As of Oct 16, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Colfax County, Nebraska, had in 2026?
27.13 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Howells, Colfax County, through Oct 16. That is 2.10 inches more than a usual year to date (108% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 27.13 in
- Usual by Oct 16
- 25.03 in
- Percent of usual
- 108%
- 2025 by Oct 16
- 30.10 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.26 | 0.47 | −0.21 |
| Feb | 0.29 | 0.74 | −0.45 |
| Mar | 1.18 | 1.46 | −0.28 |
| Apr | 3.11 | 3.10 | +0.01 |
| May | 5.17 | 4.25 | +0.92 |
| Jun 6 days not reported | 2.17 | 4.00 | −1.83 |
| Jul | 3.82 | 3.09 | +0.73 |
| Aug | 3.83 | 3.64 | +0.19 |
| Sep | 5.30 | 2.94 | +2.36 |
| Oct to the 16th | 2.00 | 1.34 | +0.66 |
| So far | 27.13 | 25.03 | +2.10 |
2026 so far in Colfax County
- Wettest month: September, 5.30 inches.
- Biggest single day: 1.94 inches on Aug 13.
- Longest dry stretch: 18 days in a row with nothing in the gauge, not even a trace, Feb 2 to Feb 19.
- 2025 by the same date: 30.10 inches at the same station. On the 283 days both years reported, 2026 had 2.97 inches less than 2025.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station in Howells (station ID 254035), 11 miles from the middle of Colfax County. It reported 283 of the 289 days from Jan 1 to Oct 16; the 6 days with no report count as unknown, not as dry. Rain here means everything the gauge caught: rain, and snow melted down to water. A trace, too little to measure, adds nothing to the totals, but it ends a dry stretch: something fell that day. It is read once a day, usually in the morning, and each reading is filed under the day it was read, so an evening storm can show up on the next day.
Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this station, added up over the same 283 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: 2 stations inside Colfax County reported at least 90% of the days in 2026. Mountain snow sites, and stations far above the rest in the county, come last, since their rain is not what the farms below get. Then the pick goes to one with NOAA normals. Where snow is normal, a station that keeps a full record of both rain and snowfall comes next, over a nearer one whose snowfall record has gaps, if it is no more than 10 miles farther or twice as far. Then the most days reported, then the one nearest the middle of the county. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.
Questions
How much rain has Colfax County, Nebraska, had in 2026?
27.13 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Howells, Colfax County, through Oct 16. That is 2.10 inches more than a usual year to date (108% of usual).
Is Colfax County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Wetter so far. The weather station in Howells had 27.13 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 16, 108% of the usual 25.03 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Colfax County in 2026?
September, with 5.30 inches at the weather station in Howells, counting Jan 1 through Oct 16.
What was the biggest rain in Colfax County in 2026?
1.94 inches on Aug 13, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 16.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Colfax County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 16, the weather station in Howells had 30.10 inches in 2025 and 27.13 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 6 days). On the 283 days both years reported, 2026 had 2.97 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Butler County 32.79 in, 123%
- Cuming County 24.90 in, 90% to Oct 18
- Dodge County 30.51 in, 112% to Oct 18
- Platte County 29.10 in, 113% to Oct 18
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