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 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 </