LINKS to additional Data not at this page:
LINK: September 2017 Climate Data
20-Year Anniversary>>>LINK: October 1997 Snowstorm Paralyzes Lincoln, NE
The yellow "do not pass" line is ignored as we wind our way through
the tree covered streets of Lincoln on October 25, 1997.
LINK>>> to my report and photos from the event.
All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
Year 2017 (and last year) Precipitation (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal
|
Normal
|
0.64
|
0.77
|
1.93
|
2.71
|
4.29
|
4.34
|
3.40
|
3.49
|
3.02
|
1.97
|
1.43
|
0.95
|
28.95
|
|
2017
|
1.10
|
0.55
|
1.62
|
3.55
|
6.29
|
7.35
|
5.99
|
3.38
|
1.85
|
4.90
|
.
|
.
|
36.58
|
|
2016
|
0.83
|
0.76
|
0.93
|
4.37
|
5.42
|
0.58
|
4.67
|
3.83
|
3.38
|
1.86
|
0.65
|
1.62
|
28.90
|
Normal January 1 - September 30 Precipitation = 24.60 inches.
Normal January 1 - October 31 Precipitation = 26.57 inches.
Record daily precipitation of 1.34 inches set October 5, 2017 (old record 0.89 inches set in 1908).
Record daily precipitation of 1.18 inches set October 6, 2017 (old record 1.01 inches set in 1967).
| Lincoln, NE | ||
| Top Ten Wettest Octobers | ||
| Rank | Year | Total |
| 1 | 1986 | 5.40 |
| 2 | 1979 | 5.29 |
| 3 | 1973 | 4.92 |
| 4 | 2017 | 4.90 |
| 4 | 2002 | 4.90 |
| 6 | 1891 | 4.82 |
| 7 | 1918 | 4.80 |
| 8 | 2008 | 4.79 |
| 9 | 1929 | 4.57 |
| 10 | 2007 | 4.50 |
| Precipitation in Inches | ||
| Data: 1887-2017 (131 years) | ||
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Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | Snow | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 1
|
81
|
60
|
71
|
+12
|
0.19
|
1.65
|
94
|
27
|
0
|
6
|
72
|
46
|
59
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 2
|
84
|
63
|
74
|
+15
|
1.01
|
1.28
|
94
|
28
|
0
|
9
|
72
|
46
|
59
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 3
|
77
|
59
|
68
|
+10
|
0.07
|
2.10
|
96
|
27
|
0
|
3
|
71
|
45
|
58
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Oct. 4
|
71
|
53
|
62
|
+4
|
T
|
1.20
|
93
|
29
|
3
|
0
|
71
|
45
|
58
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Oct. 5
|
66
|
58
|
62
|
+4
|
1.34
|
1.34
|
98
|
28
|
3
|
0
|
71
|
45
|
58
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Oct. 6
|
73
|
57
|
65
|
+8
|
1.18
|
1.18
|
93
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
70
|
44
|
57
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Oct. 7
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
+6
|
0.10
|
1.18
|
90
|
20
|
2
|
0
|
70
|
44
|
57
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 8
|
79
|
49
|
64
|
+8
|
0.00
|
1.79
|
91
|
17
|
1
|
0
|
69
|
43
|
56
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 9
|
58
|
41
|
50
|
-6
|
0.29
|
1.73
|
90
|
18
|
15
|
0
|
69
|
43
|
56
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 10
|
53
|
35
|
44
|
-12
|
0.41
|
2.26
|
91
|
23
|
21
|
0
|
68
|
43
|
56
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Oct. 11
|
65
|
30
|
48
|
-7
|
0.00
|
2.74
|
89
|
21
|
17
|
0
|
68
|
42
|
55
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Oct. 12
|
72
|
45
|
59
|
+4
|
0.00
|
2.59
|
93
|
21
|
6
|
0
|
68
|
42
|
55
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Oct. 13
|
60
|
54
|
57
|
+3
|
0.00
|
1.13
|
92
|
22
|
8
|
0
|
67
|
42
|
54
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Oct. 14
|
60
|
50
|
55
|
+1
|
