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30-year climate normals

Lincoln County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

87.0°

average daily high. The coldest month is January, averaging a low of 14.0°F.

Lincoln County gets 21.21" of precipitation a year and 28.3" of snow, and 48% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 37.3° 14.0° 0.32" 5.0"
February 40.7° 16.3° 0.48" 5.9"
March 51.8° 24.8° 0.98" 4.0"
April 60.5° 33.4° 2.25" 4.6"
May 70.0° 44.5° 3.50" 0.1"
June 80.7° 55.7° 3.70" 0.0"
July 87.0° 61.2° 3.03" 0.0"
August 85.3° 59.4° 2.53" 0.0"
September 77.6° 49.9° 1.69" 0.1"
October 63.6° 36.5° 1.78" 1.4"
November 49.9° 24.4° 0.53" 3.4"
December 38.8° 16.0° 0.42" 3.8"

Rainfall by month

Lincoln County has a distinct wet season. 48% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.32"
February 0.48"
March 0.98"
April 2.25"
May 3.50"
June 3.70"
July 3.03"
August 2.53"
September 1.69"
October 1.78"
November 0.53"
December 0.42"
Annual total 21.21"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 794
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,542
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.59¢/kWh, Nebraska average $108
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $311

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Lincoln County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Lincoln County?

Lincoln County averages a high of 87.0°F in July and a low of 14.0°F in January. Annual precipitation is 21.21 inches, including 28.3 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Lincoln County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 48% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Lincoln County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 87.0°F. That drives 794 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Lincoln County?

Yes. Lincoln County averages 28.3 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station N PLATTE EXP FARM, NE US (USC00256075), 0.5 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Nebraska residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.