Moisture continues to flow into portions of the West, Great Basin and Rockies with strong winds, lower elevation rain and higher elevation snow. Precipitation will occasionally be heavy with impacts to travel and possible power outages. For the Northeast, gusty winds, lower elevation rain and accumulation snow for the higher terrain through this weekend; Slow improvements expected through Sunday. Read More >
In 1894, Congress declared the first Monday of each September a federal holiday in honor of the working class.
Although Labor Day was first celebrated in New York in 1882 and several states including Colorado, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts passed state laws declaring Labor Day a state holiday, it took 12 years for the U.S. Congress to pass the national law.
OMAHA
| DATE | YEAR | HIGH | LOW | RAINFALL | SNOWFALL |
| 3 Sep | 2018 | 81 | 71 | 0.25 | 0.0 |
| 4 Sep | 2017 | 78 | 58 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2016 | 92 | 71 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 7 Sep | 2015 | 83 | 73 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1 Sep | 2014 | 81 | 63 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2 Sep | 2013 | 80 | 58 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2012 | 86 | 70 | 0.01 | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2011 | 73 | 53 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 6 Sep | 2010 | 90 | 59 | 0.01 | 0.0 |
| 7 Sep | 2009 | 79 | 61 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1 Sep | 2008 | 91 | 68 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2007 | 88 | 64 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 4 Sep | 2006 | 73 | 50 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2005 | 83 | 68 | TRACE | 0.0 |
| 6 Sep | 2004 | 80 | 55 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1 Sep | 2003 | 80 | 54 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2 Sep | 2002 | 89 | 62 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2001 | 93 | 67 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
LINCOLN
| DATE | YEAR | HIGH | LOW | RAINFALL | SNOWFALL |
| 3 Sep | 2018 | 81 | 71 | 0.60 | 0.0 |
| 4 Sep | 2017 | 79 | 62 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2016 | 85 | 65 | 1.19 | 0.0 |
| 7 Sep | 2015 | 82 | 66 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1 Sep | 2014 | 80 | 61 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2 Sep | 2013 | 83 | 54 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2012 | 87 | 67 | TRACE | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2011 | 74 | 50 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 6 Sep | 2010 | 91 | 53 | TRACE | 0.0 |
| 7 Sep | 2009 | 80 | 62 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1 Sep | 2008 | 93 | 72 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2007 | 90 | 61 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 4 Sep | 2006 | 75 | 48 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2005 | 86 | 65 | 0.14 | 0.0 |
| 6 Sep | 2004 | 81 | 53 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1 Sep | 2003 | 79 | 51 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2 Sep | 2002 | 88 | 58 | TRACE | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2001 | 96 | 63 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
NORFOLK
Highest and Lowest Temperatures Recorded on Labor Day
Hottest Labor Day Norfolk : 101 on September 7st 1931
Coolest Labor Day Norfolk : 37 on September 3rd 1928 and September 4th 1905
Wettest Labor Day
Wettest Labor Day Norfolk 3.2 inches on September 7th 1925
Average Highs, Lows, and Daily Precipitation from September 1st through September 7th
( period of record 1894 through 2017)
Labor Day Weather for Recent Years Norfolk
| DATE | YEAR | HIGH | LOW | RAINFALL | SNOWFALL |
| 3 Sep | 2018 | 79 | 66 | 0.13 | 0.0 |
| 4 Sep | 2017 | 75 | 54 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2016 | 77 | 64 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 7 Sep | 2015 | 78 | 57 | TRACE | 0.0 |
| 1 Sep | 2014 | 80 | 59 | 0.37 | 0.0 |
| 2 Sep | 2013 | 82 | 59 | TRACE | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2012 | 94 | 67 | 0.01 | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2011 | 72 | 39 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 6 Sep | 2010 | 80 | 52 | TRACE | 0.0 |
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| 1 Sep | 2008 | 91 | 72 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2007 | 89 | 59 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 4 Sep | 2006 | 74 | 46 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 5 Sep | 2005 | 85 | 69 | 0.03 | 0.0 |
| 6 Sep | 2004 | 79 | 51 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 1 Sep | 2003 | 79 | 53 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 2 Sep | 2002 | 81 | 52 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
| 3 Sep | 2001 | 89 | 61 | 0.00 | 0.0 |
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