April 2024 Lincoln, NE, Climate Data


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Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology

April Daylight
April 1: Sunrise 7:09am; Sunset 7:52pm (Daylight 12hr 43min)
April 30: Sunrise 6:25am; Sunset 8:22pm (Daylight 13hr 57min)

Winter 2023-24 (and last 5 Winters) SNOWFALL (in inches) compared to normal.

OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY TOTAL
Normal
0.9
1.5
5.3
6.5
7.1
3.4
1.2
0.1
26.0
2023-24
 T 1.1 3.9 11.4 T T 0.0 . 16.4
2022-23
 0.0 T 1.6 2.0 9.5 1.2 0.0 0.0 14.3
2021-22
 0.0 T 0.8 2.9 0.1 1.3 T 0.0 5.1
2020-21
 2.9 T 11.0 18.9 16.6 0.0 T 0.0 49.4
2019-20
0.7
1.7
 1.8 5.5 1.6 1.5 4.8 0.0
17.6
2018-19
3.5
7.2
5.6
9.7
23.2
6.3
T
0.0
55.5

T = a Trace.  Snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured

Year 2024 (and last year) Lincoln PRECIPTATION (rain + melted snow) in Inches compared to normal

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
Normal 0.73 0.89 1.55 2.69 4.91 4.48 3.25 3.32 2.90 2.14 1.30 1.18 29.34
2024 0.95 0.51 1.09 3.42 . . . . . . . . 5.97
2023 1.32 1.29 0.63 0.59 0.51 4.53 5.61 3.76 0.60 1.42 0.56 1.71 22.53



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All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.

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April 13, 2024: Tied record high of 89°F, first set in 2023 and 1936
April 26, 2024: Record daily precipitation 1.29 inches. Old record 1.28 inches, 1972

April
2024
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Norm
Max
Norm
Min		Norm
Mean		Snow
Monday
Apr. 1
50
40
45
-1
0.01
0.67
91
17
20
0
61
34
47
.
Tuesday
Apr. 2
60
38
49
+1
T
1.45
90
11
16
0
61
35
48
.
Wednesday
Apr. 3
56
37
47
-1
0.00
1.35
88
3
18
0
61
35
48
.
Thursday 
Apr. 4
64
29
47
-1
0.00
1.00
94
13
18
0
62
35
48
.
Friday 
Apr. 5
67
24
46
-3
0.00
1.20
89
12
19
0
62
36
49
.
Saturday 
Apr. 6
71
42
57
+8
0.55
0.79
91
12
8
0
62
36
49
.
Sunday
Apr. 7
62
41
52
+3
0.00
0.98
87
10
13
0
62
36
49
.
Monday
Apr. 8
68
38
53
+3
0.00
0.85
88
17
12
0
63
37
50
.
Tuesday
Apr. 9
71
31
51
+1
0.00
1.92
90
20
14
0
63
37
50
.
Wednesday
Apr. 10
75
36
56
+6
0.00
1.66
92
17
9
0
63
37
50
.
Thursday 
Apr. 11
64
37
51
0
0.00
0.96
93
20
14
0
64
38
51
.
Friday 
Apr. 12
71
33
52
+1
0.00
1.03
91
17
13
0
64
38
51
.
Saturday 
Apr. 13
89
45
67
+16
0.00
1.78
89
15
0
2
64
38
51
.
Sunday
Apr. 14
89
45
67
+15
0.00
2.75
91
16
0
2
64
39
52
.
Monday
Apr. 15
87
47
67
+15
0.04
0.92
93
16
0
2
 65
39
52
.
Tuesday
Apr. 16
76
55
66
+14
0.51
1.52
91
21
0
1
65
39
52
.
Wednesday
Apr. 17
72
51
62
+10
T
1.59
90
20
3
0
65
40
52
.
Thursday 
Apr. 18
59
36
48
-5
T
1.40
94
21
17
0
66
40
53
.
Friday 
Apr. 19
59
33
46
-7
0.00
1.54
92
24
19
0
66
40
53
.
Saturday 
Apr. 20
55
30
43
-10
0.00
1.93
95
20
22
0
66
41
53
.
Sunday
Apr. 21
64
26
45
-9
0.00
1.37
92
24
20
0
66
41
54
.
Monday
Apr. 22
79
36
58
+4
T
1.40
94
23
7
0
67
41
54
.
Tuesday
Apr. 23
71
40
56
+2
0.00
1.73
89
21
9
0
67
42
54
.
Wednesday
Apr. 24
72
36
54
-1
T
2.60
94
22
11
0
67
42
55
.
Thursday
Apr. 25
60
53
57
+2
0.40
2.20
92
28
8
0
68
43
55
.
Friday
Apr. 26
75
54
65
+10
1.29
1.28
97
25
0
0
68
43
55
.
Saturday
Apr. 27
67
48
 58
+2
0.30
1.58
95
24
7
0
68
43
56
.
Sunday
Apr. 28
67
50
59
+3
0.15
2.34
97
30
6
0
68
44
56
.
Monday
Apr. 29
73
44
59
+3
0.00
1.85
93
27
6
 0
69
44
56
.
Tuesday
Apr. 30
82
49
66
+9
0.17
1.24
90
25
0
1
69
45
57
.
April
2024
 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn		 Rec
Max		 Rec
Min		 HDD CDD Avg
Max		 Avg
Min		 Avg
Mean		 Snow
.
TOTAL
 
3.42
 
 
 
309
8
 
 
 
0.0
.
AVERAGE
69.2
40.1
54.7
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
64.8
39.2
52.0
 
2.69
 
 
401
11
 
 
 
1.2
.
DEPARTURE
+4.4
+0.9
+2.7
  
+0.73
 
   
-92
-3
       -1.2
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are APRIL 2024.
Temperature is °F
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1991-2020 Standard Normals
DEPARTURE is APRIL 2024 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals, °F.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal (- is below normal, + is above normal), in °F.
Pcpn = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
Rec Pcpn = Record daily amount of precipitation in inches.
Rec Max = Record maximum temperature in °F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature in °F.
HDD = Heating Degree Day units (base of 65 degrees) in °F.
CDD = Cooling Degree Day units (base of 65 degrees) in °F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1991-2020 normals) in °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1991-2020 normals) in °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1991-2020 normals) in °F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.

From the record books:
Warmest recorded APRIL temperature, 97°F, April 26, 1989; April 28, 1910.
Coldest recorded APRIL temperature, 3°F, April 3, 1975.

SNOWFALL: 127 Years (1897 - 2023)
Most APRIL Snowfall: 11.1 inches, 1997.

Years with/without measurable snowfall:
Measurable snowfall: 57 Years (44% of the years).
No Measurable snowfall: 70 Years (56% of the years)
Trace of snow (T), snowfall observed but not enough to be measured: 36 Years

PRECIPITATION (rain plus melted snowfall):
Wettest April: 7.21 inches, 1978
Driest April: 0.02 inches, 1910

NOTE:  All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.