Winters are generally short and moderate, alternating between cold and pleasantly mild periods. You can expect the growing season to be between 210 and 240 days, with the first heavy frost around November 30th. The average range of temperatures for January is 34 to 57 degrees and the average for July is 85 to 95 degrees. Relative humidity is moderately high. Monthly averages for both morning and afternoon are higher in summer and winter than in the spring and autumn.
Rainfall varies dramatically from year to year.
Great extremes in annual rainfall are not unusual, even to the extent that there may be twice as much rain in a wet year as in a dry one. Autumn is the driest season and October is the driest month. March typically has the most rainfall and July is usually the second wettest month. The average rainfall is about 46 inches. Lincoln County is 18 miles north of Interstate 20 and 70 miles south of Interstate 85.