Lincoln's Hot Weather Climatology 1887 - 2023

LINKS to additional Lincoln, NE, Data not at this page:
Frequency of daily highs 90°F or Higher
Monthly and annual days with temperatures 90°F or higher
Monthly and annual days with temperatures 100°F or higher
Longest Streaks of 90°F or higher temperatures
Months with temperatures 90°F or higher
Date of the hottest day each year
Dates of first 100°F or higher
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hotThe hottest day ever recorded in Lincoln, NE:
July 25, 1936

High: 115°F Low: 91°F
Average temperature for the day = 103°F !


State Capitol Lawn during the heat wave
 With an overnight low of only 91°F after a daytime high of 115°F, residents of Lincoln
spent the 
night on the capitol lawn to escape the heat inside their homes and apartments.
(Photo courtesy:  Nebraska Historical Society)

Days with daily high temperatures  90°F or higher, Year 2023

May 7: 91°F June 15: 92°F
July  3: 92°F
Aug. 11: 94°F
Sept. 1: 92°F
October 2: 91°F
May 29: 91°F
June 16: 91°F
July 4: 95°F Aug. 12: 91°F Sept. 2: 98°F
May 30: 93°F June 19: 96°F July 11: 90°F Aug. 16: 92°F Sept. 3: 98°F
May 31: 90°F June 20: 92°F July 22: 91°F Aug. 19: 104°F Sept. 4: 96°F
June 2: 90°F
June 21: 90°F July 23: 90°F Aug. 20: 95°F Sept. 18: 94°F
June 3: 91°F
June 22: 92°F July 24: 92°F Aug. 21: 102°F Sept. 19: 91°F
June 4: 91°F June 23: 92°F July 26: 98°F Aug. 22: 105°F Sept. 28: 92°F
June 5: 90°F
June 24: 95°F July 27: 101°F Aug. 23: 103°F Sept. 29: 96°F
June 6: 92°F June 28: 101°F July 28: 102°F Aug. 24: 105°F Sept. 30: 96°F
June 7: 97°F June 29: 93°F Aug. 5:  90°F Aug. 25: 101°F
October 1: 94°F


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The total number of days with the temperature
90°F or higher for Lincoln, NE
2023, recent years, and 1936 and 1934 (the two worst years in the data archive) and Normals.
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
2017
2012
1936
1934
NORMALS*
MARCH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.1 days
APRIL
0
1
1
0
0.4 days
MAY 
4
5
0
1
13 
2.0 days
JUNE
16
12
16
18
16 
12 
13 
17 
17 
8.7 days
JULY
9
15 13
12 15 
11 
14
26 
29 
28 
14.0 days
AUGUST
11
22 19
11
12 
15 
23 
19 
11.0 days
SEPTEMBER
9
12 10 5 10 
8
11 
5.0 days
OCTOBER
2
0 0
0
1
0
0.5 days
TOTAL
51
67
59
47
38 
55
37 
72
82 
79 
41.8 days

NORMALS* (standard 1991-2020, 30-year normals)



The 13 hottest days ever recorded
in Lincoln, NE (All 110°F or higher). 
DATE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
July 25, 1936
115°F
July 25, 1940
113°F
July 17, 1936
112°F
July 15, 1934
112°F
July 24, 1940
111°F
July 12, 1939
111°F
July 24, 1936
111°F
July 19, 1934
111°F
August 18, 1936
110°F
July  4,  1936
110°F
July 20, 1934
110°F
August  8, 1934
110°F
July  5,  1911
110°F

Highest Temperature (°F) Each Year in Lincoln, Nebraska
Years 1887-2023
LINK:  Hottest Day Each Year 1887-2023

Highest Temperature (°F) Each Month in Lincoln, Nebraska
Years 1887-2023 
LINK: Warmest Temperature Each Month 1887-2023

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