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Lincoln, NE

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2017
16.21in
15th wettest of 140 years · normal 10.59"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.03in
26th wettest of 139 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.57in
21st wettest of 140 yrs
191% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.21in
15th wettest of 140 yrs
153% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
24.17in
30th wettest of 140 yrs
126% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.45in
on Aug 29, 1910 · in 140 years

Dry Streak

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current run under 0.01" · longest ever 63 days (to Jan 3, 1890)

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

126%
24.17" of a normal 19.15" · wettest 36.04" (1951) · driest 6.8" (1934)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 139-year record (1887–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 27.76" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195142.17in
2196541.33in
3190241.22in
4201541.16in
5189140.6in

Driest Years on Record

1193614.09in
2189014.81in
3189515.94in
4189416.14in
5193417.23in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jun (~3.79") and driest in Jan (~0.61"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1910, 13.98".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Lincoln — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.90in
set in 1982

Rain on Aug 24

24%
of 139 years had measurable rain
1887: 0.19″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.05″1899: 0.02″1900: 1.19″1901: 0.22″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.79″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.02″1906: 0.01″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.08″1921: 0.08″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.10″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.10″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.55″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 1.51″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 1.84″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.21″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.08″1965: 0.21″1966: 0.45″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.06″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.03″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″1982: 1.90″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.01″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.03″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.05″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.19″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.01″2008: 0.46″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.70″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.13″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.05″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.04″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.03″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Lincoln's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Lincoln, NE — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Lincoln's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Lincoln, NE — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Lincoln's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Lincoln, NE — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:46 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Solar noon12:29 PM
Daylight13h 27m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.85°N, 96.77°W

Nearby Stations

Omaha, NE55 mi NEGrand Island, NE81 mi WNorfolk, NE85 mi NWHastings, NE88 mi WConcordia, KS101 mi SWSioux City, IA108 mi N

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