LINKS to additional Data not at this page:
LINK: Climate News Archive
LINK: September 2015 Climate Data
All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Year 2015 Precipitation (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal
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Normal
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0.64
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0.77
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1.93
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2.71
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4.29
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4.34
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3.40
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3.49
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3.02
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1.97
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1.43
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0.95
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28.95
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2015
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0.91
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0.93
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0.77
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1.99
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10.90
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7.66
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2.39
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3.78
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4.93
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0.50
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34.76
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Normal January 1 - September 30 Precipitation = 24.60 inches.
Normal January 1 - October 31 Precipitation = 26.57 inches.
October 11, 2015: New Record High of 94F. Old record 89F set in 1989.
October 11, 2015, 94F is also the warmest for so late in the season
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Pcpn |
Max |
Min |
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Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
Snow |
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Thursday
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Oct. 1
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1.65
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94
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27
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72
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46
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59
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Friday
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Oct. 2
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1.28
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94
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28
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72
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46
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59
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Saturday
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Oct. 3
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2.10
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96
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27
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71
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45
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58
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Sunday
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Oct. 4
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1.20
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93
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29
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71
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45
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58
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Monday
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Oct. 5
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0.89
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98
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28
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71
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45
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58
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Tuesday
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Oct. 6
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1.01
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93
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24
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70
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44
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57
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Wednesday
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Oct. 7
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1.18
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90
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20
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70
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44
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57
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Thursday
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Oct. 8
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1.79
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91
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17
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69
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43
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56
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Friday
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Oct. 9
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1.73
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90
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18
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69
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43
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56
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Saturday
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Oct. 10
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2.26
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91
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23
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68
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43
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56
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Sunday
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Oct. 11
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94
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2.74
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89
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21
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68
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42
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55
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Monday
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Oct. 12
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2.59
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93
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21
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68
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42
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55
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Tuesday
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Oct. 13
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1.13
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92
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22
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67
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42
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54
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Wednesday
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Oct. 14
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0.86
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91
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24
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67
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41
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54
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Thursday
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Oct. 15
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1.12
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91
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22
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66
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41
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54
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Friday
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Oct. 16
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1.74
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88
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21
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66
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41
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53
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Saturday
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Oct. 17
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1.18
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85
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15
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66
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40
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53
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Sunday
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Oct. 18
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1.27
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87
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21
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65
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40
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53
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Monday
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Oct. 19
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1.02
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88
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12
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65
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40
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52
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Tuesday
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Oct. 20
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0.46
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90
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18
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64
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39
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52
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Wednesday
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Oct. 21
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0.75
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89
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20
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64
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39
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51
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Thursday
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Oct. 22
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2.01
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89
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19
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63
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39
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51
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Friday
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Oct. 23
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1.18
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84
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20
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63
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38
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50
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Saturday
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Oct. 24
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0.85
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89
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17
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62
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38
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50
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Sunday
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Oct. 25
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2.19
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89
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15
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62
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37
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50
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Monday
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Oct. 26
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1.57
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86
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19
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62
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37
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49
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Tuesday
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Oct. 27
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0.97
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89
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8
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61
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37
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49
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Wednesday
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Oct. 28
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1.56
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84
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10
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61
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36
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48
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Thursday
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Oct. 29
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1.98
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87
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9
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60
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36
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48
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Friday
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Oct. 30
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4.07
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83
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3
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60
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35
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48
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Saturday
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Oct. 31
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2.07
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83
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11
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59
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35
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47
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October
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2015
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Max
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Min
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Mean
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Dep
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Pcpn
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Rec
Pcpn |
Rec
Max |
Rec
Min |
HDD
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CDD
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Avg
Max |
Avg
Min |
Avg
Mean |
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TOTAL
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0.50
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0.0
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AVERAGE
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NORMAL
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65.8
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40.6
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53.2
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1.97
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380
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15
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0.0
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DEPARTURE
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-1.47
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AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER 2015.
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 OCTOBER 2015 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:
Hottest recorded October temperature, 98 F, October 5, 1947
Coldest recorded October temperature, 3 F, October 30, 1925
SNOWFALL (116 years, 1900-2015):
Earliest ever first snowfall, September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.
Most ever October snowfall, 13.2 inches, October 26, 1997.
Octobers with measurable snowfall (1900-2015) 18 years since 1900 (18/116 = 15.5%)
Octobers without measurable snowfall (1900-2015) 97 years since 1900 (98/116 = 84.5%)
October 10, 2009: LINK: Third Earliest Snowfall for Lincoln, NE
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.