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October 1997 Lincoln Record snowfall
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Year 2026 (and last year) Lincoln precipitation (inches), rain + melted snow
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | TOTAL | |
| Normal | 0.73 | 0.89 | 1.55 | 2.69 | 4.91 | 4.48 | 3.25 | 3.32 | 2.90 | 2.14 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 29.34 |
| 2026 | 0.95 | 0.44 | 0.22 | 2.47 | 4.65 | 4.09 | 6.78 | 4.75 | 11.49 | T | 35.84 | ||
| 2025 | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.95 | 1.71 | 3.05 | 3.22 | 3.93 | 4.89 | 3.53 | 1.94 | 0.61 | 0.25 | 24.49 |
Normal January 1 - October 31 Precipitation = 26.86 inches
Normal January 1 - November 30 Precipitation = 28.16 inches
SNOWFALL (inches): Winter 2026-27 (and last 5 Winters in inches) compared to normal.
November 2025 total is an estimate waiting for official amount
| OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | TOTAL | |
| Normal | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 26.0 |
| 2026-27 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| 2025-26 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 6.6 | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 0.0 | T | T | 1.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | T | 1.1 | 3.9 | 11.4 | T | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.4 |
| 2022-23 | 0.0 | T | 1.6 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
| 2021-22 | 0.0 | T | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | T | 0.0 | 5.1 |
T = a Trace. Snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured
Lincoln's November 2026 Sun data
>>>>>NOTE: Standard Time begins (Daylight Saving ends} November 1
November 1: Sunrise 6:57 am; Sunset 5:22 pm, Daylight: 10 hours, 25 min
November 30: Sunrise 7:30 am; Sunset 4:59 pm, Daylight: 9 hours, 29 min
Lincoln's Earliest Snowfalls in Autumn
First freeze following Summer, 1887-2025
Growing season length, 1887 - 2024
Last freeze following Winter 1887-2025
RECORDS:
Record High November 14, 2025: 78°F, old record 75°F set in 1990
Record Warm daily Minimum November 24 2025: 47°F, old record 46°F set in 1915
All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
| November | 2025 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Norm Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Nov. 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.34 | 80 | 16 | . | 0 | 59 | 34 | 46 | . |
| Monday | Nov. 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.79 | 81 | 9 | . | 0 | 58 | 34 | 46 | . |
| Tuesday | Nov. 3 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.05 | 83 | 1 | . | 0 | 58 | 33 | 45 | . |
| Wednesday | Nov. 4 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.97 | 80 | -4 | . | 0 | 57 | 33 | 45 | . |
| Thursday | Nov. 5 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.20 | 81 | 15 | . | 0 | 57 | 32 | 45 | . |
| Friday | Nov. 6 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.12 | 82 | 8 | . | 0 | 56 | 31 | 44 | . |
| Saturday | Nov. 7 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.80 | 78 | 0 | . | 0 | 56 | 31 | 44 | . |
| Sunday | Nov. 8 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.55 | 84 | 3 | . | 0 | 55 | 31 | 43 | . |
| Monday | Nov. 9 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.35 | 78 | 11 | . | 0 | 55 | 31 | 43 | . |
| Tuesday | Nov. 10 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.83 | 79 | 4 | . | 0 | 54 | 30 | 42 | . |
| Wednesday | Nov. 11 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.83 | 74 | -1 | . | 0 | 54 | 30 | 42 | . |
| Thursday | Nov. 12 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.42 | 74 | 2 | . | 0 | 53 | 29 | 41 | . |
| Friday | Nov. 13 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.98 | 85 | 0 | . | 0 | 53 | 29 | 41 | . |
| Saturday | Nov. 14 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.71 | 78 | -1 | . | 0 | 52 | 29 | 40 | . |
| Sunday | Nov. 15 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.82 | 76 | 5 | . | 0 | 52 | 28 | 40 | . |
| Monday | Nov. 16 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.06 | 80 | 4 | . | 0 | 51 | 28 | 40 | . |
| Tuesday | Nov. 17 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.44 | 75 | 5 | . | 0 | 51 | 27 | 39 | . |
| Wednesday | Nov. 18 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.72 | 78 | 4 | . | 0 | 51 | 27 | 39 | . |
| Thursday | Nov. 19 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.06 | 78 | 4 | . | 0 | 50 | 27 | 38 | . |
| Friday | Nov. 20 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.05 | 75 | 1 | . | 0 | 50 | 26 | 38 | . |
| Saturday | Nov. 21 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.79 | 73 | 3 | . | 0 | 49 | 26 | 37 | . |
| Sunday | Nov. 22 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.74 | 68 | -1 | . | 0 | 49 | 25 | 37 | . |
| Monday | Nov. 23 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.59 | 71 | -2 | . | 0 | 48 | 25 | 37 | . |
| Tuesday | Nov. 24 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.45 | 75 | 1 | . | 0 | 48 | 25 | 36 | . |
| Wednesday | Nov. 25 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.95 | 77 | 4 | . | 0 | 47 | 24 | 36 | . |
| Thursday | Nov. 26 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.31 | 71 | -2 | . | 0 | 47 | 24 | 35 | . |
| Friday | Nov. 27 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.25 | 72 | -15 | . | 0 | 46 | 24 | 35 | . |
| Saturday | Nov. 28 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.63 | 65 | -3 | . | 0 | 46 | 23 | 35 | . |
| Sunday | Nov. 29 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.34 | 75 | -5 | . | 0 | 45 | 23 | 34 | . |
| Monday | Nov. 30 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.37 | 71 | -5 | . | 0 | 45 | 22 | 34 | . |
| November | 2026 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Avg Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | |
| . | TOTAL | . | . | 0 | . | ||||||||||
| . | AVERAGE | . | . | . | |||||||||||
| November | NORMAL | 51.7 | 28.0 | 39.8 | 1.30 | 755 | 0 | 1.5 | |||||||
| DEPARTURE | . | . | . | . | . | 0 | . |
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are NOVEMBER 2026
Temperature is °F
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1991-2020 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is NOVEMBER 2026 Averages and totals measured against 1981-2010 Normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature °F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( - is below normal, + is above normal), °F.
Pcpn = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
Rec Pcpn = Record daily amount of precipitation in inches.
Rec Max = Record maximum temperature °F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature °F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) °F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) °F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1991-2020 normals) °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1991-2020 normals) °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1991-2020 normals) °F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.
From the record books:
Warmest recorded November temperature, 85°F, November 13, 1999.
Coldest recorded November temperature, -15°F, November 27, 1887.
Wettest November (rain + melted snow) = 7.14 inches, 1909
Driest November = 0.00 inches, 1894
NOVEMBER SNOWFALL CLIMATOLOGY
November, 129 years (1897-2025)
Novembers WITH measurable snowfall: 91 years (70.5% of the Novembers)
Novembers WITHOUT measurable snowfall: 38 years (29.5% of the Novembers)
WITHOUT MEASURABLE = 0.0 inches: 11 years since 1897; and a trace (T): 27 years since 1897.
A trace (T) of snowfall means snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured.
Most November Snowfall: 12.6 inches, 1957.
Least November Snowfall (1897-2025): (0.0 and T) 38 years
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.