Station by station
When does the ground freeze in Nebraska?
Each bar runs from the typical first freeze to the typical last thaw at that depth, the median over the station's complete winters on record, with the typical number of frozen days after it. Frost reaches the deeper probes later in the winter. A depth that froze in fewer than half of its winters has no typical dates. Stations: 5 typically freeze, 1 froze in some winters.
Harrison 20 SSE
USCRNTypically freezes to 20 inches, not to 40.
2 in2 inches: typically frozen from Nov 13 to Mar 3, a median of 94 frozen days.94 days
4 in4 inches: typically frozen from Nov 27 to Feb 24, a median of 79 frozen days.79 days
8 in8 inches: typically frozen from Nov 30 to Feb 24, a median of 59 frozen days.59 days
20 in20 inches: typically frozen from Jan 15 to Feb 15, a median of 23 frozen days.23 days
40 inFroze in 0 of 4 winters, no typical dates
Nov 3, 2026: Not frozen
Johnson Farm
SCANTypically freezes to 8 inches, not to 20.
2 in2 inches: typically frozen from Dec 13 to Feb 24, a median of 55 frozen days.55 days
4 in4 inches: typically frozen from Dec 13 to Feb 25, a median of 59 frozen days.59 days
8 in8 inches: typically frozen from Jan 7 to Mar 1, a median of 54 frozen days.54 days
20 inFroze in 2 of 5 winters, no typical dates
40 inFroze in 0 of 5 winters, no typical dates
Nov 3, 2026: Not frozen
Lincoln 11 SW
USCRNTypically freezes to 8 inches, not to 20.
2 in2 inches: typically frozen from Dec 16 to Feb 25, a median of 48 frozen days.48 days
4 in4 inches: typically frozen from Jan 19 to Feb 12, a median of 24 frozen days.24 days
8 in8 inches: typically frozen from Jan 21 to Feb 10, a median of 17 frozen days.17 days
20 inFroze in 0 of 4 winters, no typical dates
40 inFroze in 0 of 4 winters, no typical dates
Nov 3, 2026: Not frozen
Lincoln 8 ENE
USCRNFroze at 2 inches in 2 of 2 complete winters on record.
2 inEach frozen winter's first freeze to last thaw at 2 inches.
2 in: froze in 2 of 2 · 4 in: froze in 2 of 2 · 8 in: froze in 4 of 5 · 20 in: froze in 0 of 5 · 40 in: froze in 0 of 4
Nov 3, 2026: No 2-inch reading today
Rogers Farm #1
SCANTypically freezes to 8 inches, not to 20.
2 in2 inches: typically frozen from Dec 17 to Feb 21, a median of 49 frozen days.49 days
4 in4 inches: typically frozen from Dec 27 to Feb 21, a median of 43 frozen days.43 days
8 in8 inches: typically frozen from Jan 19 to Feb 23, a median of 34 frozen days.34 days
20 inFroze in 0 of 4 winters, no typical dates
40 inFroze in 0 of 4 winters, no typical dates
Nov 3, 2026: Not frozen
Whitman 5 ENE
USCRNTypically freezes to 8 inches, not to 20.
2 in2 inches: typically frozen from Jan 1 to Feb 24, a median of 51 frozen days.51 days
4 in4 inches: typically frozen from Jan 5 to Feb 27, a median of 49 frozen days.49 days
8 in8 inches: typically frozen from Jan 12 to Mar 1, a median of 20 frozen days.20 days
20 inFroze in 1 of 5 winters, no typical dates
40 inFroze in 0 of 5 winters, no typical dates
Nov 3, 2026: Not frozen
A winter runs July to June. Our station readings come from one grass-covered site per station at five fixed depths, and often show shallower frost than regional figures.