0.30
|
0.86
|
91
|
24
|
10
|
0
|
67
|
41
|
54
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 15
|
63
|
37
|
50
|
-4
|
0.00
|
1.12
|
91
|
22
|
15
|
0
|
66
|
41
|
54
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 16
|
75
|
35
|
55
|
+2
|
0.00
|
1.74
|
88
|
21
|
10
|
0
|
66
|
41
|
53
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 17
|
73
|
43
|
58
|
+5
|
0.00
|
1.18
|
85
|
15
|
7
|
0
|
66
|
40
|
53
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Oct. 18
|
80
|
46
|
63
|
+10
|
0.00
|
1.27
|
87
|
21
|
2
|
0
|
65
|
40
|
53
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Oct. 19
|
80
|
41
|
61
|
+9
|
0.00
|
1.02
|
88
|
12
|
4
|
0
|
65
|
40
|
52
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Oct. 20
|
78
|
55
|
67
|
+15
|
0.00
|
0.46
|
90
|
18
|
0
|
2
|
64
|
39
|
52
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Oct. 21
|
76
|
49
|
63
|
+12
|
0.00
|
0.75
|
89
|
20
|
2
|
0
|
64
|
39
|
51
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 22
|
71
|
40
|
56
|
+5
|
0.00
|
2.01
|
89
|
19
|
9
|
0
|
63
|
39
|
51
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 23
|
67
|
46
|
57
|
+7
|
T
|
1.18
|
84
|
20
|
8
|
0
|
63
|
38
|
50
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 24
|
58
|
41
|
50
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.85
|
89
|
17
|
15
|
0
|
62
|
38
|
50
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Oct. 25
|
76
|
37
|
57
|
+7
|
0.00
|
2.19
|
89
|
15
|
8
|
0
|
62
|
37
|
50
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Oct. 26
|
64
|
38
|
51
|
+2
|
0.00
|
1.57
|
86
|
19
|
14
|
0
|
62
|
37
|
49
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Oct. 27
|
41
|
29
|
35
|
-14
|
T
|
0.97
|
89
|
8
|
30
|
0
|
61
|
37
|
49
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Oct. 28
|
53
|
22
|
38
|
-10
|
0.00
|
1.56
|
84
|
10
|
27
|
0
|
61
|
36
|
48
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Oct. 29
|
73
|
29
|
51
|
+3
|
0.00
|
1.98
|
87
|
9
|
14
|
0
|
60
|
36
|
48
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Oct. 30
|
50
|
36
|
43
|
-5
|
T
|
4.07
|
83
|
3
|
22
|
0
|
60
|
35
|
48
|
T
|
|
Tuesday
|
Oct. 31
|
36
|
26
|
31
|
-16
|
0.01
|
2.07
|
83
|
11
|
34
|
0
|
59
|
35
|
47
|
T
|
|
October
|
2017
|
Max
|
Min
|
Mean
|
Dep
|
Pcpn
|
Rec
Pcpn |
Rec
Max |
Rec
Min |
HDD
|
CDD
|
Avg
Max |
Avg
Min |
Avg
Mean |
|
|
TOTAL
|
4.90
|
|
|
307
|
20
|
|
|
|
T
|
||||||
|
AVERAGE
|
67.4
|
43.7
|
55.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
NORMAL
|
65.8
|
40.6
|
53.2
|
1.97
|
|
|
380
|
15
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
|||
|
DEPARTURE
|
+1.6
|
+3.1
|
+2.3
|
+2.93
|
-73
|
+5
|
-0.7
|
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER 2017.
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 2017 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 (117 years, 1900-2016):
Earliest ever first snowfall, September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.
Most ever October snowfall, 13.2 inches, October 26, 1997.
Octobers with measurable snowfall (1900-2016) 18 years since 1900 (18/117 years= 15.4%)
Octobers without measurable snowfall (1900-2016) 99 years since 1900 (99/117 years = 84.6%)
The yellow "do not pass" line is ignored as we wind our way through
the tree covered streets of Lincoln on October 25, 1997
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.