Lincoln October Weather

Averages and records for weather in Lincoln, Nebraska in the month of October.
Typical Lincoln October Weather
1991–2020
Average daily high 66.1 °F
Average daily low 40.4 °F
Average monthly precipitation 2.1 inches
Average monthly snow 0.9 inches
Daily chance of precipitation 22.9%
Daily chance of snow 1.1%
Lincoln October Weather Records
1882–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F October 5, 1947
Lowest temperature -1 °F October 30, 1925
Highest daily low 74 °F October 4, 2005
Lowest daily high 27 °F October 29, 1925
Hottest average high temperature 79.8 °F 1938
Coldest average high temperature 53.7 °F 1925
Most daily precipitation 4.1 inches October 30, 1979
Most monthly precipitation 5.4 inches 1986
Most daily snow 13.2 inches October 26, 1997
Most monthly snow 13.2 inches 1997
Note: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after
Day Average (°F) Record (°F)
High Low High Low
October 1 73.3 46.8 94 27
October 2 72.8 46.4 95 28
October 3 72.4 45.9 97 27
October 4 71.9 45.4 95 29
October 5 71.5 45.0 98 28
October 6 71.1 44.5 95 24
October 7 70.8 44.1 94 20
October 8 70.4 43.8 93 17
October 9 70.1 43.4 90 18
October 10 69.5 42.9 92 21
October 11 69.0 42.5 94 21
October 12 68.4 42.1 93 22
October 13 67.9 41.7 92 22
October 14 67.3 41.3 88 21
October 15 66.7 40.9 92 23
October 16 66.1 40.5 88 21
October 17 65.5 40.0 89 15
October 18 65.0 39.5 89 18
October 19 64.5 39.1 88 12
October 20 64.0 38.5 93 19
October 21 63.5 38.0 90 19
October 22 63.0 37.6 89 19
October 23 62.4 37.1 89 20
October 24 61.9 36.7 90 19
October 25 61.5 36.3 90 22
October 26 61.0 35.9 90 16
October 27 60.5 35.4 92 8
October 28 59.8 34.8 84 8
October 29 59.2 34.4 90 13
October 30 58.8 33.9 84 -1
October 31 58.3 33.5 85 11
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1968–2024 Lincoln Municipal Airport location
1922–1967 Lincoln Agronomy Farm location
1882–1921 Lincoln University Farm location