Lincoln, NE, February 2012 Weather and Climate Data

All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
Note: The new 1981-2010 normals are being used

New daily precipitation record of 1.05 inches on February 4, 2012. Old record was 0.47 inches set in 1975

LINK: February 2012 Temperature Graph Compared to Normals

February
2012
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean 		Snow
Wednesday
Feb. 1
63
20
42
+16
0.00
0.45
64
-24
23
0
37
15
26
 
Thursday
Feb. 2
55
19
37
+11
0.00
1.12
68
-22
28
0
37
15
26
 
Friday
Feb. 3
49
33
41
+15
0.49
0.73
68
-22
24
0
37
15
26
T
Saturday
Feb. 4
33
29
31
+5
1.05
1.05
67
-21
34
0
37
15
26
11.1
Sunday
Feb. 5
34
10
22
-4
0.00
0.38
67
-20
43
0
37
15
26
 
Monday
Feb. 6
36
7
22
-5
0.00
0.87
65
-17
43
0
38
16
27
 
Tuesday
Feb. 7
33
25
29
+2
T
0.28
71
-18
36
0
38
16
27
T
Wednesday
Feb. 8
28
22
25
-2
0.00
0.91
71
-19
40
0
38
16
27
 
Thursday
Feb. 9
35
22
29
+2
0.00
0.80
68
-24
36
0
38
16
27
 
Friday
Feb. 10
30
4
17
-10
0.00
0.65
75
-16
48
0
38
16
27
 
Saturday
Feb. 11
17
-3
7
-21
0.00
1.55
75
-26
58
0
39
17
28
 
Sunday
Feb. 12
30
-5
13
-15
0.01
2.20
73
-24
52
0
39
17
28
0.1
Monday
Feb. 13
32
21
27
-1
0.11
1.36
69
-26
38
0
39
17
28
1.1
Tuesday
Feb. 14
40
9
25
-4
0.00
0.79
75
-15
40
0
40
18
29
 
Wednesday
Feb. 15
41
16
29
0
0.01
0.45
74
-11
36
0
40
18
29
 
Thursday
Feb. 16
39
19
29
0
0.00
0.73
69
-18
36
0
40
18
29
 
Friday
Feb. 17
41
23
32
+2
0.00
0.50
72
-19
33
0
41
19
30
 
Saturday
Feb. 18
39
15
27
-3
0.00
0.84
70
-17
38
0
41
19
30
 
Sunday
Feb. 19
45
14
30
0
0.00
0.50
71
-15
35
0
41
19
30
 
Monday
Feb. 20
43
35
39
+8
0.10
1.36
71
-10
26
0
42
20
31
 
Tuesday
Feb. 21
47
30
39
+8
0.00
1.31
74
-9
26
0
42
20
31
 
Wednesday
Feb. 22
54
32
43
+12
0.01
1.57
74
-10
22
0
42
20
31
 
Thursday
Feb. 23
48
32
40
+8
T
0.65
75
-16
25
0
43
21
32
T
Friday
Feb. 24
47
27
37
+5
T
0.82
72
-9
28
0
43
21
32
T
Saturday
Feb. 25
42
15
29
-3
0.00
1.12
77
-8
36
0
44
21
32
 
Sunday
Feb. 26
54
30
42
+9
0.00
0.68
79
-9
23
0
44
22
33
 
Monday
Feb. 27
42
19
31
-2
0.00
1.92
74
-10
34
0
45
22
33
Tuesday
Feb. 28
56
36
46
+12
0.32
1.71
78
-12
19
0
45
22
34
Wednesday
Feb. 29
44
23
34
0
0.00
0.60
83
-3
31
0
45
23
34
 
February
2012
Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max 		Rec
Min 		HDD CDD Avg
Max 		Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean 		snow
Total
       
2.10
     
991
   
12.3
AVERAGE
41.3
20.0
30.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
40.1
18.0
29.0
 
0.77
 
 
1037
 
 
 
5.6
 
DEPARTURE
+1.2 +2.0 +1.6  
+1.33
     
-46
       
+6.7
                               
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2012.
Temperature is "degrees F"
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1981-2010 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 2012 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in deg. F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal), in deg. 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 deg. F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature in deg. F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg. F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.

Warmest recorded FEBRUARY temperature,
Leap Years:  83 F, February 29, 1972.
Non-Leap Years:  79 F, Feb. 26, 1896 and Feb. 28, 1972.

Coldest recorded FEBRUARY  temperature, -26 F,  Feb. 11, 1899 & Feb. 13, 1905.


Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: none measurable, 5 of the last 111 years 
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).

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