Weather on January 15
Lincoln, NE
55 Years of Data
About This Date
January 15th in Lincoln, NE typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 34°F and lows near 12°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 15th was in 2006 (51°F average), while the coldest was 2005 (-7°F) — a 58°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 16% of recorded January 15th dates, with snow falling 14% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 4.5"). 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 15th in Lincoln, NE? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 46° | 13° | 29° | — | — |
| 2025 | 42° | 13° | 28° | — | — |
| 2024 | 2° | -17° | -7° | — | — |
| 2023 | 48° | 26° | 37° | — | — |
| 2022 | 20° | 7° | 14° | 0.25" | 1.3" |
| 2021 | 35° | 30° | 33° | 0.36" | 2" |
| 2020 | 32° | 5° | 19° | — | — |
| 2019 | 33° | 25° | 29° | — | — |
| 2018 | 23° | 0° | 12° | — | — |
| 2017 | 32° | 29° | 31° | 0.53" | — |
| 2016 | 38° | 15° | 27° | — | — |
| 2015 | 49° | 16° | 33° | — | — |
| 2014 | 42° | 10° | 26° | — | — |
| 2013 | 35° | 6° | 21° | — | — |
| 2012 | 55° | 19° | 37° | — | — |
| 2011 | 24° | 12° | 18° | — | — |
| 2010 | 28° | 17° | 23° | — | — |
| 2009 | 12° | -9° | 2° | — | — |
| 2008 | 39° | 13° | 26° | — | — |
| 2007 | 15° | -9° | 3° | — | — |
| 2006warmest | 69° | 33° | 51° | — | — |
| 2005coldest | 4° | -18° | -7° | — | — |
| 2004 | 51° | 18° | 34° | — | — |
| 2003 | 25° | 16° | 20° | 0.46" | 4.5" |
| 2002 | 30° | 17° | 24° | — | — |
| 2001 | 32° | 22° | 27° | — | — |
| 2000 | 58° | 31° | 44° | — | — |
| 1999 | 50° | 20° | 35° | — | — |
| 1998 | 35° | 9° | 22° | — | — |
| 1997 | 31° | 9° | 20° | — | 1" |
| 1996 | 31° | 9° | 20° | — | — |
| 1995 | 48° | 26° | 37° | — | — |
| 1994 | 12° | -2° | 5° | — | — |
| 1993 | 26° | 3° | 15° | — | — |
| 1992 | 18° | 0° | 9° | — | — |
| 1991 | 26° | 13° | 19° | — | — |
| 1990 | 62° | 23° | 43° | — | — |
| 1989 | 46° | 18° | 32° | — | — |
| 1988 | 50° | 19° | 35° | — | — |
| 1987 | 31° | 17° | 24° | — | — |
| 1986 | 56° | 24° | 40° | — | — |
| 1985 | 24° | 9° | 16° | — | — |
| 1984 | 15° | 3° | 9° | 0.05" | 0.5" |
| 1983 | 28° | 18° | 23° | — | — |
| 1982 | 34° | -7° | 13° | 0.03" | 0.3" |
| 1981 | 35° | 10° | 23° | — | — |
| 1980 | 49° | 31° | 40° | 0.33" | — |
| 1979 | 15° | -5° | 5° | — | — |
| 1978 | 24° | 10° | 17° | 0.1" | 0.3" |
| 1977 | 17° | -4° | 7° | 0.15" | 0.9" |
| 1976 | 53° | 24° | 39° | — | — |
| 1975 | 31° | 5° | 18° | — | — |
| 1974 | 50° | 32° | 41° | — | — |
| 1973 | 49° | 24° | 36° | — | — |
| 1972 | 11° | -8° | 2° | — | — |
| 1971 | 15° | 3° | 9° | — | — |
Lincoln, NE Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Lincoln, NE Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Lincoln, 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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