Top Ten Longest and Shortest Growing Seasons 1887-2025

Lincoln, NE, Growing Seasons (number of days between last freeze in spring and first freeze in fall), 1887-2025, 139 years
 

Growing Season Length = number of days between last freeze in the Spring and first freeze in the Fall.


Shortest Growing Season: 117 days, 1940 (last freeze May 16, first freeze September 11)
Longest Growing Season: 217 days, 1924 (last freeze April 2, first freeze November 6)

RECENT
Year 2025 Growing season: 196 days  (last freeze April 11, first freeze October 22, 6th longest on record)
Year 2024 Growing season: 175 days  (last freeze April 21, first freeze October 14)
Year 2023 Growing season: 176 days  (last freeze May 3, first freeze October 27)
Year 2022 Growing season: 163 days  (last freeze April 26, first freeze October 7)
Year 2021: 168 days
Year 2020: 167 days
 

Normal (Average) Growing Season, all years: 171 days
Standard 30-year, 1991-2020, Normal (Average): 164 days

Top Ten Longest Growing Seasons

RankYearMonthDayMonthDayLength
in days
11924Apr2Nov6217
21968Apr5Nov3211
31971Apr6Oct31207
31900Apr13Nov7207
51955Apr7Oct24199
62025Apr11Oct22196
61969Mar31Oct14196
61938Apr9Oct23196
61914Apr12Oct26196
61897Apr19Nov2196
111925Mar27Oct9195

Top Ten Shortest Growing Seasons

RankYearMonthDayMonthDayLength
in days
11940May16Sep11117
21983May15Sep23130
31989May7Sep23138
41995May2Sep22142
52014May16Oct11147
51918Apr25Sep20147
51980May8Oct3147
51984May1Sep26147
91965Apr28Sep24148
91893Apr29Sep25148
92005May3Sep29148

 

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