Weather on January 3
Omaha, NE
55 Years of Data
About This Date
January 3rd in Omaha, NE typically brings very cold winter weather, with average highs around 29°F and lows near 13°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest January 3rd was in 1997 (40°F average), while the coldest was 2010 (-4°F) — a 44°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 25% of recorded January 3rd dates, with snow falling 16% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 8.6"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for January 3rd in Omaha, NE? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26° | 22° | 24° | 0.05" | 0.2" |
| 2025 | 33° | 19° | 26° | — | — |
| 2024 | 39° | 22° | 30° | — | — |
| 2023 | 34° | 30° | 32° | 1.37" | — |
| 2022 | 10° | -12° | -1° | — | — |
| 2021 | 32° | 14° | 23° | — | — |
| 2020 | 41° | 25° | 33° | — | — |
| 2019 | 34° | 14° | 24° | — | — |
| 2018 | 23° | -7° | 8° | — | — |
| 2017 | 35° | 14° | 25° | — | — |
| 2016 | 33° | 15° | 24° | — | — |
| 2015 | 32° | 16° | 24° | — | — |
| 2014 | 8° | -2° | 3° | — | — |
| 2013 | 32° | 10° | 21° | — | — |
| 2012 | 28° | 15° | 22° | — | — |
| 2011 | 30° | 7° | 18° | — | — |
| 2010coldest | 3° | -11° | -4° | 0.48" | 3.5" |
| 2009 | 41° | 21° | 31° | — | — |
| 2008 | 18° | -1° | 9° | — | — |
| 2007 | 37° | 20° | 28° | — | — |
| 2006 | 34° | 29° | 31° | — | — |
| 2005 | 24° | 14° | 19° | 0.05" | — |
| 2004 | 55° | 18° | 36° | — | — |
| 2003 | 31° | 17° | 24° | — | — |
| 2002 | 17° | 6° | 12° | — | — |
| 2001 | 37° | 0° | 19° | 0.08" | — |
| 2000 | 31° | 26° | 28° | 0.08" | — |
| 1999 | 7° | -5° | 1° | 0.23" | 0.5" |
| 1998 | 48° | 17° | 33° | — | — |
| 1997warmest | 47° | 34° | 40° | 0.1" | — |
| 1996 | 22° | 6° | 14° | — | — |
| 1995 | 18° | -1° | 9° | — | — |
| 1993 | 33° | 17° | 25° | 0.05" | 0.2" |
| 1992 | 42° | 32° | 37° | — | — |
| 1991 | 17° | -5° | 6° | — | — |
| 1990 | 42° | 28° | 35° | — | — |
| 1989 | 39° | 25° | 32° | — | — |
| 1988 | 27° | 13° | 20° | — | — |
| 1987 | 36° | 28° | 32° | — | — |
| 1986 | 40° | 23° | 31° | — | — |
| 1985 | 33° | 9° | 21° | — | — |
| 1984 | 38° | 21° | 29° | — | — |
| 1983 | 26° | 16° | 21° | — | — |
| 1982 | 11° | -1° | 5° | 0.1" | 1.2" |
| 1981 | 33° | 11° | 22° | — | — |
| 1980 | 27° | 20° | 23° | — | — |
| 1979 | 15° | 15° | 15° | — | — |
| 1978 | 38° | 9° | 23° | — | — |
| 1977 | 24° | 17° | 21° | — | — |
| 1976 | 10° | -3° | 4° | — | — |
| 1975 | 30° | 13° | 21° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 1974 | 12° | -3° | 5° | — | — |
| 1973 | 31° | 6° | 18° | 1.78" | 5.9" |
| 1972 | 22° | 2° | 12° | 0.03" | 0.1" |
| 1971 | 26° | 11° | 18° | 1.96" | 8.6" |
Omaha, NE Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Omaha, NE Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Omaha, NE Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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