SXUS73 KOAX 240641 REROMA NEZ052-240945- RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 141 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2015 ...RECORD RAINFALL SET IN OMAHA NEBRASKA... EPPLEY AIRFIELD RECORDED 5.74 INCHES OF RAIN YESTERDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD. THIS ESTABLISHES A NEW DAILY RAINFALL RECORD FOR THE DATE...EASILY SURPASSING THE OLD RECORD OF 1.97 INCHES SET IN 1977. THE 5.74 INCH TOTAL ALSO RANKS NUMBER 4 ON THE LIST OF ALL-TIME DAILY RAINFALL AT THE OFFICIAL RECORDING SITE IN OMAHA. THAT LIST IS AS FOLLOWS... 1. 6.46 INCHES ON AUGUST 7 1999 2. 6.30 INCHES ON AUGUST 12 1932 3. 6.24 INCHES ON SEPTEMBER 7 1965 4. 5.74 INCHES ON SEPTEMBER 23 2015 5. 5.30 INCHES ON SEPTEMBER 28 1923 $$ SXUS73 KOAX 251728 REROMA NEZ052-240945- RECORD EVENT REPORT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1228 PM CDT FRI SEP 25 2015 ...RECORD RAINFALL SET IN OMAHA NEBRASKA... EPPLEY AIRFIELD RECORDED 5.74 INCHES OF RAIN YESTERDAY SEPTEMBER 23RD. THIS ESTABLISHES A NEW DAILY RAINFALL RECORD FOR THE DATE...EASILY SURPASSING THE OLD RECORD OF 1.97 INCHES SET IN 1977. THE 5.74 INCH TOTAL ALSO RANKS NUMBER 4 ON THE LIST OF ALL-TIME DAILY RAINFALL AT THE OFFICIAL RECORDING SITE IN OMAHA. THAT LIST IS AS FOLLOWS... 1. 6.46 INCHES ON AUGUST 7 1999 2. 6.30 INCHES ON AUGUST 12 1932 3. 6.24 INCHES ON SEPTEMBER 7 1965 4. 5.74 INCHES ON SEPTEMBER 23 2015 5. 5.69 INCHES ON SEPTEMBER 28 1923 $$