Lincoln's Hot Weather Climatology 1887 - 2024

LINKS to additional Lincoln, NE, Data not at this page:
The 90s (and 80s)
Monthly frequency (totals) of daily highs 90°F or Higher Active
Monthly frequency (totals) of daily highs 80°F or Higher Active
Longest Streaks of 90°F or higher temperatures
Months with temperatures 90°F or higher
Dates of first 90°F or higher temperature, 1887 - present
Dates of last 90°F day each year

The 100s
Monthly and annual days with temperatures 100°F or higher
Dates of first 100°F or higher
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Date of the hottest day each year

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The hottest day ever recorded in Lincoln, NE:
July 25, 1936

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

Hottest Night Ever in Lincoln, July 1936. Sleeping on the Capitol lawn

 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 2024

June 5: 91°FJune 22: 90°F
 
July 24: 93°F
 
August 3: 95°F
 
Sept. 4: 92°F
 
Sept. 20: 96°F.
June 7: 92°F
 
June 23: 92°F
 
July 25: 94°FAugust 4: 98°FSept. 9: 92°FSept. 21: 92°F
June 11: 92°FJune 24: 102°FJuly 26: 94°FAugust 5: 100°FSept. 10: 95°FSept. 28: 92°F
June 12: 94°FJune 25: 100°FJuly 27: 92°FAugust 16: 92°FSept. 11: 91°FSept. 30: 94°F
June 13: 93°F
 
June 28: 91°FJuly 28: 90°FAugust 24: 96°FSept. 12: 90°FOct. 5: 97°F
June 14: 92°F 
 
July 10: 91°FJuly 29: 98°FAugust 25: 104°FSept. 13: 90°FOct. 10: 91°F
June 16: 91°F
 
July 12: 90°FJuly 30: 96°FAugust 26: 101°FSept. 15: 93°F
 
 
June 18: 90°F
 
July 13: 93°FJuly 31: 100°FAugust 27: 93°FSept. 17: 91°F
 
 
June20: 90°FJuly 14: 96°FAugust 1: 92°FAugust 28: 98°FSept. 18: 93°F
 
 
June 21: 92°FJuly 15: 98°F
 
August 2: 93°FAugust 29: 99°F.
 
Sept. 19: 91°F
 
 


 

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The total number of days with the temperature
90°F or higher for Lincoln, NE 
2024, recent years, and 1936 and 1934 (the two worst years in the data archive) and Normals.

 202420232022202119361934NORMALS*
MARCH000000.1 days
APRIL00110.4 days
MAY 045013 2.0 days
JUNE1516121617 17 8.7 days
JULY1391513
 
29 28 14.0 days
AUGUST1211221923 19 11.0 days
SEPTEMBER149121011 5.0 days
OCTOBER220000.5 days
TOTAL5651675982 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). 

DATEHIGH TEMPERATURE
July 25, 1936115°F
July 25, 1940113°F
 
July 17, 1936 
 
112°F
July 15, 1934112°F
July 24, 1940 
 
111°F
July 12, 1939111°F
July 24, 1936111°F
July 19, 1934111°F
August 18, 1936110°F
July  4,  1936110°F
July 20, 1934110°F
August  8, 1934110°F
July  5,  1911110°F
 

 

Highest Temperature (°F) Each Year in Lincoln, Nebraska
Years 1887-2024
LINK:  Hottest Day Each Year 1887-2024

 

Highest Temperature (°F) Each Month in Lincoln, Nebraska
Years 1887-2024  
LINK: Warmest Temperature Each Month 1887-2024

 

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