Average Annual Precipitation for Nebraska
The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Nebraska.
Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year. Most locations also have information on the number of days with wet weather. That includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.
The annual precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Eastern, South - Central, North - Central and Western Nebraska.
Eastern Nebraska
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Columbus | 29.2 | 741 |
| 104 | Falls City | 34.8 | 883 |
| 89 | Fremont | 30.0 | 763 |
| 95 | Lincoln | 29.0 | 735 |
| 96 | Norfolk | 27.4 | 696 |
| 101 | Omaha | 30.6 | 778 |
South - Central Nebraska
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Enders Reservoir | 19.3 | 491 |
| 89 | Grand Island | 26.7 | 677 |
| 72 | Harlan County Lake | 24.5 | 622 |
| 90 | Hastings | 28.0 | 711 |
| 82 | Kearney | 25.2 | 641 |
| 74 | Lake McConaughy, Kingsley Dam | 19.3 | 490 |
| – | McCook | 22.5 | 572 |
| 87 | North Platte | 20.2 | 514 |
| 73 | Swanson Reservoir, Trenton Dam | 21.5 | 547 |
North - Central Nebraska
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | O'Neill | 25.3 | 641 |
| 58 | Purdum | 23.2 | 590 |
| 88 | Valentine | 20.0 | 509 |
| 83 | Valentine National Wildlife Refuge | 23.1 | 586 |
Western Nebraska
| Days | Place | Inches | Millimetres |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Chadron | 18.1 | 458 |
| 82 | Crescent Lake Wildlife Refuge | 17.8 | 453 |
| 80 | Kimball | 16.9 | 429 |
| 87 | Scottsbluff | 15.8 | 401 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. NOAA's 1981-2010 Climate Normals.