Climate Facts for Lincoln, NE

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TEMPERATURE AVERAGES
Average temperature for the entire year 50.8 F
Hottest month, July, Average high and low 90.0 F & 66.3 F
Coldest month, January, Average high and low 32.4 F, 10.1 F
Average length of freeze-free period 163 days
Average date of last spring freeze April 27
Average date first fall freeze October 7
Average number of days falling to or below 0 F 16 days
Average number of days falling to or below 32 F 144 days
Average number of days 90 F or higher 42 days
Average number of days 100 F or higher 5 days

RECORD TEMPERATURES
Record High Temperature 115 F, July 25, 1936
Record Low Temperature -33 F, January 12, 1974
Hottest Year 55.7 F, 1931, 1934
Coldest Year 47.8 F, 1978
Most # of Days, High 90 or higher 82 F, 1936
Least # Days, High 90 or higher 7 days, 1889
Most # of Days, High 100 or higher 41 days, 1936
Least # Days, High 100 or higher 0 days, 22 separate years since 1887
Longest stretch, continuous days 90 or above 38 days, July 8-Aug 14, 1934
Longest stretch, continuous days 100 or above 15 days, July 11-25, 1934
Hottest overnight low temperature 91 F, July 25, 1936
Hottest daily average temperature 103 F, July 25, 1936 (High 115, low 91)
Most # of Days, Low 32 or lower 156 days, 1943, 1951, 1996
Most # of Days, Low 0 or lower 35 days, 1977 and 1978
Longest time below zero (continuous hours) 188 hours, 5PM Dec 12-1 PM Dec 25, 1983
Coldest daytime high temperature -16 F, January 14, 1888
Coldest daily average temperature -20 F, Feb. 11, 1899 (High -13, low -26)
Latest Spring freeze May 29, 1947
Earliest last Spring freeze March 27, 1925
Earliest first Fall freeze September 11, 1940
Latest first Fall freeze November 7, 1956
Shortest freeze-free period 118 days, 1940
Longest freeze-free period 218 days, April 2-Nov. 6, 1924

PRECIPITATION AVERAGES
Average Annual precipitation 28.26 inches
Average wettest month May, 3.90 inches
Average driest month January, 0.54 inches
Average annual snowfall 25.7 inches
Average snowiest month February, 6.1 inches
Average number of days with measurable precipitation 92 days

PRECIPITATION RECORDS SNOWFALL
Greatest monthly snowfall February 1965, 26.1 inches
Snowiest winter season 59.4 inches, winter 1914-15
Snowiest calendar year 65.2 inches, 1948
Least snowy calendar year 5.3 inches, 1954
Least snowy winter season 7.2 inches, 1967-1968
January 1, 1900-December 31, 1999 Snowfall total 2666.4 inches
Latest first measurable snowfall December 27, 1982
Earliest first measurable snowfall September 29, 1985
Latest measurable snowfall May 3-4, 1967, 3.0 inches
Heaviest 24-hour snowfall 19 inches, Feb. 11, 1965

PRECIPITATION RECORDS ALL TYPES
Longest dry spell (days in a row without precipitation) 63 Days, Nov. 2, 1889-Jan. 3, 1890
Longest wet spell (days in a row with precipitation) 12 Days, Apr. 29-May. 10, 1995
Wettest Year 45.15 inches, 1965
Driest Year 14.09 inches, 1936
Wettest Summer June 21-Sept. 21, 1993, 21.75 inches
Wettest Month 13.98 inches, August 1910
Most number of days with measurable precipitation 121 days, 1965
Least number of days with measurable precipitation 53 days, 1955
Heaviest 24-hour rainfall 8.38 inches, Aug. 28-29, 1910

SUN AND WIND
Average number of sunny days 230 days
Average wind speed 10.4 mph
Windiest month April, average 12.1 mph
Least Windy month August, average 9.2 mph