Wauneta Weather Records (USC00259020)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Wauneta (USC00259020), Nebraska, United States, with 115 years of record.

Key Facts for Wauneta

Wauneta (USC00259020) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.41 latitude and -101.36 longitude, 896 m (2,941 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1898 to 2012, 115 years of record.
1,464 records set at Wauneta still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Wauneta set a daily record precipitation of 31.0 mm (1.2 in) on 6 July 2011.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.41 latitude, -101.36 longitude.
Elevation: 896 m (2,941 ft).
Period of record: 1898 to 2012, 115 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 Wauneta. 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 Wauneta, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	38.9 C (102.0 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	40.0 C (104.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	45.0 C (113.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Wauneta still stand. 2005 holds the most, with 210.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Wauneta between 28 March 1980 and 30 March 1980. Each dot is a new record.

When Wauneta set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1980-03-28	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1980-03-29	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1980-03-30	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 73.7 cm (29.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Wauneta. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 30 July 1905.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Wauneta
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	13 January 2001
Feb	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	27 February 1900
Mar	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	12 March 1977
Apr	71.6 mm (2.8 in)	19 April 1942
May	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	27 May 1990
Jun	113.5 mm (4.5 in)	17 June 1956
Jul	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	30 July 1905
Aug	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	8 August 1931
Sep	77.2 mm (3.0 in)	10 September 1898
Oct	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	18 October 1908
Nov	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	4 November 1922
Dec	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	4 December 1913

Period of Record Coverage

2001 to 2011

11 years of record at Wauneta, 2001 to 2011. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011.

Days with data per year at Wauneta
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
2001	243	67%	No
2002	352	96%	Yes
2003	360	99%	Yes
2004	300	82%	No
2005	361	99%	Yes
2006	333	91%	Yes
2007	211	58%	No
2008	328	90%	No
2009	108	30%	No
2010	160	44%	No
2011	102	28%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Wauneta
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
6 July 2011	Wauneta, US	daily rain	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	6.1 mm (0.24 in)	102 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
25 May 2011	Wauneta, US	daily rain (Tie)	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	tie	24 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2011	Wauneta, US	daily rain	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	93 years	66 of 100 (Major)
12 May 2011	Wauneta, US	daily rain	42.4 mm (1.7 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	28 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
21 June 2010	Wauneta, US	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	63 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
12 June 2010	Wauneta, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	40 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2010	Wauneta, US	daily rain	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	95 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
9 March 2010	Wauneta, US	daily rain	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	17 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 December 2008	Wauneta, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	4.1 mm (0.16 in)	2 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 October 2008	Wauneta, US	daily rain	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	11.5 mm (0.5 in)	57 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
12 October 2008	Wauneta, US	daily rain	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	11 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
7 August 2008	Wauneta, US	daily rain	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	75 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
23 May 2008	Wauneta, US	daily rain	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	2.3 mm (0.09 in)	26 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2008	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	103 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2008	Wauneta, US	daily snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	59 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 2007	Wauneta, US	daily rain	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	100 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
24 February 2007	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	12 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 January 2007	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	80 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
12 January 2007	Wauneta, US	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	0.5 cm (0.2 in)	24 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2007	Wauneta, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	tie	15 years	3 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1898 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Wauneta: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	45.0 C (113.0 F)	2006	40.0 C (104.0 F)	11
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	2005	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)	11
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1905	47.7 mm (1.9 in)	114
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	175.8 mm (6.9 in)	1905	75.7 mm (3.0 in)	113
Longest dry spell (CDD)	104 days	1900	38 days	113

