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McCook, NE

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2022
8.3in
6th driest of 107 years · normal 14.95"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.2in
9th wettest of 107 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.11in
50th wettest of 107 yrs
112% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.27in
37th driest of 107 yrs
88% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
8.3in
6th driest of 107 yrs
56% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.06in
on May 26, 2023 · in 133 years

Dry Streak

2days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 129 days (to Apr 13, 1910)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

56%
8.3" of a normal 14.95" · wettest 27.09" (1915) · driest 6.09" (1954)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 96-year record (1896–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 19.85" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1193038.8in
2194631.05in
3191530.95in
4190530.5in
5194430.36in

Driest Years on Record

119548.05in
219109.34in
320129.36in
4202210.39in
5200210.89in

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 (~2.93") and driest in Jan (~0.24"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 2023, 10.94".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.19in
set in 1965

Rain on Aug 24

18%
of 107 years had measurable rain
1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.62″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.03″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.23″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.25″1931: 0.00″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″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.56″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.07″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.05″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.15″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 1.19″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.19″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.01″1992: 0.14″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.03″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.37″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.09″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.63″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.68″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.20″0″1″2″19001910192019301940195019601990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

McCook'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.
McCook, NE — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

McCook'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.
McCook, NE — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for McCook's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
McCook, NE — county drought history since 2000
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Snow Season

Season to Date (since Jul 1)

0.0in
2nd snowiest of 56 seasons · snowiest since 2018 · normal 0.0"

Snowiest Season on Record

3.0in
winter of 1941–1942

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:02 AM
Sunset6:27 PM
Solar noon11:44 AM
Daylight13h 25m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.20°N, 100.59°W

Nearby Stations

North Platte, NE63 mi NGoodland, KS82 mi SWHastings, NE117 mi EGrand Island, NE130 mi EConcordia, KS162 mi EDodge City, KS171 mi S

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