Editing Lincoln, Nebraska (section)

==Geography==
[[File:2007 ISS Lincoln, Nebraska 1.jpg|thumb|East Lincoln from [[International Space Station]], 2007]]

Lincoln has an area of {{convert|99.050|sqmi|sqkm|3}}, of which {{convert|97.689|sqmi|sqkm|3}} is land and {{convert|1.361|sqmi|sqkm|3}} is water, according to the United States Census Bureau in 2020.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer">{{cite web|title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_place_31.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2022}}</ref>

Lincoln is one of the few large cities of Nebraska not along either the Platte River or the [[Missouri River]]. The city was originally laid out near [[Salt Creek (Nebraska)|Salt Creek]] and among the nearly flat [[salinity|saline]] [[wetland]]s of northern Lancaster County.<ref>{{cite web|title=Resource Categorization of Nebraska's Eastern Saline Wetlands|url=http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/parks/parksfacilities/wetlands/links/rcategor.pdf|publisher=U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nebraska Game U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Parks Commission, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref> The city's growth has led to development of the surrounding land, much of which is composed of gently rolling hills. In recent years, Lincoln's northward growth has encroached on the habitat of the endangered [[Salt Creek tiger beetle]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/invertebrates/saltcreektiger/ |title=Endangered Species of the Mountain-Prairie Region – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |publisher=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior |access-date=August 2, 2014 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810065003/http://www.fws.gov/mountain-prairie/species/invertebrates/saltcreektiger/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Metropolitan area===
{{Main|Lincoln, Nebraska metropolitan area}}

The Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Lancaster County and [[Seward County, Nebraska|Seward County]]. Seward County was added to the metropolitan area in 2003. Lincoln is also in the Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Area which consists of the Lincoln metropolitan area and the micropolitan area of [[Beatrice, Nebraska|Beatrice]]. The city of Beatrice is the county seat of [[Gage County, Nebraska|Gage County]]. The Lincoln-Beatrice combined statistical area is home to 363,733 people (2021 estimate)<ref name="csa" /> making it the [[Combined statistical area|104th-largest combined statistical area]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=OMB BULLETIN NO. 15-01 |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2015/15-01.pdf |access-date=September 7, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121004719/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/bulletins/2015/15-01.pdf |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[Office of Management and Budget]] |archive-date=January 21, 2017 }}</ref>

===Neighborhoods===
[[File:View of South Lincoln.jpg|thumb|right|alt=|South Lincoln from top of Nebraska State Capitol, 2012]]
{{See also|Neighborhoods in Lincoln, Nebraska}}

Lincoln's neighborhoods include both old and new development. Some neighborhoods in Lincoln were formerly small towns that Lincoln later [[Annexation|annexed]], including [[Nebraska Wesleyan University|University Place]] in 1926, Belmont, Bethany (Bethany Heights) in 1922, College View in 1929, Havelock in 1930, and West Lincoln in 1966.<ref name="Lincoln History UNL"/> A number of [[Historic Districts]] are near downtown Lincoln, while newer neighborhoods have appeared primarily in the south and east.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/plan/long/hp/histlist.htm |title=lincoln.ne.gov – Planning Department – Long Range Planning – Historic Preservation – Sites and Districts |publisher=City of Lincoln, Nebraska |access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref> As of December 2013, Lincoln had 45 registered [[neighborhood association]]s within the [[city limits]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lincoln.ne.gov/city/urban/Neighborhoods/NAstatistics.htm |title=lincoln.ne.gov – Urban Development – Neighborhood Statistics |publisher=City of Lincoln, Nebraska |access-date=December 13, 2013}}</ref>

