Lincoln, NE: January

31 January 2026: January 2026 averaged 24.4°F in Lincoln, NE, the warmest January since 2025, tied 63rd warmest of 140 (with 1965).

January 2026

Mean temperature: 24.4°F; Warmest since 2025; 63rd warmest of 140
Precipitation: 0.95 in; Wettest since 2024; 35th wettest of 140

A normal January in Lincoln, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 24°F, between 18.4°F and 29.9°F in eight years of ten and 0.78 in of precipitation, between 0.26 in and 1.12 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every January in Lincoln, NE since 1887: 24.4°F in 2026; the highest is 36.7°F, in 2006 and 1933.

Normal range, 18.4 to 29.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every January 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	24.4	63	36.7	38	12	91	0.95	35
2025	24.7	62	36.6	40	12.7	83	0.10	131
2024	21.7	92	30	104	13.5	72	0.95	35
2023	28.5	29	37.1	34	20	18	1.32	15
2022	24.9	59	39.1	28	10.6	102	0.28	106
2021	28.8	26	38.1	33	19.5	22	1.53	8
2020	26.7	42	35.4	53	17.9	30	1.29	18
2019	25.2	53	34.7	60	15.8	52	0.75	56
2018	24	69	35.4	53	12.7	83	0.41	90
2017	27.5	36	35.9	49	19.2	25	1.10	26
2016	26.4	46	35.3	57	17.6	34	0.83	49
2015	28.1	31	41	21	15.2	55	0.91	41
2014	22.3	85	35.8	51	8.7	114	0.24	114
2013	25.2	53	35.9	49	14.4	61	0.73	57
2012	30	20	43.4	10	16.6	43	0.16	125
2011	18.4	115	28.4	112	8.5	116	1.07	27
2010	18	121	25	126	10.9	101	0.82	52
2009	23.9	71	36.7	38	11.1	100	0.38	94
2008	22.6	82	32.8	82	12.4	88	0.44	87
2007	23.7	73	33.9	68	13.5	72	0.64	65
2006	36.7	1	49.9	1	23.5	7	0.91	41
2005	21	99	29.7	107	12.3	89	1.03	30
2004	21.7	92	32	86	11.4	97	0.81	53
2003	24.2	65	35.3	57	13.2	80	0.41	90
2002	29.9	21	42.3	15	17.4	37	0.64	65
2001	26.6	43	36.6	40	16.5	46	0.89	43
2000	28.1	31	39.8	27	16.5	46	0.06	136
1999	23.5	75	32.9	80	14.2	65	0.35	98
1998	25.6	52	34.7	60	16.4	49	1.06	28
1997	20.6	103	32.2	85	9.1	113	0.26	111
1996	18.4	115	29.7	107	7	122	1.03	30
1995	23.6	74	34.2	66	13	81	0.63	68
1994	20.8	101	31.5	92	10	105	0.45	86
1993	17.3	123	27.2	120	7.3	121	1.34	14
1992	34.4	4	44.5	8	24.3	4	1.38	12
1991	18.1	120	29.8	106	6.4	123	0.92	39
1990	33.8	6	46.9	3	20.7	15	0.48	82
1989	33.5	8	45.5	5	21.5	12	1.14	20
1988	21.5	95	33.2	77	9.9	106	0.47	83
1987	29.6	22	42	16	17.2	40	0.08	133
1986	32.6	11	46.5	4	18.8	28	trace	139
1985	20.1	107	30.9	97	9.2	112	0.27	109
1984	21.8	89	30.1	103	13.5	72	0.27	109
1983	26.9	41	33.9	68	19.9	19	0.92	39
1982	11.9	136	21.5	135	2.2	135	0.89	43
1981	28.1	31	41.5	19	14.8	57	0.15	126
1980	23.4	76	32.9	80	13.9	67	1.12	23
1979	7.2	139	16.2	140	-1.8	139	1.11	25
1978	9.9	137	19.7	137	0	137	0.34	99
1977	13	133	24.9	127	1.2	136	0.63	68
1976	24.2	65	37	36	11.5	95	0.36	97
1975	21.6	94	31.4	94	11.9	93	1.59	6
1974	15.6	125	25.6	123	5.5	129	0.56	78
1973	23.4	76	33.1	78	13.7	70	1.12	23
1972	22.7	79	32	86	13.4	77	0.20	120
1971	19.9	109	28	114	11.7	94	1.30	17
1970	18.5	114	27.5	118	9.6	110	0.08	133
1969	19.6	111	27.2	120	12	91	0.68	60
1968	24.9	59	33.8	71	15.9	50	0.38	94
1967	25.1	57	33.8	71	16.5	46	0.47	83
1966	18.4	115	27.4	119	9.4	111	0.65	62
1965	24.4	63	35.4	53	13.4	77	0.34	99
1964	31.6	14	42.7	12	20.5	17	0.21	118
1963	15.1	127	24	129	6.2	126	0.64	65
1962	20.5	105	29.6	109	11.4	97	0.52	79
1961	26.1	48	38.8	29	13.4	77	0.24	114
1960	21.4	97	28	114	14.8	57	1.48	10
1959	21.8	89	31	95	12.5	87	1.13	21
1958	28.3	30	36	48	20.7	15	1.25	19
1957	19.7	110	28.1	113	11.3	99	0.44	87
1956	22.7	79	31	95	14.4	61	1.00	34
1955	25.2	53	34.5	64	15.8	52	1.31	16
1954	20.6	103	33.7	75	7.5	120	0.12	129
1953	25.2	53	33.8	71	16.6	43	0.44	87
1952	23.8	72	34.7	60	12.9	82	0.49	80
1951	21	99	32	86	10.1	104	0.73	57
