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When is Lincoln's hottest day each year?
Earliest in the Year, Annual Hottest Day: May 14, 1915 and May 14, 2013.
Latest in the year, Annual Hottest Day: September 20, 2022
Average Annual Hottest Day: July 21.
RECENT Annual Hottest Days:
Year 2024: August 25: 104°F; Year 2023 = August 24: 105°F
Year 2022 = September 20: 103°F; Year 2021 = June 17: 103°F
Year 2020 = September 5: 97°F; Year 2019 = July 19: 99°F;
The Same Hottest Temperature on Multiple Days within the Same Year
Note most years there is a single day that is the hottest.
Some years (27 out of 138 years, 1887-2024) the same hottest temperature occurs
several times within a month or also occurs in multiple months.
These multiple identical hottest days within any year are noted in RED with an "m".
For example, in year 2019:
the hottest temperature for the year was 99°F, which occurred on June 29, July 17 & July 19.
For example, in year 2023:
the hottest temperature for the year was 105°F, which occurred on August 22 and 24.
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TWO TABLES:
TABLE ONE: Highest Temperature (°F) Each Year in Lincoln, Nebraska, Years 1887-2024
TABLE TWO: Hottest Temperature annual dates ranked earliest to latest in the year
TABLE ONE: Highest Temperature (°F) Each Year in Lincoln, Nebraska, Years 1887-2024
| YEAR | MONTH | DAY | °F | YEAR | MONTH | DAY | °F | YEAR | MONTH | DAY | °F | ||
| 1887 | 7 | 29 | 102 | 1934 | 7 | 15 | 112 | 1981 | 7 | 12 | 104 | ||
| 1888 | 7 | 12 | 100 | 1935 | 8 | 8 | 106 | 1982 | 8 | 3 | 100 | ||
| 1888m | 8 | 2 | 100 | 1936 | 7 | 25 | 115 | 1983 | 8 | 16 | 107 | ||
| 1889 | 7 | 6 | 94 | 1937 | 6 | 23 | 106 | 1984 | 8 | 28 | 103 | ||
| 1889m | 7 | 7 | 94 | 1937m | 8 | 15 | 106 | 1985 | 8 | 31 | 102 | ||
| 1890 | 7 | 13 | 103 | 1938 | 7 | 12 | 105 | 1986 | 7 | 28 | 98 | ||
| 1891 | 7 | 11 | 95 | 1939 | 7 | 12 | 111 | 1987 | 8 | 1 | 105 | ||
| 1891m | 8 | 8 | 95 | 1940 | 7 | 25 | 113 | 1988 | 6 | 21 | 107 | ||
| 1892 | 7 | 21 | 102 | 1941 | 7 | 23 | 106 | 1989 | 8 | 4 | 103 | ||
| 1893 | 7 | 12 | 99 | 1942 | 8 | 1 | 105 | 1990 | 7 | 2 | 108 | ||
| 1893m | 7 | 13 | 99 | 1943 | 8 | 23 | 103 | 1991 | 7 | 21 | 106 | ||
| 1894 | 7 | 26 | 105 | 1944 | 8 | 10 | 103 | 1992 | 6 | 16 | 93 | ||
| 1895 | 7 | 26 | 102 | 1945 | 7 | 23 | 101 | 1992m | 7 | 1 | 93 | ||
| 1896 | 8 | 15 | 98 | 1945m | 7 | 24 | 101 | 1992m | 7 | 4 | 93 | ||
| 1897 | 6 | 16 | 101 | 1946 | 6 | 15 | 108 | 1992m | 8 | 8 | 93 | ||
| 1898 | 8 | 20 | 101 | 1947 | 8 | 9 | 106 | 1992m | 8 | 9 | 93 | ||
| 1899 | 9 | 5 | 101 | 1948 | 8 | 22 | 103 | 1993 | 8 | 17 | 97 | ||
| 1900 | 7 | 6 | 100 | 1948m | 8 | 23 | 103 | 1994 | 5 | 30 | 96 | ||
| 1901 | 7 | 21 | 106 | 1949 | 6 | 30 | 99 | 1994m | 8 | 25 | 96 | ||
| 1902 | 6 | 10 | 96 | 1950 | 6 | 23 | 100 | 1995 | 7 | 12 | 108 | ||
