Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt Weather Records (USW00014971)
Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt (USW00014971), Nebraska, United States, with 140 years of record.
Key Facts for Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt (USW00014971) is a weather station in Nebraska, United States at 40.82 latitude and -96.70 longitude, 354 m (1,160 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1881 to 2020, 140 years of record.
1,464 records set at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt set a daily record snowfall of 6.6 cm (2.6 in) on 16 November 2018.
About the Station
Location: Nebraska, United States, 40.82 latitude, -96.70 longitude.
Elevation: 354 m (1,160 ft).
Period of record: 1881 to 2020, 140 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
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 Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt. 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 Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
42.8 C (109.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
46.1 C (115.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
43.3 C (109.9 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 52.
Standing records at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1883
28
1886
5
1887
27
1888
17
1889
12
1890
19
1891
16
1892
12
1893
9
1894
23
1895
28
1896
18
1897
20
1898
18
1899
24
1900
8
1901
9
1902
16
1903
19
1904
7
1905
16
1906
9
1907
17
1908
13
1909
18
1910
10
1911
21
1912
17
1913
29
1914
7
1915
17
1916
14
1917
23
1918
27
1919
13
1920
10
1921
16
1922
10
1923
8
1924
14
1925
18
1926
6
1927
18
1928
16
1929
14
1930
29
1931
18
1932
15
1933
19
1934
40
1935
18
1936
52
1937
20
1938
16
1939
22
1940
27
1941
10
1942
12
1943
10
1944
14
1945
16
1946
11
1947
11
1955
3
1956
11
1957
2
1958
5
1959
11
1960
12
1961
4
1962
10
1963
9
1964
16
1965
9
1966
13
1967
13
1968
11
1969
7
1970
4
1971
7
1972
7
1973
3
1974
9
1975
9
1976
2
1977
5
1978
5
1979
8
1980
6
1981
7
1982
4
1983
19
1984
4
1985
11
1986
11
1987
12
1988
13
1989
14
1990
6
1991
16
1992
15
1993
7
1994
7
1995
12
1996
8
1997
13
1998
8
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt between 15 July 1934 and 12 February 1965. Each dot is a new record.
When Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-07-15
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 44.4 C (111.9 F)
1936-07-25
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936-07-25
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 32.8 C (91.0 F)
1960-03-15
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1960-03-16
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
1965-02-11
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
1965-02-12
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 53.3 cm (21.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt. The most was 165.1 mm (6.5 in) on 11 August 1883.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
6 January 1882
Feb
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
24 February 1882
Mar
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
23 March 1881
Apr
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
14 April 1881
May
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
6 May 2007
Jun
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
24 June 1963
Jul
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
26 July 1990
Aug
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
11 August 1883
Sep
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
28 September 1923
Oct
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
12 October 1986
Nov
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
12 November 1881
Dec
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
16 December 1984
Period of Record Coverage
1883 to 1998
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
107 years of record at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, 1883 to 1998. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1883, 1886, 1955, 1972, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 97 complete years at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, 1887 to 1997. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.9 C (51.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1888, at 9.2 C (48.6 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 13.1 C (55.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt as warming stripes, 1887 to 1997
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1887
9.5 C
-1.43 C
1888
9.2 C
-1.71 C
1889
10.3 C
-0.66 C
1890
10.3 C
-0.62 C
1891
9.8 C
-1.11 C
1892
9.7 C
-1.21 C
1893
9.9 C
-1.03 C
1894
11.3 C
+0.41 C
1895
10.6 C
-0.36 C
1896
10.9 C
+0.03 C
1897
10.5 C
-0.38 C
1898
10.5 C
-0.39 C
1899
10.1 C
-0.79 C
1900
11.5 C
+0.62 C
1901
11.3 C
+0.39 C
1902
10.2 C
-0.71 C
1903
10.0 C
-0.90 C
1904
9.9 C
-1.04 C
1905
10.1 C
-0.83 C
1906
10.8 C
-0.09 C
1907
10.4 C
-0.56 C
1908
11.3 C
+0.43 C
1909
10.2 C
-0.68 C
1910
11.2 C
+0.30 C
1911
11.5 C
+0.60 C
1912
10.0 C
-0.91 C
1913
11.6 C
+0.70 C
1914
11.2 C
+0.33 C
1915
10.3 C
-0.65 C
1916
10.1 C
-0.80 C
1917
9.5 C
-1.41 C
1918
11.6 C
+0.69 C
1919
10.9 C
-0.01 C
1920
11.0 C
+0.06 C
1921
13.0 C
+2.07 C
1922
11.8 C
+0.87 C
1923
11.2 C
+0.32 C
1924
9.9 C
-1.05 C
1925
11.3 C
+0.42 C
1926
11.2 C
+0.25 C
1927
10.9 C
0.00 C
1928
11.4 C
+0.51 C
1929
9.9 C
-0.99 C
1930
11.9 C
+1.01 C
1931
13.1 C
+2.21 C
1932
10.5 C
-0.44 C
1933
12.3 C
+1.38 C
1934
13.1 C
+2.16 C
1935
11.4 C
+0.49 C
1936
11.3 C
+0.38 C
1937
10.9 C
-0.04 C
1938
12.8 C
+1.88 C
1939
12.8 C
+1.84 C
1940
10.0 C
-0.93 C
1941
11.4 C
+0.48 C
1942
10.7 C
-0.24 C
1943
10.3 C
-0.58 C
1944
10.4 C
-0.49 C
1945
10.2 C
-0.70 C
1946
12.0 C
+1.11 C
1947
10.9 C
-0.04 C
1956
12.0 C
+1.07 C
1957
11.2 C
+0.33 C
1958
11.1 C
+0.22 C
1959
11.1 C
+0.14 C
1960
10.1 C
-0.79 C
1961
10.5 C
-0.41 C
1962
10.8 C
-0.11 C
1963
11.9 C
+1.00 C
1964
11.6 C
+0.65 C
1965
10.5 C
-0.41 C
1966
10.6 C
-0.34 C
1967
10.7 C
-0.21 C
1968
11.1 C
+0.22 C
1969
10.5 C
-0.46 C
1970
11.4 C
+0.45 C
1971
11.2 C
+0.33 C
1974
11.5 C
+0.57 C
1975
11.0 C
+0.07 C
1976
11.3 C
+0.37 C
1977
12.0 C
+1.04 C
1978
9.8 C
-1.15 C
1979
9.8 C
-1.13 C
1980
11.5 C
+0.56 C
1981
12.0 C
+1.11 C
1982
10.1 C
-0.84 C
1983
11.4 C
+0.45 C
1985
10.3 C
-0.60 C
1986
12.2 C
+1.27 C
1987
13.0 C
+2.08 C
1988
11.9 C
+1.01 C
1992
10.9 C
-0.04 C
1993
9.3 C
-1.61 C
1994
10.6 C
-0.30 C
1995
10.5 C
-0.41 C
1996
9.3 C
-1.61 C
1997
10.4 C
-0.50 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1887 to 1997 is 0.05 C (-0.01 to 0.10) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.09 F (-0.01 to 0.19) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 97 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (-0.01 to 0.10) per decade
0.09 F (-0.01 to 0.19) per decade
1887 to 1997
97
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.04 C (-0.03 to 0.10) per decade
0.1 F (-0.1 to 0.2) per decade
1887 to 1997
97
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.06 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade
0.11 F (0.01 to 0.21) per decade
1887 to 1997
97
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
1881 to 2020
Yearly extremes at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
107
Coldest night (TNn)
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1892
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
107
Wettest day (Rx1day)
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1883
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
120
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1881
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
117
Longest dry spell (CDD)
73 days
1890
31 days
119
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, 1881 to 2020. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1881
n/a
1882
n/a
1883
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1886
28.9 C (84.0 F)
1887
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1888
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1889
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1890
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1891
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1892
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1893
