Lincoln, NE: October

9 October 2026: October 2026 so far averaged 64.7°F in Lincoln, NE, the warmest 1 to 9 October since 2025, 26th warmest of 140.

October 2026 so far, to 9 October 2026

Mean temperature: 64.7°F; Warmest since 2025; 26th warmest of 140
Precipitation: a trace; Driest since 2024; 27th driest of 140

A normal 1 to 9 October in Lincoln, NE (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 58.8°F, between 52.7°F and 65.9°F in eight years of ten and 0.46 in of precipitation, between 0.00 in and 2.83 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every 1 to 9 October in Lincoln, NE since 1887: 64.7°F in 2026; the highest is 75.1°F, in 1938.

Normal range, 52.7 to 65.9°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every 1 to 9 October 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	64.7	26	80.2	13	49.1	52	trace	106
2025	67.7	7	79.8	15	55.6	8	1.33	25
2024	62.8	34	81.9	7	43.7	103	trace	106
2023	62.6	38	76.3	34	48.9	54	0.78	42
2022	61	53	77.3	29	44.7	91	0.01	100
2021	65.2	22	78.2	20	52.1	31	0.01	100
2020	59.3	78	76	37	42.7	112	0.03	95
2019	56.7	99	68	105	45.4	83	3.68	3
2018	54	120	61.3	135	46.7	74	1.72	14
2017	64.2	29	73.8	57	54.6	11	4.18	2
2016	59	80	72.6	65	45.4	83	1.49	18
2015	59.2	79	70	91	48.3	59	trace	106
2014	57.3	93	68.4	99	46.2	77	1.43	23
2013	61.7	43	75.7	42	47.8	63	2.06	10
2012	48.1	140	63.8	128	32.4	140	trace	106
2011	67.1	11	82	6	52.2	30	0.52	55
2010	58.7	83	75.9	39	41.4	116	0.00	115
2009	49.4	138	60.7	137	38.2	135	0.58	52
2008	60.2	61	74.9	48	45.4	83	0.29	70
2007	67.4	9	80.9	11	53.9	15	2.77	5
2006	65.8	18	77.9	23	53.7	16	trace	106
2005	61.4	47	75	47	47.8	63	0.01	100
2004	55.4	111	71.3	74	39.6	128	0.26	76
2003	61.2	50	76.6	31	45.8	81	0.00	115
2002	55.8	106	68.3	102	43.3	105	3.40	4
2001	58.6	85	71.1	79	46.1	78	0.28	72
2000	48.2	139	62.2	132	34.2	138	0.41	62
1999	55.4	111	71.8	72	39.1	132	0.03	95
1998	53.1	127	62.2	132	44	100	1.68	16
1997	69.9	4	84.4	3	55.4	9	0.01	100
1996	56.6	101	69.1	95	44	100	0.02	98
1995	55.6	108	67.9	108	43.3	105	0.59	51
1994	59.9	67	69.6	94	50.2	42	0.57	53
1993	59.7	71	72.8	62	46.6	75	0.64	46
1992	58.8	82	74.6	51	43	109	1.47	20
1991	56.3	103	71.2	75	41.3	117	0.26	76
1990	58.9	81	70.1	89	47.7	66	1.26	28
1989	53.7	124	66.9	116	40.4	124	0.28	72
1988	50.9	133	63.7	130	38.1	136	trace	106
1987	53.7	124	68	105	39.3	130	0.00	115
1986	56.9	97	66.9	116	46.9	69	1.18	29
1985	51.5	131	64.1	126	38.9	133	0.25	78
1984	61.6	46	72.8	62	50.4	40	1.47	20
1983	62.3	40	72.1	70	52.4	29	0.27	74
1982	62.7	37	75.7	42	49.7	46	1.05	32
1981	55.1	114	65.8	123	44.4	95	0.42	59
1980	60.2	61	79.2	16	41.2	119	trace	106
1979	57.6	90	73.8	57	41.3	117	trace	106
1978	54.1	119	68.7	97	39.4	129	0.16	81
1977	51.1	132	61.4	134	40.7	122	1.46	22
1976	55.6	108	70.8	81	40.3	125	0.13	83
1975	60.8	54	77.7	26	43.9	102	0.00	115
1974	55	115	70.3	86	39.7	127	0.85	36
1973	60.8	54	71.8	72	49.8	44	1.28	27
1972	57.2	95	73.8	57	40.6	123	0.31	67
1971	62.8	34	74.8	50	50.8	37	0.05	92
1970	59.4	75	70.3	86	48.4	57	2.54	6
1969	63.2	31	76.1	35	50.2	42	0.06	91
1968	57.4	92	67.9	108	46.9	69	0.91	34
1967	60.4	60	68.1	103	52.7	27	1.33	25
1966	60.1	64	73	61	47.2	67	0.00	115
1965	60.1	64	73.2	60	46.9	69	trace	106
1964	55.4	111	68	105	42.9	110	0.08	86
1963	71.3	2	86.4	2	56.2	4	0.00	115
1962	59.9	67	68.4	99	51.3	34	0.80	41
1961	58.3	87	71.2	75	45.4	83	0.72	44
1960	60.6	58	74.2	53	46.9	69	0.00	115
1959	52.5	130	60.6	138	44.4	95	1.71	15
1958	62.4	39	75.2	45	49.7	46	0.05	92
1957	61.7	43	70.9	80	52.6	28	0.69	45
1956	62.8	34	77	30	48.7	56	0.00	115
1955	61.8	42	70.8	81	52.8	24	0.51	56
1954	59.6	73	67.4	112	51.7	33	1.49	18
1953	59.4	75	75.7	42	43.2	107	0.00	115
1952	49.9	135	65.9	122	33.9	139	0.00	115