One core neighborhood that has seen rapid residential growth in recent years is the downtown Lincoln area. In 2010, there were 1,200 downtown Lincoln residents; in 2016, there were 3,000 (an increase of 140%).<ref>{{cite news |last=Olberding |first=Matt |date=June 17, 2016 |title=Biz Bits: DLA may soon stand for Downtown 'Living' Association |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/biz-bits-dla-may-soon-stand-for-downtown-living-association/article_93bcdcd0-352f-5d8c-a410-d456607e8274.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=June 18, 2016}}</ref> Around the middle of the same decade, demand for housing and rent units began outpacing supply. With Lincoln's population expected to grow to more than 311,000 people by 2020, prices for homes and rent costs have risen. Home prices rose 10% from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of 2016; rent prices rose 30% from 2007 to 2017 with a 5–8% increase in 2016 alone.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Olberding |first1=Matt |date=May 8, 2016 |title=Lincoln home prices hitting once unthinkable levels |url=http://journalstar.com/business/local/lincoln-home-prices-hitting-once-unthinkable-levels/article_2308a1ae-26fc-52e0-8035-d1357a63f3a9.html |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harris |first=Brandi B. |date=July 7, 2017 |title=More people and needs means higher rent |url=http://www.1011now.com/content/news/More-people-more-needs-higher-rent-433206743.html |agency=KOLN/KGIN-TV (10/11) News |location=Lincoln, NE |access-date=July 8, 2017}}</ref>

===Climate===
Located in the [[Great Plains]] far from the moderating influence of mountains or large bodies of water, Lincoln has a highly variable four season [[humid continental climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] [[Humid continental climate#Hot summer subtype|''Dfa'']], [[Trewartha climate classification|Trewartha]] ''Dcao''): winters are cold and summers are hot.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://koeppen-geiger.vu-wien.ac.at/usa.htm |title=World Map of the Köppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated Map for the United States of America |publisher=Institute for Veterinary Public Health |access-date=August 3, 2014}}</ref> With little precipitation during winter, precipitation is concentrated in the warmer months, when thunderstorms frequently roll in, often producing tornadoes. Snow averages {{convert|26.0|in|cm}} per season but seasonal accumulation has ranged from {{convert|7.2|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 1967–1968 to {{convert|55.5|in|cm|abbr=on}} in 2018–2019.<ref name= NOAA/> Snow tends to fall in light amounts, though blizzards are possible. There is an average of 38 days with a snow depth of {{convert|1|in|cm|abbr=on}} or more. The average window for freezing temperatures is October 7 thru April 25, allowing a growing season of 164 days.<ref name= NOAA/>

The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|25.0|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|78.1|°F|1}} in July. However, the city is subject both to episodes of bitter cold in winter and heat waves during summer, with 10.1 nights of {{convert|0|°F|0}} or lower lows, 41.8 days of {{convert|90|°F|0}}+ highs, and 3.5 days of {{convert|100|°F|0}}+ highs.<ref name= NOAA/> The city straddles the boundary of [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone]]s 5b and 6a.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is my arborday.org Hardiness Zone?|url=http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/ZoneInfo.cfm?ZipCode=68502&submit=Look+it+up!|website=Arbor Day Foundation|access-date=May 3, 2015|archive-date=February 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205051318/http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/ZoneInfo.cfm?ZipCode=68502&submit=Look+it+up%21|url-status=dead}}</ref> Temperature extremes have ranged from {{convert|−33|°F|1}} on January 12, 1974, up to {{convert|115|°F|1}} on July 25, 1936.<ref name = NOAA/> Readings as high as {{convert|105|°F|0}} or as low as {{convert|−20|°F|0}} occur somewhat rarely; the last occurrence of each was August 24, 2023 and February 16, 2021.<ref name= NOAA/> The second lowest temperature ever recorded in Lincoln was {{Convert|-31|F|C|1}} on February 16, 2021, which broke the monthly record of {{Convert|-26|F|C|1}} last set a day earlier.<ref name= NOAA/> It occurred during the wider [[February 13–17, 2021 North American winter storm]], which impacted the [[Midwestern United States|Midwestern]] and [[Northeastern United States|Northeastern]] [[United States]] as a whole.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Brad Brooks, Barbara|date=2021-02-17|title=Texas deep freeze leaves millions without power, 21 dead|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKBN2AG257|access-date=2021-02-17}}</ref>

