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Norfolk, NE

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2017
5.13in
9th wettest of 133 years · normal 2.1"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 132 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
5.13in
9th wettest of 133 yrs
244% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.46in
67th driest of 134 yrs
100% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
17.36in
48th driest of 134 yrs
90% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.78in
on Jun 4, 1940 · in 134 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 59 days (to Dec 6, 1914)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

90%
17.36" of a normal 19.19" · wettest 29.69" (1908) · driest 10.12" (2022)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 130-year record (1893–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 25.88" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1200737.81in
2190537.68in
3192336.62in
4197736.18in
5192035.29in

Driest Years on Record

1202213.27in
2189413.8in
3201214.5in
4195515.81in
5195616.36in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.97") and driest in Jan (~0.49"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1924, 12.28".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Norfolk — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

0.92in
set in 2009

Rain on Aug 24

25%
of 132 years had measurable rain
1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.11″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.48″1901: 0.12″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.45″1906: 0.10″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.67″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.08″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.04″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.18″1931: 0.02″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.59″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.07″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.05″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.01″1966: 0.42″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.04″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.24″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.14″1981: 0.36″1982: 0.34″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.04″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.12″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.18″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.43″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.54″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.56″2002: 0.01″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.92″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.04″2013: 0.01″2014: 0.21″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.04″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.03″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Norfolk's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Norfolk, NE — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Norfolk's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Norfolk, NE — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:48 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight13h 27m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

41.98°N, 97.43°W

Nearby Stations

Sioux City, IA61 mi EGrand Island, NE83 mi SWLincoln, NE85 mi SEOmaha, NE91 mi SEHastings, NE108 mi SWSioux Falls, SD115 mi NE

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