What is the hottest day ever recorded in Omaha?

Omaha's hottest day on record reached 110°F, set on July 21, 1974. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 47°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 63°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.

What is the record high temperature in Omaha?

The all-time record high in Omaha is 110°F, recorded on July 21, 1974. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.

What is the coldest day ever recorded in Omaha?

Omaha's coldest day on record bottomed out at -23°F, set on January 10, 1982. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.

What is the record low temperature in Omaha?

The all-time record low in Omaha is -23°F, recorded on January 10, 1982. The gap between that and the 110°F record high — a span of 133°F — is the full range of temperatures Omaha has experienced across its long-term daily record.

Is it normal to be this hot in Omaha?

It depends on how far above Omaha's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 63°F; the all-time record of 110°F (set 1974) sits about 47°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.

When did Omaha set its temperature records?

Omaha's record high of 110°F was set in 1974 (July 21, 1974), and its record low of -23°F in 1982 (January 10, 1982). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1948, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.

Has Omaha been getting hotter?

Yes — Omaha's annual mean temperature has trended about 2.1°F warmer since 1948 (+0.28°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1948–2025). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.

Omaha, Nebraska Weather Records

The hottest and coldest days Omaha has ever recorded — and how today compares to normal

Omaha’s all-time temperature records

Hottest day on record: 110°Fset July 21, 1974
Coldest day on record: -23°Fset January 10, 1982

That is a 133°F span between the hottest and coldest days Omaha has ever recorded — the full range of what its weather has done across the station’s record back to 1948.

Omaha, NE · Today vs. normal

14°F below typical for 3:15 PM on Sep 20

At 3:15 PM CDT on Sep 20 it was 63°F in Omaha — 14° below the 77°F typical for that hour (estimated from the Sep 20 normal high of 77°F and low of 54°F, interpolated from the monthly normals).

How extreme Omaha’s weather gets

Omaha’s weather is usually mild by its own standards — a typical year averages a daily high near 63°F, and the normal high for September runs about 79°F. The records sit well outside that everyday range. The hottest day on record reached 110°F in 1974 — roughly 47°F above a typical year’s average high, the kind of gap that turns an ordinary summer into a genuine heat event.

At the other end, Omaha has bottomed out at -23°F (1982). Those edges are why the today-versus-normal readout above is worth a glance: it shows where today falls between the normal and the record, so a hot afternoon can be judged against the real history rather than a hunch. A reading a few degrees over the September normal is ordinary; one pushing toward the 110°F record is the rare event the record marks.

Frequently asked

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Omaha?: Omaha's hottest day on record reached 110°F, set on July 21, 1974. That is the single most extreme high in the nearest long-term weather station's full daily record — about 47°F hotter than a typical year's average high of 63°F, which is why a day like it stands out as genuinely rare rather than just a hot afternoon.
What is the record high temperature in Omaha?: The all-time record high in Omaha is 110°F, recorded on July 21, 1974. Records are drawn from the nearest long-term weather station's full daily history, so this is the hottest single day the station has ever logged — not a typical summer peak.
What is the coldest day ever recorded in Omaha?: Omaha's coldest day on record bottomed out at -23°F, set on January 10, 1982. Like the record high, it comes from the station's full daily record, so it captures the most extreme cold the area has recorded rather than an average winter low.
What is the record low temperature in Omaha?: The all-time record low in Omaha is -23°F, recorded on January 10, 1982. The gap between that and the 110°F record high — a span of 133°F — is the full range of temperatures Omaha has experienced across its long-term daily record.
Is it normal to be this hot in Omaha?: It depends on how far above Omaha's normal a given day runs. A typical year here averages a daily high near 63°F; the all-time record of 110°F (set 1974) sits about 47°F above that. When a live reading is available, the live readout just below the record high and low compares it with the temperature typical for that hour this month (estimated from the month's normal high and low), so you can see how unusual the day is rather than guessing.
When did Omaha set its temperature records?: Omaha's record high of 110°F was set in 1974 (July 21, 1974), and its record low of -23°F in 1982 (January 10, 1982). Both are pulled from the station's full daily record going back to 1948, so they reflect the true extremes rather than a recent or partial sample.
Has Omaha been getting hotter?: Yes — Omaha's annual mean temperature has trended about 2.1°F warmer since 1948 (+0.28°F per decade, fitted to the complete years of 1948–2025). That gradual shift in the average is separate from the all-time records above, which mark the single most extreme days rather than the trend, but a warming baseline is part of why recent years more often brush up against the record-high end.