Lincoln, NE: April

30 April 2026: April 2026 averaged 55.2°F in Lincoln, NE, the warmest April since 2012, tied 17th warmest of 140 (with 1934).

April 2026

Mean temperature: 55.2°F; Warmest since 2012; 17th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 2.47 in; Wettest since 2024; 66th wettest of 140

A normal April in Lincoln, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 51.6°F, between 47.2°F and 55.1°F in eight years of ten and 2.59 in of precipitation, between 1.11 in and 4.05 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every April in Lincoln, NE since 1887: 55.2°F in 2026; the highest is 59.5°F, in 1955 and 1925.

Normal range, 47.2 to 55.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every April in Lincoln, NE from 1887 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank
2026	55.2	17	67.9	23	42.4	30	2.47	66
2025	53.8	46	67.2	27	40.3	71	1.71	94
2024	54.7	25	69.2	11	40.1	73	3.42	39
2023	53.1	59	69.1	13	37.1	110	0.59	133
2022	50.1	98	64.3	70	35.9	123	3.05	45
2021	52.9	61	66.2	35	39.5	80	1.74	93
2020	49.8	103	65.5	52	34.2	134	0.88	124
2019	53.9	43	67.3	26	40.5	67	1.13	117
2018	44.4	138	58.7	123	30.1	140	0.67	129
2017	53.5	50	65	57	41.9	40	3.55	32
2016	55.1	19	67.4	25	42.7	27	4.37	15
2015	54	40	66	41	42	39	1.99	85
2014	52.7	64	66.2	35	39.3	83	3.50	34
2013	46.1	131	58.8	122	33.4	136	4.02	20
2012	56	10	69.7	8	42.3	32	3.49	35
2011	51.6	77	64.1	74	39.2	84	3.27	43
2010	55.6	13	68.8	16	42.4	30	2.53	62
2009	50.1	98	63.1	82	37.1	110	1.52	104
2008	47.3	126	59	119	35.6	127	3.80	25
2007	50.3	96	62	94	38.5	98	3.44	38
2006	55.5	15	69.2	11	41.8	43	3.83	23
2005	54	40	66.6	31	41.3	51	2.22	78
2004	53.5	50	67.5	24	39.4	82	0.92	123
2003	52.7	64	64.9	60	40.4	69	2.42	71
2002	52.8	63	66.1	38	39.5	80	2.42	71
2001	54.8	22	68.4	18	41.2	56	2.68	55
2000	51.4	80	65.2	54	37.5	108	1.51	105
1999	50.8	93	61.2	102	40.4	69	4.54	14
1998	50.9	91	62.6	89	39.1	86	2.19	82
1997	45.1	136	56.7	133	33.4	136	3.81	24
1996	49.9	101	64.5	66	35.3	130	2.75	50
1995	47.6	124	58.7	123	36.6	118	4.36	16
1994	50.3	96	63.9	77	36.6	118	1.79	91
1993	47.5	125	59	119	36.1	121	2.43	69
1992	51.5	78	64.8	61	38.3	100	1.92	87
1991	54.6	26	66.5	33	42.7	27	2.65	57
1990	51.1	85	64.2	72	38	101	0.66	131
1989	54.8	22	69.9	6	39.7	77	0.26	139
1988	51	88	66.1	38	35.9	123	2.43	69
1987	55.1	19	70	5	40.3	71	2.29	75
1986	53.2	55	66.3	34	40.1	73	5.71	5
1985	54.9	21	68	22	41.8	43	3.45	37
1984	48.4	115	57.6	130	39.2	84	6.52	3
1983	45.3	135	54.9	137	35.7	126	1.09	119
1982	48.3	119	61.3	99	35.3	130	3.30	41
1981	58.7	4	72.3	2	45.2	5	1.88	88
1980	52.2	69	65.6	50	38.8	92	1.93	86
1979	49.6	106	61.5	98	37.7	105	2.93	48
1978	51.3	82	61.3	99	41.3	51	7.21	1
1977	56.6	8	69	15	44.3	9	1.83	90
1976	54.3	30	65.7	47	42.9	24	3.60	30
1975	48.4	115	59.1	118	37.7	105	2.75	50
1974	51.8	75	64.7	64	38.9	89	3.88	21
1973	49.6	106	61.3	99	37.8	103	2.59	59
1972	52.1	72	62.6	89	41.6	46	5.41	6
1971	54.3	30	65.7	47	42.8	26	0.78	128
1970	53.4	53	66	41	40.8	62	2.41	73
1969	54.1	37	65.1	55	43.1	23	4.62	12
1968	52.9	61	65.1	55	40.7	65	3.28	42
1967	54	40	66.2	35	41.9	40	1.63	98
1966	46.7	128	56.6	134	36.8	115	0.66	131
1965	52.4	67	62.7	88	42.2	35	3.69	27
1964	53.2	55	64.1	74	42.2	35	2.54	61
1963	54.8	22	66	41	43.5	18	0.88	124
1962	51.4	80	63.9	77	38.9	89	0.79	127
1961	48.1	121	59.5	116	36.7	117	1.67	95
1960	54.2	32	64.7	64	43.7	16	2.02	84
1959	51.9	73	63	84	40.8	62	2.16	83
1958	51	88	60.6	107	41.3	51	2.60	58
1957	50.4	95	59.6	112	41.2	56	2.20	81
1956	48.4	115	59.7	111	37.1	110	1.65	97
1955	59.5	1	72.4	1	46.7	3	2.21	79
1954	54.1	37	68.2	20	40	75	2.47	66
1953	46.6	129	57.6	130	35.6	127	3.07	44
1952	49.8	103	60.9	106	38.6	97	5.37	7
