Nebraska Annual Rainfall see below for individual cities 


 

Nebraska city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Snow Annual

Avg. days of Precip

Avg # thunderstorm days

Avg # hail days
Grand Island 25.89 30.6 87 46 3
Lincoln 28.37 28.4 93 46 2
Norfolk 26.66 30.1 91 50 3
North Platte 19.66 29.8 84 46 3
Omaha 30.22 30.5 99 46 3
Scottsbluff 16.33 41.2 87 45 4
Valentine 19.52 33.6 83 76 3
State Average - 23.63 inches, 38th wettest in U.S. 

Nebraska Precipitation Records

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Mitchell, western Nebraska, 13.22"
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Falls City, southeastern Nebraska, 35.08"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Mullen, west-central Nebraska, 59.3"
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - York, southeastern Nebraska, 7/8/1950, 13.15"
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Omaha, eastern Nebraska, 1869, 64.52"
  • State snowfall record for 24 hours - Dalton, southeastern Nebraska, 12/21/2006, 27.0"
  • State snow record for 1 season - Harrison, western Nebraska, 1973-1973, 112.0"
  • Of the Nebraska yearly total, 75 to 80 percent of precipitation falls during the warm half–year, April through September
  • Due to its wide variability in annual weather, Lincoln, Nebraska is ranked 7th in highest weather variety in the United States
  • In North America, hail is most common in the area where Colorado, Nebraska, and Wyoming meet, known as "Hail Alley."

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center