| 1902m | 7 | 16 | 96 | 1951 | 8 | 5 | 102 | 1996 | 7 | 17 | 98 | ||
| 1902m | 8 | 17 | 96 | 1952 | 7 | 27 | 105 | 1997 | 7 | 25 | 103 | ||
| 1903 | 7 | 9 | 99 | 1953 | 6 | 18 | 105 | 1998 | 7 | 20 | 102 | ||
| 1904 | 8 | 15 | 97 | 1954 | 7 | 13 | 108 | 1999 | 7 | 29 | 104 | ||
| 1905 | 7 | 16 | 99 | 1955 | 7 | 30 | 104 | 2000 | 9 | 2 | 106 | ||
| 1906 | 8 | 16 | 98 | 1955m | 7 | 31 | 104 | 2001 | 7 | 6 | 102 | ||
| 1907 | 7 | 5 | 100 | 1955m | 8 | 26 | 104 | 2002 | 7 | 21 | 104 | ||
| 1908 | 9 | 5 | 98 | 1956 | 7 | 27 | 105 | 2003 | 7 | 17 | 105 | ||
| 1909 | 8 | 16 | 103 | 1957 | 7 | 12 | 104 | 2004 | 8 | 3 | 101 | ||
| 1910 | 7 | 27 | 106 | 1958 | 8 | 12 | 98 | 2005 | 7 | 23 | 105 | ||
| 1911 | 7 | 5 | 110 | 1958m | 8 | 14 | 98 | 2006 | 7 | 19 | 108 | ||
| 1912 | 7 | 9 | 104 | 1959 | 8 | 12 | 99 | 2007 | 7 | 7 | 100 | ||
| 1913 | 7 | 16 | 109 | 1959m | 8 | 21 | 99 | 2007m | 7 | 18 | 100 | ||
| 1914 | 7 | 12 | 103 | 1960 | 7 | 11 | 103 | 2007m | 8 | 13 | 100 | ||
| 1915 | 5 | 14 | 96 | 1961 | 6 | 30 | 105 | 2008 | 8 | 3 | 102 | ||
| 1916 | 8 | 4 | 101 | 1962 | 8 | 19 | 100 | 2009 | 8 | 8 | 102 | ||
| 1917 | 7 | 30 | 106 | 1963 | 8 | 2 | 103 | 2010 | 8 | 12 | 100 | ||
| 1918 | 8 | 4 | 109 | 1964 | 8 | 2 | 107 | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 104 | ||
| 1919 | 7 | 26 | 103 | 1965 | 8 | 12 | 99 | 2012 | 7 | 22 | 105 | ||
| 1920 | 7 | 4 | 99 | 1966 | 7 | 12 | 105 | 2013 | 5 | 14 | 100 | ||
| 1920m | 7 | 21 | 99 | 1967 | 5 | 24 | 100 | 2013m | 8 | 30 | 100 | ||
| 1920m | 7 | 22 | 99 | 1968 | 6 | 28 | 99 | 2013m | 9 | 9 | 100 | ||
| 1921 | 8 | 25 | 103 | 1968m | 6 | 29 | 99 | 2014 | 7 | 21 | 102 | ||
| 1922 | 9 | 1 | 106 | 1969 | 7 | 12 | 101 | 2015 | 7 | 24 | 100 | ||
| 1923 | 7 | 10 | 98 | 1969m | 7 | 13 | 101 | 2016 | 6 | 15 | 101 | ||
| 1923m | 7 | 23 | 98 | 1970 | 7 | 2 | 103 | 2017 | 7 | 21 | 100 | ||
| 1924 | 8 | 3 | 101 | 1971 | 6 | 24 | 102 | 2018 | 6 | 15 | 101 | ||
| 1924m | 8 | 20 | 101 | 1971m | 7 | 7 | 102 | 2019 | 6 | 29 | 99 | ||
| 1925 | 7 | 1 | 103 | 1972 | 6 | 30 | 98 | 2019m | 7 | 17 | 99 | ||
| 1926 | 8 | 26 | 105 | 1972m | 8 | 20 | 98 | 2019m | 7 | 19 | 99 | ||
| 1927 | 7 | 6 | 100 | 1973 | 6 | 24 | 101 | 2020 | 9 | 5 | 97 | ||
| 1928 | 7 | 6 | 101 | 1973m | 7 | 1 | 101 | 2021 | 6 | 17 | 103 | ||
| 1929 | 8 | 21 | 104 | 1974 | 7 | 21 | 106 | 2022 | 6 | 13 | 103 | ||
| 1930 | 7 | 18 | 108 | 1975 | 9 | 1 | 101 | 2022m | 9 | 20 | 103 | ||
| 1930m | 7 | 27 | 108 | 1976 | 7 | 9 | 103 | 2023 | 8 | 22 | 105 | ||
| 1930m | 8 | 3 | 108 | 1977 | 7 | 3 | 102 | 2023m | 8 | 24 | 105 | ||
| 1931 | 7 | 28 | 105 | 1978 | 7 | 5 | 104 | 2024 | 8 | 25 | 104 | ||
| 1932 | 7 | 14 | 101 | 1979 | 6 | 14 | 100 | . | . | . | . | ||
| 1933 | 7 | 1 | 108 | 1980 | 7 | 13 | 106 | . | . | . | . | ||
| . | . | . | . | 1980m | 7 | 19 | 106 | . | . | . | . |
TABLE TWO: Hottest Temperatures annual dates
ranked earliest to latest in the year.
