Nebraska · THREADEX · 1887–2026
Lincoln, NE
40.848°N, 96.765°W · station LNKthr · 140 years of record
65°F
COLDEST JUL 14 SINCE 2020
forecast low · Jul 14
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Lincoln.
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.
| Forecast low · Jul 14 | 65°F |
| Coldest this date since | 2020 |
| This-date record | 49°F |
| This-date rank | #47 of 139 |
| Coldest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | -33°F (1974) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1887–2026 |
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°F1990 | -33°F1974 |
| Feb | 83°F1972 | -31°F2021 |
| Mar | 97°F2026 | -19°F1948 |
| Apr | 97°F1910 | 3°F1975 |
| May | 104°F1934 | 24°F1994 |
| Jun | 108°F1936 | 39°F1978 |
| Jul | 115°F1936 | 45°F1995 |
| Aug | 110°F1934 | 39°F1950 |
| Sep | 106°F1922 | 26°F1984 |
| Oct | 98°F1947 | 3°F1925 |
| Nov | 85°F1999 | -15°F1887 |
| Dec | 75°F1939 | -27°F1983 |
| All-time | 115°F1936 | -33°F1974 |
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
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
Normal low & low by month, from Lincoln's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 5:07 AM |
| Sunset | 7:59 PM |
| Solar noon | 12:33 PM |
| Daylight | 14h 52m · losing 8 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
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.
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.
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.
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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