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Wauneta, 1898 to 2012. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.0 C (104.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Wauneta by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
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
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1961	n/a
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1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	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	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2002	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2003	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2004	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2005	43.3 C (109.9 F)
2006	45.0 C (113.0 F)
2007	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2009	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2012	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Wauneta, 1898 to 2012. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is -23.9 C (-11.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Wauneta by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1898	n/a
1899	n/a
1900	n/a
1901	n/a
1902	n/a
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
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
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1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	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
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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	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2002	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2003	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2004	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2005	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2006	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2007	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2008	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2009	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2010	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
2011	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2012	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Wauneta, 1898 to 2012. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 47.7 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Wauneta by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1898	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1899	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1900	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1901	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1902	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903	31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1904	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1906	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1907	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1908	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1909	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910	25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1911	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1912	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1913	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1914	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1915	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1916	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1917	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1918	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1919	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1920	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1921	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1922	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1924	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1925	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1926	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1928	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1930	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1931	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1932	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1933	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1934	47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1935	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1936	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1937	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1939	27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1940	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1941	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1942	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1943	20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1944	37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1945	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1947	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1948	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1949	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1950	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1951	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1952	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1953	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1954	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1955	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1957	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1958	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1959	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1961	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1962	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1963	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1965	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1966	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1967	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1968	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1971	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1973	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1974	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1975	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1976	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1977	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978	46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1979	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1980	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1981	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1982	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1983	39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1984	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1986	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1988	34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1989	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
1990	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1991	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1992	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1993	32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1994	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1995	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1996	89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1997	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1998	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1999	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2000	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2001	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2002	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
2003	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2004	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
2005	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
2006	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
2007	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
2008	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
2009	27.7 mm (1.1 in)
2010	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
2011	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2012	6.3 mm (0.25 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Wauneta, 1898 to 2012. The record is 175.8 mm (6.9 in) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.7 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Wauneta by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1898	114.0 mm (4.5 in)
1899	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1900	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1901	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1902	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1903	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1904	71.5 mm (2.8 in)
1905	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1906	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1907	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1908	95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1909	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1910	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1911	53.4 mm (2.1 in)
1912	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1913	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1914	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1916	48.7 mm (1.9 in)
1917	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1918	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1919	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1920	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1921	41.6 mm (1.6 in)
1922	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1923	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1924	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1925	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1926	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1927	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1928	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1929	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1930	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1931	141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1932	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1934	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1935	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1936	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1937	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1938	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1939	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1940	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1941	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1942	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1943	38.2 mm (1.5 in)
1944	62.3 mm (2.5 in)
1945	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1946	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1947	58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1948	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1949	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1950	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1951	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1952	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1953	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1954	118.0 mm (4.6 in)
1955	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1957	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1958	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1960	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1962	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1963	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1964	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1966	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1967	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1968	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1970	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971	84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1973	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1974	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1975	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1978	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1979	59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1980	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1981	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1982	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1983	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1984	103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1985	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1986	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1987	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1988	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1989	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1990	120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1991	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1992	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1993	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1994	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
1995	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1996	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1997	81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1998	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1999	75.7 mm (3.0 in)
2000	90.1 mm (3.5 in)
2001	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
2002	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
2003	68.8 mm (2.7 in)
2004	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2005	48.6 mm (1.9 in)
2006	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
2007	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2008	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2009	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
2010	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2011	86.3 mm (3.4 in)
2012	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Wauneta, 1898 to 2012. The record is 104 days in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 38 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Wauneta by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1898	42 days
1899	80 days
1900	104 days
1901	60 days
1902	31 days
1903	58 days
1904	57 days
1905	34 days
1906	57 days
1907	65 days
1908	48 days
1909	36 days
1910	100 days
1911	65 days
1912	50 days
1913	49 days
1914	45 days
1915	35 days
1916	34 days
1917	29 days
1918	28 days
1919	31 days
1920	33 days
1921	39 days
1922	46 days
1923	35 days
1924	33 days
1925	45 days
1926	30 days
1927	30 days
1928	32 days
1929	32 days
1930	25 days
1931	51 days
1932	43 days
1933	52 days
1934	28 days
1935	37 days
1936	43 days
1937	28 days
1938	35 days
1939	75 days
1940	33 days
1941	30 days
1942	35 days
1943	26 days
1944	39 days
1945	33 days
1946	43 days
1947	28 days
1948	63 days
1949	50 days
1950	51 days
1951	27 days
1952	42 days
1953	46 days
1954	81 days
1955	69 days
1956	49 days
1957	30 days
1958	40 days
1959	44 days
1960	28 days
1961	62 days
1962	39 days
1963	55 days
1964	33 days
1965	61 days
1966	67 days
1967	91 days
1968	51 days
1969	31 days
1970	53 days
1971	28 days
1973	38 days
1974	40 days
1975	45 days
1976	49 days
1977	44 days
1978	33 days
1979	36 days
1980	47 days
1981	21 days
1982	30 days
1983	41 days
1984	31 days
1985	36 days
1986	36 days
1987	33 days
1988	37 days
1989	50 days
1990	33 days
1991	28 days
1992	34 days
1993	30 days
1994	32 days
1995	34 days
1996	46 days
1997	34 days
1998	40 days
1999	46 days
2000	50 days
2001	39 days
2002	33 days
2003	26 days
2004	27 days
2005	33 days
2006	23 days
2007	22 days
2008	28 days
2009	39 days
2010	60 days
2011	14 days
2012	n/a

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

93 years, 1900 to 2008

A day with at least 48.3 mm (1.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 132.4 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Wauneta: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
5 years	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
10 years	79.6 mm (3.1 in)
25 years	98.9 mm (3.9 in)
50 years	114.9 mm (4.5 in)
100 years	132.4 mm (5.2 in)	Longer than the 93 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, 93 years of values from 1900 to 2008.

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: 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1905; 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1956; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1931.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 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).