Spencer 6 SSE Weather Records (USC00258040)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Spencer 6 SSE (USC00258040), Nebraska, United States, with 125 years of record.

Key Facts for Spencer 6 SSE

Spencer 6 SSE (USC00258040) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 42.80 latitude and -98.65 longitude, 487 m (1,596 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1895 to 2019, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Spencer 6 SSE still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Spencer 6 SSE set a daily record snowfall of 8.9 cm (3.5 in) on 14 October 2018.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 42.80 latitude, -98.65 longitude.
Elevation: 487 m (1,596 ft).
Period of record: 1895 to 2019, 125 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 Spencer 6 SSE. 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 Spencer 6 SSE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.3 C (73.9 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Spencer 6 SSE still stand. 2012 holds the most, with 162.

Standing records at Spencer 6 SSE by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1964	17
1966	9
1967	69
1970	18
1972	13
1973	7
1974	63
1975	42
1980	11
2009	45
2010	103
2011	129
2012	162
2013	143
2014	158
2015	124
2016	90
2017	118
2018	118
2019	25

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Spencer 6 SSE between 22 August 1995 and 31 March 1998. Each dot is a new record.

When Spencer 6 SSE set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1995-08-22	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1998-03-31	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 136.1 mm (5.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Spencer 6 SSE. The most was 136.1 mm (5.4 in) on 22 August 1995.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Spencer 6 SSE
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	27 January 1944
Feb	33.3 mm (1.3 in)	18 February 1971
Mar	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 March 1949
Apr	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	29 April 1896
May	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	9 May 2016
Jun	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	6 June 1896
Jul	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	22 July 2010
Aug	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	22 August 1995
Sep	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	19 September 1996
Oct	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	5 October 1995
Nov	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 November 1981
Dec	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	13 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1964 to 2019

20 years of record at Spencer 6 SSE, 1964 to 2019. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 and others.

Days with data per year at Spencer 6 SSE
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1964	31	8%	No
1966	28	8%	No
1967	152	42%	No
1970	35	10%	No
1972	28	8%	No
1973	28	8%	No
1974	120	33%	No
1975	178	49%	No
1980	30	8%	No
2009	150	41%	No
2010	358	98%	Yes
2011	355	97%	Yes
2012	364	99%	Yes
2013	365	100%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	365	100%	Yes
2016	335	92%	Yes
2017	364	100%	Yes
2018	330	90%	Yes
2019	53	15%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Spencer 6 SSE
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
14 October 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
14 October 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	69 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	8 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
19 August 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	21.3 mm (0.8 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
28 July 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24.3 mm (1.0 in)	63 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
13 July 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain (Tie)	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	tie	7 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	23 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	64 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
14 April 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	32 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
11 January 2018	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	54 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	13.5 mm (0.5 in)	8 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
23 September 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	66 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
31 August 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	64.3 mm (2.5 in)	32.8 mm (1.3 in)	30 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
3 April 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain (Tie)	16.5 mm (0.6 in)	tie	48 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	39 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
24 January 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	60 years	68 of 100 (Major)
24 January 2017	Spencer 6 SSE, US	monthly snowfall	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	29 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 December 2016	Spencer 6 SSE, US	daily rain	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	6.8 mm (0.27 in)	20 years	20 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1895 to 2019

Yearly extremes at Spencer 6 SSE: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1964	37.0 C (98.5 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)	2016	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	136.1 mm (5.4 in)	1995	51.7 mm (2.0 in)	80
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	168.7 mm (6.6 in)	2010	76.1 mm (3.0 in)	80
Longest dry spell (CDD)	67 days	1968	34 days	80

