| Lincoln | Omaha | |
| Year 2000 Avg. Temperature | 52.1 | 51.9 |
| Year 2000 Ranking | 38th Warmest (114 years) | 31st Warmest (129 years) |
| Warmest Ann. Avg. and year | 55.7 F in 1934 and 1931 | 56.0 F in 1931 |
| Coldest Ann. Avg. and year | 47.8 F in 1978 | 46.9 F in 1875 |
| Number of days < 0 F | 10 | 10 |
| Most & Year | 35 in 1978 and 1979 | 36 in 1884 |
| Number of days < 32 F | 139 | 135 |
| Most & Year | 156 in 1996, 1951, 1943 | 157 in 1988 and 1980 |
| Number of days > 90 F | 54 | 36 |
| Most & Year | 82 in 1936 | 76 in 1936 |
| Number of days > 100 F | 5 | 2 |
| Most & Year | 41 in 1936 | 30 in 1936 |
| Number of Days Above Normal in 2000 | 196 | 201 |
| Number of Days Below Normal in 2000 | 152 | 153 |
| Number of Days Normal in 2000 | 18 | 12 |
| Day Most Below normal | Dec. 12, 29 deg. below normal | Dec. 12, 27 deg. below normal |
| Day Most Above normal | March 7, 30 deg. above normal | March 7, 29 deg. above normal |
| Warmest mean daily | 87 F, Aug. 12, 16, 28 | 88 F, Aug. 28 |
| Coldest mean daily | -2 F, Dec. 12 | -3 F, Dec. 24 |