All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Omaha, Nebraska

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Omaha, Nebraska since 1871. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Omaha since 1871.

Located along the Missouri River in eastern Nebraska, the city of Omaha has a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the Cornhusker State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Omaha, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Nebraska.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Omaha is 146 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Nebraska is 165 degrees; a mild difference of 19 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Omaha, Nebraska

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Omaha is 114 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Omaha is 114 degrees, which occurred on July 25, 1936.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not at all rare in Omaha. Since 1871, the temperature has soared to 110 degrees or hotter over a dozen times. The earliest 100 weather degree day in Omaha in any year was on May 14th, and the latest date was September 28th.

A number of famous people were born in Omaha, including Warren Buffet, one of the richest men in the world. Other famous people born in Omaha include Fred Astaire, Marlon Brando, Gerald Ford, Malcolm X, and the gorgeous Jaime King.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Omaha of 114 degrees is exactly 14 degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Omaha is over to 1,500 miles northwest of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Nebraska is 118 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Nebraska is 118 degrees, which occurred on July 24, 1936, in Minden, a small city located about 180 miles west of Omaha.

The year 1936 was a very hot one in the United States. A total of 15 states, including Nebraska, set their all-time record hottest temperatures during the summer of 1936. Omaha set its all-time record hottest temperature one day after the Nebraska state record was set in Minden.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Omaha (114) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Nebraska (118) is four degrees. Not much of statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Omaha is -32 Degrees

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Omaha is -32 degrees, which occurred on January 5, 1884.

Below zero temperature readings are not at all rare in Omaha. The city can get very cold in the winter, and below zero temperatures have been recorded as early as November 7th, and as late as March 20th in Omaha.

Since 1871, Omaha has had eight days when the temperature dropped to -25 degrees or colder. Omaha averages 137 days a year when the temperature drops below freezing.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Nebraska is -47 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Nebraska is -47 degrees, which occurred on February 12, 1899, in Camp Clarke. The small town of Camp Clarke was located along the North Platte River in western Nebraska, at the south entrance to the bridge built there by Henry Clarke in 1876.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Omaha (-32) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Nebraska (-47) is 15 degrees. A significant statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Omaha has a milder climate than the extremes found in the state of Nebraska. Omaha gets just about as hot as anywhere else in Nebraska in the summer, but does not get as cold in the winter as the extremes found in the Cornhusker State.