Western 2W Weather Records (USC00259150)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Western 2W (USC00259150), Nebraska, United States, with 108 years of record.

Key Facts for Western 2W

Western 2W (USC00259150) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.39 latitude and -97.24 longitude, 457 m (1,500 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 2017, 108 years of record.
1,042 records set at Western 2W still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Western 2W set a daily record precipitation of 58.4 mm (2.3 in) on 7 October 2017.

About the Station

Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.39 latitude, -97.24 longitude.
Elevation: 457 m (1,500 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 2017, 108 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 Western 2W. 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 Western 2W, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	n/a	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	35.6 C (96.1 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	42.2 C (108.0 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	36.1 C (97.0 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	n/a	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,042 standing records

1,042 records at Western 2W still stand. 1910 holds the most, with 798.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Western 2W between 26 October 1997 and 26 October 1997. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 177.8 mm (7.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Western 2W. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 23 July 1911.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Western 2W
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	27.9 mm (1.1 in)	3 January 1971
Feb	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	10 February 2001
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	23 March 1987
Apr	92.7 mm (3.6 in)	28 April 1927
May	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	7 May 2015
Jun	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	24 June 1963
Jul	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	23 July 1911
Aug	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	12 August 1930
Sep	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	13 September 1967
Oct	125.7 mm (4.9 in)	1 October 2014
Nov	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	20 November 1930
Dec	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	22 December 1984

Period of Record Coverage

1910 to 1924

2 years of record at Western 2W, 1910 to 1924. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1910, 1924.

Latest Records

Latest records at Western 2W
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
7 October 2017	Western 2W, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	40 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 May 2017	Western 2W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	2.6 mm (0.10 in)	36 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2017	Western 2W, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7.6 mm (0.30 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
26 December 2016	Western 2W, US	daily rain	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	3.6 mm (0.14 in)	77 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
4 December 2016	Western 2W, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	tie	106 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
2 February 2016	Western 2W, US	daily rain (Tie)	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	tie	12 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	15.3 mm (0.6 in)	4 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 December 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	22 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	1.0 mm (0.04 in)	56 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	68.1 mm (2.7 in)	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	89 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	35.5 mm (1.4 in)	46 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
4 June 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	70 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	7.7 mm (0.30 in)	9 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 May 2015	Western 2W, US	monthly rain	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	64 years	71 of 100 (Major)
2 April 2015	Western 2W, US	daily rain	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	30 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
1 February 2015	Western 2W, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	59 years	35 of 100 (Notable)
17 November 2014	Western 2W, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	56 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 2014	Western 2W, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	tie	87 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 2014	Western 2W, US	daily snow depth (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	59 years	6 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1910 to 2017

Yearly extremes at Western 2W: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1910	37.5 C (99.5 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1911	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	3
Wettest day (Rx1day)	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	1911	59.8 mm (2.4 in)	100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	191.1 mm (7.5 in)	2015	88.1 mm (3.5 in)	100
Longest dry spell (CDD)	69 days	1937	35 days	100