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Spencer 6 SSE, 1895 to 2019. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.0 C (98.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Spencer 6 SSE by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
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	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1965	n/a
1966	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1967	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	n/a
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	25.6 C (78.1 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	33.3 C (91.9 F)
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	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2010	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2013	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2014	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2015	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2018	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2019	15.6 C (60.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Spencer 6 SSE, 1895 to 2019. The record is -34.4 C (-29.9 F) in 2016, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Spencer 6 SSE by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1895	n/a
1896	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
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	15.6 C (60.1 F)
1965	n/a
1966	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1967	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	1.7 C (35.1 F)
1971	n/a
1972	4.4 C (39.9 F)
1973	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1974	-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1975	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	0.0 C (32.0 F)
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	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2010	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
2011	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2012	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2013	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
2014	-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
2015	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2016	-34.4 C (-29.9 F)
2017	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
2018	-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
2019	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Spencer 6 SSE, 1895 to 2019. The record is 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.7 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Spencer 6 SSE by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1895	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1896	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1942	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1943	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
1944	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1945	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1946	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1947	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1949	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1951	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1952	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1953	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1954	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1955	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1957	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1961	35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1962	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1963	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1964	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1965	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1967	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1969	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1971	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1972	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1973	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1974	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1975	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1976	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1977	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1978	50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1979	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
1981	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1982	54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1983	42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1984	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1986	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1987	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1989	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1990	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1991	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1992	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1993	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1994	29.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1996	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1997	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1998	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1999	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
2000	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2001	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2002	30.0 mm (1.2 in)
2003	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2004	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
2005	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2006	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2007	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2008	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2009	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2010	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2011	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
2012	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
2013	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
2014	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
2015	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2016	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
2017	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2018	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2019	3.8 mm (0.15 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Spencer 6 SSE, 1895 to 2019. The record is 168.7 mm (6.6 in) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.1 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Spencer 6 SSE by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1895	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1896	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1942	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1944	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1945	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1947	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1948	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1949	114.2 mm (4.5 in)
1950	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1951	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1952	58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1953	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1954	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1955	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1956	33.6 mm (1.3 in)
1957	80.2 mm (3.2 in)
1958	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1959	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1960	70.2 mm (2.8 in)
1961	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1962	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1963	127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1964	100.5 mm (4.0 in)
1965	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1966	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1967	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1968	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1970	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1971	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
1972	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1974	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1976	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1978	96.9 mm (3.8 in)
1979	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1980	32.5 mm (1.3 in)
1981	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1983	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1984	74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1985	58.6 mm (2.3 in)
1986	118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1987	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1989	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1991	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1992	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1993	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1994	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1996	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1997	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1998	75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1999	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
2000	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2001	85.7 mm (3.4 in)
2002	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
2003	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2004	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
2005	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
2006	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
2007	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
2008	107.5 mm (4.2 in)
2009	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2010	168.7 mm (6.6 in)
2011	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
2012	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
2013	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2014	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
2015	60.4 mm (2.4 in)
2016	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
2017	86.2 mm (3.4 in)
2018	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
2019	5.8 mm (0.23 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Spencer 6 SSE, 1895 to 2019. The record is 67 days in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Spencer 6 SSE by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1895	43 days
1896	25 days
1942	38 days
1943	38 days
1944	32 days
1945	42 days
1946	33 days
1947	24 days
1948	28 days
1949	34 days
1950	30 days
1951	26 days
1952	58 days
1953	34 days
1954	49 days
1955	33 days
1956	27 days
1957	25 days
1958	64 days
1959	43 days
1960	35 days
1961	34 days
1962	37 days
1963	32 days
1964	58 days
1965	32 days
1966	53 days
1967	51 days
1968	67 days
1969	26 days
1970	42 days
1971	35 days
1972	22 days
1973	32 days
1974	42 days
1975	18 days
1976	47 days
1977	37 days
1978	19 days
1979	36 days
1980	34 days
1981	45 days
1982	38 days
1983	21 days
1984	42 days
1985	45 days
1986	44 days
1987	45 days
1988	19 days
1989	49 days
1990	32 days
1991	48 days
1992	33 days
1993	29 days
1994	38 days
1995	35 days
1996	33 days
1997	24 days
1998	49 days
1999	54 days
2000	23 days
2001	41 days
2002	30 days
2003	30 days
2004	27 days
2005	33 days
2006	44 days
2007	43 days
2008	19 days
2009	36 days
2010	29 days
2011	36 days
2012	34 days
2013	40 days
2014	33 days
2015	51 days
2016	30 days
2017	24 days
2018	24 days
2019	15 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, 1942 to 2018

A day with at least 51.5 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 112.8 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Spencer 6 SSE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	51.5 mm (2.0 in)
5 years	68.0 mm (2.7 in)
10 years	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
50 years	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
100 years	112.8 mm (4.4 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 1942 to 2018.

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: 136.1 mm (5.4 in) in 1995; 104.4 mm (4.1 in) in 2016; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1996.

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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 2026-10-15 (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).