Photo by Ken Dewey
Year 2023 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in Inches compared to normal
| 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 |
| 2023 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 4.53 | 5.61 | 3.76 | 0.60 | 1.42 | . | . | 20.26 |
| 2022 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 1.96 | 3.05 | 5.27 | 3.73 | 2.57 | 0.55 | 0.97 | 0.61 | 0.26 | 0.64 | 19.92 |
Normal January 1 - September 30 Precipitation = 24.72 inches
Normal January 1 - October 31 Precipitation = 26.86 inches
Lincoln's October 2023 Sun data
October 1: Sunrise 7:23 am; Sunset 7:08 pm, Daylight: 11 hours, 45 min
October 31: Sunrise 7:55 am; Sunset 6:24 pm, Daylight: 10 hours, 29 min
Last Month's Data, September 2023
Next Month's Data, November 2023
NOTE >> The NEW 1991-2020 Normals have been added to this page.
more information at: Lincoln's new 30-Year normals
Dates of first freeze following Summer
Dates of first snowfall following Summer (1897-2022)
Lincoln's earliest snowfalls in the Autumn
Lincoln Halloween Temperatures, 1887-2023
NEW: Fall Colors 2023 Photo Gallery 1
NEW: Fall Colors 2023 Photo Gallery 2
All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
RECORDS
Tied Record High 94°F on October 1, 2023. Record originally set in 2006.
Lincoln's hot weather climatology
Record annual number of daily highs 80°F or higher, 145 days in 2023.
LINK: Annual number of days 80°F or higher
If columns are hidden, scroll the table right.
Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 1
|
94
|
69
|
82
|
+21
|
0.00
|
1.65
|
94
|
27
|
0
|
17
|
74
|
48
|
61
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 2
|
91
|
61
|
76
|
+16
|
0.00
|
1.28
|
94
|
28
|
0
|
11
|
74
|
47
|
60
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 3
|
81
|
61
|
71
|
+11
|
0.72
|
2.10
|
96
|
27
|
0
|
6
|
73
|
47
|
60
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Oct. 4
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
+3
|
0.00
|
1.20
|
93
|
29
|
2
|
0
|
73
|
46
|
60
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Oct. 5
|
74
|
47
|
61
|
+2
|
T
|
1.34
|
98
|
28
|
4
|
0
|
72
|
46
|
59
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Oct. 6
|
60
|
38
|
49
|
-10
|
0.06
|
1.18
|
93
|
24
|
16
|
0
|
72
|
45
|
59
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Oct. 7
|
66
|
36
|
51
|
-7
|
0.00
|
1.18
|
90
|
20
|
14
|
0
|
71
|
45
|
58
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 8
|
78
|
40
|
59
|
+1
|
0.00
|
1.79
|
91
|
17
|
6
|
0
|
71
|
45
|
58
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 9
|
68
|
37
|
53
|
-4
|
0.00
|
1.73
|
90
|
18
|
12
|
0
|
70
|
44
|
57
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 10
|
75
|
35
|
55
|
-2
|
0.00
|
2.26
|
91
|
23
|
10
|
0
|
70
|
44
|
57
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Oct. 11
|
79
|
48
|
64
|
+8
|
0.07
|
2.74
|
94
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
69
|
43
|
56
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Oct. 12
|
68
|
60
|
64
|
+8
|
0.21
|
2.59
|
93
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
69
|
43
|
56
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Oct. 13
|
63
|
49
|
56
|
+1
|
0.03
|
1.13
|
92
|
22
|
9
|
0
|
68
|
42
|
55
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Oct. 14
|
54
|
48
|
51
|
-4
|
0.10
|
0.86
|
91
|
24
|
14
|
0
|
68
|
42
|
55
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 15
|
54
|
43
|
49
|
-5
|
T
|
1.12
|
91
|
22
|
16
|
0
|
67
|
41
|
54
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 16
|
66
|
35
|
51
|
-3
|
0.00
|
1.74
|
88
|
21
|
14
|
0
|
67
|
41
|
54
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 17
|
76
|
34
|
55
|
+2
|
0.00
|
1.18
|
85
|
15
|
10
|
0
|
66
|
41
|
53
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Oct. 18
|
71
|
49
|
60
|
+7
|
T
|
1.27
|
87
|
18
|
5
|
0
|
66
|
40
|
53
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Oct. 19
|
80
|
50
|
65
|
+13
|
0.00
|
1.02
|
88
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
65
|
40
