Nebraska · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Lincoln, NE

40.848°N, 96.765°W · station LNKthr · 140 years of record
65°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lincoln.
65°TUE7/1467°WED7/1571°THU7/1674°FRI7/1777°SAT7/1876°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#47 / 139
coldest Jul 14 in 139 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

49°F
set in 1990

Mildest Jul 14 ever

81°F
set in 1969

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Lincoln. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4965811887: 72°F1888: 73°F1889: 64°F1890: 68°F1891: 56°F1892: 66°F1893: 78°F1894: 58°F1895: 65°F1896: 70°F1897: 65°F1898: 55°F1899: 67°F1900: 74°F1901: 78°F1902: 62°F1903: 64°F1904: 65°F1905: 68°F1906: 65°F1907: 63°F1908: 67°F1909: 67°F1910: 67°F1911: 63°F1912: 72°F1913: 76°F1914: 66°F1915: 68°F1916: 69°F1917: 62°F1918: 70°F1919: 69°F1920: 68°F1921: 70°F1922: 66°F1923: 70°F1924: 61°F1925: 66°F1926: 61°F1927: 62°F1928: 64°F1929: 71°F1930: 53°F1931: 75°F1932: 76°F1933: 69°F1934: 75°F1935: 61°F1936: 80°F1937: 68°F1938: 67°F1939: 74°F1940: 51°F1941: 56°F1942: 69°F1943: 54°F1944: 62°F1945: 58°F1946: 64°F1947: 67°F1948: 66°F1949: 60°F1950: 54°F1951: 57°F1952: 65°F1953: 62°F1954: 73°F1955: 71°F1956: 71°F1957: 74°F1958: 69°F1959: 65°F1960: 66°F1961: 62°F1962: 71°F1963: 62°F1964: 60°F1965: 59°F1966: 73°F1967: 53°F1968: 78°F1969: 81°F1970: 70°F1971: 64°F1972: 70°F1973: 59°F1974: 76°F1975: 53°F1976: 67°F1977: 74°F1978: 65°F1979: 67°F1980: 70°F1981: 73°F1982: 68°F1983: 73°F1984: 67°F1985: 67°F1986: 71°F1987: 54°F1988: 70°F1989: 65°F1990: 49°F1991: 57°F1992: 69°F1993: 66°F1994: 58°F1995: 76°F1996: 56°F1997: 59°F1998: 71°F1999: 71°F2000: 63°F2001: 59°F2002: 57°F2003: 70°F2004: 72°F2005: 63°F2006: 65°F2007: 65°F2008: 59°F2009: 70°F2010: 74°F2011: 73°F2012: 70°F2013: 72°F2014: 59°F2015: 65°F2016: 68°F2017: 65°F2018: 64°F2019: 68°F2020: 65°F2021: 72°F2022: 71°F2023: 66°F2024: 73°F2025: 66°F65° forecast188720251990

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1465°F
Coldest this date since2020
This-date record49°F
This-date rank#47 of 139
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-33°F (1974)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Lincoln in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°F1990-33°F1974
Feb83°F1972-31°F2021
Mar97°F2026-19°F1948
Apr97°F19103°F1975
May104°F193424°F1994
Jun108°F193639°F1978
Jul115°F193645°F1995
Aug110°F193439°F1950
Sep106°F192226°F1984
Oct98°F19473°F1925
Nov85°F1999-15°F1887
Dec75°F1939-27°F1983
All-time115°F1936-33°F1974

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lincoln so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

9 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (97°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

127 days
record run, ended Mar 12 2001

So far in 2026

72 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Lincoln's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 35°FJan: 14°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 18°FMar: 53°FMar: 28°FApr: 64°FApr: 39°FMay: 74°FMay: 51°FJun: 85°FJun: 62°FJul: 89°FJul: 66°FAug: 87°FAug: 64°FSep: 80°FSep: 54°FOct: 66°FOct: 40°FNov: 51°FNov: 27°FDec: 39°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset7:59 PM
Solar noon12:33 PM
Daylight14h 52m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.85°N, 96.77°W

Nearby Stations

Omaha, NE55 mi NEGrand Island, NE81 mi WNorfolk, NE85 mi NWHastings, NE88 mi WConcordia, KS101 mi SWSioux City, IA108 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

Lincoln's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Lincoln, NE — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Lincoln's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Lincoln, NE — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's low at Lincoln, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lincoln, NE daily low heat map 1887–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Lincoln — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
72 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 130th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 84. Record: 104 in 2013.

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