Lincoln, Nebraska, Heat Wave Climatology
 1887-2008  (through September 1, 2008)

Additional Related Links: 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 (Table 1887-2008) Lincoln's Hottest Temperature by Month, 1887 2008 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-air conditioned 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  2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and (1936 and 1934, the worst years ever) and Normals. 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 1936 1934 NORMALS* APRIL 0 days 1 day 0 days 0 days 1 day 1 day 1 day 0 days 0 days 0 days MAY  0 days 1 day 5 days 1 day 2 days 1 day 2 days 2 days 13 days 2 days JUNE 3 days 5 days 11 days 12 days 3 days 2 days 19 days 17 days 17 days 8 days JULY 18 days 16 days 21 days 20 days 7 days 19 days 22 days 29 days 28 days 16 days AUGUST 11 days 19 days 12 days  9 days 7 days 17 days 13 days 23 days 19 days 12 days SEPTEMBER 1 day 3 days 1 day  10 days 10 days 3 days  7 days 11 days 1 day 4 days OCTOBER   0 days 3 days 3 days 0 days 1 day 1 day 0 days 1 day 0 days TOTAL 33 days 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 2008 Lincoln Heat Wave Days (Temperatures 90 F or Higher) June 7: 90 F June 11: 93 F June 25: 93 F July 1: 90 F July 2: 94 F July 6: 90 F July 7: 92 F July 10: 92 F July 11: 97 F July 14: 92 F July 15: 95 F July 16: 91 F July 17: 92 F July 19: 92 F July 20: 96 F July 21: 91 F July 26: 90 F July 27: 94 F July 29: 90 F July 30: 90 F July 31: 96 F August 1: 93 F  August 2: 99 F August 3: 102 F  August 4: 93 F August 7: 90 F August 8: 90 F August 13: 91 F August 22: 95 F August 28: 90 F August 30: 91 F August 31: 93 F September 1: 93 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 1887-2008 Year Month Day Max   Year Month Day Max   Year Month Day Max 1887 7 29 102   1928 7 6 101   1969 7 3 101 1888 7 12 100   1929 8 21 104   1970 7 2 102 1889 7 6 94   1930 7 18 108   1971 6 24 102 1890 7 13 103   1931 7 28 105   1972 7 10 98 1891 7 11 95   1932 7 14 101   1973 6 24 101 1892 7 21 102   1933 7 1 108   1974 7 21 106 1893 7 12 99   1934 7 15 112   1975 9 1 101 1894 7 26 105   1935 8 8 106   1976 7 9 103 1895 7 26 102   1936 7 25 115   1977 7 3 102 1896 8 15 98   1937 6 23 106   1978 7 5 104 1897 6 16 101   1938 7 12 105   1979 6 14 100 1898 8 20 101   1939 7 12 111   1980 7 13 106 1899 9 5 101   1940 7 25 113   1981 7 12 104 1900 7 6 100   1941 7 23 106   1982 8 3 100 1901 7 21 106   1942 8 1 105   1983 8 16 107 1902 6 10 96   1943 8 23 103   1984 8 28 103 1903 7 9 99   1944 8 10 103   1985 8 31 102 1904 8 15 97   1945 7 23 101   1986 7 28 98 1905 7 16 99   1946 6 15 108   1987 8 1 105 1906 8 16 98   1947 8 9 106   1988 6 21 107 1907 7 5 100   1948 8 22 103   1989 8 4 103 1908 9 5 98   1949 6 30 99   1990 7 2 108 1909 8 16 103   1950 6 23 100   1991 7 21 106 1910 7 27 106   1951 8 5 102   1992 6 16 93 1911 7 5 110   1952 7 27 105   1993 8 17 97 1912 7 9 104   1953 6 18 105   1994 5 30 96 1913 7 16 109   1954 7 13 109   1995 7 12 108 1914 7 12 103   1955 7 31 108   1996 7 17 98 1915 5 14 96   1956 7 27 106   1997 7 25 103 1916 8 4 101   1957 7 12 105   1998 7 20 102 1917 7 30 106   1958 6 4 99   1999 7 29 104 1918 8 4 109   1959 8 11 100   2000 9 2 106 1919 7 26 103   1960 7 11 101   2001 7 6 102 1920 7 4 99   1961 6 30 102   2002 7 21 104 1921 8 25 103   1962 8 19 97   2003 7 17 105 1922 9 1 106   1963 8 2 101   2004 8 3 101 1923 7 10 98   1964 8 2 107   2005 7 23 105 1924 8 3 101   1965 8 12 102   2006 7 19 108 1925 7 1 103   1966 7 12 106   2007 8 13 100 1926 8 26 105   1967 5 24 103   2008 8 3 102 1927 7 6 100 1968 7 21 100         Year Month Day Max Year Month Day Max Year Month Day Max