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)

....

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
7 days
19 days
22 days
29 days
28 days
16 days
AUGUST
19 days
12 days
 9 days
7 days
17 days
13 days
23 days
19 days
12 days
SEPTEMBER
3 days
1 day
 10 days
10 days
3 days
 7 days
11 days
1 day
 4 days
OCTOBER
 
3 days
3 days
0 days
1 day
1 day
0 days
1 day
0 days
TOTAL
45 days
53 days
55 days
30 days
43 days
65 days
82 days
79 days
42 days
NORMALS* (standard 1971-2000, 30-year normals)

Year 2007 Lincoln Heat Wave Days
(Temperatures 90 F or Higher)
April 29: 90 F
May 14: 91 F
June 16: 90 F
June 20: 90 F
June 21: 91 F
June 22:91 F
June 25: 92 F
July 3: 92 F
July 4: 91 F
July 5: 93 F
July 6: 95 F
July 7: 100 F
July 8: 97 F 
July 14:  95 F
July 15:  95 F
July 16:  96 F
July 17:  99 F
July 18: 100 F
July 22:  93 F
July 24:  92 F
July 25: 95 F
July 26: 97 F
July 30:  90 F
August 1:  90 F
August 2:  90 F
August 4:  96 F
August 5:  92 F
August 6:  93 F
August 8:  90 F
August 9:  96 F
August 10:  96 F
August 11:  97 F
August 12:  95 F
August 13:  100 F
August 14:  98 F
August 15:  92 F
August 18:  93 F
August 19:  91 F
August 20: 96 F
August 21: 95 F
August 27: 95 F
August 28: 94 F
September 3: 90 F
September 4: 90 F
September 17: 91 F






 



The 13 hottest days ever recorded
in Lincoln, NE (All 110 degrees F or higher).
DATE
HIGH TEMPERATURE
July 25, 1936
115 F
July 25, 1940
113 F
July 15, 1934
112 F
July 17, 1936 
112 F
July 12, 1939
111 F
July 19, 1934
111 F
July 24, 1940 
111 F
July 24, 1936
111 F
July  4,  1936
110 F
July  5,  1911
110 F
July 20, 1934
110 F
August  8, 1934
110 F
August 18, 1936
110 F

Highest Temperature (Max) Each Year in Lincoln, Nebraska
Year 1887-2007
Year
Month
Day
Max
 
Year
Month
Day
Max
 
Year
Month
Day
Max
1887
7
29
102
 
1927
7
6
100
 
1967
5
24
103
1888
7
12
100
 
1928
7
6
101
 
1968
7
21
100
1889
7
6
94
 
1929
8
21
104
 
1969
7
3
101
1890
7
13
103
 
1930
7
18
108
 
1970
7
2
102
1891
7
11
95
 
1931
7
28
105
 
1971
6
24
102
1892
7
21
102
 
1932
7
14
101
 
1972
7
10
98
1893
7
12
99
 
1933
7
1
108
 
1973
6
24
101
1894
7
26
105
 
1934
7
15
112
 
1974
7
21
106
1895
7
26
102
 
1935
8
8
106
 
1975
9
1
101
1896
8
15
98
 
1936
7
25
115
 
1976
7
9
103
1897
6
16
101
 
1937
6
23
106
 
1977
7
3
102
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