Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lexington (USC00254775), Nebraska, United States, with 58 years of record.
Key Facts for Lexington
Lexington (USC00254775) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.78 latitude and -99.75 longitude, 726 m (2,382 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1950, 58 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lexington still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lexington set a daily record low maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 20 August 1950.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.78 latitude, -99.75 longitude.
Elevation: 726 m (2,382 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1950, 58 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Lexington. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Lexington, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lexington still stand. 1899 holds the most, with 54.
Standing records at Lexington by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
43
1894
43
1895
36
1896
32
1897
27
1898
34
1899
54
1900
22
1901
21
1902
38
1903
23
1904
26
1905
23
1906
24
1907
23
1908
10
1909
31
1910
31
1911
24
1912
28
1913
43
1914
15
1915
21
1916
29
1917
30
1918
31
1919
19
1920
21
1921
28
1922
22
1923
18
1924
12
1925
19
1926
14
1927
13
1928
23
1929
15
1930
33
1931
24
1932
27
1933
14
1934
50
1935
32
1936
50
1937
19
1938
19
1939
31
1940
26
1941
15
1942
21
1943
22
1944
17
1945
22
1946
25
1947
16
1948
11
1949
11
1950
13
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Lexington between 18 July 1924 and 22 June 1947. Each dot is a new record.
When Lexington set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1924-07-18
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1934-07-16
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
1934-07-22
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1936-02-15
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936-07-24
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 42.8 C (109.0 F)
1947-06-22
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 156.2 mm (6.1 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 156.2 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lexington. The most was 156.2 mm (6.1 in) on 22 June 1947.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lexington
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
26 January 1944
Feb
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
20 February 1919
Mar
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
19 March 1937
Apr
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
11 April 1920
May
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
31 May 1918
Jun
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
22 June 1947
Jul
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
18 July 1924
Aug
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
25 August 1935
Sep
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2 September 1942
Oct
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
5 October 1946
Nov
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1 November 1928
Dec
33.3 mm (1.3 in)
5 December 1913
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 1950
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
58 years of record at Lexington, 1893 to 1950. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1905, 1908, 1920, 1924, 1945, 1946, 1947 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 41 complete years at Lexington, 1893 to 1948. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1903, at 8.4 C (47.1 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 12.7 C (54.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lexington as warming stripes, 1893 to 1948
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
11.2 C
+0.76 C
1894
10.4 C
-0.01 C
1897
9.6 C
-0.76 C
1898
9.3 C
-1.06 C
1899
8.9 C
-1.49 C
1900
10.5 C
+0.12 C
1902
8.6 C
-1.81 C
1903
8.4 C
-1.98 C
1904
9.5 C
-0.94 C
1906
9.2 C
-1.15 C
1909
9.3 C
-1.06 C
1910
10.6 C
+0.22 C
1911
10.7 C
+0.34 C
1912
9.6 C
-0.81 C
1913
10.5 C
+0.15 C
1914
10.8 C
+0.42 C
1915
8.9 C
-1.46 C
1916
8.7 C
-1.66 C
1917
9.2 C
-1.18 C
1919
10.1 C
-0.31 C
1921
12.7 C
+2.33 C
1922
11.7 C
+1.27 C
1926
11.1 C
+0.66 C
1927
10.1 C
-0.28 C
1928
10.0 C
-0.42 C
1929
9.9 C
-0.49 C
1930
10.8 C
+0.39 C
1931
12.2 C
+1.77 C
1932
10.2 C
-0.18 C
1933
12.0 C
+1.59 C
1935
10.7 C
+0.35 C
1936
10.6 C
+0.23 C
1937
9.8 C
-0.55 C
1938
11.8 C
+1.40 C
1939
12.3 C
+1.88 C
1940
10.9 C
+0.52 C
1941
11.3 C
+0.93 C
1944
10.7 C
+0.27 C
1945
10.4 C
+0.00 C
1946
11.9 C
+1.51 C
1948
10.8 C
+0.38 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade over 1893 to 1948. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 41 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lexington
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.2 to 0.5) per decade
0.6 F (0.3 to 0.9) per decade
1893 to 1948
41
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.2 F (-0.3 to 0.6) per decade
1893 to 1948
41
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.6 C (0.4 to 0.8) per decade
1.1 F (0.8 to 1.4) per decade
1893 to 1948
41
Rise
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1893 to 1950
Yearly extremes at Lexington: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1936
39.4 C (102.9 F)
58
Coldest night (TNn)
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1899
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
58
Wettest day (Rx1day)
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1947
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
58
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1946
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
58
Longest dry spell (CDD)
74 days
1910
34 days
58
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lexington, 1893 to 1950. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lexington by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1895
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1896
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1899
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1900
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1902
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1903
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1906
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1907
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1910
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1911
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1912
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1913
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1914
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1915
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1916
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1917
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1918
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1920
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1925
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1936
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1937
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1938
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1940
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1946
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1949
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lexington, 1893 to 1950. The record is -39.4 C (-38.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -26.7 C (-16.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lexington by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1894
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1895
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1896
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1897
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1898
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1899
-39.4 C (-38.9 F)
1900
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1901
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1902
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1903
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1904
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1905
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1906
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1907
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1908
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1909
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1910
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1911
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1912
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1913
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1914
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1915
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1916
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1917
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1918
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1919
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1920
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1921
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1922
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1923
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1924
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1925
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1926
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1927
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1928
