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Lincoln, NE

40.848°N, 96.765°W · station LNKthr · 140 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lincoln.
75°WED9/278°THU9/376°FRI9/474°SAT9/572°SUN9/671°MON9/771°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Lincoln — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#123 / 139
coldest Sep 7 in 139 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

43°F
set in 1896

Mildest Sep 7 ever

78°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 71°F — 123rd coldest Sep 7 of 139 years · record 43°F (1896) · coldest since 2025.
1887: 56°F1888: 60°F1889: 56°F1890: 49°F1891: 57°F1892: 57°F1893: 65°F1894: 67°F1895: 48°F1896: 43°F1897: 68°F1898: 44°F1899: 57°F1900: 61°F1901: 68°F1902: 53°F1903: 63°F1904: 55°F1905: 62°F1906: 68°F1907: 60°F1908: 56°F1909: 59°F1910: 67°F1911: 57°F1912: 69°F1913: 74°F1914: 58°F1915: 66°F1916: 73°F1917: 60°F1918: 49°F1919: 72°F1920: 50°F1921: 60°F1922: 78°F1923: 53°F1924: 63°F1925: 68°F1926: 67°F1927: 67°F1928: 62°F1929: 48°F1930: 66°F1931: 77°F1932: 52°F1933: 73°F1934: 43°F1935: 61°F1936: 74°F1937: 62°F1938: 75°F1939: 64°F1940: 66°F1941: 66°F1942: 64°F1943: 49°F1944: 48°F1945: 62°F1946: 68°F1947: 71°F1948: 64°F1949: 53°F1950: 43°F1951: 50°F1952: 59°F1953: 50°F1954: 56°F1955: 50°F1956: 44°F1957: 53°F1958: 62°F1959: 73°F1960: 73°F1961: 68°F1962: 65°F1963: 65°F1964: 63°F1965: 60°F1966: 51°F1967: 57°F1968: 56°F1969: 63°F1970: 64°F1971: 64°F1972: 62°F1973: 54°F1974: 52°F1975: 56°F1976: 73°F1977: 60°F1978: 64°F1979: 53°F1980: 68°F1981: 56°F1982: 63°F1983: 47°F1984: 63°F1985: 72°F1986: 47°F1987: 61°F1988: 44°F1989: 71°F1990: 65°F1991: 70°F1992: 55°F1993: 50°F1994: 59°F1995: 47°F1996: 64°F1997: 67°F1998: 56°F1999: 67°F2000: 60°F2001: 62°F2002: 68°F2003: 48°F2004: 53°F2005: 63°F2006: 54°F2007: 56°F2008: 46°F2009: 62°F2010: 49°F2011: 47°F2012: 46°F2013: 71°F2014: 48°F2015: 66°F2016: 76°F2017: 45°F2018: 63°F2019: 60°F2020: 72°F2021: 56°F2022: 63°F2023: 48°F2024: 48°F2025: 44°F71° forecast40455055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 771°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record43°F
This-date rank#123 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°FJan 10, 1990-33°FJan 12, 1974
Feb83°FFeb 29, 1972-31°FFeb 16, 2021
Mar97°FMar 21, 2026-19°FMar 11, 1948
Apr97°FApr 28, 19103°FApr 3, 1975
May104°FMay 30, 193424°FMay 1, 1994
Jun108°FJun 26, 193639°FJun 8, 1978
Jul115°FJul 25, 193645°FJul 1, 1995
Aug110°FAug 8, 193439°FAug 20, 1950
Sep106°FSep 1, 192226°FSep 29, 1984
Oct98°FOct 5, 19473°FOct 30, 1925
Nov85°FNov 13, 1999-15°FNov 27, 1887
Dec75°FDec 6, 1939-27°FDec 22, 1983
All-time115°FJul 25, 1936-33°FJan 12, 1974

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Lincoln so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

91°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 25, 1936

Coldest high ever

-16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 14, 1888
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan52°FJan 25, 1944-16°FJan 14, 1888
Feb51°FFeb 20, 1930-13°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar65°FMar 19, 19215°FMar 2, 2014
Apr68°FApr 29, 189424°FApr 2, 1936
May78°FMay 31, 193438°FMay 5, 1944
Jun82°FJun 30, 197052°FJun 1, 1903
Jul91°FJul 25, 193664°FJul 23, 1896
Aug84°FAug 8, 189157°FAug 25, 1887
Sep83°FSep 1, 191340°FSep 29, 1985
Oct74°FOct 3, 200522°FOct 28, 1925
Nov64°FNov 9, 20226°FNov 27, 1887
Dec53°FDec 14, 2014-10°FDec 24, 1983
All-time91°FJul 25, 1936-16°FJan 14, 1888

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: 58°F · forecast is +13° 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

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 18 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 Sep 7 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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