Lincoln, NE, November 2012 Weather and Climate Data

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

Year 2012 Precipitation (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
ANNUAL
Normal
0.64
0.77
1.93
2.71
4.29
4.34
3.40
3.48
3.02
1.97
1.43
0.95
28.93
2012
0.16
2.10
0.89
3.49
3.00
3.57
0.33
0.30
1.73
1.92
0.15
17.64
�Normal January 1 -October 31  precipitation = 26.55 inches. 
October 31, 2012 deficit = 9.06 inches
�Normal January 1 - November 30  precipitation = 27.98 inches. 
November 2012 was the 23rd driest out of 126 years of data
Top ten driest November Precipitation Amounts (see table at the bottom)


November
2012
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
Thursday
Nov. 1
59
34
47
0
0.00
1.34
80
16
18
0
59
35
47
 
Friday
Nov. 2
56
36
46
0
0.00
0.79
81
9
19
0
58
34
46
Saturday
Nov. 3
56
26
41
-5
0.00
2.05
79
1
24
0
58
34
46
 
Sunday
Nov. 4
63
32
48
+3
0.08
0.97
80
-4
17
0
57
33
45
 
Monday
Nov. 5
45
36
41
-4
T
0.70
81
15
24
0
56
33
45
 
Tuesday
Nov. 6
58
26
46
+2
0.00
1.12
82
8
19
0
56
32
44
 
Wednesday
Nov. 7
56
33
41
-3
0.00
0.80
78
0
24
0
55
32
44
 
Thursday
Nov. 8
67
36
52
+9
0.00
1.55
84
3
13
0
55
31
43
 
Friday
Nov. 9
67
33
50
+9
0.00
1.35
74
16
15
0
54
31
43
  
Saturday
Nov. 10
78
41
60
+18
0.07
1.83
79
4
5
0
54
30
42
 
Sunday
Nov. 11
40
21
31
-10
T
0.83
74
-1
25
0
53
30
41
 
Monday
Nov. 12
44
17
31
-10
0.00
2.42
74
2
25
0
52
29
41
Tuesday
Nov. 13
58
14
36
-4
0.00
1.98
85
0
29
0
52
29
40
Wednesday
Nov. 14
58
29
44
+4
0.00
1.71
75
-1
21
0
51
28
40
 
Thursday
Nov. 15
60
28
44
+5
0.00
1.82
76
5
21
0
51
28
39
 
Friday
Nov. 16
58
20
39
0
0.00
2.06
74
4
26
0
50
27
39
 
Saturday
Nov. 17
64
33
49
+11
0.00
1.44
75
5
16
0
49
27
38
 
Sunday
Nov. 18
61
38
50
+12
T
0.68
78
4
25
0
49
26
38
 
Monday
Nov. 19
64
32
48
+11
0.00
2.06
78
4
17
0
48
26
37
 
Tuesday
Nov. 20
65
26
46
+9
0.00
1.05
75
1
19
0
48
25
37
 
Wednesday
Nov. 21
73
37
55
+19
0.00
0.79
73
3
10
0
47
25
36
 
Thursday
Nov. 22
63
33
48
+13
0.00
0.74
68
-1
17
0
47
24
35
 
Friday
Nov. 23
41
16
29
-6
0.00
1.59
68
-2
24
0
46
24
35
 
Saturday
Nov. 24
49
14
32
-2
0.00
1.45
72
1
33
0
45
23
34
 
Sunday
Nov. 25
44
27
36
+2
0.00
0.95
77
4
29
0
45
23
34
 
Monday
Nov. 26
34
9
22
-11
T
1.31
71
-2
43
0
44
22
33
T 
Tuesday
Nov. 27
45
8
27
-6
0.00
1.25
68
-15
38
0
44
22
33
 
Wednesday
Nov. 28
53
11
32
0
0.00
0.63
65
-3
33
0
43
22
32
 
Thursday
Nov. 29
57
23
40
+8
0.00
2.34
71
-5
25
0
43
21
32
 
Friday
Nov. 30
49
25
37
+6
0.00
1.37
71
-5
28
0
42
21
31
 
November
2012
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
 
 
TOTAL
0.15
     
702
0
 
 
 
T
 
AVERAGE
56.2 26.5
41.3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
50.3
27.6
38.9
 
1.43
 
 
775
0
 
 
 
2.1
 
DEPARTURE
+5.9
-1.1
+2.4
  -1.28      
-73
0
     
-2.1
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are NOVEMBER 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 NOVEMBER 2012  Averages and totals 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.

From the record books:
Warmest recorded November  temperature, 85 F, November 13, 1999. 
Coldest recorded November  temperature, -15 F,  November 27, 1887.
Most November Snowfall: 12.6 inches, 1957.
Least November Snowfall: 0 inches or a Trace, 29 years since 1900.

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

Driest Novembers, 1887 through 2012:

Driest
Year
Amount
in Inches
Rank
1894
0.00
1
1989
0.01
1
1954
0.01
3
1949
0.02
4
1921
0.02
4
1976
0.03
6
1900
0.03
6
1932
0.04
8
1927
0.04
8
1914
0.04
8
2007
0.05
11
1917
0.05
11
1911
0.05
11

 

  

11    0.05   11/30/2007, 11/30/1917, 11/30/1911