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Lincoln, NE

40.848°N, 96.765°W · station LNKthr · 140 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Lincoln.
96°TUE9/198°WED9/298°THU9/396°FRI9/496°SAT9/594°SUN9/691°MON9/7

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

#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.
1887: 81°F1888: 79°F1889: 73°F1890: 95°F1891: 76°F1892: 85°F1893: 77°F1894: 84°F1895: 90°F1896: 88°F1897: 96°F1898: 97°F1899: 94°F1900: 81°F1901: 86°F1902: 80°F1903: 86°F1904: 83°F1905: 72°F1906: 81°F1907: 78°F1908: 82°F1909: 82°F1910: 81°F1911: 85°F1912: 97°F1913: 100°F1914: 77°F1915: 82°F1916: 79°F1917: 80°F1918: 74°F1919: 83°F1920: 79°F1921: 90°F1922: 91°F1923: 90°F1924: 68°F1925: 96°F1926: 81°F1927: 95°F1928: 87°F1929: 98°F1930: 76°F1931: 81°F1932: 79°F1933: 89°F1934: 73°F1935: 63°F1936: 98°F1937: 98°F1938: 71°F1939: 97°F1940: 89°F1941: 85°F1942: 76°F1943: 93°F1944: 88°F1945: 86°F1946: 69°F1947: 98°F1948: 99°F1949: 84°F1950: 83°F1951: 71°F1952: 69°F1953: 97°F1954: 90°F1955: 82°F1956: 83°F1957: 80°F1958: 91°F1959: 76°F1960: 94°F1961: 98°F1962: 84°F1963: 84°F1964: 91°F1965: 82°F1966: 80°F1967: 74°F1968: 78°F1969: 79°F1970: 88°F1971: 95°F1972: 65°F1973: 88°F1974: 64°F1975: 98°F1976: 86°F1977: 73°F1978: 88°F1979: 90°F1980: 80°F1981: 77°F1982: 80°F1983: 97°F1984: 97°F1985: 98°F1986: 76°F1987: 80°F1988: 88°F1989: 81°F1990: 93°F1991: 90°F1992: 77°F1993: 78°F1994: 73°F1995: 83°F1996: 82°F1997: 77°F1998: 87°F1999: 93°F2000: 88°F2001: 93°F2002: 88°F2003: 86°F2004: 92°F2005: 86°F2006: 67°F2007: 89°F2008: 93°F2009: 77°F2010: 74°F2011: 90°F2012: 95°F2013: 83°F2014: 83°F2015: 93°F2016: 81°F2017: 86°F2018: 81°F2019: 90°F2020: 78°F2021: 76°F2022: 98°F2023: 98°F2024: 82°F2025: 78°F98° forecast606570758085909510018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 298°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#3 of 139
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record115°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°FJan 10, 1990-33°FJan 12, 1974
Feb83°FFeb 29, 1972-31°FFeb 16, 2021
Mar97°FMar 21, 2026-19°FMar 11, 1948
Apr97°FApr 28, 19103°FApr 3, 1975
May104°FMay 30, 193424°FMay 1, 1994
Jun108°FJun 26, 193639°FJun 8, 1978
Jul115°FJul 25, 193645°FJul 1, 1995
Aug110°FAug 8, 193439°FAug 20, 1950
Sep106°FSep 1, 192226°FSep 29, 1984
Oct98°FOct 5, 19473°FOct 30, 1925
Nov85°FNov 13, 1999-15°FNov 27, 1887
Dec75°FDec 6, 1939-27°FDec 22, 1983
All-time115°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan52°FJan 25, 1944-16°FJan 14, 1888
Feb51°FFeb 20, 1930-13°FFeb 11, 1899
Mar65°FMar 19, 19215°FMar 2, 2014
Apr68°FApr 29, 189424°FApr 2, 1936
May78°FMay 31, 193438°FMay 5, 1944
Jun82°FJun 30, 197052°FJun 1, 1903
Jul91°FJul 25, 193664°FJul 23, 1896
Aug84°FAug 8, 189157°FAug 25, 1887
Sep83°FSep 1, 191340°FSep 29, 1985
Oct74°FOct 3, 200522°FOct 28, 1925
Nov64°FNov 9, 20226°FNov 27, 1887
Dec53°FDec 14, 2014-10°FDec 24, 1983
All-time91°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.
Jan: 35°FJan: 14°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 18°FMar: 53°FMar: 28°FApr: 64°FApr: 39°FMay: 74°FMay: 51°FJun: 85°FJun: 62°FJul: 89°FJul: 66°FAug: 87°FAug: 64°FSep: 80°FSep: 54°FOct: 66°FOct: 40°FNov: 51°FNov: 27°FDec: 39°FDec: 18°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.85°N, 96.77°W

Nearby Stations

Omaha, NE55 mi NEGrand Island, NE81 mi WNorfolk, NE85 mi NWHastings, NE88 mi WConcordia, KS101 mi SWSioux City, IA108 mi N

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Lincoln, NE — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Lincoln, NE — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's high at Lincoln, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Lincoln, NE daily high heat map 1887–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Lincoln — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
34 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 84th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 37. Record: 77 in 1934.

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