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 33.0 cm (13.0 in)
1993-05-09	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1996-07-20	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 118.6 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 118.6 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ragan. The most was 118.6 mm (4.7 in) on 20 July 1996.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Ragan
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	23 January 1965
Feb	39.6 mm (1.6 in)	27 February 1958
Mar	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	17 March 1987
Apr	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23 April 1976
May	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	9 May 1993
Jun	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	16 June 1957
Jul	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	20 July 1996
Aug	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	10 August 1968
Sep	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	29 September 1983
Oct	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	5 October 1969
Nov	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 November 1997
Dec	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	3 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1971 to 2009

26 years of record at Ragan, 1971 to 2009. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 and others.

Days with data per year at Ragan
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1971	8	2%	No
1972	39	11%	No
1973	6	2%	No
1976	57	16%	No
1977	241	66%	No
1978	175	48%	No
1979	56	15%	No
1981	13	4%	No
1992	359	98%	Yes
1993	356	98%	Yes
1994	321	88%	No
1995	351	96%	Yes
1996	363	99%	Yes
1997	354	97%	Yes
1998	360	99%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	182	50%	No
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	363	99%	Yes
2004	364	99%	Yes
2005	362	99%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	355	97%	Yes
2008	365	100%	Yes
2009	333	91%	Yes

Latest Records

Latest records at Ragan
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 2009	Ragan, US	daily rain	46.7 mm (1.8 in)	1.7 mm (0.07 in)	0 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2009	Ragan, US	daily rain	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	47 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 August 2009	Ragan, US	daily rain	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
12 July 2009	Ragan, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	5.9 mm (0.23 in)	48 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2009	Ragan, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	8.2 mm (0.32 in)	4 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
22 October 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	31.3 mm (1.2 in)	22 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 October 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	24 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	25.2 mm (1.0 in)	52 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
7 October 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	49.3 mm (1.9 in)	20.1 mm (0.8 in)	32 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	36 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
16 July 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	12 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	5 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
11 April 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	29 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
10 April 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	19.3 mm (0.8 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	43 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2008	Ragan, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 2008	Ragan, US	daily rain	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	21 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
16 December 2007	Ragan, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	45 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
15 December 2007	Ragan, US	daily snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	45 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2007	Ragan, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	32 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1992 to 2008

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Ragan, 1992 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (51.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1993, at 7.9 C (46.3 F), and the warmest was 2006, at 12.0 C (53.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Ragan as warming stripes, 1992 to 2008
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1992	9.6 C	-0.89 C
1993	7.9 C	-2.61 C
1995	10.1 C	-0.41 C
1996	9.0 C	-1.53 C
1997	10.4 C	-0.14 C
1998	11.4 C	+0.86 C
1999	11.3 C	+0.77 C
2000	10.6 C	+0.07 C
2002	11.2 C	+0.62 C
2003	11.2 C	+0.63 C
2004	11.0 C	+0.42 C
2005	11.7 C	+1.12 C
2006	12.0 C	+1.47 C
2007	10.9 C	+0.37 C
2008	9.9 C	-0.68 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

1952 to 2009

Yearly extremes at Ragan: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.1 C (106.0 F)	1995	38.9 C (102.0 F)	26
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1998	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	25
Wettest day (Rx1day)	118.6 mm (4.7 in)	1996	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	158.5 mm (6.2 in)	1957	81.6 mm (3.2 in)	58
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1967	38 days	58

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Ragan, 1952 to 2009. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Ragan by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	28.3 C (82.9 F)
1972	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1973	27.2 C (81.0 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979	9.4 C (48.9 F)
1980	n/a
1981	30.6 C (87.1 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	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1994	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1995	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1996	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1997	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1998	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2001	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2003	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2004	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2005	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2006	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2007	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2008	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2009	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Ragan, 1952 to 2009. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Ragan by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
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	-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1972	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1979	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1980	n/a
1981	1.7 C (35.1 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	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1993	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1994	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1995	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1996	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1997	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1998	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1999	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2000	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2001	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2002	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2003	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2004	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2005	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2006	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2007	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2008	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2009	-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Ragan, 1952 to 2009. The record is 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1996, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ragan by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1953	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1954	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1956	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1957	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1958	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1959	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1960	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1961	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1962	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1963	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1965	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1966	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1967	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1968	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1970	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1971	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1972	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1973	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1974	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1975	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1976	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1977	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1978	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1979	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1981	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1982	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1983	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1984	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1985	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1986	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1987	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1988	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1989	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1990	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1991	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1993	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1994	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1995	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1996	118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1997	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1998	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1999	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
2000	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
2001	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2002	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2003	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
2004	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
2005	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2006	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2007	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
2008	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2009	59.7 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Ragan, 1952 to 2009. The record is 158.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.6 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ragan by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1953	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1954	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1955	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1957	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1958	105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1959	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1960	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1962	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1963	87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1964	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1965	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1966	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1967	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1968	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1969	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1970	108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1971	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972	49.2 mm (1.9 in)
1973	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1974	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1975	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1976	76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1977	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978	74.8 mm (2.9 in)
1979	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1980	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1981	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1982	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1983	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1984	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1985	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1986	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1987	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1988	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1989	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1990	68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1991	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1992	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1993	134.3 mm (5.3 in)
1994	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1995	115.0 mm (4.5 in)
1996	141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1997	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1998	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1999	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
2000	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
2001	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2002	69.1 mm (2.7 in)
2003	52.5 mm (2.1 in)
2004	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005	75.8 mm (3.0 in)
2006	116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2007	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2008	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
2009	67.4 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Ragan, 1952 to 2009. The record is 69 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ragan by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	18 days
1953	48 days
1954	66 days
1955	58 days
1956	37 days
1957	43 days
1958	35 days
1959	57 days
1960	28 days
1961	35 days
1962	60 days
1963	44 days
1964	49 days
1965	52 days
1966	63 days
1967	69 days
1968	33 days
1969	35 days
1970	48 days
1971	32 days
1972	47 days
1973	23 days
1974	40 days
1975	33 days
1976	50 days
1977	34 days
1978	33 days
1979	38 days
1980	48 days
1981	31 days
1982	24 days
1983	17 days
1984	43 days
1985	25 days
1986	34 days
1987	46 days
1988	35 days
1989	60 days
1990	24 days
1991	29 days
1992	17 days
1993	23 days
1994	45 days
1995	39 days
1996	58 days
1997	39 days
1998	40 days
1999	45 days
2000	28 days
2001	38 days
2002	47 days
2003	35 days
2004	32 days
2005	28 days
2006	34 days
2007	36 days
2008	36 days
2009	42 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

54 years, 1953 to 2009

A day with at least 56.3 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 143.7 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Ragan: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	56.3 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
10 years	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
25 years	108.4 mm (4.3 in)
50 years	125.2 mm (4.9 in)
100 years	143.7 mm (5.7 in)	Longer than the 54 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, 54 years of values from 1953 to 2009.

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: 118.6 mm (4.7 in) in 1996; 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1993; 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1957.

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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.

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