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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
1234 PM CDT THU OCT 01 2026

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...THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 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          101   09/08
LOWEST            55   09/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    82.3               80.1     2.2
AVG. MINIMUM    64.8               54.3    10.5
MEAN            73.6               67.2     6.4
DAYS MAX >= 90    10
DAYS MAX <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        8.32   1914
 MINIMUM           T   1894
TOTALS         11.49               2.90    8.59
DAYS >= .01       16
DAYS >= .10       10
DAYS >= .50        6
DAYS >= 1.00       1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   6.15   09/30 TO 09/30

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.8   1985
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0
DAYS >= 1.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      9                 77     -68
 SINCE 7/1         9                 82     -73
COOLING TOTAL    272                143     129
 SINCE 1/1      1480               1249     231
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/350    DATE  09/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    46/360    DATE  09/30

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      6

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&

SEPTEMBER 2026 WAS ANOMOLOUS IN EASTERN NEBRASKA, ESPECIALLY AT LINCOLN. THE
CITY RECORDED ITS FOURTH WARMEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD AND THE WARMEST SINCE
2019. IT WAS ALSO WET. IN FACT, IN THE 140 YEARS OF RECORDS AT LINCOLN, 2026
WILL GO DOWN AS THE WETTEST. IT SET THE MARK BY 3", TOO (1914`S 8.32" VS 2026`S
11.49"). ONLY ONE RECORD WAS NOTED, ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, THE LOW TEMP WAS 79 DEGREES,
WHICH WAS WARMER THAN THE OLD RECORD WARM LOW OF 75F FOR THE DATE.

WORTH NOTING: EVERY SINGLE LOW TEMPERATURE IN LINCOLN THIS MONTH WAS ABOVE
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMS.

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