Valparaiso Weather Records (USC00258790)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Valparaiso (USC00258790), Nebraska, United States, with 101 years of record.

Key Facts for Valparaiso

Valparaiso (USC00258790) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 41.08 latitude and -96.83 longitude, 399 m (1,310 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 1997, 101 years of record.
6 records set at Valparaiso still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Valparaiso tied a daily record snow depth of 2.5 cm (1.0 in) on 27 February 1997.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 41.08 latitude, -96.83 longitude.
Elevation: 399 m (1,310 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 1997, 101 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 Valparaiso. 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 Valparaiso, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

6 standing records

6 records at Valparaiso still stand. 1942 holds the most, with 6.

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Valparaiso between 31 March 1985 and 25 August 1987. Each dot is a new record.

When Valparaiso set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1985-03-31	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1987-08-25	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 139.2 mm (5.5 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 139.2 mm (5.5 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Valparaiso. The most was 139.2 mm (5.5 in) on 25 August 1987.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Valparaiso
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	3 January 1949
Feb	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	27 February 1958
Mar	112.3 mm (4.4 in)	23 March 1987
Apr	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	23 April 1955
May	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	15 May 1963
Jun	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	23 June 1963
Jul	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	29 July 1948
Aug	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	25 August 1987
Sep	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	21 September 1955
Oct	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	16 October 1980
Nov	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	21 November 1994
Dec	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	3 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1942 to 1942

1 years of record at Valparaiso, 1942 to 1942. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1942.

Latest Records

Latest records at Valparaiso
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
27 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	39 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
26 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
25 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	44 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
24 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	56 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
16 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
13 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	27 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	16 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
10 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	tie	55 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	33 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
8 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	46 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	46 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snowfall	5.3 cm (2.1 in)	1.5 cm (0.6 in)	35 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily rain	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 February 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	1 year	13 of 100 (Routine)
15 January 1997	Valparaiso, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2.6 cm (1.0 in)	37 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
27 December 1996	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
27 November 1996	Valparaiso, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	48 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 November 1996	Valparaiso, US	daily rain	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	98 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
17 November 1996	Valparaiso, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	25 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
17 August 1996	Valparaiso, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	32 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1897 to 1997

Yearly extremes at Valparaiso: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1942	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	139.2 mm (5.5 in)	1987	56.0 mm (2.2 in)	60
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	1987	88.7 mm (3.5 in)	60
Longest dry spell (CDD)	72 days	1988	31 days	60

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Valparaiso, 1897 to 1997. The record is -21.1 C (-6.0 F) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Valparaiso by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1897	n/a
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
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	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
1974	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	n/a
1997	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Valparaiso, 1897 to 1997. The record is 139.2 mm (5.5 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 56.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Valparaiso by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1898	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1899	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1940	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1941	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1942	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1944	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1945	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1948	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1949	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1950	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1951	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1952	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1953	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1954	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1955	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1956	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1957	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1958	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1959	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1960	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1961	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1962	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1963	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1964	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1965	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1966	35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1967	56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1968	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1969	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1971	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1972	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1974	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1978	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1979	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1980	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1982	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1983	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1984	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1985	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1986	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1987	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1988	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1989	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1991	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1992	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1993	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1994	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1995	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1997	11.9 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Valparaiso, 1897 to 1997. The record is 223.3 mm (8.8 in) in 1987, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.7 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Valparaiso by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1898	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1899	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1900	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1940	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1941	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1943	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1944	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1945	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1946	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1948	140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1949	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1950	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1951	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1952	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1953	39.8 mm (1.6 in)
1954	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1956	39.3 mm (1.5 in)
1957	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1958	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1959	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1960	135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1961	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1962	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1963	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1964	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1966	62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1967	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1968	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1969	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1972	47.3 mm (1.9 in)
1974	71.3 mm (2.8 in)
1976	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1977	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1978	78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1979	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1980	98.0 mm (3.9 in)
1981	143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1982	143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1983	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1984	112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1985	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1986	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1987	223.3 mm (8.8 in)
1988	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1989	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1990	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1991	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1992	61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1993	193.2 mm (7.6 in)
1994	142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1995	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1996	182.8 mm (7.2 in)
1997	13.5 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Valparaiso, 1897 to 1997. The record is 72 days in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Valparaiso by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897	24 days
1898	48 days
1899	46 days
1900	18 days
1940	15 days
1941	31 days
1942	40 days
1943	37 days
1944	26 days
1945	57 days
1946	41 days
1947	23 days
1948	28 days
1949	19 days
1950	29 days
1951	23 days
1952	16 days
1953	28 days
1954	38 days
1955	56 days
1956	49 days
1957	42 days
1958	54 days
1959	50 days
1960	29 days
1961	23 days
1962	20 days
1963	22 days
1964	31 days
1965	30 days
1966	46 days
1967	32 days
1968	47 days
1969	22 days
1970	22 days
1971	27 days
1972	15 days
1974	8 days
1976	36 days
1977	52 days
1978	28 days
1979	38 days
1980	36 days
1981	31 days
1982	33 days
1983	26 days
1984	43 days
1985	26 days
1986	35 days
1987	43 days
1988	72 days
1989	48 days
1990	45 days
1991	30 days
1992	24 days
1993	27 days
1994	45 days
1995	32 days
1996	31 days
1997	16 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

30 years, 1898 to 1996

A day with at least 64.4 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 174.8 mm (6.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Valparaiso: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	106.1 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
50 years	152.2 mm (6.0 in)	Longer than the 30 years of record
100 years	174.8 mm (6.9 in)	Longer than the 30 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, 30 years of values from 1898 to 1996.

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: 130.6 mm (5.1 in) in 1948; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1963; 116.3 mm (4.6 in) in 1982.

Download the Data

Data for Valparaiso standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Valparaiso 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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).