Lincoln, Nebraska Coldest Monthly Temperatures (°F) ,
Winters 1887 - 1888 through 2023-2024 (137 Winter seasons)
| Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Total |
| 2 | 23 | 66 | 43.5 | 2.5 | 137 |
| 1.5% | 16.8% | 48.2% | 31.8% | 1.8% | 100.0% |
January had the coldest winter temperature 65 winters out of 134 winters or 47.8% of the Winters.
All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives. The last column lists the coldest month in each winter.
| YEAR | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | COLDEST Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 15 | 13 | -18 | 9 | 15 | Jan |
| 2022-23 | 6 | -13 | 2 | -9 | 6 | Dec |
| 2021-22 | 22 | 9 | -8 | -1 | 5 | Jan |
| 2020-21 | 14 | -5 | 8 | -31 | 21 | Feb |
| 2019-20 | 2 | 9 | -3 | -2 | 18 | JAN |
| 2018-19 | 6 | 4 | -9 | -2 | -9 | JAN/MAR |
| 2017-18 | 12 | -17 | -19 | -6 | 12 | JAN |
| 2016-17 | 21 | -12 | -9 | 11 | 16 | DEC |
| 2015-16 | 21 | 7 | -9 | 6 | 17 | FEB |
| 2014-15 | 4 | -4 | -4 | -16 | -1 | FEB |
| 2013-14 | 6 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -7 | FEB |
| 2012-13 | 8 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 8 | DEC/FEB |
| 2011-12 | 12 | -3 | 4 | -5 | 18 | FEB |
| 2010-11 | 13 | 0 | -10 | -8 | 12 | JAN |
| 2009-10 | 18 | -13 | -15 | -2 | 15 | JAN |
| 2008-09 | 10 | -12 | -9 | 1 | -1 | DEC |
| 2007-08 | 10 | 0 | -10 | -3 | 1 | JAN |
| 2006-07 | 7 | 3 | -15 | -6 | 8 | JAN |
| 2005-06 | 13 | -10 | 14 | -4 | 14 | DEC |
| 2004-05 | 15 | -4 | -18 | -5 | 13 | JAN |
| 2003-04 | 11 | -2 | -9 | -7 | 15 | JAN |
| 2002-03 | 8 | 5 | -13 | -6 | 3 | JAN |
| 2001-02 | 22 | 0 | 2 | -6 | -2 | FEB |
| 2000-01 | 10 | -14 | -8 | -11 | 11 | DEC |
| 1999-00 | 19 | -3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | DEC |
| 1998-99 | 21 | -8 | -9 | 13 | 14 | JAN |
| 1997-98 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 9 | -15 | MAR |
| 1996-97 | 7 | -3 | -14 | 8 | 12 | JAN |
| 1995-96 | 2 | -2 | -19 | -22 | -4 | FEB |
| 1994-95 | 16 | -4 | -11 | 2 | -8 | JAN |
| 1993-94 | 1 | 6 | -6 | -12 | 7 | FEB |
| 1992-93 | 9 | -1 | -11 | -9 | 10 | JAN |
| 1991-92 | -4 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 15 | NOV |
| 1990-91 | 17 | -11 | -11 | 8 | 17 | DEC/JAN |
| 1989-90 | 6 | -23 | 5 | -4 | 15 | DEC |
| 1988-89 | 15 | 5 | 7 | -16 | 3 | FEB |
| 1987-88 | 16 | 6 | -7 | -10 | 11 | FEB |
| 1986-87 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | NOV |
| 1985-86 | 1 | -10 | -3 | -11 | 11 | FEB |
| 1984-85 | 18 | 1 | -14 | -15 | 18 | FEB |
| 1983-84 | 6 | -27 | -15 | 3 | -7 | DEC |
| 1982-83 | 10 | 4 | 9 | -9 | 16 | FEB |
| 1981-82 | 17 | -17 | -18 | -14 | -5 | JAN |
| 1980-81 | 12 | -10 | 1 | -18 | 17 | FEB |
| 1979-80 | 17 | -1 | -15 | -10 | -5 | JAN |
| 1978-79 | 4 | -4 | -20 | -24 | 15 | FEB |
| 1977-78 | 7 | -6 | -15 | -19 | -19 | FEB |
| 1976-77 | -5 | -16 | -19 | -2 | 7 | JAN |
| 1975-76 | -1 | -5 | -11 | 6 | 6 | JAN |
| 1974-75 | 14 | -1 | -5 | -24 | -4 | FEB |
| 1973-74 | 20 | -20 | -33 | 5 | 5 | JAN |
| 1972-73 | 20 | -13 | -12 | -4 | 22 | DEC |
| 1971-72 | 17 | 11 | -10 | -3 | 9 | JAN |
| 1970-71 | 10 | 9 | -10 | -14 | 6 | FEB |
| 1969-70 | 17 | -10 | -11 | 2 | 14 | JAN |
| 1968-69 | 19 | -13 | -12 | -2 | 7 | DEC |
| 1967-68 | 19 | -7 | -11 | 0 | 11 | JAN |
| 1966-67 | 16 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 5 | JAN |
| 1965-66 | 11 | 7 | -18 | -2 | 11 | JAN |
| 1964-65 | -5 | -9 | -5 | -9 | 2 | DEC/FEB |
| 1963-64 | 19 | -9 | -9 | 8 | 6 | DEC/JAN |
| 1962-63 | 22 | -8 | -15 | -1 | 22 | JAN |
| 1961-62 | 20 | -8 | -12 | -12 | -5 | JAN/FEB |
