Average Precipitation in Nebraska by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the U.S. state of Nebraska for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest Year in Nebraska History?

1915 was the wettest year in Nebraska history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 35.5 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Nebraska History?

2012 was the driest year in Nebraska history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 13.4 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	44	24.7
2022	125	15.6
2021	63	22.7
2020	113	18.2
2019	3	31.4
2018	7	29.2
2017	35	25.3
2016	36	25.3
2015	13	28.1
2014	41	25.0
2013	52	23.4
2012	129	13.4
2011	25	25.8
2010	17	27.1
2009	26	25.7
2008	11	28.1
2007	10	28.6
2006	82	21.6
2005	51	23.6
2004	58	22.9
2003	102	20.0
2002	124	15.7
2001	46	24.5
2000	94	20.4
1999	60	22.8
1998	23	25.9
1997	76	22.1
1996	30	25.5
1995	38	25.2
1994	79	21.9
1993	2	31.9
1992	28	25.6
1991	78	22.0
1990	83	21.5
1989	121	16.7
1988	100	20.1
1987	34	25.4
1986	19	26.8
1985	70	22.5
1984	24	25.9
1983	39	25.1
1982	15	27.5
1981	48	24.2
1980	118	17.2
1979	29	25.5
1978	72	22.3
1977	8	28.9
1976	117	17.2
1975	93	20.5
1974	126	15.6
1973	6	29.3
1972	53	23.4
1971	50	23.7
1970	106	19.3
1969	77	22.1
1968	65	22.6
1967	75	22.2
1966	109	19.2
1965	9	28.8
1964	104	19.8
1963	86	21.2
1962	20	26.5
1961	73	22.3
1960	59	22.9
1959	54	23.4
1958	57	23.0
1957	18	27.0
1956	123	15.8
1955	119	17.1
1954	105	19.5
1953	97	20.3
1952	107	19.2
1951	5	30.1
1950	71	22.4
1949	40	25.0
1948	84	21.4
1947	55	23.1
1946	43	24.8
1945	56	23.1
1944	16	27.4
1943	115	17.6
1942	37	25.2
1941	45	24.7
1940	116	17.4
1939	122	16.5
1938	74	22.3
1937	114	17.9
1936	128	14.3
1935	67	22.5
1934	127	14.5
1933	98	20.1
1932	91	20.6
1931	111	19.0
1930	31	25.5
1929	64	22.6
1928	80	21.9
1927	49	23.7
1926	92	20.6
1925	88	20.7
1924	95	20.4
1923	12	28.1
1922	90	20.6
1921	96	20.3
1920	42	24.9
1919	47	24.5
1918	61	22.8
1917	89	20.6
1916	110	19.0
1915	1	35.5
1914	99	20.1
1913	87	21.2
1912	81	21.7
1911	85	21.3
1910	120	16.9
1909	33	25.4
1908	22	26.1
1907	103	20.0
1906	21	26.2
1905	4	30.6
1904	66	22.5
1903	27	25.7
1902	14	27.8
1901	68	22.5
1900	69	22.5
1899	108	19.2
1898	101	20.0
1897	62	22.7
1896	32	25.5
1895	112	19.0