Date of First Freeze after Summer (32 F or lower)
for Lincoln, NE,  1887-2010 (124 Years)
   

Earliest "first freeze", September 11, 1940 (Calendar Day 254).
Latest "first freeze", November 7, 1956 (Calendar Day 311).
Year 2010, "first freeze", October 3 (Calendar Day 276).

124-year, 1887-2010, average "first freeze", October 12 (Calendar Day 285).
Standard 30-year Normal, 1971-2000, average "first freeze",  October 6 (Calendar Day 279).

    

Calendar
DAY #
CALENDAR
DAY
250
SEPT 7
255
SEPT 12
260
SEPT 17
265
SEPT 22
270
SEPT 27
275
OCT 2
280
OCT 7
285
OCT 12
290
OCT 17
295
OCT 22
300
OCT 27
305
NOV 1
310
NOV 6
315
NOV 11

All of the above data are the Official National Weather Service data for Lincoln, NE.

These data were acquired from the High Plains Regional Climate Center

 

 

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