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1929
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1930
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1931
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1932
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1933
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1934
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1935
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1936
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1937
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1938
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1939
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1941
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1942
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1943
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1944
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1945
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1946
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1947
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1948
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1949
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1950
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lexington, 1893 to 1950. The record is 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.6 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lexington by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1894
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1895
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1896
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1897
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1898
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1899
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1900
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1901
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1902
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1903
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1904
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1905
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1906
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1908
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1909
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1910
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1911
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
1912
23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1913
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1914
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1915
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1916
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1917
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1919
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1920
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1924
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1925
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1927
38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1929
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1934
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1935
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1936
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1938
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1939
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1940
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1941
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1942
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1943
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944
39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1945
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1946
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1947
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1948
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1950
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lexington, 1893 to 1950. The record is 195.3 mm (7.7 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.3 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lexington by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1894
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1895
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1896
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1897
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1898
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1899
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1900
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1901
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1903
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1904
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1905
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1906
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1907
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1908
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1910
47.7 mm (1.9 in)
1911
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1912
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1913
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1914
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1915
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1916
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1917
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918
131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1919
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1920
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1921
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1922
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1923
115.4 mm (4.5 in)
1924
141.4 mm (5.6 in)
1925
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1926
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1927
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1929
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1930
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1931
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1932
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1933
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1934
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1935
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1936
29.4 mm (1.2 in)
1937
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1939
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1941
50.1 mm (2.0 in)
1942
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1943
80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1944
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1945
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
1946
195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1947
172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1948
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1949
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1950
64.6 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lexington, 1893 to 1950. The record is 74 days in 1910, marked on the chart; the median year is 34 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lexington by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
30 days
1894
32 days
1895
37 days
1896
30 days
1897
16 days
1898
22 days
1899
30 days
1900
37 days
1901
37 days
1902
22 days
1903
31 days
1904
36 days
1905
34 days
1906
36 days
1907
24 days
1908
42 days
1909
56 days
1910
74 days
1911
64 days
1912
27 days
1913
33 days
1914
45 days
1915
34 days
1916
32 days
1917
25 days
1918
22 days
1919
32 days
1920
33 days
1921
57 days
1922
39 days
1923
40 days
1924
34 days
1925
24 days
1926
25 days
1927
33 days
1928
48 days
1929
42 days
1930
58 days
1931
51 days
1932
44 days
1933
53 days
1934
29 days
1935
27 days
1936
44 days
1937
74 days
1938
45 days
1939
74 days
1940
33 days
1941
33 days
1942
32 days
1943
36 days
1944
27 days
1945
37 days
1946
47 days
1947
33 days
1948
50 days
1949
62 days
1950
24 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
41 years with a frost
Across 41 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lexington falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 1 October, which leaves a median of 146 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lexington
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1910 to 1948)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
n/a
10 May
n/a
-0.1 days per decade
First autumn frost
1 October
n/a
7 October
n/a
+5.0 days per decade
Growing days
146 days
n/a
151 days
n/a
+5.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
49 years, 1893 to 1949
A day with at least 54.0 mm (2.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 152.4 mm (6.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lexington: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.0 mm (2.1 in)
5 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
111.9 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
100 years
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
Longer than the 49 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 49 years of values from 1893 to 1949.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 156.2 mm (6.1 in) in 1947; 112.3 mm (4.4 in) in 1942; 106.7 mm (4.2 in) in 1918.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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Data for Lexington standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Lexington threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.