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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
757 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026
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..THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 97R 03/21
LOWEST 8 03/16
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.0 53.6 11.4
AVG. MINIMUM 31.3 28.7 2.6
MEAN 48.1 41.2 6.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 2
DAYS MAX <= 32 1
DAYS MIN <= 32 14
DAYS MIN <= 0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 6.65 1973
MINIMUM 0.06 1994
TOTALS 0.22 1.55 -1.33
DAYS >= .01 4
DAYS >= .10 1
DAYS >= .50 0
DAYS >= 1.00 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.12 03/06 TO 03/06
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 21.3 1912
TOTALS T 3.4 -3.4
SINCE 7/1 13.7
DAYS >= 1.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 523 741 -218
SINCE 7/1 4539 5299 -760
COOLING TOTAL 6 2 4
SINCE 1/1 6 2 4
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 46/350 DATE 03/15
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 60/340 DATE 03/15
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.26
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1
LIGHT RAIN 3 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 2 SLEET 0
FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 10
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
MARCH 2026 ENDED UP AS THE FOURTH WARMEST ON RECORD BY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OUT OF THE 140 ON
RECORD. THE CITY RECORDED THREE NEW RECORD HIGH TEMPS AND TIED ANOTHER. ON THE 21ST, A NEW
HOTTEST TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS RECORDED, BESTING THE MONTH'S OLD MARK BY A WHOPPING
SIX DEGREES. 90 DEGREE READINGS IN MARCH ARE RARE IN LINCOLN. OVER THE 140 YEARS OF RECORDS,
IT HAS HAPPENED ONLY SIX TIMES WITH TWO OF THOSE OCCURING DURING MARCH 2026.
IT WAS ALSO DRY WITH LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH OF PRECIPITATION. ONLY NINE PREVIOUS MARCHES
HAVE HAD RECORDED LESS MOISTURE BY THE END OF THE MONTH. THE CITY'S TRACE OF SNOW THIS MONTH
LEAVES IT TIED FOR THE FOURTH LEAST SNOWY. THREE PAST MARCHES RECORDED NO SNOW, TWO WITHIN
THE LAST 15 YEARS.
NICOLAISEN
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