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Weather extremes

How extreme does Kearney's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Kearney has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Kearney 4 Ne station 6 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Kearney has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
108°F Jun 22, 1988

That is about 26°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Kearney (typical high near 82°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 108°F Jun 22, 1988
2 108°F Jul 3, 1990
3 105°F Jul 13, 1981
❄️ Coldest night
-30°F Dec 23, 1989

About 47°F colder than a normal December night in Kearney (typical low near 17°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -30°F Dec 23, 1989
2 -28°F Dec 22, 1989
3 -28°F Feb 15, 2021
🌧️ Most rain in one day
5.95 in Jun 25, 1989

More rain in a single day than Kearney usually gets in the whole month of June (typical June total about 3.9 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.95 in Jun 25, 1989
2 5.04 in Jul 9, 2019
3 4.13 in Mar 14, 2021
Most snow in one day
14.0 in Mar 18, 1984

Close to a whole typical March's snow in one day (Kearney averages about 4 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 14.0 in Mar 18, 1984
2 12.0 in Dec 15, 1974
3 11.0 in Feb 3, 2016

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 108°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Kearney's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 108°F is about 26°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Kearney's warmest days reach the high 80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the mid-10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 108°F and as low as −30°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 14 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Kearney 4 NE (NOAA GHCN station USC00254335), about 6 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →