Rural Lincoln, NE, February 2, 2019. Photo Ken Dewey.
All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
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Last month's Data: January 2019
Lincoln's Cold Weather Climatology
Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Lincoln Months with 10 or more inches of snow
Record daily snowfall, February 19, 2019, 4.4 inches (old record 3.2 inches set in 1989)
Record daily snowfall, February 23, 2019, 8.0 inches (old record 6.7 inches set in 1994)
Winter 2018-19 (and last year, 2017-18) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal
| OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | TOTAL | |
| Normal | 0.7 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 25.9 |
| 2018-19 | 3.5 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 9.7 | 23.2 | . | . | . | 49.2 |
| 2017-18 | T | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 21.4 |
T = a Trace. Snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured
Top Ten Snow Seasons in Lincoln, NE
snowfall in inches, data: 1900-2019
| Season | Snowfall | Rank |
| 1914-15 | 59.4 | 1 |
| 1947-48 | 54.7 | 2 |
| 1959-60 | 54.3 | 3 |
| 1948-49 | 50.6 | 4 |
| 2018-19 | 49.2 | 5 |
| 1970-71 | 49.0 | 6 |
| 1983-84 | 47.5 | 7 |
| 1911-12 | 46.5 | 8 |
| 1944-45 | 45.0 | 9 |
| 1997-98 | 44.6 | 10 |
Lincoln, NE, Top Coldest Februaries
Monthly Average Temperature in °F
Year Average Rank
1936 8.2 1
1979 13.0 2
1978 13.1 3
1899 14.1 4
1905 16.1 5
1989 16.3 6
2019 18.6 7
1887 18.9 8
1900 19.1 9
1929 19.2 10
1975 20.1 11
Data: 1887-2019, 133 years
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| February | 2019 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Avg Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Feb. 1 | 42 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 64 | -24 | 39 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 26 | . |
| Saturday | Feb. 2 | 47 | 34 | 41 | +15 | 0.00 | 1.12 | 68 | -22 | 24 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 26 | . |
| Sunday | Feb. 3 | 58 | 30 | 44 | +18 | 0.00 | 0.73 | 68 | -22 | 21 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 26 | . |
| Monday | Feb. 4 | 30 | 10 | 20 | -6 | T | 1.05 | 67 | -21 | 45 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 26 | T |
| Tuesday | Feb. 5 | 14 | 8 | 11 | -15 | T | 0.38 | 67 | -20 | 54 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 26 | T |
| Wednesday | Feb. 6 | 16 | 8 | 12 | -14 | 0.04 | 0.87 | 65 | -17 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 26 | 1.2 |
| Thursday | Feb. 7 | 13 | 4 | 9 | -18 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 71 | -18 | 56 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 0.6 |
| Friday | Feb. 8 | 20 | -2 | 9 | -18 | 0.00 | 0.91 | 71 | -19 | 56 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 27 | . |
| Saturday | Feb. 9 | 35 | 10 | 23 | -4 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 68 | -24 | 42 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 27 | . |
| Sunday | Feb. 10 | 32 | 26 | 29 | +2 | 0.10 | 0.65 | 75 | -16 | 36 | 0 | 38 | 16 | 27 | 0.2 |
| Monday | Feb. 11 | 28 | 26 | 27 | -1 | 0.09 | 1.55 | 75 | -26 | 38 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 28 | 0.9 |
| Tuesday | Feb. 12 | 34 | 15 | 25 | -3 | 0.00 | 2.20 | 73 | -24 | 40 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 28 | . |
| Wednesday | Feb. 13 | 43 | 14 | 29 | +1 | 0.00 | 1.36 | 69 | -26 | 36 | 0 | 39 | 17 | 28 | . |
| Thursday | Feb. 14 | 35 | 11 | 23 | -6 | 0.00 | 0.79 | 75 | -15 | 42 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 29 | . |
| Friday | Feb. 15 | 15 | 8 | 12 | -17 | 0.19 | 0.45 | 74 | -11 | 53 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 29 | 2.6 |
| Saturday | Feb. 16 | 20 | -1 | 10 | -19 | 0.20 | 0.73 | 72 | -18 | 55 | 0 | 40 | 18 | 29 | 3.6 |
| Sunday | Feb. 17 | 24 | 14 | 19 | -11 | 0.04 | 0.50 | 74 | -19 | 46 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 30 | 1.0 |
| Monday | Feb. 18 | 23 | 6 | 15 | -15 | 0.00 | 0.84 | 70 | -17 | 50 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 30 | . |
| Tuesday | Feb. 19 | 23 | 3 | 13 | -17 | 0.22 | 0.50 | 73 | -15 | 52 | 0 | 41 | 19 | 30 | 4.4 |
| Wednesday | Feb. 20 | 29 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 0.08 | 1.36 | 71 | -10 | 46 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 31 | 0.7 |
| Thursday | Feb. 21 | 32 | -4 | 14 | -17 | 0.00 | 1.31 | 76 | -9 | 51 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 31 | . |
| Friday | Feb. 22 | 34 | 11 | 23 | -8 | 0.04 | 1.57 | 74 | -10 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 20 | 31 | . |
| Saturday | Feb. 23 | 33 | 23 | 28 | -4 | 0.57 | 0.65 | 75 | -16 | 37 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 32 | 8.0 |
| Sunday | Feb. 24 | 23 | 0 | 12 | -20 | 0.00 | 0.82 | 72 | -9 | 53 | 0 | 43 | 21 | 32 | . |
| Monday | Feb. 25 | 12 | -7 | 3 | -29 | 0.00 | 1.12 | 77 | -8 | 62 | 0 | 44 | 21 | 32 | . |
| Tuesday | Feb. 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | -24 | T | 0.68 | 79 | -9 | 56 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 33 | T |
| Wednesday | Feb. 27 | 13 | 3 | 8 | -25 | T | 1.92 | 77 | -10 | 57 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 33 | T |
| Thursday | Feb. 28 | 22 | 4 | 13 | -21 | 0.00 | 1.71 | 78 | -12 | 52 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 34 | . |
| XXX | Feb. 29 | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | XXX | 0.60 | 83 | -3 | XXX | XXX | 45 | 23 | 34 | . |
| February | 2019 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD |
Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
Snow |
| . | Total | 1.59 | . | . | 23.2 | ||||||||||
| . | AVERAGE | 27.4 | 9.8 | 18.6 | |||||||||||
| NORMAL | 40.1 | 18.0 | 29.0 | 0.77 | 1037 | 0 | 5.6 | ||||||||
| . |
DEPARTURE | -12.7 | -8.2 | -10.4 | +0.82 | . | +17.6 |
Temperature is °F
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2019.
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 2019 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + 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 (1981-2010 normals) in °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in °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.
SNOWFALL (120 years, 1900-2019):
Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: nothing measurable, 5 of the last 120 years (1900-2019)
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.