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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
113°F at Needles, CA
113°F at Blythe Asos, CA
113°F at Laughlin Bullhead Intl Ap, AZ
Low Temp
23°F at Linton Municipal Airport, ND
Precipitation
5.98in at Sikeston, MO
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Wednesday,
August 19, 2026
High Temp
94°F at Mccook Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
54°F at Alliance Municipal Airport Asos, NE
Precipitation
1.25in at Aurora Municipal Ap, NE
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Local Sunlight Hours

13 hrs 35 min 44 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 27 sec Shorter
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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(Midnight)
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 20-Aug-2026 @ 3:05 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 1.9°F than last hour.

84.1°F

Heat Index:  87.4°F
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High Today
84.9°F
2:58 PM 		Low Today
64.7°F
4:34 AM
Yest High
81.7°F
11:43 AM 		Yest Low
65.2°F
3:22 PM
Sta* High
97.9°F
2019 		Sta* Low
32.0°F
2017
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
102°F
1913 		Rec** Low
39°F
1950
Avg** High
87°F
 Avg** Low
64°F
** Records from NOAA
Sunny, Dry Sunny, Dry

Wind from SE Wind:  SE
4.3
Gusting to:
 2.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.01 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 84°F Lo 68°F Hi 88°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 68.2°F
Last Hour: Decreased 1.2°F since last hour. 1.2°F
High 12:33 PM: 71.5°F
Low 4:20 AM: 62.9°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 73.6°F
Rain Today
rain graph
Today: 0.01 in
Storm Rain: 1.38 in
Yesterday: 1.37 in
Last 7 Days: 2.97 in
Aug Rain: 3.93 in
Aug to Date
  Avg:10 		2.05 in
Aug to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Over 1.88 in for the month 1.88 in
Aug Avg: 2.89 in
Diff from Avg: Over 1.04 in for the month 1.04 in
Season:1 19.250 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		19.21 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Over 0.04 in for the year 0.04 in
Last Rain
Date/Time: 		20-Aug-2026
at 3:35 AM
62 rain days in 2026
10 days in August
0 days since last rain
Current: SE  4.3 mph
1Hr Average: 4.0 mph
Wind Run: 17.77 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 2.0 mph mph
Today: 12.0 mph 2:29 PM
Month: 26.0 mph 12-Aug
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
13 hrs 35 min
44 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 27 sec shorter than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous, 8 days, 2 hours, 47 minutes in cycle
57%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 6% since last hour. 59%
Last Hour: Decreased 6% since last hour. 6%
High 8:27 AM: 96%
Low 3:00 PM: 58%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.013 inHg/hr 30.009 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 12:33 PM: 30.047 in.
Low 3:22 AM: 29.955 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 28.591 inHg
3-Sep-2021
Cooling Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Heat Index Air
Today: 1.6
Aug: 236.4
2026 to Date: 1263.8
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2714.5
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 87.4°F
High 2:59 PM: 89.1°F
Yesterday: 87.2°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
37

Good
Density:
1.16 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.3
Sunburn in
34 Minutes 		Highest:
1:11 PM
4.0
728 W/m2
93%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
12:31 PM
 967  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 58.7°F
Sunrise: 6:42am
Sunset: 8:18pm
Moonrise: 3:25 pm
Moonset: 11:31 pm
Full Moon: 28-Aug-2026
New Moon: 10:28 PM CDT
10-Sep-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.19 in
7-Days Rain: 2.97 in
7-Days ET: 0.85 in
7-Day: 2.12 in water in excess of what evaporated in last 7 days. 2.12 in
August: 1.09 in water in excess of what evaporated this month. 1.09 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 		  -8.9°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: 20-Aug-2026 @ 3:05 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 20 of just the month of August for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 20 of August for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 84°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 84. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Clear. High 84°. UV index up to 6. Wind south-southwest around 4 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 68°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind around 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming fair after midnight. Low 69°. Wind east-northeast around 3 mph in the evening, becoming south-southeast around 7 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Slight Chance Showers And TStorms
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Saturday

Saturday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny
Chance Showers And TStorms then Mostly Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Sunday

Sunday: Slight Chance Rain Showers
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And TStorms
Monday

Monday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Chance Showers And TStorms
Hi 88°F Lo 66°F Hi 84°F Lo 64°F Hi 80°F Lo 65°F Hi 84°F
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