40.848°N, 96.765°W · station LNKthr · 140 years of record
98°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2023
forecast high · Sep 2
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
#12 / 139
warmest Sep 1 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
106°F
set in 1922
Coolest Sep 1 ever
59°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 96°F — 12th warmest Sep 1 of 139 years · record 106°F (1922) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#3 / 139
warmest Sep 2 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
100°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 2 ever
63°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 98°F — 3rd warmest Sep 2 of 139 years · record 100°F (1913) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#9 / 139
warmest Sep 3 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
106°F
set in 2000
Coolest Sep 3 ever
61°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 98°F — 9th warmest Sep 3 of 139 years · record 106°F (2000) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#8 / 139
warmest Sep 4 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
101°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 4 ever
59°F
set in 1961
Forecast high 96°F — 8th warmest Sep 4 of 139 years · record 101°F (1913) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#14 / 139
warmest Sep 5 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
103°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 5 ever
61°F
set in 1965
Forecast high 96°F — 14th warmest Sep 5 of 139 years · record 103°F (1913) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#26 / 139
warmest Sep 6 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
105°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 6 ever
56°F
set in 1956
Forecast high 94°F — 26th warmest Sep 6 of 139 years · record 105°F (1939) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#37 / 139
warmest Sep 7 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
104°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 7 ever
62°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 91°F — 37th warmest Sep 7 of 139 years · record 104°F (1939) · warmest since 2022.
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
Hot Streaks
Current run
2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
38 days
record run, ended Aug 14 1934
So far in 2026
34 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: 85°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.