Based on 30-year averages obtained from [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]'s [[National Climatic Data Center]] for December, January and February, the [[Weather Channel]] ranked Lincoln the seventh-coldest major U.S. city in a 2014 article.<ref>{{cite news |last=Erdman|first=Jon|date=January 27, 2014 |title=America's 20 coldest major cities|url=https://weather.com/sports-recreation/ski/news/20-coldest-large-cities-america-20140107|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=April 25, 2025}}</ref> In 2014, the Lincoln-[[Beatrice, Nebraska|Beatrice]] area was among the "Cleanest U.S. Cities for Ozone Air Pollution" in the [[American Lung Association]]'s "State of the Air 2014" report.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stateoftheair.org/2014/assets/ALA-SOTA-2014-Full.pdf|title=State of the Air 2014|publisher=American Lung Association|access-date=April 30, 2014|archive-date=April 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140430150152/http://www.stateoftheair.org/2014/assets/ALA-SOTA-2014-Full.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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|location = [[Lincoln Airport (Nebraska)|Lincoln Airport]], Nebraska, 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean maxima and minima (i.e., the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1887–present{{efn|Official records for Lincoln kept at [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]] (Weather Bureau) from January 1887 to December 1947, Lincoln Municipal Airport from January 1948 to June 1954, Lincoln University (campus) from July 1954 to August 1955, the Weather Bureau in downtown from September 1955 to August 1972, and at Lincoln Municipal Airport since September 1972.<ref>{{cite web|title=Threaded Station Extremes|url=http://threadex.rcc-acis.org/|website=ThreadEx|publisher=NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) and the National Weather Service (NWS), the Northeast Regional Climate Center (NRCC)|access-date=13 September 2016}}</ref>}}
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|Jan record high F = 73
|Feb record high F = 83
|Mar record high F = 91
|Apr record high F = 97
|May record high F = 104
|Jun record high F = 108
|Jul record high F = 115
|Aug record high F = 110
|Sep record high F = 106
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 85
|Dec record high F = 75
|year record high F = 115
|Jan avg record high F = 58.9
|Feb avg record high F = 64.9
|Mar avg record high F = 77.9
|Apr avg record high F = 86.5
|May avg record high F = 91.9
|Jun avg record high F = 96.6
|Jul avg record high F = 100.1
|Aug avg record high F = 98.6
|Sep avg record high F = 94.6
|Oct avg record high F = 86.9
|Nov avg record high F = 73.4
|Dec avg record high F = 60.7
|year avg record high F = 101.7
|Jan high F = 35.6
|Feb high F = 40.6
|Mar high F = 53.6
|Apr high F = 64.8
|May high F = 75.0
|Jun high F = 85.2
|Jul high F = 89.4
|Aug high F = 87.2
|Sep high F = 80.1
|Oct high F = 66.6
|Nov high F = 51.7
|Dec high F = 39.4
|year high F = 64.1
|Jan mean F = 25.0
|Feb mean F = 29.5
|Mar mean F = 41.2
|Apr mean F = 52.0
|May mean F = 63.1
|Jun mean F = 73.7
|Jul mean F = 78.1
|Aug mean F = 75.6
|Sep mean F = 67.2
|Oct mean F = 53.8
|Nov mean F = 39.8
|Dec mean F = 28.8
|year mean F = 52.3
|Jan low F = 14.4
|Feb low F = 18.4
|Mar low F = 28.7
|Apr low F = 39.2
|May low F = 51.2
|Jun low F = 62.1
|Jul low F = 66.7
|Aug low F = 64.1
|Sep low F = 54.3
|Oct low F = 41.0
|Nov low F = 28.0
|Dec low F = 18.2
|year low F = 40.5
|Jan avg record low F = -7.7
|Feb avg record low F = -2.4
|Mar avg record low F = 7.5
|Apr avg record low F = 21.2
|May avg record low F = 34.7
|Jun avg record low F = 47.9
|Jul avg record low F = 54.0
|Aug avg record low F = 51.2
|Sep avg record low F = 37.4
|Oct avg record low F = 22.7
|Nov avg record low F = 10.7
|Dec avg record low F = -2.5
|year avg record low F = -11.7
|Jan record low F = −33
|Feb record low F = −31
|Mar record low F = −19
|Apr record low F = 3
|May record low F = 24
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 39
|Sep record low F = 26
|Oct record low F = 3
|Nov record low F = −15
|Dec record low F = −27
|year record low F = -33
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.73
