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Rainfall totals Lincoln, NE

For Lincoln, the official rainfall for the year to date is 24.15 inches through Aug 21, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 20.64 inches.

Data from Lincoln Airport, with records back to 1948.

Official rainfall report for Aug 21, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Lincoln, Aug 21, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 21, 20260.00 inches0.11 inches
Month to date4.55 inches2.14 inches
Year to date24.15 inches20.64 inches
Record for Aug 212.41 inches2002

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for LINCOLN, issued the morning after Aug 21, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Lincoln during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Aug 19, 20261.18 inches
Aug 18, 20261.07 inches
Aug 16, 20260.84 inches
Aug 15, 20260.35 inches
Aug 14, 20260.17 inches
Aug 13, 20260.28 inches
Aug 12, 20260.01 inches
Aug 8, 20260.01 inches
Aug 5, 20260.25 inches
Aug 4, 20260.39 inches
Jul 31, 20260.06 inches
Jul 30, 20260.93 inches
Jul 28, 20261.46 inches
Jul 24, 20260.05 inches
Jul 22, 20260.16 inches
Jul 21, 20260.25 inches
Jul 16, 20260.55 inches
Jul 9, 20261.77 inches
Jul 8, 20260.45 inches
Jul 4, 20260.15 inches
Jul 3, 20260.75 inches
Jul 1, 20260.20 inches
Jun 25, 20260.01 inches
Jun 24, 20260.07 inches
Jun 21, 20260.01 inches
Jun 20, 20260.72 inches
Jun 19, 20260.04 inches
Jun 13, 20260.02 inches
Jun 11, 20261.55 inches
Jun 10, 20260.05 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 24.15 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 68-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Lincoln since 1948
Wettest day5.42 inchesJul 25, 1990
Wettest year42.17 inches1951
Driest year17.55 inches1953
Average year28.72 inches59 complete years on record
Rain days a year93average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194822,084 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Lincoln, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches0.730.891.552.694.914.483.253.322.902.141.301.1829.34

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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