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1894
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1895
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1899
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1902
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1907
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1908
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1909
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1910
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1912
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1913
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1914
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1915
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1916
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1917
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1918
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1919
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1920
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1921
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1922
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1925
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1926
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1927
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1928
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1929
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1932
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1933
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1934
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1935
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1936
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1937
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1938
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1939
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1940
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1941
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1942
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1957
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1961
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1967
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1970
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1975
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1976
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1979
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1983
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1984
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1985
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1986
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1988
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1989
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1990
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1991
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1992
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1993
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1994
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1995
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1996
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1997
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2018
n/a
2020
n/a
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, 1881 to 2020. The record is -33.9 C (-29.0 F) in 1892, marked on the chart; the median year is -24.4 C (-11.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1881
n/a
1882
n/a
1883
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1886
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1887
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1888
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1889
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1890
-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1891
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1892
-33.9 C (-29.0 F)
1893
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1894
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1895
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1896
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1897
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1898
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1899
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1900
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1901
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1902
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1903
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1904
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1905
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1906
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1907
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1908
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1909
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1910
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1912
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1913
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1914
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1915
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1916
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1917
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1919
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1920
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1921
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1922
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1923
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1924
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1925
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1926
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1927
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1928
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1929
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1930
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1931
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1932
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1933
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1934
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1937
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1938
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1939
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1940
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1941
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1942
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1944
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1945
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1946
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1947
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1957
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1959
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1960
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1961
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1963
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1965
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1967
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1969
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1970
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1971
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1972
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1974
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1975
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1976
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1977
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1978
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1980
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1981
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1982
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1983
-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1984
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1985
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1986
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1987
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1989
