First Measurable Snowfall after Summer in Lincoln, 1897 to 2024

Note that the table showing all of the dates of the first measurable snowfalls
following Summer (1897-2024) are listed below the graph.

Graph yearly snowfree length

 

Average first snowfall snowfall Day 322 (November 17)
Year 2024 first snowfall in the Autumn was January 4 (the next year) calendar day 365+4
Year 2023 first snowfall in the Autumn was November 25, calendar day 329
Year 2022 first snowfall in the Autumn was December 19, calendar day 354
Year 2021 first snowfall in the Autumn was December 10, calendar day 345
Year 2020 first snowfall in the Autumn was October 25, calendar day 299 (Leap Year)

Calendar day reference points:
October 1 = Calendar Day 273; October 15 = Calendar Day 287; November 1 = Calendar Day 305
November 15 = Calendar Day 320; December 1 = Calendar Day 335; December 15 = Calendar Day 350

Earliest first snowfall September 29, 1985 and Latest first snowfall January 4, 2025
 

LY = a Leap Year.  More information about leap year is below the table

Listing of first snowfall after Summer  by year 1897 to 2023
 

YearMonthDayDay # 
2024Jan 4369 
2023Nov25329 
2022Dec19354 
2021Dec10345 
2020Oct25299LY
2019Oct28301 
2018Oct14287 
2017Dec17352 
2016Dec3338LY
2015Nov30334 
2014Nov10314 
2013Nov21325 
2012Dec19354LY
2011Dec3337 
2010Dec11345 
2009Oct10283 
2008Dec3338LY
2007Nov21325 
2006Dec31365 
2005Nov15319 
2004Nov28333LY
2003Nov23327 
2002Oct23296 
2001Dec18352 
2000Nov6311LY
1999Dec14348 
1998Dec20354 
1997Oct26299 
1996Oct22296LY
1995Nov10314 
1994Nov28332 
1993Nov15319 
1992Nov6311LY
1991Oct31304 
1990Dec2336 
1989Nov27331 
1988Nov15320LY
1987Oct10283 
1986Nov1305 
1985Sep29272 
1984Nov9314LY
1983Nov9313 
1982Dec27361 
1981Nov19323 
1980Oct27301LY
1979Oct22295 
1978Nov16320 
1977Nov9313 
1976Oct18292LY
1975Nov20324 
1974Nov13317 
1973Dec4338 
1972Nov13318LY
1971Nov22326 
1970Oct9282 
1969Nov14318 
1968Nov9314LY
1967Dec8342 
1966Nov18322 
1965Dec14348 
1964Nov29333LY
1963Dec10344 
1962Nov19323 
1961Nov15319 
1960Dec20354LY
1959Nov5309 
1958Nov17321 
1957Nov16320 
1956Nov15320LY
1955Nov2306 
1954Dec8342 
1953Nov7311 
1952Nov25329LY
1951Nov4308 
1950Nov8312 
1949Dec21355 
1948Nov19324LY
1947Nov6311 
1946Nov9314 
1945Nov8313 
1944Nov19325LY
1943Nov7311 
1942Nov23327 
1941Oct31305 
1940Nov11315LY
1939Dec23357 
1938Nov6310 
1937Nov18322 
1936Dec5340LY
1935Nov15319 
1934Nov30334 
1933Dec26360 
1932Oct10284LY
1931Nov26330 
1930Nov16320 
1929Nov12316 
1928Nov1306LY
1927Nov18322 
1926Nov8312 
1925Oct27301 
1924Nov27332LY
1923Oct29303 
1922Dec14348 
1921Nov27331 
1920Nov29334LY
1919Nov12316 
1918Nov22326 
1917Oct29303 
1916Oct19294LY
1915Dec16350 
1914Dec9343 
1913Oct28302 
1912Dec5340LY
1911Nov17321 
1910Nov29333 
1909Nov12316 
1908Nov13318LY
1907Dec17351 
1906Nov13317 
1905Oct30304 
1904Nov10315LY
1903Nov16320 
1902Nov28332 
1901Dec5339 
1900Nov21326LY
1899Dec10344 
1898Oct17291 
1897Nov26330 

 

*Calendar Day = the calendar day converted to the day of the year.
Calendar Day ranges from January 1 =1 to December 31 = 365 (366 during Leap Years).
 

For example, first snow
November 9, 1984 (a Leap Year) = Calendar Day 314
November 9, 1983 = Calendar Day 313

December 3, 2008 (a Leap Year) = Calendar Day 338
December 3, 2011 = Calendar Day 337

 

Listing of earliest snowfalls after Summer:

There are 15 days with snowfalls in October and one day with snowfall in September 
Two years, 2019 and 2020, had two days with October snowfalls
 

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 14,  2018:  3.5 inches
October 18,  1976:  0.4 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
October 27,  1980:  3.3 inches 
October 28, 2019:  0.5 inches
October 30, 2019:  0.2 inches
October 31,  1991:  2.3 inches  

Sorted Chronologically, by year:
October 25, 2020:  0.4 inches 
October 26, 2020:  2.5 inches
October 28, 2019:  0.5 inches
October 30, 2019:  0.2 inches
October 14, 2018: 3.5 inches
October 10, 2009:  1.2 inches
October 23, 2002:  2.4 inches
October 26, 1997: 13.2 inches 
October 22, 1996:  1.0 inch 
October 31, 1991:  2.3 inches 
October 10, 1987:  0.3 inches
September 29,1985:  0.8 inches
October 27, 1980:  3.3 inches 
October 22, 1979:  0.4 inches 
October 18, 1976:  0.4 inches 
October  9,  1970:  6.6 inches 

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