The Coldest Recorded Minimum Temperatures for Lincoln, NE, °F, (1887 to Present)
Lincoln, Nebraska Low Temperatures -20°F and colder
Data: 1887-2025 (139 years)
| -33 JAN 12 1974 -31 FEB 16 2021 -29 JAN 11 1974 -29 JAN 19 1892 -27 DEC 22 1983 -27 JAN 15 1888 -26 FEB 15 2021 -26 JAN 1 1974 -26 JAN 12 1912 -26 FEB 13 1905 -26 FEB 11 1899 -25 JAN 6 1890 -24 FEB 1 1979 -24 FEB 9 1975 -24 FEB 12 1944 -24 FEB 12 1899 -23 DEC 23 1989 -23 FEB 8 1971 -23 JAN 27 1940 -23 JAN 11 1918 -22 FEB 3 1996 -22 DEC 22 1989 -22 JAN 2 1887 | -22 JAN 28 1915 -22 FEB 12 1905 -22 FEB 2 1905 -22 FEB 9 1899 -21 JAN 9 1974 -21 JAN 18 1940 -21 JAN 13 1916 -21 JAN 27 1915 -21 FEB 4 1905 -21 JAN 25 1905 -20 FEB 2 1996 -20 DEC 19 1989 -20 JAN 31 1979 -20 JAN 7 1974 -20 DEC 31 1973 -20 JAN 23 1948 -20 JAN 5 1940 -20 FEB 5 1936 -20 DEC 10 1919 -20 FEB 1 1917 -20 JAN 12 1892 -20 JAN 9 1887 -20 JAN 8 1887 |
There have been 46 days during the past 139 years (1887-2025)
in which the recorded temperature in Lincoln, NE, fell to or below -20°F.
Some months and days have had clusters of extreme cold.
For example, January 12th has seen -33°F in 1974, -26°F in 1912, and -20°F in 1887.
The decade with the most number of times the temperature fell to or below -20°F was the 1970's with 10 occurrences (5 of which were in January 1974).
The temperature has only fallen to or below -20°F four times since 1990 and that was February 15 & 16, 2021 and February 2 & 3, 1996.