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1990
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1991
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1992
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1993
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1995
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1996
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1997
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1998
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
2010
n/a
2011
n/a
2012
n/a
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2018
n/a
2020
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, 1881 to 2020. The record is 165.1 mm (6.5 in) in 1883, marked on the chart; the median year is 55.9 mm (2.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1881
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1882
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1883
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1886
8.4 mm (0.33 in)
1887
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1888
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1889
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1890
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1891
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1892
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1893
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1894
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1895
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1896
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1897
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1898
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1899
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1900
108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1901
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1902
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1903
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1904
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1905
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1906
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1907
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1908
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1909
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1910
138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1911
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1912
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1913
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1914
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1915
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1916
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1917
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1918
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1919
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1921
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1922
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1923
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1924
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1925
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1926
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1927
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1929
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1930
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1931
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932
41.7 mm (1.6 in)
1933
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1935
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1936
43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1937
35.8 mm (1.4 in)
1938
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1940
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1941
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1942
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1943
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1944
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1945
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1946
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1947
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1955
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1956
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1957
123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1958
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1959
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1960
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1961
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1962
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1963
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1964
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1965
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1966
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1967
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1968
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1969
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1970
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1971
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1972
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1973
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1974
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1975
40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1976
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1977
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1978
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1980
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1981
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1982
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1983
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1984
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1985
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1986
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1988
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1990
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1991
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1992
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1993
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1995
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1996
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1997
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1998
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2005
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
2006
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
2007
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2008
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2009
37.1 mm (1.5 in)
2010
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
2011
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2012
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
2013
31.0 mm (1.2 in)
2014
6.9 mm (0.27 in)
2015
20.8 mm (0.8 in)
2018
n/a
2020
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, 1881 to 2020. The record is 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 1881, marked on the chart; the median year is 85.6 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1881
254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1882
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1883
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1886
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
1887
79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1888
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1889
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1890
51.5 mm (2.0 in)
1891
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1892
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1893
102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1894
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1895
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1896
150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1897
97.2 mm (3.8 in)
1898
89.8 mm (3.5 in)
1899
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1900
