The standard 30-year normal is May 21, Calendar Day 141.
The average for the last 10 years, 1998-2007 is Julian Day 125 or 16 days earlier than normal.
Year 2008, June 7, Calendar Day 158; or, 33 days later than normal.

 

Climatology of Lincoln's First 90 degree or higher temperature - Ranked from earliest to latest (1887-2008)

year

month

Day

DOY

year

month

Day

DOY

1910

Mar

22

81

2006

May

19

139

1907

Mar

25

84

1933

May

19

139

1895

Mar

28

87

1925

May

20

140

2003

Apr

1

91

1948

May

20

141

LY

1929

Apr

4

94

1921

May

20

140

1893

Apr

6

96

1973

May

21

141

1972

Apr

6

97

LY

2005

May

21

141

1930

Apr

10

100

1950

May

23

143

1896

Apr

10

101

LY

1926

May

23

143

1996

Apr

11

102

LY

1954

May

23

143

1940

Apr

14

105

LY

1953

May

24

144

1924

Apr

15

106

LY

1914

May

24

144

2002

Apr

15

105

1931

May

26

146

1964

Apr

16

107

LY

1983

May

27

147

2004

Apr

17

108

LY

1991

May

28

148

1994

Apr

18

108

1913

May

28

148

1987

Apr

19

109

1979

May

28

148

1902

Apr

20

110

1937

May

28

148

1980

Apr

21

112

LY

1969

May

28

148

1989

Apr

21

111

1942

May

29

149

1960

Apr

22

113

LY

1943

May

29

149

1906

Apr

24

114

1951

May

31

151

1901

Apr

26

116

1986

Jun

1

152

1915

Apr

28

118

1898

Jun

2

153

1894

Apr

28

118

1905

Jun

3

154

2007

Apr

29

119

1958

Jun

3

154

1891

Apr

29

119

1999

Jun

4

155

1992

Apr

30

121

LY

1938

Jun

5

156

1965

Apr

30

120

1957

Jun

5

156

1887

May

1

121

1981

Jun

5

156

1959

May

1

121

1971

Jun

5

156

2001

May

1

121

1982

Jun

6

157

1968

May

1

122

LY

1946

Jun

6

157

1955

May

2

122

1900

Jun

6

157

1928

May

2

123

LY

2008

Jun

7

159

LY

1949

May

3

123

1984

Jun

7

159

LY

1952

May

4

125

LY

1920

Jun

7

159

LY

1966

May

5

125

1922

Jun

8

159

1936

May

5

126

LY

1927

Jun

8

159

1909

May

5

125

1985

Jun

8

159

1934

May

6

126

1947

Jun

9

160

1916

May

6

127

LY

1892

Jun

10

162

LY

1962

May

7

127

1961

Jun

10

161

1918

May

8

128

1976

Jun

10

162

LY

1963

May

8

128

1990

Jun

11

162

1911

May

10

130

1978

Jun

11

162

2000

May

11

132

LY

1899

Jun

12

163

1956

May

12

133

LY

1897

Jun

13

164

1932

May

13

134

LY

1974

Jun

14

165

1941

May

14

134

1888

Jun

15

167

LY

1988

May

14

135

LY

1993

Jun

16

167

1944

May

15

136

LY

1995

Jun

16

167

1977

May

16

136

1923

Jun

17

168

1997

May

16

136

1889

Jun

18

169

1939

May

16

136

1919

Jun

19

170

1967

May

18

138

1908

Jun

21

173

LY

1998

May

18

138

1904

Jun

23

175

LY

1917

May

18

138

1890

Jun

23

174

1970

May

18

138

1935

Jun

24

175

1912

May

19

140

LY

1945

Jun

27

178

1975

May

19

139

1903

Jun

29

180

DOY = Day of the Year or Calendar Day.

Earliest first 90 F or higher: March 22
Latest first 90 F or higher: June 29
Average first 90 F or higher: May 19
Year 2008 first 90 F or higher: June 7
 

NOTE:  LY = Leap Year. For example, May 19 is Calendar day 139 in 1975 but in Year 1912, a leap year, it was day 140.

Climatology of Lincoln's First 90 degree or higher temperature - By Year, 1887-2008

year

month

Day

DOY

year

month

Day

DOY

2008

Jun

7

159

LY

1947

Jun

9

160

2007

Apr

29

119

1946

Jun

6

157

2006

May

19

139

1945

Jun

27

178

2005

May

21

141

1944

May

15

136

LY

2004

Apr

17

108

LY

1943

May

29

149

2003

Apr

1

91

1942

May

29

149

2002

Apr

15

105

1941

May

14

134

2001

May

1

121

1940

Apr

14

105

LY

2000

May

11

132

LY

1939

May

16

136

1999

Jun

4

155

1938

Jun

5

156

1998

May

18

138

1937

May

28

148

1997

May

16

136

1936

May

5

126

LY

1996

Apr

11

102

LY

1935

Jun

24

175

1995

Jun

16

167

1934

May

6

126

1994

Apr

18

108

1933

May

19

139

1993

Jun

16

167

1932

May

13

134

LY

1992

Apr

30

121

LY

1931

May

26

146

1991

May

28

148

1930

Apr

10

100

1990

Jun

11

162

1929

Apr

4

94

1989

Apr

21

111

1928

May

2

123

LY

1988

May

14

135

LY

1927

Jun

8

159

1987

Apr

19

109

1926

May

23

143

1986

Jun

1

152

1925

May

20

140

1985

Jun

8

159

1924

Apr

15

106

LY

1984

Jun

7

159

LY

1923

Jun

17

168

1983

May

27

147

1922

Jun

8

159

1982

Jun

6

157

1921

May

20

140

1981

Jun

5

156

1920

Jun

7

159

LY

1980

Apr

21

112

LY

1919

Jun

19

170

1979

May

28

148

1918

May

8

128

1978

Jun

11

162

1917

May

18

138

1977

May

16

136

1916

May

6

127

LY

1976

Jun

10

162

LY

1915

Apr

28

118

1975

May

19

139

1914

May

24

144

1974

Jun

14

165

1913

May

28

148

1973

May

21

141

1912

May

19

140

LY

1972

Apr

6

97

LY

1911

May

10

130

1971

Jun

5

156

1910

Mar

22

81

1970

May

18

138

1909

May

5

125

1969

May