August 2023, Lincoln, NE, Climate Data


Several geese flying by with a nearby developing thunderstorm over Lincoln, NE, August 1, 2020.  

LINK:  Lincoln Hot Weather Climatology

LINK: Monthly and annual days with temperatures 90°F or higher
LINK: Monthly and annual days with temperatures 100°F or higher
LINK: Longest Streaks of 90°F  or Higher Temperatures
LINK: Months  & Years with the most number of days 90°F or higher
LINK: Date of the hottest day each year
LINK:  Dates of First 100°F or  higher

Last Month's Data (July 2023)
Next Month's Data (September 2023)

NOTE: >> The NEW 1991-2020 Normals have been added to this page.
more information at: Lincoln's new 30-Year normals

Year 2023 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in Inches compared to normal

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
Normal 0.73 0.89 1.55 2.69 4.91 4.48 3.25 3.32 2.90 2.14 1.30 1.18 29.34
2023 1.32 1.29 0.63 0.59 0.51 4.53 5.61 3.76 . . . . 18.24
2022 0.28 0.03 1.96 3.05 5.27 3.73 2.57 0.55 0.97 0.61 0.26 0.64 19.92
Normal January 1 - July 31 Precipitation total = 18.50 inches

Normal January 1 - August 31 Precipitation total = 21.82 inches

Lincoln's August 2023 SUN DATA:
August 1: Sunrise 6:23am; Sunset 8:42pm, Daylight: 14 hours, 19 min
August 31: Sunrise 6:52am; Sunset 8:00pm, Daylight: 13 hours, 8 min

RECORDS:
Record High Temperature 104°F, August 19, 2023. Old record 100°F set in 1962,1947,1921.
Record High Temperature 105°F, August 22, 2023. Old record 103°F set in 1948.
Record High MinimumTemperature 78°F, August 22, 2023. Old record 77°F set in 1968.
Tied Record High Temperature 103°F, August 23, 2023. First set in 1948 & 1943
Record daily precipitation 2.24 inches, August 26, 2023. Old record 1.72 inches set in 1996


All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.

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August
2023
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Norm
Max
Norm
Min		Norm
Mean
Tuesday
Aug. 1
82
68
75
-3
0.00
2.39
105
48
0
10
89
67
78
Wednesday
 Aug. 2
85
73
79
+1
0.01
2.04
107
52
0
14
89
67
78
Thursday
Aug. 3
82
71
77
-1
T
2.05
108
51
0
12
89
66
78
Friday
Aug. 4
87
70
79
+1
0.00
1.68
109
45
0
14
89
66
78
Saturday
Aug. 5
90
69
80
+2
0.00
1.60
109
48
0
15
89
66
78
Sunday
Aug. 6
81
66
74
-3
0.11
1.68
104
49
0
9
89
66
77
Monday
Aug. 7
83
61
72
-5
0.00
2.02
104
44
0
7
89
66
77
Tuesday
Aug. 8
86
61
74
-3
0.01
1.71
110
50
0
9
88
66
77
Wednesday
Aug. 9
84
65
75
-2
0.25
1.69
106
48
0
10
88
66
77
Thursday
Aug. 10
89
60
75
-2
0.00
1.33
104
48
0
10
88
66
77
Friday
Aug. 11
94
67
81
+4
T
1.94
105
48
0
16
88
65
77
Saturday
Aug. 12
91
64
78
+1
T
2.94
107
47
0
13
88
65
77
Sunday
Aug. 13
83
65
74
-2
1.14
1.83
108
49
0
9
88
65
76
Monday
Aug. 14
80
57
69
-7
0.00
3.32
103
45
0
4
88
65
76
Tuesday
Aug. 15
84
52
68
-8
0.00
1.72
106
48
0
3
88
65
76
Wednesday
Aug. 16
92
60
76
0
0.00
4.27
107
49
0
11
87
64
76
Thursday
Aug. 17
82
56
69
-7
0.00
2.54
107
44
0
4
87
64
76
Friday
Aug. 18
87
53
70
-6
0.00
2.36
110
45
0
5
87
64
76
Saturday
Aug. 19
104
69
87
+12
0.00
1.88
104
45
0
22
87
64
75
Sunday
Aug. 20
95
77
86
+11
0.00
2.73
102
39
0
21
87
64
75
Monday
Aug. 21
102
72
87
+12
0.00
2.41
104
47
0
22
87
63
75
Tuesday
Aug. 22
105
78
92
+17
0.00
2.94
105
46
0
27
86
63
75
Wednesday
Aug. 23
103
79
91
+16
0.00
1.28
103
43
0
26
86
63
75
Thursday
Aug. 24
105
73
89
+15
0.00
1.90
107
43
0
24
86
63
74
Friday
Aug. 25
101
70
86
+12
0.00
3.09
105
45
0
21
86
62
74
Saturday
Aug. 26
82
64
73
-1
2.24
2.24
105
48
0
8
86
62
74
Sunday
Aug. 27
83
56
70
-4
0.00
1.34
104
47
0
5
86
62
74
Monday
Aug. 28
87
63
75
+1
0.00
2.93
103
41
0
10
85
61
74
Tuesday
Aug. 29
88
62
75
+2
0.00
5.45
101
41
0
10
85
61
73
Wednesday
Aug. 30
86
60
73
0
0.00
2.23
103
42
0
8
85
61
73
Thursday
Aug. 31
86
61
74
+1
0.00
1.96
103
42
0
9
85
60
73
.
2023
 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn		 Rec
Max		 Rec
Min		 HDD CDD Avg
Max		 Avg
Min		 Avg
Mean
.
TOTAL
     
3.76
      
0
 388
 
 
 
.
AVERAGE
89.3
65.2
77.3
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
87.2
64.1
75.6
 
3.32
  
 
 
3
333
 
 
 
.
DEPARTURE
+2.1
 +1.1
+1.7
  
+0.44
 -3 +55
 

AVERAGE and TOTAL are August 2023.
Temperature is °F
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1981-2010 Standard Normals
DEPARTURE is AUGUST 2023 Averages and totals measured against 1981-2010 normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F
Dep = Departure from normal ( - is below normal, + is above normal), in °F 
Pcpn = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
Rec Pcpn = Record daily amount of precipitation in inches.
Rec Max = Record maximum temperature in °F 
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature in °F 
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in °F 
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in °F 
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in °F 
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in °F
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in °F

From the record books:  Data: 1887-2022 (136 years)
TEMPERATURE:
Hottest recorded August temperature, 110°F, August 8, 1934 & August 18, 1936.
Coldest recorded August temperature, 39°F,  August 20, 1950.
PRECIPITATION:  
Wettest August total precipitation: 13.98 inches, August 1910
Driest August total precipitation: 0.07 inches, August 1976

NOTE:  All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.