September 2026 Lincoln, NE, Climate Data | Lincoln Weather and Climate

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Last Month's Data (August 2026) Next Month's Data (October 2026)

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

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 - August 31 Precipitation total = 21.82 inches
Normal January 1 - September 30 Precipitation total = 24.72 inches

September 2026 Daylight
September 1: Sunrise 6:53am; Sunset 7:58pm (Daylight 13 hr 5 min)
September 30: Sunrise 7:22am; Sunset 7:10pm (Daylight 11 hr 48 min)

RECORDS:
Tied Record Warm overnight low 76° September 2, 2026: First set in 1913
Record Warm overnight low 79° September 3, 2026: Old record 75° set in 1937
Record daily precipitation Sept. 30, 2026: 6.15" (old record 3.30" Sept. 30, 2014)
Record daily precipitation any day of the year Sept. 30, 2026: 6.15" (old record 5.45" Aug. 29, 1910)
Record monthly precipitation Sept. 2026: 11.49" (old record 8.32" set in 1914)

Maximum 1-day precipitation data for Lincoln, NE, ranked with values and ending dates from 1887 to 2026.

September 30, 2026 Greatest precipitaion for any day in the year.

Maximum monthly precipitation table for Lincoln, NE from 1887 to 2026, ranked by value.

September 2026 wettest September on Record.

September temperature data table, warmest years ranked with average temperatures.

September 2026, 4th warmest on record.

Lincoln's Hot Weather Climatology: Hot weather climatology

Progression of Fall Colors

All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.

September	2026	Max	Min	Mean	Dep	Pcpn	Rec Pcpn	Rec Max	Rec Min	HDD	CDD	Norm Max	Norm Min	Norm Mean
Tuesday	Sept. 1	97	70	84	+12	0.00	2.60	106	42	0	19	85	60	72
Wednesday	Sept. 2	99	76	88	+16	T	2.42	106	43	0	23	84	60	72
Thursday	Sept. 3	98	79	89	+17	0.00	2.37	102	35	0	24	84	59	72
Friday	Sept. 4	99	76	88	+17	0.00	2.15	102	40	0	23	84	59	71
Saturday	Sept. 5	98	73	86	+15	0.00	3.06	103	43	0	21	84	59	71
Sunday	Sept. 6	92	72	82	+11	T	1.91	105	41	0	17	83	58	71
Monday	Sept. 7	97	70	84	+14	0.00	2.01	104	42	0	19	83	58	70
Tuesday	Sept. 8	101	73	87	+17	0.40	4.68	103	40	0	22	83	58	70
Wednesday	Sept. 9	83	67	75	+5	0.07	4.22	100	36	0	10	83	57	70
Thursday	Sept. 10	87	59	73	+4	0.00	2.37	101	38	0	8	82	57	69
Friday	Sept. 11	90	64	77	+8	0.13	1.59	99	29	0	12	82	56	69
Saturday	Sept. 12	73	59	66	-3	0.32	2.44	96	32	0	1	82	56	69
Sunday	Sept. 13	66	59	63	-5	0.05	1.41	102	34	2	0	81	56	68
Monday	Sept. 14	85	59	72	+4	0.63	2.28	99	34	0	7	81	55	68
Tuesday	Sept. 15	75	58	67	-1	0.94	1.96	99	31	0	2	81	55	68
Wednesday	Sept. 16	71	59	65	-2	0.28	2.53	100	34	0	0	80	54	67
Thursday	Sept. 17	80	65	73	+6	0.05	1.94	101	35	0	8	80	54	67
Friday	Sept. 18	97	70	84	+17	0.00	2.54	100	31	0	19	80	53	67
Saturday	Sept. 19	81	65	73	+5	T	1.55	100	29	0	8	79	53	66
Sunday	Sept. 20	67	61	64	-2	T	2.61	103	31	1	0	79	53	66
Monday	Sept. 21	73	59	66	+1	0.01	1.43	103	32	0	1	78	52	65
Tuesday	Sept. 22	69	56	63	-2	0.00	2.62	99	27	2	0	78	52	65
Wednesday	Sept. 23	74	55	65	+1	0.01	3.63	97	31	0	0	78	51	64
Thursday	Sept. 24	66	62	64	0	0.66	1.74	93	31	1	0	77	51	64
Friday	Sept. 25	64	60	62	-2	0.95	2.32	93	29	3	0	77	50	64
Saturday	Sept. 26	78	62	70	+7	0.83	1.60	95	28	0	5	76	50	63
Sunday	Sept. 27	81	63	72	+9	0.00	1.37	94	32	0	7	76	49	63
Monday	Sept. 28	77	63	70	+8	0.00	4.70	102	28	0	5	75	49	62
Tuesday	Sept. 29	77	65	71	+9	0.01	1.75	96	26	0	6	75	49	62
Wednesday	Sept. 30	73	66	70	+9	6.15	6.15	96	28	0	5	75	48	61
.	2026	Max	Min	Mean	Dep	Pcpn	Rec Pcpn	Rec Max	Rec Min	HDD	CDD	Avg Max	Avg Min	Avg Mean
.	TOTAL					11.49				9	272
.	AVERAGE	82.3	64.8	73.6
	NORMAL	80.1	54.3	67.2		2.90				77	143
	DEPARTURE	.+2.2	+10.5	+6.4		+8.59				-68	+129

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are SEPTEMBER 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 SEPTEMBER 2026 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.
Earliest ever first snowfall, September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.
There is only been one measurable snowfall in September from 1897 to 2025
Wettest September, 8.32 inches, 1914
Driest September, 0.00 inches, 1894

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

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