| YEAR | MONTH | DAY | °F |
| 1915 | 5 | 14 | 96 |
| 2013 | 5 | 14 | 100 |
| 1967 | 5 | 24 | 100 |
| 1994 | 5 | 30 | 96 |
| YEAR | MONTH | DAY | °F |
| 1902 | 6 | 10 | 96 |
| 2022 | 6 | 13 | 103 |
| 1979 | 6 | 14 | 100 |
| 1946 | 6 | 15 | 108 |
| 2016 | 6 | 15 | 101 |
| 2018 | 6 | 15 | 101 |
| 1897 | 6 | 16 | 101 |
| 1992 | 6 | 16 | 93 |
| 2021 | 6 | 17 | 103 |
| 1953 | 6 | 18 | 105 |
| 1988 | 6 | 21 | 107 |
| 1937 | 6 | 23 | 106 |
| 1950 | 6 | 23 | 100 |
| 1971 | 6 | 24 | 102 |
| 1973 | 6 | 24 | 101 |
| 1968 | 6 | 28 | 99 |
| 1968m | 6 | 29 | 99 |
| 2019 | 6 | 29 | 99 |
| 1949 | 6 | 30 | 99 |
| 1961 | 6 | 30 | 105 |
| 1972 | 6 | 30 | 98 |
| YEAR | MONTH | DAY | °F |
| 1925 | 7 | 1 | 103 |
| 1933 | 7 | 1 | 108 |
| 1973m | 7 | 1 | 101 |
| 1992m | 7 | 1 | 93 |
| 1970 | 7 | 2 | 103 |
| 1990 | 7 | 2 | 108 |
| 1977 | 7 | 3 | 102 |
| 1920 | 7 | 4 | 99 |
| 1992m | 7 | 4 | 93 |
| 1907 | 7 | 5 | 100 |
| 1911 | 7 | 5 | 110 |
| 1978 | 7 | 5 | 104 |
| 1889 | 7 | 6 | 94 |
| 1900 | 7 | 6 | 100 |
| 1927 | 7 | 6 | 100 |
| 1928 | 7 | 6 | 101 |
| 2001 | 7 | 6 | 102 |
| 1889m | 7 | 7 | 94 |
| 1971m | 7 | 7 | 102 |
| 2007 | 7 | 7 | 100 |
| 1903 | 7 | 9 | 99 |
| 1912 | 7 | 9 | 104 |
| 1976 | 7 | 9 | 103 |
| 1923 | 7 | 10 | 98 |
| 1891 | 7 | 11 | 95 |
| 1960 | 7 | 11 | 103 |
| 1888 | 7 | 12 | 100 |
| 1893 | 7 | 12 | 99 |
| 1914 | 7 | 12 | 103 |
| 1938 | 7 | 12 | 105 |
| 1939 | 7 | 12 | 111 |
| 1957 | 7 | 12 | 104 |
| 1966 | 7 | 12 | 105 |
| 1969 | 7 | 12 | 101 |
| 1981 | 7 | 12 | 104 |
| 1995 | 7 | 12 | 108 |
| 1890 | 7 | 13 | 103 |
| 1893m | 7 | 13 | 99 |
| 1954 | 7 | 13 | 108 |
| 1969m | 7 | 13 | 101 |
| 1980 | 7 | 13 | 106 |
| 1932 | 7 | 14 | 101 |
| 1934 | 7 | 15 | 112 |
| 1902m | 7 | 16 | 96 |
| 1905 | 7 | 16 | 99 |
| 1913 | 7 | 16 | 109 |
| 1996 | 7 | 17 | 98 |
| 2003 | 7 | 17 | 105 |
| 2019m | 7 | 17 | 99 |
| 1930 | 7 | 18 | 108 |
| 2007m | 7 | 18 | 100 |
| 2019m | 7 | 19 | 99 |
| 1980m | 7 | 19 | 106 |
| 2006 | 7 | 19 | 108 |
| 1998 | 7 | 20 | 102 |
| 1892 | 7 | 21 | 102 |
| 1901 | 7 | 21 | 106 |
| 1920m | 7 | 21 | 99 |
| 1974 | 7 | 21 | 106 |
| 1991 | 7 | 21 | 106 |
| 2002 | 7 | 21 | 104 |
| 2014 | 7 | 21 | 102 |
| 2017 | 7 | 21 | 100 |
