Lincoln, Nebraska
Analysis of Record Highs and Record Lows, 1996 - 2006

In summary:  The Global Warming signal is seen in our temperature records with almost twice
as many record highs (43) being observed compared to record lows (23) during the past 10 years.

Fortunately, this warming signal is occurring in the winter and not the summer season.
During the past 10 years there have been no record highs in June, no record highs in July and only one record high in August.
Ironically, during this period of climate warming, the summer seasons have seen many record low temperatures.


 

Total Number of Daily Records, 1996-2006 = 66
Total Number of Record Highs = 43 = 65% of the record daily temperatures
Total Number of Record Lows = 23 = 35% of the record daily temperatures

3 Warm Season months: June - August, 1966-2006, only 1 record high temperature
3 Cold Season months: November-January 1996-2006: 19 record high temperatures.

3 Warm Season months: June - August, 1966-2006, 8 record low temperatures
3 Cold Season months: November-January 1996-2006: only 1 record low temperature.


Lincoln, Nebraska

RECORD HIGHS (1997-2006): (43)

JANUARY:
January 7, 2003:   65 F (old record 60 F set in 1902)
January 8, 2003:  70 F (old record 62 F set in 2002)
January 8, 2002:  62 F (old record 61 F set in 1896)
January 15, 2006:  69 F  (old record 62 F set in 1987& 1942)
January 26, 2002:  68 F (old record 62 F set in 1947)

FEBRUARY:
February 8, 1999:  71 F (old record 69 set in 1954)
February 10, 1999:  75 F (old record 66 set in 1951)

MARCH:
March 7, 2000: 74 (old record 73 set in 1987)
March 15, 2003: 85 F (old record 84 F set in 1935)
March 16, 2003:  81 F (old record 80 F set in 1966)

APRIL:
April 1, 2003: 91 F (old record 90 F set in 1956)
April 5, 2000: 89 F  (old record  88 F set in 1967)
April 15, 2002:  93 F (old record 91 F set in 1924)
April 17, 2004:  90 F  (old record 89 F set in 1994)

MAY:
May 11, 2000:  94 F (old record  92 F set in 1962)
May 15,  2001:  93 F (tied old record 93 F set in 1944)

JUNE:  None

JULY:  None

AUGUST:
August 1, 2006:  105 F  (tied old record 105 F set in 1990

SEPTEMBER:
September 2, 2000:   106 F (old record 100 F set in 1956 & 1913)
September 21, 2005: 103 F  (old record 101 F set in 1956)
September 24, 2005:  93 F.  (old record  91 F set in 1933 and 1905)
September 25, 1998:  93 F (tied old record  93 F set in 1990)
September 29, 2002:  94 F (old record 92 F set in 1938)

OCTOBER:
October 1, 2006:  94 F (old record  93 F set in 2002)
October 1, 2002:  93 F (old record 92 F set in 2000
October 1, 2000   92 F  (old record 91 F set in 1976)
October 2, 2005:  94 F (old record 93 F set in 1938
October 4, 2005:  93 F  (tied old record 93 F set in 1953)
October 18, 2005: 87 F  (tied old record 87 F set in 1945)
October 19, 2003:  88 F (old record, 85 F set in 1963 and 1903)

NOVEMBER:
November 2, 2005:  81 F (old record 79 F set in 1965)
November 8, 2006:  84 F (old record 81 F set in 1999)
November 8, 1999:  81 F (old record 80 F set in 1931)
November 9, 1999:  74 F (old record 72 F set in 1937)
November 12, 2005:  74 F  (tied old record 74 F set in 1952)
November 13, 1999:  85 F (old record 74 F set in 1958)
November 15, 2001:  76 F (old record 72 set in 1965 & 1896)
November 27, 1998:  68 F (tied old record 68 F set in 1933)
November 29, 1998:  71 F (old record 68 F set in 1970)

DECEMBER:
December 1, 1998:  70 F (old record 65 F set in 1982)
December 4,  2001:  66 F  (tied old record 66 F set in 1888 & 1916)
December 15, 2002:  64 F (tied old record 64 F set in 1939)
December 29, 1999:  64 F (old record 62 F set in 1929)
December 30, 2004:  65 F  (tied old record 65 F set in 1956)


RECORD LOWS (1997-2006): 23

JANUARY: None

FEBRUARY:  None

MARCH:
March 12, 1998:  -15,  (old record -4 set in 1948)
March 22, 2002:  6 F, (old record 8 F set in 1914 & 1912)

APRIL:
April 4, 2002:  13 F (old record, 16 F set in 1920)
April 25, 2002:  29 F (Tied old record, 29 F set in 1934)

MAY:
May 13, 1997:  27 F (old record, 34 F set in 1943 and 1914)
May 18, 2002:  34 F (old record, 36 F set in 1942)

JUNE:
June 17:  1999: 44 F,  (tied old record: 44, set in 1974)
June 24, 2004: 47 F  (old record 50 F set in 1961)
June 25, 2004:  42 F on  (old record 46 F set in 1958)

JULY:
July 25, 2004: 51 F  (old record 52 F in 1911)
July 26, 2004:  49 F (old record 55 F in 1971 and 1891)
July 27, 2005: 50 F (old record 52 F set in 1994)

AUGUST:
August 13, 2004: 49 F (old record 50 F set in 1992 and 1964)
August 14, 2004: 45 F (old record 50 F set in 1929)

SEPTEMBER:
September 21, 1999:  32 F (old record: 35 set in 1995)

OCTOBER:
October 2, 2004: 28 F on  (old record 30 F set in 1975)
October 6, 2000: 24 F (old record 25 set in 1952)
October 7, 2000: 20 F (old record  22 set in 1952)
October 8, 2000: 17 F (old record 24 set in 1917)
October 9, 2000: 18 F (old record 26 set in 1964)
October 14, 2006: 24 F (tied old record 24 F set in 1969)
October 27, 1997: 8 F (old record 17 F set in 1925)

NOVEMBER: None

DECEMBER:
December 12, 2000:  -14 F,  (Tied old record -14 set in 1932)
 


 
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