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Lincoln, NE, Temperature and Precipitation Records, Year 2026
JANUARY
Record high, January 4, 2026: 60°F. Old record 59°F set in 2012, 1916.
Record high, January 6, 2026: 61°F. Old record 60°F set in 1933.
Record high, January 7, 2026: 66°F. Old record 65°F set in 2003.
Record daily precipitation, January 8, 2026: 0.73 inches. Old record 0.61 inches set in 2024.
FEBRUARY
Record high 76°F, February 9, 2026. Old record was 68°F set in 1954.
AND "Warmest so early in the year", 76°F on Feb. 9, 2026. In 140 years of data (1887-2026).
Lincoln has never been as warm as 76°F this early in the calendar year.
Record daily snowfall, 6.3 inches, February 19, 2026. Old record 4.4 inches, set in 2019.
MARCH
Tied Record High March 9, 2026: 82°F. Originally set in 1986.
Record High March 20, 2026: 88°F. Old record 80°F set in 2022.
Record High March 21, 2026: 97°F. Old record 88°F set in 1907.
Warmest recorded temperature in any March 1887-2026: 97°F, March 21, 2026.
Record High March 30, 2026: 90°F, old record 88°F set in 1917.
APRIL
April 12: Record warm daily minimum (low) of 65°F. Old record 63°F set in 1916.
April 13: Record high 90°F. Old record 88°F set in 2024 and 2023.
MAY
Record high May 15, 2026: 95°F, old record 93°F set in 2001 & 1944.
Record daily precipitation May 16, 2026: 2.28 inches, Old record 2.01 inches set in 1952.
JUNE
None
JULY
None
AUGUST
Record cold daily high, 75°F, August 4, 2026.
SEPTEMBER
Tied Record Warm overnight low 76° September 2, 2026: First set in 1913.
Record Warm overnight low 79° September 3, 2026: Old record 75° set in 1937.
Record daily precipitation Sept. 30, 2026: 6.15" (old record 3.30" Sept. 30, 2014).
Record daily precipitation any day of the year Sept. 30, 2026: 6.15" (old record 5.45" Aug. 29, 1910).
Record monthly precipitation Sept. 2026: 11.49" (old record 8.32" set in 1914).
OCTOBER
Record high October 9, 2026: 92°F (old record 90°F set in 1928 & 1921)
Tied Record high October 10, 2026: 91°F (originally set in 2024, 1963, 1931, 1928)
Record high October 12, 2026: 94°F (old record 93°F set in 1975)
AND and warmest for so late in the year.