|
52
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Oct. 20
|
87
|
44
|
66
|
+14
|
0.00
|
0.46
|
90
|
18
|
0
|
1
|
65
|
39
|
52
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Oct. 21
|
74
|
42
|
58
|
+7
|
0.00
|
0.75
|
89
|
20
|
7
|
0
|
64
|
39
|
51
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 22
|
71
|
39
|
55
|
+2 |
0.00
|
2.01
|
89
|
19
|
10
|
0
|
64
|
38
|
51
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 23
|
84
|
46
|
65
|
+14
|
0.00
|
1.18
|
89
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
63
|
38
|
51
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 24
|
82
|
57
|
70
|
+20
|
T
|
0.85
|
89
|
17
|
0
|
5
|
63
|
38
|
50
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Oct. 25
|
65
|
53
|
59
|
+9
|
0.03
|
2.19
|
89
|
15
|
6
|
0
|
62
|
37
|
50
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Oct. 26
|
75
|
44
|
60
|
+11
|
0.02
|
1.57
|
86
|
19
|
5
|
0
|
62
|
37
|
49
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Oct. 27
|
44
|
28
|
36
|
-13
|
0.18
|
0.97
|
89
|
8
|
29
|
0
|
61
|
36
|
49
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Oct. 28
|
36
|
29
|
33
|
-15
|
0.00
|
1.56
|
84
|
10
|
32
|
0
|
61
|
36
|
48
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 29
|
38
|
28
|
33
|
-15
|
T
|
1.98
|
87
|
9
|
32
|
0
|
60
|
36
|
48
|
T
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 30
|
45
|
17
|
31
|
-16
|
0.00
|
4.07
|
83
|
3
|
34
|
0
|
60
|
35
|
47
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 31
|
40
|
18
|
29
|
-18
|
0.00
|
2.07
|
83
|
11
|
36
|
0
|
59
|
34
|
47
|
.
|
|
October
|
2023
|
Max
|
Min
|
Mean
|
Dep
|
Pcpn
|
Rec
Pcpn |
Rec
Max |
Rec
Min |
HDD
|
CDD
|
Avg
Max |
Avg
Min |
Avg
Mean |
|
| . |
TOTAL
|
1.42
|
|
|
325
|
40
|
|
|
|
T
|
|||||
| . |
AVERAGE
|
68.2
|
43.1
|
55.6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
NORMAL
|
66.6
|
41.0
|
53.8
|
2.14
|
|
|
367
|
20
|
|
|
|
0.9
|
|||
| . |
DEPARTURE
|
+1.6
|
+2.1
|
+1.8
|
-0.72
|
-42
|
+20
|
-0.9
|
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER 2023.
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 OCTOBER 2023 Averages and totals measured against 1991-2020 Normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal (- is below normal, + is above normal, in °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 in °F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature in °F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in °F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in °F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1991-2020 normals) in °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1991-2020 normals) in °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1991-2020 normals) in °F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.
From the record books:
TEMPERATURES: 1887-2022 (136 years)
Hottest recorded October temperature, 98°F, October 5, 1947
Coldest recorded October temperature, 3°F, October 30, 1925
SNOWFALL: (1897-2022, 126 years)
Earliest ever first measurable snowfall: September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.
Most ever October snowfall: 13.2 inches, October 26, 1997.
Octobers with measurable snowfall: 22 years (22/126 years= 17.5%)
Octobers without measurable snowfall: 104 years: (104/126 years = 82.5%)
Octobers with a Trace of snowfall (observed but not enough to measure): 24 years
PRECIPITATION Rain plus melted snowfall: (1887-2022, 136 years)
Monthly average total: 2.14 inches
Most monthly precipitation total: 5.40 inches, 1986
Least monthly precipitation total: 0.00 inches, 1952
Monthly average number of days with measurable precipitation: 7 days
LINK: October 1997 Paralyzing snowstorm in Nebraska (and Lincoln)
LINK: October 14, 2018 snowfall compared to Lincoln's Earliest Snowfalls
The yellow "do not pass" line is ignored as we wind our way through
the tree covered streets of Lincoln on October 25, 1997
October 10, 2009 LINK: Third Earliest Snowfall for Lincoln, NE
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.