1951	46	132	55.5	136	36.4	120	4.72	11
1950	45.9	133	58.7	123	33.1	138	1.63	98
1949	51.9	73	64.8	61	39.1	86	1.45	109
1948	56.3	9	68.8	16	43.8	15	1.51	105
1947	48.4	115	59	119	37.8	103	4.99	10
1946	57.1	6	70.7	3	43.4	19	0.51	134
1945	47.8	123	58.6	127	36.9	113	3.47	36
1944	44.6	137	53.8	139	35.5	129	7.02	2
1943	52.5	66	66	41	39.1	86	1.12	118
1942	55.5	15	69.5	10	41.6	46	1.05	121
1941	53.3	54	63.2	79	43.3	20	4.12	19
1940	49.8	103	62.1	93	37.6	107	2.68	55
1939	51.7	76	62	94	41.3	51	1.66	96
1938	54.1	37	64.5	66	43.7	16	3.63	29
1937	51.1	85	61	105	41.2	56	1.22	113
1936	49.6	106	62.2	92	36.9	113	2.29	75
1935	49.6	106	59.2	117	39.9	76	1.33	111
1934	55.2	17	68.2	20	42.2	35	0.35	137
1933	51.1	85	61.2	102	41.1	60	1.21	114
1932	54.6	26	65	57	44.3	9	1.20	115
1931	53.2	55	64.5	66	41.9	40	1.75	92
1930	55.7	12	66.9	29	44.4	7	2.72	52
1929	54.2	32	64.5	66	43.9	14	2.93	48
1928	48.2	120	60.5	108	35.8	125	1.18	116
1927	52.2	69	60.5	108	44	13	3.68	28
1926	49	113	61.2	102	36.8	115	0.36	136
1925	59.5	1	69.8	7	49.1	1	1.55	102
1924	53.6	48	65.6	50	41.5	49	1.54	103
1923	51.2	83	62.8	86	39.6	79	2.21	79
1922	53.2	55	63.1	82	43.3	20	2.48	65
1921	53.9	43	65.5	52	42.3	32	3.04	46
1920	44	139	53.2	140	34.7	133	5.06	9
1919	49.5	110	57.8	128	41.2	56	3.39	40
1918	46.9	127	57.7	129	36.1	121	1.87	89
1917	48.8	114	59.6	112	38	101	4.26	18
1916	49.2	112	59.6	112	38.8	92	2.69	54
1915	59.3	3	70.5	4	48.1	2	1.37	110
1914	52.2	69	63.2	79	41.3	51	2.34	74
1913	53.7	47	65.8	45	41.6	46	2.46	68
1912	53	60	63	84	42.9	24	2.50	64
1911	51	88	63.2	79	38.8	92	2.56	60
1910	55.8	11	69.1	13	42.6	29	0.02	140
1909	46.4	130	58.7	123	34	135	1.08	120
1908	54.2	32	66.6	31	41.8	43	1.28	112
1907	43.5	140	54	138	33	139	0.84	126
1906	55.6	13	66.7	30	44.4	7	3.51	33
1905	49.4	111	60.3	110	38.4	99	2.71	53
1904	45.5	134	56.1	135	34.8	132	5.11	8
1903	52.4	67	64.1	74	40.8	62	3.59	31
1902	51.5	78	64.3	70	38.7	95	0.67	129
1901	51.2	83	61.6	97	40.9	61	1.46	108
1900	54.5	28	64.8	61	44.1	12	4.33	17
1899	50.9	91	62.8	86	38.9	89	1.49	107
1898	50.7	94	61.7	96	39.7	77	3.88	21
1897	50	100	59.6	112	40.5	67	6.15	4
1896	57.1	6	68.3	19	45.9	4	4.57	13
1895	57.3	5	69.6	9	45	6	2.51	63
1894	54.2	32	64.2	72	44.2	11	1.60	101
1893	49.9	101	62.3	91	37.4	109	0.39	135
1892	48	122	57.4	132	38.7	95	3.80	25
1891	54.4	29	65.7	47	43.2	22	2.99	47
1890	54.2	32	66.1	38	42.3	32	0.33	138
1889	53.6	48	65.8	45	41.4	50	2.28	77
1888	53.9	43	67.1	28	40.6	66	1.61	100
1887	53.5	50	65	57	42.1	38	0.98	122

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1955	59.5
1925	59.5
1915	59.3
1981	58.7
1895	57.3
1946	57.1
1896	57.1
1977	56.6
1948	56.3
2012	56

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1907	43.5
1920	44
2018	44.4
1944	44.6
1997	45.1
1983	45.3
1904	45.5
1950	45.9
1951	46
2013	46.1

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1978	7.21
1944	7.02
1984	6.52
1897	6.15
1986	5.71
1972	5.41
1952	5.37
1904	5.11
1920	5.06
1947	4.99

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1910	0.02
1989	0.26
1890	0.33
1934	0.35
1926	0.36
1893	0.39
1946	0.51
2023	0.59
1990	0.66
1966	0.66

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 90°F; 13 April 2026
Coldest night: 28°F; 5 April 2026
Wettest day: 0.86 in; 2 April 2026

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April 2026 brought 2.47 in of precipitation in Lincoln, NE, the wettest April since 2024, tied 66th wettest of 140 (with 1954).
The hottest day of April 2026 in Lincoln, NE: 90°F on Monday 13 April 2026.
The coldest night of April 2026 in Lincoln, NE: a low of 28°F on Sunday 5 April 2026.
The wettest day of April 2026 in Lincoln, NE: 0.86 in on Thursday 2 April 2026.