Nebraska · county areal climate 1951–2025

Hayes County, NE

A 20.1" / 51.5°F normal · 2025 ran 123% of normal precipitation.
2026 so far · through Jul 25: This area is at 68% (8.66") of the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th driest start of 76 years. Temperature +4.3°F vs normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

20.1in
annual precipitation · 51.5°F

2025 vs Normal

123%
24.6" · 52.8°F (+1.3 vs normal)

Wettest Year

28.2in
1993

Driest Year

10.0in
2002

Biggest Rain Day

3.57in
Jun 9 · 1974

Warmest Year

54.1°F
2012

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

28°
J
30°
F
41°
M
49°
A
59°
M
71°
J
76°
J
74°
A
66°
S
52°
O
40°
N
30°
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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