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RECORDS:
Feb. 14, 2023: Low temperature 37°F, warmest minimum temperature on record. Old record 36°F set in 1935.
Winter 2022-23 (and last 4 years) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal.
| OCT | NOV | DEC | JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | TOTAL | |
|
Normal
|
0.9
|
1.5
|
5.3
|
6.5
|
7.1
|
3.4
|
1.2
|
0.1
|
26.0
|
|
2022-23
|
0.0 | T | 1.6 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 13.1 | |||
|
2021-22
|
0.0 | T | 0.8 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 1.3 | T | 0.0 | 5.1 |
|
2020-21
|
2.9 | T | 11.0 | 18.9 | 16.6 | 0.0 | T | 0.0 | 49.4 |
|
2019-20
|
0.7
|
1.7
|
1.8 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 4.8 | 0.0 |
17.6
|
|
2018-19
|
3.5
|
7.2
|
5.6
|
9.7
|
23.2
|
6.3
|
T
|
0.0
|
55.5
|
T = a Trace. Snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured
Year 2023 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in Inches compared to normal
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | TOTAL | |
| Normal | 0.73 | 0.89 | 1.55 | 2.69 | 4.91 | 4.48 | 3.25 | 3.32 | 2.90 | 2.14 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 29.34 |
| 2023 | 1.32 | 1.29 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2.61 |
| 2022 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 1.96 | 3.05 | 5.27 | 3.73 | 2.57 | 0.55 | 0.97 | 0.61 | 0.26 | 0.64 | 19.92 |
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|
February
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wednesday
|
Feb. 1
|
41
|
6
|
24
|
-2
|
0.00
|
0.45
|
64
|
-24
|
41
|
0
|
37
|
15
|
26
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Feb. 2
|
35
|
4
|
20
|
-6
|
0.00
|
1.12
|
68
|
-22
|
45
|
0
|
37
|
15
|
26
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Feb. 3
|
32
|
3
|
18
|
-8
|
0.00
|
0.73
|
68
|
-22
|
47
|
0
|
37
|
15
|
26
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Feb. 4
|
50
|
16
|
33
|
+6
|
0.00
|
1.05
|
67
|
-21
|
32
|
0
|
37
|
16
|
27
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Feb. 5
|
56
|
21
|
39
|
+12
|
0.00
|
0.38
|
67
|
-20
|
26
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
27
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 6
|
50
|
23
|
37
|
+10
|
0.00
|
0.87
|
65
|
-17
|
28
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
27
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Feb. 7
|
53
|
25
|
39
|
+12
|
0.00
|
0.28
|
71
|
-18
|
26
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
27
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Feb. 8
|
54
|
20
|
37
|
+10 |
0.00
|
0.91
|
71
|
-19
|
28
|
0
|
38
|
16
|
27
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Feb. 9
|
39
|
24
|
32
|
+4
|
0.00
|
0.80
|
68
|
-24
|
33
|
0
|
39
|
17
|
28
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Feb. 10
|
44
|
14
|
29
|
+1
|
0.00
|
0.65
|
75
|
-16
|
36
|
0
|
39
|
17
|
28
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Feb. 11
|
54
|
21
|
38
|
+10
|
0.00
|
1.55
|
75
|
-26
|
27
|
0
|
39
|
17
|
28
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Feb. 12
|
52
|
22
|
37
|
+9
|
0.00
|
2.20
|
73
|
-24
|
28
|
0
|
39
|
17
|
28
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 13
|
62
|
19
|
41
|
+13
|
0.00
|
1.36
|
69
|
-26
|
24
|
0
|
40
|
18
|
29
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Feb. 14
|
50
|
37
|
44
|
+15
|
0.32
|
0.79
|
75
|
-15
|
21
|
0
|
40
|
18
|
29
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Feb. 15
|
38
|
19
|
29
|
0
|
T
|
0.45
|
74
|
-26
|
36
|
0
|
40
|
18
|
29
|
T
|
|
Thursday
|
Feb. 16
|
27
|
-1
|
13
|
-17
|
0.59
|
0.73
|
72
|
-31
|
52
|
0
|
41
|
19
|
30
|
8.8
|
|
Friday
|
Feb. 17
|
37
|
-9
|
14
|
-16
|
0.00
|
0.50
|
74
|
-19
|
51
|
0
|
41
|
19
|
30
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Feb. 18
|
47
|
16
|
32
|
+2
|
0.00
|
0.84
|
70
|
-17
|
33
|
0
|
42
|
19
|
30
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Feb. 19
|
49
|
20
|
35
|
+4
|
0.00
|
0.50
|
73
|
-15
|
30
|
0
|
42
|
20
|
31
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 20
|
53
|
23
|
38 |
+7
|
0.00
|
1.36
|
71
|
-10
|
27
|
0
|
42
|
20
|
31
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Feb. 21
|
55
|
26
|
41
|
+10
|
0.00
|
1.31
|
76
|
-9
|
24
|
0
|
43
|
20
|
31
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Feb. 22
|
38
|
18
|
28
|
-4
|
T
|
1.57
|
76
|
-10
|
37
|
0
|
43
|
21
|
32
|
T
|
|
Thursday
|
Feb. 23
|
18
|
3
|
11
|
-21
|
0.01
|
0.65
|
75
|
-16
|
54
|
0
|
44
|
21
|
32
|
0.5
|
|
Friday
|
Feb. 24
|
20
|
2
|
11
|
-22
|
0.04
|
0.82
|
72
|
-9
|
54
|
0
|
44
|
21
|
33
|
0.2
|
|
Saturday
|
Feb. 25
|
50
|
7
|
29
|
-4
|
0.00
|
1.12
|
77
|
-8
|
36
|
0
|
44
|
22
|
33
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Feb. 26
|
53
|
22
|
38
|
+5
|
0.31
|
0.68
|
79
|
-9
|
27
|
0
|
45
|
22
|
33
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Feb. 27
|
59
|
27
|
43
|
+9
|
0.03
|
1.92
|
77
|
-10
|
22
|
0
|
45
|
22
|
34
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Feb. 28
|
51
|
22
|
37
|
+3
|
T
|
1.71
|
78
|
-12
|
28.
|
0
|
46
|
23
|
34
|
.
|
| XXX |
Feb. 29
|
x | x | x | x | x |
0.60
|
83
|
-3
|
x | 0 |
46
|
23
|
34
|
.
|
| February |
2023
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn |
Rec Pcpn
|
Rec
Max |
Rec
Min |
HDD | CDD |
Avg
Max |
Avg
Min |
Avg
Mean |
Snow
|
| . |
Total
|
953
|
0
|
||||||||||||
| . |
AVERAGE
|
45.2 | 16.1 | 30.6 | |||||||||||
|
NORMAL
|
40.6
|
18.4
|
29.5
|
|
0.89
|
|
|
994
|
|
|
7.1
|
||||
| . |
DEPARTURE
|
+4.6
|
-2.3
|
+1.1
|
+0.40
|
|
-41
|
0
|
Temperature is °F
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2023.
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1991-2020 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is FEBRUARY 2023 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 (1991-2020 normals) in °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1991-2020 normals) in °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1991-2020 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, -31 F, Feb. 16, 2021.
SNOWFALL (127 years, 1897-2023):
Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: T = Trace, observed but not measurable,
5 of the last 127 years (1897-2023)
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.