40.848°N, 96.765°W · station LNKthr · 140 years of record
77°F
HOTTEST OCT 22 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 22
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lincoln.
This Day in History
Every year's high 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 hottest on record.
Ranks
#113 / 139
warmest Oct 17 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
85°F
set in 1991
Coolest Oct 17 ever
41°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 59°F — 113th warmest Oct 17 of 139 years · record 85°F (1991) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#83 / 139
warmest Oct 18 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1945
Coolest Oct 18 ever
34°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 63°F — 83rd warmest Oct 18 of 139 years · record 87°F (1945) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#82 / 139
warmest Oct 19 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
88°F
set in 2003
Coolest Oct 19 ever
41°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 64°F — 82nd warmest Oct 19 of 139 years · record 88°F (2003) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#50 / 139
warmest Oct 20 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
90°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 20 ever
37°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 70°F — 50th warmest Oct 20 of 139 years · record 90°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#35 / 139
warmest Oct 21 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 21 ever
36°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 75°F — 35th warmest Oct 21 of 139 years · record 89°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#22 / 139
warmest Oct 22 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
89°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 22 ever
37°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 77°F — 22nd warmest Oct 22 of 139 years · record 89°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#23 / 139
warmest Oct 23 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
89°F
set in 2022
Coolest Oct 23 ever
33°F
set in 2002
Forecast high 77°F — 23rd warmest Oct 23 of 139 years · record 89°F (2022) · warmest since 2024.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
11 broke
plus 2 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
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
38 days
record run, ended Aug 14 1934
So far in 2026
49 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Lincoln's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 64°F · forecast is +13° vs normal.
Lincoln's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Lincoln's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.