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Driest Cities in Nebraska

The top 25 of 30 Nebraska cities on GIS Map, ranked by lowest average annual precipitation.

#CityAverage annual precipitation
1Alliance
14.9 in
2Gering
15.6 in
3Scottsbluff
15.6 in
4Sidney
15.8 in
5Chadron
18.8 in
6Ogallala
19.5 in
7McCook
20.1 in
8North Platte
21.2 in
9Lexington
23.4 in
10Kearney
25.6 in
11Hastings
26.4 in
12Grand Island
26.6 in
13Norfolk
27.0 in
14Wayne
27.5 in
15Columbus
28.7 in
16Seward
28.7 in
17York
28.7 in
18Lincoln
29.3 in
19South Sioux City
30.3 in
20Fremont
30.4 in
21Crete
31.0 in
22Beatrice
31.3 in
23Omaha
31.9 in
24Bellevue
33.1 in
25La Vista
33.1 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Driest Cities in Nebraska”, https://gismap.land/rankings/nebraska/driest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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