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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1234 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2026
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..THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
HIGHEST 101 09/08
LOWEST 55 09/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 82.3 80.1 2.2
AVG. MINIMUM 64.8 54.3 10.5
MEAN 73.6 67.2 6.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 10
DAYS MAX <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 8.32 1914
MINIMUM T 1894
TOTALS 11.49 2.90 8.59
DAYS >= .01 16
DAYS >= .10 10
DAYS >= .50 6
DAYS >= 1.00 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 6.15 09/30 TO 09/30
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.8 1985
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0
DAYS >= 1.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 9 77 -68
SINCE 7/1 9 82 -73
COOLING TOTAL 272 143 129
SINCE 1/1 1480 1249 231
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 36/350 DATE 09/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/360 DATE 09/30
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.50
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 10 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 8
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
SEPTEMBER 2026 WAS ANOMOLOUS IN EASTERN NEBRASKA, ESPECIALLY AT LINCOLN. THE
CITY RECORDED ITS FOURTH WARMEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD AND THE WARMEST SINCE
2019. IT WAS ALSO WET. IN FACT, IN THE 140 YEARS OF RECORDS AT LINCOLN, 2026
WILL GO DOWN AS THE WETTEST. IT SET THE MARK BY 3", TOO (1914'S 8.32" VS 2026'S
11.49"). ONLY ONE RECORD WAS NOTED, ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, THE LOW TEMP WAS 79 DEGREES,
WHICH WAS WARMER THAN THE OLD RECORD WARM LOW OF 75F FOR THE DATE.
WORTH NOTING: EVERY SINGLE LOW TEMPERATURE IN LINCOLN THIS MONTH WAS ABOVE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS.
NICOLAISEN
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