| 1920m | 7 | 22 | 99 |
| 2012 | 7 | 22 | 105 |
| 1923m | 7 | 23 | 98 |
| 1941 | 7 | 23 | 106 |
| 1945 | 7 | 23 | 101 |
| 2005 | 7 | 23 | 105 |
| 1945m | 7 | 24 | 101 |
| 2015 | 7 | 24 | 100 |
| 1936 | 7 | 25 | 115 |
| 1940 | 7 | 25 | 113 |
| 1997 | 7 | 25 | 103 |
| 1894 | 7 | 26 | 105 |
| 1895 | 7 | 26 | 102 |
| 1919 | 7 | 26 | 103 |
| 1910 | 7 | 27 | 106 |
| 1930m | 7 | 27 | 108 |
| 1952 | 7 | 27 | 105 |
| 1956 | 7 | 27 | 105 |
| 1931 | 7 | 28 | 105 |
| 1986 | 7 | 28 | 98 |
| 1887 | 7 | 29 | 102 |
| 1999 | 7 | 29 | 104 |
| 1917 | 7 | 30 | 106 |
| 1955 | 7 | 30 | 104 |
| 1955m | 7 | 31 | 104 |
| YEAR | MONTH | DAY | °F |
| 1942 | 8 | 1 | 105 |
| 1987 | 8 | 1 | 105 |
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | 104 |
| 1888m | 8 | 2 | 100 |
| 1963 | 8 | 2 | 103 |
| 1964 | 8 | 2 | 107 |
| 1924 | 8 | 3 | 101 |
| 1930m | 8 | 3 | 108 |
| 1982 | 8 | 3 | 100 |
| 2004 | 8 | 3 | 101 |
| 2008 | 8 | 3 | 102 |
| 1916 | 8 | 4 | 101 |
| 1918 | 8 | 4 | 109 |
| 1989 | 8 | 4 | 103 |
| 1951 | 8 | 5 | 102 |
| 1891m | 8 | 8 | 95 |
| 1935 | 8 | 8 | 106 |
| 1992m | 8 | 8 | 93 |
| 2009 | 8 | 8 | 102 |
| 1947 | 8 | 9 | 106 |
| 1992m | 8 | 9 | 93 |
| 1944 | 8 | 10 | 103 |
| 1958 | 8 | 12 | 98 |
| 1959 | 8 | 12 | 99 |
| 1965 | 8 | 12 | 99 |
| 2010 | 8 | 12 | 100 |
| 2007m | 8 | 13 | 100 |
| 1958m | 8 | 14 | 98 |
| 1896 | 8 | 15 | 98 |
| 1904 | 8 | 15 | 97 |
| 1937m | 8 | 15 | 106 |
| 1906 | 8 | 16 | 98 |
| 1909 | 8 | 16 | 103 |
| 1983 | 8 | 16 | 107 |
| 1902m | 8 | 17 | 96 |
| 1993 | 8 | 17 | 97 |
| 1962 | 8 | 19 | 100 |
| 1898 | 8 | 20 | 101 |
| 1924m | 8 | 20 | 101 |
| 1972m | 8 | 20 | 98 |
| 1929 | 8 | 21 | 104 |
| 1959m | 8 | 21 | 99 |
| 1948 | 8 | 22 | 103 |
| 2023m | 8 | 22 | 105 |
| 1943 | 8 | 23 | 103 |
| 1948m | 8 | 23 | 103 |
| 2023m | 8 | 24 | 105 |
| 1921 | 8 | 25 | 103 |
| 1994m | 8 | 25 | 96 |
| 2024 | 8 | 25 | 104 |
| 1926 | 8 | 26 | 105 |
| 1955m | 8 | 26 | 104 |
| 1984 | 8 | 28 | 103 |
| 2013m | 8 | 30 | 100 |
| 1985 | 8 | 31 | 102 |
| YEAR | MONTH | DAY | °F |
| 1922 | 9 | 1 | 106 |
| 1975 | 9 | 1 | 101 |
| 2000 | 9 | 2 | 106 |
| 1899 | 9 | 5 | 101 |
| 1908 | 9 | 5 | 98 |
| 2020 | 9 | 5 | 97 |
| 2013m | 9 | 9 | 100 |
| 2022m | 9 | 20 | 103 |