As of Oct 9, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported

How much rain has Frontier County, Nebraska, had in 2026?

15.42 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile north-northwest of Maywood, Frontier County, through Oct 9. That is 4.09 inches less than a usual year to date (79% of usual).

Rain so far
15.42 in
Usual by Oct 9
19.51 in
Percent of usual
79%
2025 by Oct 9
20.05 in
Running total of rain in Frontier County, 2026, against a usual year05101520JFMAMJJASOND2026Usual
Inches of rain added up day by day from Jan 1, solid line, against the usual year at this gauge (dashed), counted on the same days. Days with no report add nothing to either line.

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Month by month

Rain by month in Frontier County, Nebraska, 2026
MonthRain, inUsual, inVs usual
Jan0.050.31−0.26
Feb0.050.55−0.50
Mar0.001.20−1.20
Apr0.672.45−1.78
May3.523.75−0.23
Jun 1 day not reported2.743.38−0.64
Jul 2 days not reported2.893.31−0.42
Aug 1 day not reported3.202.35+0.85
Sep 5 days not reported1.841.45+0.39
Oct to the 9th0.460.76−0.30
So far15.4219.51−4.09

2026 so far in Frontier County

The station, and what usual means

The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile north-northwest of Maywood (gauge ID US10fron007), 15 miles from the middle of Frontier County. It reported 273 of the 282 days from Jan 1 to Oct 9; the 9 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 counts as zero. 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 gauge, added up over the same 273 days the gauge reported, so a missing day counts on neither side. The volunteer gauges started in 1998, so none has 30 years of its own; NOAA estimates the rest from long-record stations nearby.

Why this gauge: 5 stations inside Frontier 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, 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 Frontier County, Nebraska, had in 2026?

15.42 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile north-northwest of Maywood, Frontier County, through Oct 9. That is 4.09 inches less than a usual year to date (79% of usual).

Is Frontier County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?

Drier so far. The volunteer rain gauge less than a mile north-northwest of Maywood had 15.42 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 9, 79% of the usual 19.51 inches for the same days.

What was the wettest month in Frontier County in 2026?

May, with 3.52 inches at the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile north-northwest of Maywood, counting Jan 1 through Oct 9.

What was the biggest rain in Frontier County in 2026?

1.52 inches on Aug 15, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 9.

How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Frontier County?

From Jan 1 to Oct 9, the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile north-northwest of Maywood had 20.05 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 5 days) and 15.42 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 9 days). On the 269 days both years reported, 2026 had 2.85 inches less than 2025.

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