Lincoln, NE

Nebraska · Records since 1887–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

104°F

September 7, 1939

+21° from 83° normal

❄ Record Low

42°F

September 7, 2024

-16° from 58° normal
🌞 Normal high: 83°F 🌑 Normal low: 58°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Lincoln

🔥
115°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 25, 1936
❄
-33°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 12, 1974
🌧
5.45"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 29, 1910
☃
19.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 11, 1965

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 104°F September 7, 1939
2 102°F September 7, 1922
3 101°F September 7, 1947
4 101°F September 7, 1940
5 101°F September 7, 1931
6 100°F September 7, 1971
7 99°F September 7, 1913
8 98°F September 7, 1959
9 97°F September 7, 1912
10 96°F September 7, 1985

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 42°F September 7, 2024
2 42°F September 7, 1944
3 43°F September 7, 1950
4 43°F September 7, 1934
5 44°F September 7, 2025
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1887–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Lincoln

threshold: 97°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
103°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
33
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

148 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1887–2026
41
2026 so far
43
Avg/year 1970–2025
51
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
82
Most in a year (1936)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Lincoln

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 8, 1901 – Jul 27, 1901 20 106°F (Jul 21) 102°F 75°F
2 Jul 8, 1934 – Jul 25, 1934 18 112°F (Jul 15) 105°F 78°F
3 Jul 2, 1936 – Jul 19, 1936 18 112°F (Jul 17) 104°F 77°F
4 Jul 12, 1932 – Jul 22, 1932 11 101°F (Jul 14) 99°F 76°F
5 Aug 9, 1936 – Aug 18, 1936 10 110°F (Aug 18) 105°F 75°F
6 Jul 24, 1987 – Aug 2, 1987 10 105°F (Aug 1) 100°F 71°F
7 Jul 17, 2012 – Jul 26, 2012 10 105°F (Jul 22) 102°F 72°F
8 Jul 25, 1955 – Aug 3, 1955 10 104°F (Jul 30) 100°F 78°F
9 Jul 17, 1940 – Jul 25, 1940 9 113°F (Jul 25) 105°F 73°F
10 Aug 30, 1913 – Sep 7, 1913 9 103°F (Aug 30) 101°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

51
2026 total
above-normal nights
43.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
66
Most in a summer
1934

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

24.35"
2026 YTD
Normal: 22.47"
+1.88"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 2.90"
-2.90"
7
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Lincoln is 1.88" ahead of the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1887–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1887, annual totals have trended +0.20" per decade, about +2.7" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

76.2°F

Average temperature · August 2026

174th-warmest month on record

56th-warmest August of 140 on record

+1.1° vs. 75.1° average (1991–2020)
87.9°F
Warmest month ever
July 1936
84.3°F
Warmest August ever
1937
8
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
101°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 20

Longest 90°F Streak in August

4 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 9–12, 2026, peaking at 95°F)

The longest August streak since 2025 (1 year). The August record is 15 days, set in 1955.

Average August Temperature by Year

1887–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.06° per decade (warming since 1887)

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

4.75"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+1.44"
vs. average
Normal: 3.31" · 144% of normal
28th-wettest
August rank
of 140 on record
13.98"
Wettest August ever
1910 · driest 0.07" (1976)

August Precipitation by Year

1887–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.03" per decade (drier since 1887)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1910 13.98"
2 1954 10.14"
3 1900 9.07"
4 1982 8.57"
5 2002 8.29"
6 2014 7.54"
7 1977 7.48"
8 2011 6.89"
9 1916 6.70"
10 1903 6.45"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1976 0.07"
2 2012 0.30"
3 1913 0.31"
4 1894 0.45"
5 2022 0.55"
6 1955 0.55"
7 1941 0.67"
8 1922 0.69"
9 1973 0.75"
10 1918 0.77"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1937 84.3°F
2 1947 84.0°F
3 1983 83.4°F
4 1936 83.2°F
5 1913 82.6°F
6 1959 81.0°F
7 1918 80.9°F
8 1955 80.7°F
9 1938 80.2°F
10 1909 80.1°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1936 87.9°F
2 July 1934 86.7°F
3 July 1901 85.4°F
4 July 1935 85.0°F
5 August 1937 84.3°F
6 August 1947 84.0°F
7 July 1974 83.8°F
8 August 1983 83.4°F
9 July 1955 83.3°F
10 August 1936 83.2°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Lincoln, NE 76.2°F 56th of 140
Omaha, NE 76.5°F 44th of 156
Grand Island, NE 74.6°F 65th of 130
Hastings, NE 75.4°F 49th of 118
Norfolk, NE 73.4°F 70th of 134
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,676 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 140 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Sep 22 Aug 6, 1996 Oct 20, 1947 +0.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 18 Sep 19, 1985 Nov 16, 2016
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Oct 24 Sep 10, 1898 Nov 25, 2001 +0.5 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Oct 7 Sep 11, 1940 Nov 7, 1956 -0.4 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Oct 19 Sep 22, 1995 Nov 25, 1902 -0.7 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Nov 8 Oct 7, 2000 Dec 13, 1915 -0.4 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet Nov 21 Sep 29, 1985 Dec 31, 2006 +0.2 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1887 · trending -0.4 days earlier per decade

164
Normal length
1991–2020 average
217
Longest on record
1924
117
Shortest on record
1940

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending -0.9 days shorter per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1887–2025 · 2026 highlighted

Fall Precipitation by Year

1887–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.05" per decade (wetter since 1887)

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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