October 14, 2018: A rare October snowfall weighs down the branches of this tree in Lincoln, NE, while it is still in full leaf. Photo: Ken Dewey
How unusual is a measurable snowfall in Lincoln, NE, before November 1?
Data: 1897-2023 (127 years)
September: Total 1 snowfall day (September 29, 1985)
October: Total 26 snowfall days in 22 years of occurrences.
Only 17% of Octobers since 1897 have had measurable snowfall.
Four years, 1898, 1925, 2019 and 2020 had two days in October with snowfalls (see below).
Sorted by earliest to Latest:
September 29,1985: 0.8 inches
October 9, 1970: 6.6 inches
October 10, 2009: 1.2 inches
October 10, 1987: 0.3 inches
October 10, 1932: 0.1 inches
October 14, 2018: 3.5 inches
October 17, 1898: 4.7 inches
October 18, 1976: 0.4 inches
October 18, 1898: 0.5 inches
October 19, 1916: 3.1 inches
October 22, 1996: 1.0 inch
October 22, 1979: 0.4 inches
October 23, 2002: 2.4 inches
October 25, 2020: 0.4 inches
October 26, 2020: 2.5 inches
October 26, 1997: 13.2 inches LINK: October 1997 Paralyzing snowstorm in Nebraska (and Lincoln)
October 27, 1980: 3.3 inches
October 27, 1925: 0.7 inches
October 28, 2019: 0.5 inches
October 28, 1913: 0.5 inches
October 29, 1923: 0.5 inches
October 29, 1925: 3.8 inches
October 29, 1917: 0.2 inches
October 30, 2019: 0.2 inches
October 30, 1905: 1.7 inches
October 31, 1991: 2.3 inches
October 31, 1941: 3.0 inches
Dates of first snowfall following Summer 1897 - 2023
October 10, 2009