Lincoln, Nebraska, Heat Wave Climatology
1887-2007 (through Tuesday, September 17, 2007)Lincoln's Climatology of Days with Temperatures 90 F or Higher
Lincoln's Climatology of Days with Temperatures 100 F or Higher
The hottest day ever recorded in Lincoln, NE:
July 25, 1936High: 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 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 FJuly 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 FJuly 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 FAugust 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 FAugust 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 1898 8 20 101 1938 7 12 105 1978 7 5 104 1899 9 5 101 1939 7 12 111 1979 6 14 100 1900 7 6 100 1940 7 25 113 1980 7 13 106 1901 7 21 106 1941 7 23 106 1981 7 12 104 1902 6 10 96 1942 8 1 105 1982 8 3 100 1903 7 9 99 1943 8 23 103 1983 8 16 107 1904 8 15 97 1944 8 10 103 1984 8 28 103 1905 7 16 99 1945 7 23 101 1985 8 31 102 1906 8 16 98 1946 6 15 108 1986 7 28 98 1907 7 5 100 1947 8 9 106 1987 8 1 105 1908 9 5 98 1948 8 22 103 1988 6 21 107 1909 8 16 103 1949 6 30 99 1989 8 4 103 1910 7 27 106 1950 6 23 100 1990 7 2 108 1911 7 5 110 1951 8 5 102 1991 7 21 106 1912 7 9 104 1952 7 27 105 1992 6 16 93 1913 7 16 109 1953 6 18 105 1993 8 17 97 1914 7 12 103 1954 7 13 109 1994 5 30 96 1915 5 14 96 1955 7 31 108 1995 7 12 108 1916 8 4 101 1956 7 27 106 1996 7 17 98 1917 7 30 106 1957 7 12 105 1997 7 25 103 1918 8 4 109 1958 6 4 99 1998 7 20 102 1919 7 26 103 1959 8 11 100 1999 7 29 104 1920 7 4 99 1960 7 11 101 2000 9 2 106 1921 8 25 103 1961 6 30 102 2001 7 6 102 1922 9 1 106 1962 8 19 97 2002 7 21 104 1923 7 10 98 1963 8 2 101 2003 7 17 105 1924 8 3 101 1964 8 2 107 2004 8 3 101 1925 7 1 103 1965 8 12 102 2005 7 23 105 1926 8 26 105 1966 7 12 106 2006 7 19 108 2007 8 13 100 Year Month Day Max Year Month Day Max Year Month Day Max Lincoln, Nebraska
Highest Monthly Temperature, 1887 - 2007
Temperatures in degrees F
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year 2007 53 62 80 90 91 92 100 100 91 - - - 100 2006 69 73 76 87 94 100 108 105 91 94 84 61 108 2005 58 66 78 82 91 98 105 98 103 94 81 58 105 2004 63 59 77 90 90 92 99 101 95 82 78 65 101 2003 70 59 85 91 91 93 105 103 90 88 73 56 105 2002 68 70 66 93 95 98 104 102 95 93 72 64 104 2001 53 47 64 86 93 96 102 100 96 86 77 66 102 2000 58 71 76 89 98 98 96 104 106 92 71 59 106 1999 52 75 78 82 84 92 104 94 93 88 85 64 104 1998 56 69 78 82 92 96 102 98 97 79 71 70 102 1997 63 65 79 85 91 99 103 97 94 92 65 53 103 1996 70 71 74 93 93 95 98 94 88 84 65 53 98 1995 54 77 74 80 81 93 108 100 89 90 71 64 108 1994 66 66 79 94 96 95 91 96 94 78 72 59 96 1993 45 44 75 76 89 92 95 97 92 85 64 65 97 1992 63 72 81 90 87 93 93 93 90 88 63 51 93 1991 52 74 85 87 90 99 106 103 96 88 61 61 106 1990 73 73 75 89 85 100 108 102 98 88 80 66 108 1989 72 50 85 97 99 100 100 103 89 89 72 69 103 1988 58 71 80 87 93 107 104 104 97 83 67 65 107 1987 66 71 80 93 91 104 103 105 90 86 74 54 105 1986 66 67 89 83 85 97 98 90 89 78 65 49 98 1985 51 56 75 88 86 99 99 102 98 77 71 48 102 1984 49 67 59 82 84 93 101 103 100 82 70 66 103 1983 53 64 78 78 93 94 106 107 100 86 70 36 107 1982 41 74 69 86 83 92 98 100 88 86 73 65 100 1981 72 72 76 89 84 99 104 92 91 74 70 56 104 1980 61 51 69 90 90 103 106 104 97 89 82 67 106 1979 37 44 80 78 91 100 99 98 93 82 71 64 100 1978 40 41 87 84 88 98 104 99 95 84 76 45 104 1977 42 69 79 84 90 98 102 93 89 76 64 59 102 1976 61 74 80 82 86 99 103 101 99 91 74 68 103 1975 43 43 70 78 91 95 99 100 101 93 74 60 101 1974 55 62 78 86 87 105 106 96 90 86 70 55 106 1973 55 58 67 79 93 101 101 99 88 86 70 64 101 1972 50 83 84 91 88 98 97 98 94 82 68 60 98 1971 60 57 82 83 85 102 102 96 100 87 71 57 102 1970 54 66 70 89 92 100 103 100 96 86 70 64 103 1969 46 44 69 78 90 100 101 97 92 91 71 59 101 1968 58 53 87 87 92 99 98 97 90 82 67 58 99 1967 53 75 87 85 100 91 99 92 88 85 70 60 100 1966 50 60 80 80 95 97 105 98 86 87 70 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