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.89
|Mar precipitation inch = 1.55
|Apr precipitation inch = 2.69
|May precipitation inch = 4.91
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.48
|Jul precipitation inch = 3.25
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.32
|Sep precipitation inch = 2.90
|Oct precipitation inch = 2.14
|Nov precipitation inch = 1.30
|Dec precipitation inch = 1.18
|year precipitation inch = 29.34
|Jan snow inch = 6.5
|Feb snow inch = 7.1
|Mar snow inch = 3.4
|Apr snow inch = 1.2
|May snow inch = 0.1
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.9
|Nov snow inch = 1.5
|Dec snow inch = 5.3
|year snow inch = 26.0
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 5.9
|Feb precipitation days = 6.1
|Mar precipitation days = 8.1
|Apr precipitation days = 9.7
|May precipitation days = 11.8
|Jun precipitation days = 10.4
|Jul precipitation days = 8.9
|Aug precipitation days = 8.8
|Sep precipitation days = 7.2
|Oct precipitation days = 7.1
|Nov precipitation days = 5.4
|Dec precipitation days = 5.9
|year precipitation days = 95.3
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 5.0
|Feb snow days = 4.5
|Mar snow days = 2.2
|Apr snow days = 0.6
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.3
|Nov snow days = 1.4
|Dec snow days = 3.8
|year snow days = 17.9
|Jan humidity = 70.3
|Feb humidity = 72.5
|Mar humidity = 69.1
|Apr humidity = 63.6
|May humidity = 66.9
|Jun humidity = 65.2
|Jul humidity = 65.4
|Aug humidity = 68.9
|Sep humidity = 70.1
|Oct humidity = 67.1
|Nov humidity = 71.5
|Dec humidity = 73.1
|year humidity = 68.6
|Jan sun = 176.8
|Feb sun = 167.6
|Mar sun = 211.9
|Apr sun = 236.4
|May sun = 273.3
|Jun sun = 314.4
|Jul sun = 329.9
|Aug sun = 294.9
|Sep sun = 236.4
|Oct sun = 216.9
|Nov sun = 156.4
|Dec sun = 146.8
|year sun = 2761.7
|Jan percentsun = 59
|Feb percentsun = 56
|Mar percentsun = 57
|Apr percentsun = 59
|May percentsun = 61
|Jun percentsun = 70
|Jul percentsun = 72
|Aug percentsun = 69
|Sep percentsun = 63
|Oct percentsun = 63
|Nov percentsun = 52
|Dec percentsun = 51
|year percentsun = 61
|Jan dew point C = -10.4
|Feb dew point C = -7.4
|Mar dew point C = -2.1
|Apr dew point C = 3.3
|May dew point C = 10.1
|Jun dew point C = 15.1
|Jul dew point C = 17.9
|Aug dew point C = 17.2
|Sep dew point C = 12.3
|Oct dew point C = 5.2
|Nov dew point C = -1.7
|Dec dew point C = -8.3
|source 1 = NOAA (relative humidity, dew point and sun 1961–1990){{efn|Only 20 to 22 years of data were used to calculate relative humidity normals.}}<ref name= NOAA >{{cite web 
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=oax 
|title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data 
|publisher = National Weather Service Forecast Office 
|access-date = November 4, 2021 }}</ref><ref name="NCEI Summary of Monthly Normals - 1991-2020">{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014939&format=pdf 
|title = Summary of Monthly Normals 1991–2020 
|publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] 
|access-date = November 4, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240110092307/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/servicesdata/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014939&format=pdf
|archive-date = 2024-01-10}}</ref><ref name = NOAAsun >{{cite web 
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72551.TXT 
|title = WMO Climate Normals for LINCOLN/MUNICIPAL ARPT NE 1961–1990 
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
|access-date = November 4, 2021
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240110092411/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/pub/data/normals/WMO/1961-1990/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72551.TXT
|archive-date = 2024-01-10}}</ref>
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On May 5, 2019, an EF2 tornado hit parts of western Lincoln, although no major injuries occurred.<ref>{{Cite web |last=US Department of Commerce |first=NOAA |title=May 5, 2019: EF-2 Tornado Confirmed in Lincoln |url=https://www.weather.gov/oax/20190505_Lincoln_Tor#:~:text=Rating:%20EF-2%20Estimated%20Peak,End%20Location:%203.5%20WSW%20of |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=www.weather.gov |language=EN-US}}</ref>