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Rainfall totals Omaha, NE

For Omaha, the official rainfall for the year to date is 19.32 inches through Aug 21, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 22.45 inches.

Data from Omaha Eppley Airfield, with records back to 1948.

Official rainfall report for Aug 21, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Omaha, Aug 21, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 21, 20260.00 inches0.16 inches
Month to date5.37 inches3.14 inches
Year to date19.32 inches22.45 inches
Record for Aug 212.18 inches1998

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for OMAHA/EPPLEY, issued the morning after Aug 21, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Omaha during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Aug 19, 20260.06 inches
Aug 18, 20260.24 inches
Aug 16, 20260.05 inches
Aug 15, 20260.04 inches
Aug 14, 20260.34 inches
Aug 13, 20261.36 inches
Aug 12, 20260.10 inches
Aug 8, 20260.09 inches
Aug 5, 20262.70 inches
Aug 4, 20260.39 inches
Jul 31, 20260.12 inches
Jul 30, 20260.80 inches
Jul 24, 20260.03 inches
Jul 9, 20260.01 inches
Jul 8, 20260.19 inches
Jul 4, 20260.08 inches
Jul 3, 20260.08 inches
Jun 30, 20260.11 inches
Jun 24, 20260.01 inches
Jun 21, 20260.47 inches
Jun 20, 20260.45 inches
Jun 19, 20260.01 inches
Jun 13, 20260.59 inches
Jun 11, 20260.98 inches
Jun 10, 20260.01 inches
Jun 5, 20260.06 inches
Jun 4, 20260.19 inches
Jun 1, 20260.51 inches
May 30, 20261.28 inches
May 29, 20260.05 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 19.32 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 63-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Omaha since 1948
Wettest day6.46 inchesAug 7, 1999
Wettest year44.85 inches1965
Driest year17.65 inches2020
Average year30.40 inches78 complete years on record
Rain days a year99average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194828,666 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Omaha, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches0.750.951.793.174.664.443.554.602.962.321.451.2231.86

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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