1951	58.6	85	70.1	89	47	68	1.65	17
1950	53.1	127	65	124	41.1	120	1.98	11
1949	65.7	19	77.7	26	53.7	16	2.17	8
1948	56.4	102	67.7	111	45.2	87	0.46	58
1947	70.6	3	84.2	4	57	3	1.42	24
1946	61.4	47	72.2	66	50.6	39	0.85	36
1945	55.7	107	67.2	113	44.1	99	0.00	115
1944	53.8	123	62.8	131	44.8	90	0.35	65
1943	54.9	117	74.2	53	35.7	137	0.00	115
1942	64.6	27	78.2	20	51	36	0.62	49
1941	59.4	75	70.6	85	48.3	59	0.97	33
1940	61.4	47	75.9	39	46.9	69	0.82	39
1939	65.2	22	78.2	20	52.1	31	0.88	35
1938	75.1	1	88.1	1	62	1	0.00	115
1937	60.8	54	71.2	75	50.4	40	0.40	63
1936	59.9	67	70.3	86	49.6	48	0.19	79
1935	49.9	135	61	136	38.8	134	0.11	85
1934	66.5	14	78.7	18	54.3	14	0.00	115
1933	55	115	68.1	103	41.9	115	0.00	115
1932	54.9	117	66.6	119	43.2	107	0.07	89
1931	66.8	12	77.8	25	55.8	7	0.01	100
1930	68.3	6	77.9	23	58.8	2	0.15	82
1929	58.3	87	67.1	114	49.6	48	2.50	7
1928	65.1	24	81.7	8	48.4	57	0.03	95
1927	54	120	63.8	128	44.2	98	0.31	67
1926	61.7	43	70.7	83	52.8	24	0.62	49
1925	50.4	134	58	140	42.9	110	0.42	59
1924	63.1	32	74.9	48	51.2	35	1.79	13
1923	61.2	50	69.7	93	52.8	24	0.00	115
1922	65.9	17	78.4	19	53.3	20	0.00	115
1921	59.9	67	75.2	45	44.7	91	0.00	115
1920	65.3	21	81.1	10	49.4	50	0.00	115
1919	62.9	33	72.2	66	53.7	16	0.63	47
1918	66.1	15	78.9	17	53.2	21	0.13	83
1917	56.3	103	68.9	96	43.7	103	0.00	115
1916	64.6	27	76.1	35	53.1	22	0.00	115
1915	52.6	129	64	127	41.1	120	0.00	115
1914	66.1	15	76	37	56.2	4	2.12	9
1913	64.8	25	76.4	32	53.1	22	0.31	67
1912	60.8	54	72.1	70	49.4	50	0.76	43
1911	57.1	96	66.3	120	47.9	61	0.07	89
1910	62.1	41	74.4	52	49.8	44	1.15	30
1909	67.3	10	81.2	9	53.4	19	0.29	70
1908	58	89	69.9	92	46.1	78	1.09	31
1907	59.7	71	72.8	62	46.6	75	0.63	47
1906	56.7	99	71.2	75	42.2	114	0.01	100
1905	67.7	7	80.9	11	54.4	13	0.32	66
1904	64.2	29	73.9	56	54.6	11	0.48	57
1903	60.6	58	72.2	66	49	53	0.37	64
1902	55.9	105	67	115	44.9	89	1.85	12
1901	57.3	93	66.8	118	47.9	61	0.42	59
1900	66.7	13	77.6	28	55.9	6	0.82	39
1899	61.2	50	76.4	32	46	80	0.08	86
1898	58.7	83	68.6	98	48.8	55	0.08	86
1897	68.6	5	82.3	5	54.9	10	0.00	115
1896	57.5	91	70.7	83	44.3	97	0.17	80
1895	55.5	110	66.3	120	44.7	91	0.05	92
1894	53.4	126	64.6	125	42.3	113	0.55	54
1893	60	66	72.2	66	47.8	63	0.00	115
1892	65.4	20	80.2	13	50.7	38	0.00	115
1891	49.8	137	59.3	139	40.3	125	4.51	1
1890	56.8	98	67.9	108	45.7	82	0.27	74
1889	59.6	73	74.2	53	45	88	0.00	115
1888	53.9	122	68.4	99	39.3	130	0.02	98
1887	60.2	61	75.8	41	44.6	94	0.85	36

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1938	75.1
1963	71.3
1947	70.6
1997	69.9
1897	68.6
1930	68.3
2025	67.7
1905	67.7
2007	67.4
1909	67.3

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
2012	48.1
2000	48.2
2009	49.4
1891	49.8
1952	49.9
1935	49.9
1925	50.4
1988	50.9
1977	51.1
1985	51.5

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1891	4.51
2017	4.18
2019	3.68
2002	3.40
2007	2.77
1970	2.54
1929	2.50
1949	2.17
1914	2.12
2013	2.06

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
2010	0.00
2003	0.00
1987	0.00
1975	0.00
1966	0.00
1963	0.00
1960	0.00
1956	0.00
1953	0.00
1952	0.00
More years share the last value

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 92°F; 9 October 2026
Coldest night: 45°F; 5 October 2026, 2 October 2026

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October 2026 so far brought a trace of precipitation in Lincoln, NE, the driest 1 to 9 October since 2024, tied 27th driest of 140 (with 2024, 2015, 2012 and 5 other years).
The hottest day of October 2026 so far in Lincoln, NE: 92°F on Friday 9 October 2026.
The coldest night of October 2026 so far in Lincoln, NE: a low of 45°F on Monday 5 October 2026 and Friday 2 October 2026.