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US Weather Extremes

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USA
High Temp
133°F at San Jose Reid Hillview Ap, CA
Low Temp
-12°F at Mount Washington, NH
Precipitation
0.89in at Hoquiam Bowerman Ap, WA
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NE Weather Extremes

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NE
for Wednesday,
March 18, 2026
High Temp
83°F at Scottsbluff W B Heilig Field Ap, NE
83°F at Mccook Municipal Ap, NE
Low Temp
23°F at Tekamah Municipal Ap, NE
Precipitation
none
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Local Sunlight Hours

12 hrs 6 min 43 sec
of Sunlight Today
Which is
2 min 44 sec Longer
Than Yesterday
(Noon)
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METRIC | IMPERIAL
Updated: 19-Mar-2026 @ 1:36 PM  
Temperature Current Conditions4 Forecast / 2 Hr. Lightning
Currently Outside: Warmer 3.5°F than last hour.

81.0°F

Heat Index:  79.5°F
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High Today
81.4°F
1:24 PM 		Low Today
43.6°F
7:51 AM
Yest High
81.0°F
5:27 PM 		Yest Low
32.2°F
7:38 AM
Sta* High
88.2°F
2017 		Sta* Low
11.5°F
2023
* This Station's Records Since 2008
Rec** High
87°F
2017 		Rec** Low
-3°F
1923
Avg** High
55°F
 Avg** Low
30°F
** Records from NOAA
Partly cloudy, Dry Partly cloudy, Dry

Wind from NNW Wind:  NNW
4.4
Gusting to:
 5.0 mph
Current Rain Rain:
0.00 in
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny
Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Hi 81°F Lo 49°F Hi 84°F
2 Hr. Lightning Map Unavailable
Dew Point Liquid Precipitation Wind Speed Sun/Moon
Current: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 41.9°F
Last Hour: Decreased 0.8°F since last hour. 0.8°F
High 12:12 PM: 45.4°F
Low 7:25 AM: 35.7°F
Record High: 84.0°F on
21-Aug-2023
Record Low: -24.7°F on
16-Feb-2021
Wetbulb: 60.6°F
Precipitation Today
rain graph
Today: 0.00 in
Yesterday: 0.00 in
Last 7 Days: 0.01 in
Mar Precip: 0.47 in
Mar to Date
  Avg:10 		0.86 in
Mar to Date
  Diff from Avg:10 		Under 0.39 in for the month 0.39 in
Mar Avg: 1.41 in
Diff from Avg: Under 0.94 in for the month 0.94 in
Season:1 1.490 in
YTD
  Avg:11 		1.86 in
YTD
  Diff from Avg:11 		Under 0.37 in for the year 0.37 in
Last Precip
Date/Time: 		15-Mar-2026
at 2:33 PM
9 precip days in 2026
4 days in March
4 days since last precip
Current: NNW  4.4 mph
1Hr Average: 1.3 mph
Wind Run: 8.26 miles
Wind Gust
Current: 5.0 mph mph
Today: 7.0 mph 9:46 AM
Month: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Year: 36.0 mph 12-Mar
Record Gust: 48.0 mph
24-May-2008
Local Sunlight:
12 hrs 6 min
43 sec
of Sunlight Today Which is
2 min 44 sec longer than
yesterday
 (Noon) graph (Midnight)
 Legend

Waxing Crescent
Waxing Crescent, 0 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes in cycle
1%
Illuminated
Humidity Barometer
Current: Decreased 4% since last hour. 25%
Last Hour: Decreased 4% since last hour. 4%
High 8:02 AM: 76%
Low 1:11 PM: 25%
Record High: 100%
4-Feb-2008
Record Low: 0%
20-Aug-2017
Current: Falling 0.005 inHg/hr 30.019 inHg
Last Hour: Steady
High 11:10 AM: 30.048 in.
Low 12:12 AM: 29.927 in.
Record High: 31.234 inHg
7-Jan-2015
Record Low: 26.899 inHg
18-Mar-2024
Cooling Degree Days WebCam Thumbnails Heat Index Air
Today: 0.0
Mar: 0.0
2026 to Date: 0.0
Heating Degree Days
2026 to Date: 2236.4
PatioCam PatioCam Image facing North
StreetCam StreetCam Image facing South
Current: 79.5°F
High 1:07 PM: 80.0°F
Yesterday: 80.0°F
Record: 126.7°F
21-Aug-2023
Quality
Index6:
55

Moderate
Density:
1.18 kg/m3
US AQI
Current UV Index Current Solar Energy9
3.1
Sunburn in
36 Minutes 		Highest:
12:54 PM
3.2
566 W/m2
67%
W/m2 ⇒ SI 		High Today:
1:06 PM
 728  W/m2
Record:
1501 W/m2
SE Lincoln WX Almanac Irrig. Index5 Station All Time Records Cloud Level
Currently: Afternoon
YTD Avg Temp: 36.1°F
Sunrise: 7:31am
Sunset: 7:38pm
Moonrise: 7:38 am
Moonset: 7:26 pm
Full Moon: 2-Apr-2026
New Moon: 6:52 AM CDT
17-Apr-2026
Updated at Midnight
Current ET: 0.12 in
7-Days Rain: 0.01 in
7-Days ET: 0.72 in
7-Day: 0.707 in water in deficit of what evaporated in last 7 days. 0.707 in
March: 1.12 in water in deficit of what evaporated this month. 1.12 in
Season Countdown
Spring
Begins:		 9:46 AM CDT
20-Mar-2026
 
HIGHS: LOWS:
106.9°F
24-Aug-2023 		-19.8°F
16-Feb-2021
Daytime Records
  106.0°F
15-Jun-2016 		  -8.7°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: 19-Mar-2026 @ 1:36 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 19 of just the month of March for this station since 2008.   11 Historical average rain this season to day 19 of March for this station since 2008.
 NWS Weather Forecast  -   Outlook This Afternoon & Tonight
This
Afternoon
This Afternoon: Sunny
Sunny

Hi 81°F 		NWS forecast: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Mostly clear. Unusually hot. High 83°. UV index up to 4. Wind west-northwest around 4 mph.
 		Tonight

Tonight: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear

Lo 49°F 		NWS forecast: Mostly clear. Low around 49, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
WXSIM forecast: Fair to partly cloudy in the evening, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Low 48°. Wind southwest around 5 mph in the evening, becoming 9 mph after midnight.
 NWS Short Term Weather Forecast
Friday

Friday: Sunny
Sunny
Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Saturday

Saturday: Sunny
Sunny
Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear
Mostly Clear
Sunday

Sunday: Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy
Partly Cloudy
Monday

Monday: Mostly Sunny
Mostly Sunny
Hi 84°F Lo 51°F Hi 93°F Lo 56°F Hi 68°F Lo 35°F Hi 61°F
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