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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
126°F at Phoenix Goodyear Ap, AZ
Low Temp
35°F at Dixon Airport, WY
Precipitation
10.05in at Hampton Roads Executive Airport, VA
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Sunday,
August 2, 2026
High Temp
109°F at Chadron Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
56°F at Broken Bow Municipal Ap, NE
56°F at Wayne Municipal Ap, NE
56°F at Tekamah Municipal Ap, NE
Precipitation
none
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Local Sunlight Hours

14 hrs 14 min 51 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 4 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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(Midnight)
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 03-Aug-2026 @ 2:19 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 0.5°F than last hour.

87.0°F

Heat Index:  91.9°F
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High Today
88.4°F
1:56 PM 		Low Today
68.5°F
6:27 AM
Yest High
88.2°F
4:07 PM 		Yest Low
61.9°F
6:32 AM
Sta* High
101.1°F
2008 		Sta* Low
56.5°F
2021
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
108°F
1930 		Rec** Low
51°F
1978
Avg** High
89°F
 Avg** Low
66°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SSE Wind:  SSE
7.5
Gusting to:
 6.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy
Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Hi 94°F Lo 69°F Hi 81°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 69.4°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.2°F since last hour. 0.2°F
High 1:58 PM: 71.2°F
Low 6:23 AM: 63.6°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 75.2°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 2.86 in
Aug Rain: 0.00 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10 		0.15 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.15 in for the month 0.15 in
Aug Avg: 2.91 in
Diff from Avg: Under 2.91 in for the month 2.91 in
Season:1 4.960 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		17.57 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 12.61 in for the year 12.61 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		31-Jul-2026
at 9:41 AM
52 rain days in 2026
0 days in August
2 days since last rain
Current: SSE  7.5 mph
1Hr Average: 6.4 mph
Wind Run: 48.15 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 6.0 mph mph
Today: 18.4 mph 11:40 AM
Month: 18.0 mph 3-Aug
Year: 30.0 mph 28-Jul
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
14 hrs 14 min
51 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 4 sec shorter than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
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Waning Gibbous
Waning Gibbous, 20 days, 9 hours, 53 minutes in cycle
73%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 1% since last hour. 56%
Last Hour: Decreased 1% since last hour. 1%
High 6:26 AM: 85%
Low 12:36 PM: 55%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.001 inHg/hr 29.802 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 7:39 AM: 29.870 in.
Low 1:25 PM: 29.800 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Cooling Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Heat Index Air
Today: 4.8
Aug: 25.5
2026 to Date: 1076.4
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2713.3
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 91.9°F
High 1:58 PM: 94.6°F
Yesterday: 91.4°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
49

Good
Density:
1.15 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.2
Sunburn in
35 Minutes 		Highest:
1:01 PM
4.2
756 W/m2
91%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
1:01 PM
 816  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 57.3°F
Sunrise: 6:25am
Sunset: 8:40pm
Moonrise: 10:38 pm
Moonset: 11:34 am
Full Moon: 29-Jul-2026
New Moon: 12:37 PM CDT
12-Aug-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.24 in
7-Days Rain: 2.86 in
7-Days ET: 1.30 in
7-Day: 1.557 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 1.557 in
August: 0.4 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 0.4 in
Season Countdown
Autumn
Begins:		 7:05 PM CDT
22-Sep-2026
 
HIGHS: LOWS:
106.9°F
24-Aug-2023 		-19.8°F
16-Feb-2021
Daytime Records
  106.0°F
15-Jun-2016 		  -8.7°F
14-Jan-2024
Nitetime Records
  91.0°F
25-Jul-2012 		  -12.8°F
16-Feb-2021
ICN:0 | S3C2:0 | Ajax 3.xx
ISS:Ok | CON:2.8 | RCP:98%
METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 03-Aug-2026 @ 2:19 PM  
1 Rain season: Jan 1st to Dec 31st.   4 Chandler Burning Index (CBI) Updates Continuously.   5 Estimated amount of water needed to replace the water used by plants and evaporation from the past week. (Negative numbers mean amount of water needed, positive numbers mean excess water is present).   6 Air Quality Index is provided by Douglas County Health Department in Omaha, NE. AQI Data for Lincoln, NE is currently unavailable as an RSS feed..   9 Solar Index represents either an absolute scale of solar energy (W/m²) using the station’s recorded maximum or a percentage of computed theoretical solar maximum using the station’s location and time of day. These indices differ most when the sun is low on the horizon. The current scale is shown, and will toggle if it or the icon is clicked.   10 Historical average only to day 3 of just the month of August for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 3 of August for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 94°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny. High near 94, with temperatures falling to around 92 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. Breezy. High 89°. Heat index up to 96°. UV index up to 7. Wind south-southeast around 12 mph, gusting to 21 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Cloudy
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 69°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly cloudy. Low around 69, with temperatures rising to around 71 overnight. South southeast wind 2 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear in the evening, becoming partly to mostly cloudy after midnight. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Scattered thundershowers possible. Low 71°. Wind south-southeast around 13 mph, gusting to 21 mph, in the evening, becoming 6 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation 20 percent. Precipitation mostly less than a tenth of an inch.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Tuesday

Tuesday: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Tuesday
Night
Tuesday Night: Patchy Smoke
Patchy Smoke
Wednesday

Wednesday: Showers And Thunderstorms
Showers And TStorms
Wednesday
Night
Wednesday Night: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Partly Cloudy
Showers And TStorms Likely then Partly Cloudy
Thursday

Thursday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 81°F Lo 63°F Hi 73°F Lo 59°F Hi 81°F Lo 63°F Hi 85°F
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