CXUS53 KOAX 011620 CLMLNK CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE 1020 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE LINCOLN NE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1887 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) HIGHEST 94 10/12 LOWEST 31 10/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 74.7 66.6 8.1 AVG. MINIMUM 49.1 41.0 8.1 MEAN 61.9 53.8 8.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 4 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 1 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.40 1986 MINIMUM T 1952 TOTALS 1.29 2.14 -0.85 DAYS >= .01 6 DAYS >= .10 3 DAYS >= .50 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.74 10/15 TO 10/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 13.2 1997 TOTALS 0.0 0.9 -0.9 SINCE 7/1 0.0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 153 367 -214 SINCE 7/1 162 447 -285 COOLING TOTAL 65 20 45 SINCE 1/1 1545 1269 276 ................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/340 DATE 10/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/340 DATE 10/16 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.23 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 5 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && OCTOBER 2026 ENDED UP DRY WHEN COMPARED TO 1991-2020 NORMS, BUT COMING ON THE HEELS OF THE CITY'S WETTEST SEPTEMBER ON RECORD, THE DRIER WEATHER BROUGHT FEW IMPACTS. THE DRIER WEATHER WAS ACCOMPANIED BY WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPS. OCTOBER 2026 AVERAGED 8.1 DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL AND WAS RANKED 5TH WARMEST OF 140 YEARS ON RECORD. LINCOLN MANAGED FOUR CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 91F OR MORE FROM OCTOBER 9-12TH. THE PREVIOUS LONGEST STRETCH OF 90F CONSECUTIVE OCTOBER DAYS IN THE CITY HAD BEEN THREE. THREE OF THOSE FOUR DAYS SET OR TIED MAX TEMP RECORDS. $$ NICOLAISEN