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Weather extremes

How extreme does Lincoln's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Lincoln has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 34 years of daily weather observations (1991–present), from the Beale Air Force Base station 29 km away. Updated through August 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Lincoln has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
112°F Jul 7, 2024

That is about 15°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Lincoln (typical high near 96°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 112°F Jul 7, 2024recent
2 111°F Aug 10, 1996
3 111°F Aug 11, 1996
❄️ Coldest night
20°F Dec 9, 2013

About 19°F colder than a normal December night in Lincoln (typical low near 39°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 20°F Dec 9, 2013
2 20°F Jan 16, 2012
3 21°F Dec 5, 2013
🌧️ Most rain in one day
9.90 in Nov 21, 2014

More rain in a single day than Lincoln usually gets in the whole month of November (typical November total about 2.4 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 9.90 in Nov 21, 2014
2 4.91 in Jan 21, 2010
3 4.70 in Oct 25, 2021

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 112°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Lincoln's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 112°F is about 15°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Lincoln's warmest days reach the mid-90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 30s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 112°F and as low as 20°F. A single day has delivered over 10 inches of rain. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Sacramento 5 Ese (NOAA GHCN station USW00023271), about 39 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →