Lincoln, NE: July

31 July 2026: July 2026 averaged 79°F in Lincoln, NE, the warmest July since 2012, tied 40th warmest of 140 (with 2003 and 1912).

July 2026

Mean temperature: 79°F; Warmest since 2012; 40th warmest of 140
Precipitation: 6.78 in; Wettest since 2024; 10th wettest of 140

A normal July in Lincoln, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 78°F, between 73.4°F and 80.5°F in eight years of ten and 2.49 in of precipitation, between 1.20 in and 5.85 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every July in Lincoln, NE since 1887: 79°F in 2026; the highest is 87.9°F, in 1936.

Normal range, 73.4 to 80.5°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every July 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	79	40	89.4	64	68.6	27	6.78	10
2025	77.9	65	88.5	74	67.4	49	3.93	48
2024	76.7	89	88.3	81	65.1	93	7.23	7
2023	75.9	104	86.4	106	65.4	81	5.61	26
2022	78.2	57	89.7	54	66.7	60	2.57	83
2021	76.8	87	88.4	79	65.3	86	1.73	106
2020	78	64	88.1	84	67.9	38	5.73	20
2019	78.3	54	88.6	73	67.9	38	4.08	44
2018	76.6	90	88.1	84	65.1	93	1.35	118
2017	78.8	44	89.5	61	68	35	5.99	17
2016	77.8	67	88	89	67.5	46	4.67	36
2015	77.1	83	88.5	74	65.7	79	2.39	87
2014	75	114	87.7	95	62.3	132	0.51	134
2013	75.8	105	87.7	95	63.9	117	1.00	127
2012	83.1	7	97	7	69.2	18	0.33	139
2011	81.5	17	91.8	28	71.3	8	1.55	113
2010	77.8	67	87.2	100	68.4	29	5.83	19
2009	72.6	134	83.9	129	61.4	136	1.84	100
2008	78.6	48	89.6	56	67.6	43	3.58	61
2007	79.2	34	90.5	42	67.8	40	1.22	121
2006	80.2	26	93.2	17	67.2	52	2.08	94
2005	79.4	31	92.3	25	66.4	66	5.30	29
2004	73.5	129	84	128	63.1	125	2.75	80
2003	79	40	92.1	26	66	71	1.39	117
2002	80.6	24	93.1	22	68	35	1.57	112
2001	79.8	27	90.4	44	69.2	18	1.49	115
2000	76.1	102	86.3	107	66	71	4.26	40
1999	80.5	25	91.1	36	70	13	2.11	93
1998	77.9	65	87.6	97	68.2	31	3.64	59
1997	77.6	75	88.8	70	66.5	64	2.18	90
1996	73.8	127	84.7	122	62.8	127	3.08	71
1995	78.1	60	91.8	28	64.5	108	1.70	109
1994	72.6	134	84.1	126	61.1	139	4.17	43
1993	75.8	105	85.6	116	66	71	12.50	1
1992	72.8	132	83.5	133	62.1	134	6.58	13
1991	78.1	60	91.2	32	65	98	2.59	82
1990	76.5	93	88	89	64.9	99	7.35	6
1989	78.3	54	89.5	61	67	57	2.03	96
1988	77.8	67	90.4	44	65.2	91	1.16	123
1987	79.4	31	91.6	31	67.1	55	1.80	104
1986	78.6	48	90	50	67.3	50	3.92	51
1985	76	103	87.8	94	64.2	113	6.93	8
1984	77.5	77	90.6	41	64.5	108	1.35	118
1983	81.1	19	93.2	17	69	22	0.37	138
1982	78.9	43	90	50	67.7	42	4.05	45
1981	78.6	48	88.5	74	68.8	25	3.24	67
1980	82.2	10	95.6	8	68.8	25	1.82	103
1979	75	114	83.6	132	66.3	68	3.61	60
1978	76.8	87	88.2	82	65.4	81	5.05	32
1977	80.9	21	93.2	17	68.6	27	3.75	55
1976	78.1	60	90	50	66.2	70	2.99	75
1975	78.5	52	91.2	32	65.8	77	1.63	111
1974	83.8	5	98.6	3	68.9	24	0.46	135
1973	75	114	85.8	112	64.1	114	4.48	38
1972	76.5	93	85.7	113	67.2	52	2.20	89
1971	74.6	120	85.3	117	63.9	117	3.71	56
1970	79.1	37	90.4	44	67.8	40	3.48	64
1969	79.1	37	88.4	79	69.8	14	3.93	48
1968	77.8	67	88.1	84	67.5	46	3.71	56
1967	74.9	117	85.3	117	64.5	108	3.99	47
1966	81.4	18	91.2	32	71.5	6	2.63	81
1965	75.8	105	84.7	122	66.8	59	4.23	42
1964	81.9	14	93.2	17	70.7	9	3.18	69
1963	79.7	28	89.6	56	69.7	15	2.82	78
1962	75.4	112	85.7	113	65.1	93	6.29	14
1961	77.7	74	88.8	70	66.5	64	3.49	63
1960	76.4	96	87.5	98	65.4	81	3.42	65
1959	75.1	113	85.7	113	64.5	108	1.66	110
1958	73.9	125	83.5	133	64.4	112	11.40	2
1957	82.3	9	93	23	71.5	6	6.05	16
1956	77.8	67	89.2	67	66.4	66	4.38	39
1955	83.3	6	93.9	14	72.6	4	0.61	131
1954	82.2	10	94	13	70.4	11	3.20	68
1953	79.4	31	92	27	66.7	60	0.92	128
1952	77.5	77	89.6	56	65.4	81	4.26	40
1951	74	124	85.2	119	62.8	127	2.97	76
1950	71.6	139	81.9	138	61.3	137	3.91	52
1949	77.6	75	88.5	74	66.7	60	5.93	18
1948	77.4	80	89.5	61	65.3	86	4.00	46
1947	75.6	108	88	89	63.1	125	3.57	62
1946	77.2	82	89.6	56	64.9	99	1.54	114
1945	75.6	108	87.2	100	64.1	114	1.18	122
1944	76.5	93	88.1	84	64.8	101	1.73	106
1943	77.8	67	90.3	47	65.3	86	5.70	22
1942	79.2	34	93.2	17	65.2	91	0.63	130
1941	77.8	67	91.7	30	63.9	117	0.56	132
1940	81.6	16	97.2	5	66	71	1.75	105
1939	81.9	14	94.2	11	69.6	16	2.81	79
1938	80.8	23	93.5	16	68.2	31	2.25	88
1937	80.9	21	92.6	24	69.1	21	3.10	70
1936	87.9	1	101.1	1	74.7	1	0.08	140
1935	85	4	97.2	5	72.8	3	3.83	53
1934	86.7	2	100.3	2	73	2	0.40	136
1933	78.7	47	90	50	67.3	50	5.63	24
1932	79.7	28	90.3	47	69.2	18	5.68	23
1931	79.5	30	90.8	40	68.1	34	2.04	95
1930	82.8	8	95.3	9	70.3	12	1.06	125
1929	77.4	80	87.2	100	67.6	43	5.32	28
1928	77	84	87.3	99	66.7	60	5.72	21
1927	76.4	96	88	89	64.7	104	1.88	98
1926	78.6	48	89.6	56	67.6	43	1.84	100
1925	78.2	57	89.4	64	67.1	55	2.48	86
1924	72.9	131	83.8	130	62	135	4.66	37
1923	78.8	44	88.5	74	69	22	1.88	98
1922	73.8	127	84.9	121	62.7	129	6.23	15
1921	78.8	44	89.4	64	68.3	30	4.75	35
1920	76.6	90	88.1	84	65.1	93	3.80	54
1919	82.2	10	93.8	15	70.7	9	0.38	137
1918	77.5	77	89	68	65.9	76	2.51	85
1917	78.5	52	91.1	36	65.8	77	0.56	132
1916	82.1	13	94.8	10	69.4	17	1.29	120
1915	71.7	138	81.1	139	62.3	132	6.74	11
1914	79.1	37	91.1	36	67.2	52	4.84	34
1913	81	20	94.1	12	68	35	1.95	97
1912	79	40	91.2	32	66.9	58	2.18	90
1911	78.3	54	91.1	36	65.4	81	1.83	102
1910	76.9	85	89.7	54	64	116	3.03	73
1909	76.2	100	86.2	108	66.3	68	4.87	33
1908	73.9	125	84.3	124	63.5	123	8.08	5
1907	76.2	100	87	103	65.3	86	3.66	58
1906	72.4	137	83.8	130	60.9	140	6.85	9
1905	72.5	136	82.7	137	62.4	131	3.25	66
1904	72.7	133	82.8	136	62.6	130	5.12	31
1903	75.5	111	85.9	111	65.1	93	3.07	72
1902	74.4	122	84.2	125	64.7	104	11.35	3
1901	85.4	3	98.5	4	72.2	5	2.94	77
1900	76.3	99	87	103	65.5	80	6.66	12
1899	74.4	122	85.1	120	63.7	121	1.47	116
1898	74.7	119	86	109	63.4	124	3.93	48
1897	78.2	57	90.5	42	66	71	2.54	84
1896	74.5	121	84.1	126	64.8	101	5.63	24
1895	74.9	117	86	109	63.7	121	1.05	126
1894	76.9	85	89	68	64.8	101	1.11	124
1893	76.6	90	87.9	93	65.3	86	2.15	92
1892	75.6	108	86.5	105	64.7	104	5.38	27
1891	71.1	140	80.9	140	61.3	137	8.74	4
1890	79.2	34	90.1	49	68.2	31	1.72	108
1889	73.4	130	82.9	135	63.9	117	5.16	30
1888	78.1	60	88.8	70	67.5	46	3.00	74
1887	76.4	96	88.2	82	64.6	107	0.69	129

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1936	87.9
1934	86.7
1901	85.4
1935	85
1974	83.8
1955	83.3
2012	83.1
1930	82.8
1957	82.3
1980	82.2
More years share the last value

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1891	71.1
1950	71.6
1915	71.7
1906	72.4
1905	72.5
2009	72.6
1994	72.6
1904	72.7
1992	72.8
1924	72.9

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1993	12.50
1958	11.40
1902	11.35
1891	8.74
1908	8.08
1990	7.35
2024	7.23
1985	6.93
1906	6.85
2026	6.78

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1936	0.08
2012	0.33
1983	0.37
1919	0.38
1934	0.40
1974	0.46
2014	0.51
1941	0.56
1917	0.56
1955	0.61

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 101°F; 26 July 2026, 20 July 2026
Coldest night: 63°F; 22 July 2026, 15 July 2026, 14 July 2026, 13 July 2026, 11 July 2026
Wettest day: 1.77 in; 9 July 2026

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July 2026 brought 6.78 in of precipitation in Lincoln, NE, the wettest July since 2024, 10th wettest of 140.
The hottest day of July 2026 in Lincoln, NE: 101°F on Sunday 26 July 2026 and Monday 20 July 2026.
The coldest night of July 2026 in Lincoln, NE: a low of 63°F on Wednesday 22 July 2026, Wednesday 15 July 2026, Tuesday 14 July 2026 and 2 other days.
The wettest day of July 2026 in Lincoln, NE: 1.77 in on Thursday 9 July 2026.