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Western 2W, 1910 to 2017. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.5 C (99.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Western 2W by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1910	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	32.8 C (91.0 F)
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
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2011	n/a
2012	n/a
2013	n/a
2014	n/a
2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Western 2W, 1910 to 2017. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Western 2W by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1910	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1911	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1912	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
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
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2015	n/a
2016	n/a
2017	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Western 2W, 1910 to 2017. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1911, marked on the chart; the median year is 59.8 mm (2.4 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Western 2W by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1911	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1912	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1921	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1922	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1923	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1924	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1925	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1926	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1927	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1928	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1929	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1930	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1931	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1932	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1934	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
1935	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1937	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1938	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1939	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1941	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1942	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1943	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1944	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1945	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1946	41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1947	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1948	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1950	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1951	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1954	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1955	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1956	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1957	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1958	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1959	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1960	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1961	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1962	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1963	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1964	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1965	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1966	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1968	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1969	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1970	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1971	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1972	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1973	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1974	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1975	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1976	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1977	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1978	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1979	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1980	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1983	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1984	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1985	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1986	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1987	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1989	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1990	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1991	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1992	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1993	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1995	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1996	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1997	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1998	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1999	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2000	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2001	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2004	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2005	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2006	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
2007	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2008	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2009	11.9 mm (0.5 in)
2010	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
2011	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2012	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2013	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2014	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2015	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
2016	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2017	58.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Western 2W, 1910 to 2017. The record is 191.1 mm (7.5 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.1 mm (3.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Western 2W by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1911	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1912	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1921	28.6 mm (1.1 in)
1922	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1923	115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1924	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1925	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1926	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1927	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1928	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1929	123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1930	164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1931	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1932	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1933	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1934	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1935	165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1936	31.2 mm (1.2 in)
1937	74.6 mm (2.9 in)
1938	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1939	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1940	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1941	88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1942	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1943	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1944	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1945	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1946	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1947	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1948	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1949	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1950	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1951	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1952	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1953	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1955	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1956	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
1957	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1958	114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1959	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1960	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1961	82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1962	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1963	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1964	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1965	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1966	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1967	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1968	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1969	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1971	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1972	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1973	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1974	50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1975	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1976	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1978	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1979	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1980	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1981	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1982	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1983	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1984	165.5 mm (6.5 in)
1985	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1986	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1987	145.2 mm (5.7 in)
1988	62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1989	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1990	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1991	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1992	90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1993	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1994	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1995	143.6 mm (5.7 in)
1996	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1997	119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1998	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1999	126.5 mm (5.0 in)
2000	58.3 mm (2.3 in)
2001	116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2002	130.8 mm (5.1 in)
2003	133.6 mm (5.3 in)
2004	121.5 mm (4.8 in)
2005	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
2006	77.7 mm (3.1 in)
2007	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
2008	103.3 mm (4.1 in)
2009	24.6 mm (1.0 in)
2010	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
2011	84.2 mm (3.3 in)
2012	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
2013	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
2014	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
2015	191.1 mm (7.5 in)
2016	64.7 mm (2.5 in)
2017	61.5 mm (2.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Western 2W, 1910 to 2017. The record is 69 days in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 35 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Western 2W by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910	52 days
1911	42 days
1912	11 days
1921	31 days
1922	23 days
1923	50 days
1924	42 days
1925	24 days
1926	27 days
1927	35 days
1928	35 days
1929	40 days
1930	42 days
1931	34 days
1932	26 days
1933	44 days
1934	32 days
1935	43 days
1936	32 days
1937	69 days
1938	57 days
1939	52 days
1940	26 days
1941	26 days
1942	52 days
1943	36 days
1944	25 days
1945	37 days
1946	43 days
1947	28 days
1948	22 days
1949	50 days
1950	29 days
1951	20 days
1952	63 days
1953	42 days
1954	39 days
1955	38 days
1956	48 days
1957	41 days
1958	54 days
1959	56 days
1960	33 days
1961	25 days
1962	26 days
1963	51 days
1964	23 days
1965	10 days
1966	39 days
1967	53 days
1968	32 days
1969	31 days
1970	52 days
1971	32 days
1972	29 days
1973	23 days
1974	55 days
1975	52 days
1976	60 days
1977	38 days
1978	33 days
1979	35 days
1980	36 days
1981	31 days
1982	35 days
1983	30 days
1984	43 days
1985	22 days
1986	35 days
1987	25 days
1988	43 days
1989	50 days
1990	29 days
1991	23 days
1992	30 days
1993	30 days
1994	43 days
1995	24 days
1996	54 days
1997	33 days
1998	52 days
1999	55 days
2000	41 days
2001	39 days
2002	35 days
2003	21 days
2004	38 days
2005	34 days
2006	48 days
2007	33 days
2008	21 days
2009	23 days
2010	44 days
2011	24 days
2012	50 days
2013	31 days
2014	44 days
2015	27 days
2016	39 days
2017	29 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

77 years, 1910 to 2016

A day with at least 63.5 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 199.6 mm (7.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Western 2W: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
5 years	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
10 years	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
25 years	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
50 years	168.0 mm (6.6 in)
100 years	199.6 mm (7.9 in)	Longer than the 77 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, 77 years of values from 1910 to 2016.

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: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1911; 174.0 mm (6.9 in) in 2015; 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1963.

Download the Data

Data for Western 2W standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Western 2W 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).