40.848°N, 96.765°W · station LNKthr · 140 years of record
71°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lincoln.
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
#136 / 139
coldest Sep 2 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
43°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 2 ever
76°F
set in 1913
Forecast low 75°F — 136th coldest Sep 2 of 139 years · record 43°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#140 / 139
coldest Sep 3 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
35°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
75°F
set in 1937
Forecast low 78°F — 140th coldest Sep 3 of 139 years · record 35°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#139 / 139
coldest Sep 4 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
40°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 4 ever
77°F
set in 1954
Forecast low 76°F — 139th coldest Sep 4 of 139 years · record 40°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 139
coldest Sep 5 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
43°F
set in 1929
Mildest Sep 5 ever
77°F
set in 1899
Forecast low 74°F — 131st coldest Sep 5 of 139 years · record 43°F (1929) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#127 / 139
coldest Sep 6 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
41°F
set in 1950
Mildest Sep 6 ever
81°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 72°F — 127th coldest Sep 6 of 139 years · record 41°F (1950) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Ranks
#126 / 139
coldest Sep 8 in 139 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
40°F
set in 1887
Mildest Sep 8 ever
78°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 71°F — 126th coldest Sep 8 of 139 years · record 40°F (1887) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
73°FJan 10, 1990
-33°FJan 12, 1974
Feb
83°FFeb 29, 1972
-31°FFeb 16, 2021
Mar
97°FMar 21, 2026
-19°FMar 11, 1948
Apr
97°FApr 28, 1910
3°FApr 3, 1975
May
104°FMay 30, 1934
24°FMay 1, 1994
Jun
108°FJun 26, 1936
39°FJun 8, 1978
Jul
115°FJul 25, 1936
45°FJul 1, 1995
Aug
110°FAug 8, 1934
39°FAug 20, 1950
Sep
106°FSep 1, 1922
26°FSep 29, 1984
Oct
98°FOct 5, 1947
3°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
85°FNov 13, 1999
-15°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
75°FDec 6, 1939
-27°FDec 22, 1983
All-time
115°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
52°FJan 25, 1944
-16°FJan 14, 1888
Feb
51°FFeb 20, 1930
-13°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar
65°FMar 19, 1921
5°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
68°FApr 29, 1894
24°FApr 2, 1936
May
78°FMay 31, 1934
38°FMay 5, 1944
Jun
82°FJun 30, 1970
52°FJun 1, 1903
Jul
91°FJul 25, 1936
64°FJul 23, 1896
Aug
84°FAug 8, 1891
57°FAug 25, 1887
Sep
83°FSep 1, 1913
40°FSep 29, 1985
Oct
74°FOct 3, 2005
22°FOct 28, 1925
Nov
64°FNov 9, 2022
6°FNov 27, 1887
Dec
53°FDec 14, 2014
-10°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
91°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.