Lincoln, Nebraska, Heat Wave Climatology
 1887-2007

Lincoln's Climatology of Days with Temperatures 90 F or Higher

Lincoln's Climatology of Days with Temperatures 100 F or Higher

Lincoln's First 90 F or Higher, 1887-2007

The Lincoln Climate Record Books Index
 

The hottest day ever recorded in Lincoln, NE:
July 25, 1936

High: 115 F Low: 91 F
Average temperature for the day = 103F !

 With an overnight low of only 91 F after a daytime high of 115 F, residents of Lincoln spent the
 night on the capitol lawn to escape the heat inside their non-airconditioned dwellings.
(Photo courtesy:  Nebraska Historical Society)

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The total number of days with the temperature 
90 degrees F or higher for Lincoln, NE 
2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and (1936 and 1934, the worst years ever) and Normals.
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
1936
1934
NORMALS*
APRIL
1 day
0 days
0 days
1 day
1 day
1 day
0 days
0 days
0 days
MAY 
1 day
5 days
1 day
2 days
1 day
2 days
2 days
13 days
2 days
JUNE
5 days
11 days
12 days
3 days
2 days
19 days
17 days
17 days
8 days
JULY
16 days
21 days
20 days