A frigid cold airmass will bring significantly colder weather across the eastern two thirds of the country early this week. Record low temperatures are expected in the Southeast by Tuesday morning. Moderate to heavy lake effect snow will continue downwind of the Great Lakes through Monday. Several inches of snow accumulation is expected, including in portions of the Chicago Metro 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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