Nebraska · county areal climate 1951–2025

Hitchcock County, NE

A 20.0" / 52.5°F normal · 2025 ran 115% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 75% (9.31") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 13th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +3.9°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

20.0in
annual precipitation · 52.5°F

2025 vs Normal

115%
22.9" · 53.6°F (+1.1 vs normal)

Wettest Year

28.8in
1962

Driest Year

10.6in
2022

Biggest Rain Day

3.69in
Jun 9 · 1974

Warmest Year

55.2°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

29°
J
32°
F
42°
M
50°
A
60°
M
72°
J
77°
J
75°
A
67°
S
53°
O
41°
N
31°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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