131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1901
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1902
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1903
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1904
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1905
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1906
172.6 mm (6.8 in)
1907
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1908
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1909
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1910
216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1911
83.4 mm (3.3 in)
1912
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1913
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1914
179.2 mm (7.1 in)
1915
93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1916
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1917
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1918
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1919
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1920
56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1921
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1922
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1923
129.9 mm (5.1 in)
1924
61.1 mm (2.4 in)
1925
107.8 mm (4.2 in)
1926
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1927
72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1928
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1929
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1930
75.6 mm (3.0 in)
1931
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1932
75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1933
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1934
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1935
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1936
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1938
73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1939
51.4 mm (2.0 in)
1940
56.3 mm (2.2 in)
1941
58.8 mm (2.3 in)
1942
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1944
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1945
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1946
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1947
85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1955
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1956
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1957
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1958
123.0 mm (4.8 in)
1959
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1960
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1961
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1962
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1964
113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1965
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1966
76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1967
189.6 mm (7.5 in)
1968
93.1 mm (3.7 in)
1969
77.4 mm (3.0 in)
1970
87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972
73.5 mm (2.9 in)
1973
139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1974
55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1975
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1976
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1977
170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1978
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1979
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1980
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1981
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1982
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1983
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1984
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1985
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1986
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1987
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1988
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1989
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1990
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1991
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1992
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1993
155.3 mm (6.1 in)
1994
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1995
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1996
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1997
106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1998
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2005
32.7 mm (1.3 in)
2006
79.6 mm (3.1 in)
2007
129.4 mm (5.1 in)
2008
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2009
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2010
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
2011
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
2012
2.0 mm (0.08 in)
2013
n/a
2014
n/a
2015
n/a
2018
n/a
2020
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt, 1881 to 2020. The record is 73 days in 1890, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1881
43 days
1882
34 days
1883
25 days
1886
16 days
1887
31 days
1888
51 days
1889
60 days
1890
73 days
1891
30 days
1892
39 days
1893
42 days
1894
60 days
1895
36 days
1896
25 days
1897
25 days
1898
26 days
1899
27 days
1900
51 days
1901
24 days
1902
25 days
1903
25 days
1904
42 days
1905
34 days
1906
33 days
1907
26 days
1908
30 days
1909
24 days
1910
53 days
1911
40 days
1912
49 days
1913
28 days
1914
43 days
1915
28 days
1916
26 days
1917
49 days
1918
25 days
1919
32 days
1920
26 days
1921
53 days
1922
31 days
1923
26 days
1924
27 days
1925
34 days
1926
25 days
1927
38 days
1928
35 days
1929
33 days
1930
31 days
1931
34 days
1932
45 days
1933
29 days
1934
28 days
1935
20 days
1936
32 days
1937
30 days
1938
27 days
1939
40 days
1940
28 days
1941
21 days
1942
37 days
1943
36 days
1944
25 days
1945
38 days
1946
41 days
1947
26 days
1955
21 days
1956
49 days
1957
35 days
1958
44 days
1959
36 days
1960
29 days
1961
23 days
1962
15 days
1963
31 days
1964
34 days
1965
22 days
1966
22 days
1967
51 days
1968
44 days
1969
31 days
1970
26 days
1971
31 days
1972
29 days
1973
39 days
1974
42 days
1975
38 days
1976
62 days
1977
31 days
1978
31 days
1979
35 days
1980
28 days
1981
31 days
1982
26 days
1983
36 days
1984
45 days
1985
31 days
1986
35 days
1987
30 days
1988
51 days
1989
66 days
1990
25 days
1991
29 days
1992
23 days
1993
25 days
1994
26 days
1995
27 days
1996
54 days
1997
24 days
1998
18 days
2005
23 days
2006
39 days
2007
33 days
2008
32 days
2009
19 days
2010
48 days
2011
22 days
2012
16 days
2013
1 day
2014
1 day
2015
n/a
2018
n/a
2020
n/a
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
97 years with a frost
Across 97 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt falls on 20 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 180 days between them.
In 1962 to 1997 the median growing season was 187 days. That is 7 days more than in 1887 to 1916.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +0.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1887 to 1916)
Recent period (1962 to 1997)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
20 April
18 April
18 April
no change
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
16 October
12 October
16 October
4 days later
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
180 days
180 days
187 days
7 days more
+0.5 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
104 years, 1887 to 2011
A day with at least 57.3 mm (2.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 144.1 mm (5.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Lincoln UNIV Pwr Plt: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
5 years
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
10 years
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
25 years
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
50 years
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
100 years
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 104 years of values from 1887 to 2011.
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: 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1985; 138.4 mm (5.4 in) in 1910; 123.4 mm (4.9 in) in 1957.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.