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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 | . | . | . | 18.84 |
| 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 - August 31 Precipitation total = 21.82 inches
Normal January 1 - September 30 Precipitation total = 24.72 inches
Lincoln's September 2023 Sun data
September 1: Sunrise 6:53am; Sunset 7:59pm, Daylight: 13 hours, 6 min
September 30: Sunrise 7:22am; Sunset 7:10pm, Daylight: 11 hours, 48 min
Last Month's Data, August 2023
Next Month's Data, October 2023
Lincoln's hot weather climatology
NOTE >> The NEW 1991-2020 Normals have been added to this page.
more information at: Lincoln's new 30-Year normals
All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
RECORDS
Record High 96°F on September 29, 2023. Old record 94°F set in 2002.
Record High 96°F on September 30, 2023. Old record 94°F set in 1952.
| September | 2023 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Norm Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Sept. 1 | 92 | 61 | 77 | +5 | 0.00 | 2.60 | 106 | 42 | 0 | 12 | 85 | 60 | 72 |
| Saturday | Sept. 2 | 98 | 63 | 81 | +9 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 106 | 43 | 0 | 16 | 84 | 60 | 72 |
| Sunday | Sept. 3 | 98 | 67 | 83 | +11 | 0.00 | 2.37 | 102 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 84 | 59 | 72 |
| Monday | Sept. 4 | 96 | 64 | 80 | +9 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 102 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 84 | 59 | 71 |
| Tuesday | Sept. 5 | 89 | 65 | 77 | +6 | 0.01 | 3.06 | 103 | 43 | 0 | 12 | 84 | 59 | 71 |
| Wednesday | Sept. 6 | 81 | 54 | 68 | -3 | 0.00 | 1.91 | 105 | 41 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 58 | 71 |
| Thursday | Sept. 7 | 83 | 48 | 66 | -4 | 0.01 | 2.01 | 104 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 58 | 70 |
| Friday | Sept. 8 | 86 | 58 | 72 | +2 | 0.18 | 4.68 | 103 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 83 | 58 | 70 |
| Saturday | Sept. 9 | 88 | 54 | 71 | +1 | 0.00 | 4.22 | 100 | 36 | 0 | 6 | 83 | 57 | 70 |
| Sunday | Sept. 10 | 81 | 59 | 70 | +1 | 0.05 | 2.37 | 101 | 38 | 0 | 5. | 82 | 57 | 69 |
| Monday | Sept. 11 | 78 | 49 | 64 | -5 | 0.00 | 1.59 | 99 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 56 | 69 |
| Tuesday | Sept. 12 | 80 | 46 | 63 | -6 | 0.00 | 2.44 | 96 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 56 | 69 |
| Wednesday | Sept. 13 | 82 | 45 | 64 | -4 | 0.00 | 1.41 | 102 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 56 | 68 |
| Thursday | Sept. 14 | 83 | 57 | 70 | +2 | 0.00 | 2.28 | 99 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 81 | 55 | 68 |
| Friday | Sept. 15 | 78 | 53 | 66 | -2 | T | 1.96 | 99 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 55 | 68 |
| Saturday | Sept. 16 | 82 | 52 | 67 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.53 | 100 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 54 | 67 |
| Sunday | Sept. 17 | 80 | 45 | 63 | -4 | 0.00 | 1.94 | 101 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 80 | 54 | 67 |
| Monday | Sept. 18 | 94 | 52 | 73 | +6 | 0.00 | 2.54 | 100 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 53 | 67 |
| Tuesday | Sept. 19 | 91 | 68 | 80 | +14 | 0.13 | 1.55 | 100 | 29 | 0 | 15 | 79 | 53 | 66 |
| Wednesday | Sept. 20 | 87 | 61 | 74 | +8 | 0.00 | 2.61 | 103 | 31 | 0 | 9 | 79 | 53 | 66 |
| Thursday | Sept. 21 | 83 | 63 | 73 | +8 | 0.01 | 1.43 | 103 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 78 | 52 | 65 |
| Friday | Sept. 22 | 73 | 63 | 68 | +3 | 0.19 | 2.62 | 99 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 52 | 65 |
| Saturday | Sept. 23 | 82 | 53 | 68 | +4 | 0.02 | 3.63 | 97 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 51 | 64 |
| Sunday | Sept. 24 | 84 | 54 | 69 | +5 | 0.00 | 1.74 | 93 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 51 | 64 |
| Monday | Sept. 25 | 84 | 51 | 68 | +4 | 0.00 | 2.32 | 93 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 50 | 64 |
| Tuesday | Sept. 26 | 79 | 50 | 65 | +2 | 0.00 | 1.60 | 95 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 50 | 63 |
| Wednesday | Sept. 27 | 80 | 47 | 64 | +1 | 0.00 | 1.37 | 94 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 49 | 63 |
| Thursday | Sept. 28 | 92 | 60 | 76 | +14 | 0.00 | 4.70 | 102 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 75 | 49 | 62 |
| Friday | Sept. 29 | 96 | 65 | 81 | +19 | 0.00 | 1.75 | 96 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 75 | 49 | 62 |
| Saturday | Sept. 30 | 96 | 72 | 84 | +23 | 0.00 | 3.30 | 94 | 28 | 0 | 19 | 75 | 48 | 61 |
| . | 2023 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Avg Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean |
| . | TOTAL | 0.60 | 7 | 202 | ||||||||||
| . | AVERAGE | 85.9 | 56.6 | 71.3 | ||||||||||
| NORMAL | 80.1 | 54.3 | 67.2 | 2.90 | 77 | 143 | ||||||||
| DEPARTURE | +5.8 | +2.3 | +4.1 | -2.30 | -70 | +59 |
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are SEPTEMBER 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 SEPTEMBER 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.
From the record books:
Hottest recorded September temperature, 106°F, September 2, 2000 and September 1, 1922.
Coldest recorded September temperature, 26°F, September 29, 1984.
Driest September: 0.00 inches, 1894
Wettest September: 8.32 inches, 1914
Earliest ever recorded first snowfall, September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.
There only been one measurable snowfall in September from 1897 to 2022.
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.