| 1960-61 | 10 | -1 | -12 | 0 | 23 | JAN |
| 1959-60 | 4 | 15 | -6 | -3 | -10 | MAR |
| 1958-59 | 10 | 3 | -10 | -1 | 16 | JAN |
| 1957-58 | 14 | 3 | -3 | -5 | 14 | FEB |
| 1956-57 | 11 | 8 | -5 | 7 | 18 | JAN |
| 1955-56 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -1 | 4 | JAN |
| 1954-55 | 17 | 11 | -2 | -7 | 6 | FEB |
| 1953-54 | 16 | 4 | -12 | 9 | 8 | JAN |
| 1952-53 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 6 | 13 | JAN |
| 1951-52 | 10 | -10 | -7 | 11 | 0 | DEC |
| 1950-51 | 3 | -8 | -5 | -14 | 5 | FEB |
| 1949-50 | 20 | 2 | -16 | -7 | 5 | JAN |
| 1948-49 | 14 | -16 | -13 | -6 | -1 | DEC |
| 1947-48 | 9 | 1 | -20 | -8 | -19 | JAN |
| 1946-47 | 18 | -10 | -15 | -7 | 11 | JAN |
| 1945-46 | 16 | -18 | -4 | 11 | 18 | DEC |
| 1944-45 | 0 | -6 | -9 | 10 | 6 | JAN |
| 1943-44 | 18 | -6 | -8 | -24 | 3 | FEB |
| 1942-43 | 6 | -5 | -14 | 4 | -9 | JAN |
| 1941-42 | 13 | -3 | -14 | 0 | 22 | JAN |
| 1940-41 | -1 | -5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | DEC |
| 1939-40 | 19 | -5 | -23 | -2 | 12 | JAN |
| 1938-39 | 6 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 11 | FEB |
| 1937-38 | 4 | 0 | -5 | -2 | 20 | JAN |
| 1936-37 | 11 | 0 | -12 | -3 | 14 | JAN |
| 1935-36 | 20 | 0 | -19 | -20 | 18 | FEB |
| 1934-35 | 23 | -2 | -9 | 1 | 7 | JAN |
| 1933-34 | 19 | -4 | 1 | -9 | 8 | FEB |
| 1932-33 | 8 | -14 | 8 | -18 | 5 | FEB |
| 1931-32 | 20 | 18 | -9 | -2 | 0 | JAN |
| 1930-31 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 14 | JAN |
| 1929-30 | 1 | -3 | -16 | 2 | 8 | JAN |
| 1928-29 | 16 | 9 | -6 | -13 | 21 | FEB |
| 1927-28 | 11 | -10 | -11 | 5 | 15 | JAN |
| 1926-27 | 7 | -5 | 0 | -1 | 17 | DEC |
| 1925-26 | 14 | -6 | -9 | 16 | 14 | JAN |
| 1924-25 | 13 | -15 | -5 | -3 | 5 | DEC |
| 1923-24 | 19 | -5 | -19 | 0 | 15 | JAN |
| 1922-23 | 21 | -3 | 14 | -5 | -7 | FEB |
| 1921-22 | 10 | -6 | -7 | -3 | 3 | JAN |
| 1920-21 | 13 | -10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | DEC |
| 1919-20 | 3 | -20 | 2 | 0 | -1 | DEC |
| 1918-19 | 16 | -4 | -16 | -2 | 6 | JAN |
| 1917-18 | 18 | -18 | -23 | -16 | 16 | JAN |
| 1916-17 | 2 | -15 | -14 | -20 | 0 | FEB |
| 1915-16 | 21 | 6 | -21 | -15 | -1 | JAN |
| 1914-15 | 4 | -9 | -22 | 10 | 12 | JAN |
| 1913-14 | 19 | 6 | 5 | -10 | -2 | FEB |
| 1912-13 | 16 | 6 | -11 | -6 | -7 | JAN |
| 1911-12 | 2 | -4 | -26 | -7 | -2 | JAN |
| 1910-11 | 18 | 7 | -16 | 4 | 18 | JAN |
| 1909-10 | 15 | -12 | -13 | -7 | 28 | JAN |
| 1908-09 | 12 | 0 | -14 | -6 | 16 | JAN |
| 1907-08 | 16 | 5 | 4 | -4 | 14 | FEB |
| 1906-07 | 18 | 4 | -5 | -12 | 11 | FEB |
| 1905-06 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -5 | -5 | FEB |
| 1904-05 | 18 | -4 | -21 | -26 | 20 | FEB |
| 1903-04 | 8 | -1 | -14 | -4 | 8 | JAN |
| 1902-03 | 17 | -7 | -2 | -13 | 12 | FEB |
| 1901-02 | 19 | -13 | -11 | -11 | 4 | DEC |
| 1900-01 | 11 | 0 | -2 | -4 | 10 | FEB |
| 1899-00 | 19 | 2 | -6 | -12 | -4 | FEB |
| 1898-99 | -2 | -8 | -14 | -26 | 2 | FEB |
| 1897-98 | 0 | -18 | 8 | -1 | 9 | DEC |
| 1896-97 | -1 | 9 | -10 | -9 | -5 | JAN |
| 1895-96 | 1 | 2 | -5 | 7 | 1 | JAN |
| 1894-95 | 11 | -6 | -12 | -18 | 0 | FEB |
| 1893-94 | 2 | -1 | -19 | -5 | 5 | JAN |
| 1892-93 | 15 | -12 | -5 | -14 | 1 | FEB |
| 1891-92 | 2 | -5 | -29 | 6 | 9 | JAN |
| 1890-91 | 17 | 9 | 3 | -12 | -6 | FEB |
| 1889-90 | 6 | 4 | -25 | -11 | -6 | JAN |
| 1888-89 | 15 | 5 | -4 | -17 | 9 | FEB |
| 1887-88 | -15 | -16 | -27 | -16 | -11 | JAN |
| Year | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar |
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.