1950	18.9	113	31.6	91	6.3	124	0.83	49
1949	16.3	124	25.1	125	7.6	119	3.15	1
1948	21.5	95	32.3	84	10.6	102	0.66	61
1947	28.8	26	41.7	17	15.9	50	0.58	75
1946	27.6	35	38.3	32	17	41	0.65	62
1945	26.6	43	35.4	53	17.8	32	0.46	85
1944	31.5	15	45.5	5	17.6	34	1.04	29
1943	21.1	98	30.6	98	11.5	95	0.00	140
1942	25	58	34.7	60	15.3	54	0.18	123
1941	25.7	49	34.2	66	17.3	38	1.50	9
1940	6.4	140	18.9	138	-6	140	1.03	30
1939	34.8	3	44.1	9	25.5	2	0.59	74
1938	27.2	39	37.1	34	17.3	38	0.87	45
1937	13.2	132	23	132	3.4	132	1.37	13
1936	14	131	22.9	133	5.2	130	1.64	5
1935	27	40	36.2	45	17.8	32	0.30	104
1934	31.7	13	41.6	18	21.7	11	0.25	112
1933	36.7	1	47.5	2	25.9	1	0.37	96
1932	20.2	106	27.8	116	12.6	85	1.92	2
1931	34	5	44.6	7	23.4	8	0.19	122
1930	14.2	130	22.5	134	5.8	128	0.87	45
1929	15.3	126	24.4	128	6.3	124	0.61	71
1928	30.4	19	41.2	20	19.7	20	0.06	136
1927	27.5	36	35.6	52	19.5	22	0.09	132
1926	28	34	36.5	42	19.6	21	0.93	37
1925	22.7	79	31.9	89	13.5	72	0.62	70
1924	17.9	122	27.7	117	8.1	117	0.58	75
1923	33.6	7	43.3	11	23.9	5	0.14	127
1922	24.1	67	33.9	68	14.4	61	1.13	21
1921	32.7	10	40.5	24	24.9	3	0.31	102
1920	25.7	49	33.5	76	17.9	30	0.22	116
1919	32.9	9	42.6	13	23.2	9	0.03	138
1918	12.7	134	23.1	131	2.3	134	0.58	75
1917	24.1	67	33.8	71	14.4	61	0.41	90
1916	18.3	119	26.8	122	9.8	108	1.44	11
1915	21.9	87	30.3	100	13.5	72	1.78	4
1914	31.9	12	40.1	25	23.8	6	0.28	106
1913	24	69	34.4	65	13.6	71	0.31	102
1912	12.2	135	20.8	136	3.6	131	0.07	135
1911	26.6	43	36.5	42	16.8	42	0.18	123
1910	21.9	87	29.9	105	13.9	67	0.77	55
1909	23.3	78	32.7	83	13.9	67	0.85	48
1908	31	16	42.5	14	19.5	22	0.28	106
1907	21.8	89	29.5	110	14	66	0.61	71
1906	31	16	41	21	20.9	14	0.49	80
1905	14.8	128	23.4	130	6.1	127	0.93	37
1904	22.2	86	31.8	90	12.6	85	0.60	73
1903	27.5	36	36.1	46	18.8	28	0.25	112
1902	26.4	46	36.1	46	16.6	43	1.02	33
1901	28.8	26	38.5	31	19.1	27	0.22	116
1900	30.6	18	40.1	25	21.2	13	0.13	128
1899	25.7	49	36.3	44	15.2	55	0.11	130
1898	29.3	23	36.8	37	21.8	10	0.83	49
1897	22.5	84	30.4	99	14.7	60	0.65	62
1896	29	24	40.6	23	17.5	36	0.32	101
1895	19.5	112	30.2	102	8.7	114	0.20	120
1894	22.6	82	33	79	12.2	90	0.39	93
1893	20.7	102	31.5	92	9.9	106	0.21	118
1892	20.1	107	30.3	100	9.8	108	0.78	54
1891	29	24	38.8	29	19.2	25	1.58	7
1890	18.4	115	28.9	111	7.9	118	0.86	47
1889	24.9	59	35.1	59	14.8	57	1.88	3
1888	8.3	138	17.5	139	-1	138	0.69	59
1887	14.3	129	25.5	124	3.1	133	0.30	104

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
2006	36.7
1933	36.7
1939	34.8
1992	34.4
1931	34
1990	33.8
1923	33.6
1989	33.5
1919	32.9
1921	32.7

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1940	6.4
1979	7.2
1888	8.3
1978	9.9
1982	11.9
1912	12.2
1918	12.7
1977	13
1937	13.2
1936	14

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1949	3.15
1932	1.92
1889	1.88
1915	1.78
1936	1.64
1975	1.59
1891	1.58
2021	1.53
1941	1.50
1960	1.48

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1943	0.00
1986	trace
1919	0.03
2000	0.06
1928	0.06
1912	0.07
1987	0.08
1970	0.08
1927	0.09
2025	0.10

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 66°F; 7 January 2026
Coldest night: -12°F; 25 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.73 in; 8 January 2026

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January 2026 brought 0.95 in of precipitation in Lincoln, NE, the wettest January since 2024, tied 35th wettest of 140 (with 2024).
The hottest day of January 2026 in Lincoln, NE: 66°F on Wednesday 7 January 2026.
The coldest night of January 2026 in Lincoln, NE: a low of -12°F on Sunday 25 January 2026.
The wettest day of January 2026 in Lincoln, NE: 0.73 in on Thursday 8 January 2026.