February 2024 Lincoln, NE, Climate Data

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February



Photo by Ken Dewey (Last year, February 2023)
 

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

Related Links:
Last month's Data: January 2024..........Next month's Data: March 2024

Year 2023 Notable Weather
Year 2023 Climate Summary
NOAA: 2023 Warmest Year on Record
SPC 2023 Severe Weather Review

Lincoln's Cold Weather Climatology
Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology 
List of all Daily Records and years set
Daytime Highs below 0°F data

February Daylight 
February 1: Sunrise 7:37am; Sunset 5:43pm (Daylight 10hr 6min)
February 29: Sunrise 7:01am; Sunset 6:17pm (Daylight 11hr 16min)
 

Winter 2023-24 (and last 5 Winters) SNOWFALL (in inches) compared to normal.

 OCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYTOTAL
Normal0.91.55.36.57.13.41.20.126.0
2023-24T1.13.911.4T...16.4
2022-230.0T1.62.09.51.20.00.014.3
2021-220.0T0.82.90.11.3T0.05.1
2020-212.9T11.018.916.60.0T0.049.4
2019-200.71.71.85.51.61.54.80.017.6
2018-193.57.25.69.723.26.3T0.055.5

T = a Trace.  Snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured

Year 2024 (and last year) Lincoln PRECIPTATION (rain + melted snow) in Inches compared to normal
 

 JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECTOTAL
Normal0.730.891.552.694.914.483.253.322.902.141.301.1829.34
20240.950.51..........1.46
20231.321.290.630.590.514.535.613.760.601.420.561.7122.53



ANNOUNCEMENT: UNL National Weathercamp is scheduled for June 9-14, 2024 Applications available.
 

RECORD HIGH: 65°F, February 1, 2024 (old Record 64°F set in 1992)
RECORD WARM LOW: 40°F, February 3, 2024 (old Record 38°F set in 1992)
RECORD WARM LOW: 45°F, February 7, 2024 (old Record 34°F set in 1970, 1930, 1918)
TIED RECORD HIGH: 71°F, February 20, 2024 (Record orignally set in 1991)
RECORD HIGH: 81°F, February 26, 2024 (old Record 79°F set in 1896)
RECORD HIGH: 81°F ALSO was the Warmest for so early in the season

February 2024 was the 3rd warmest on record (1887-2024 = 138 years)
 

February2024MaxMinMeanDepPcpnRec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDDCDDNorm 
Max
Norm
Min
Norm 
Mean
Snow
ThursdayFeb. 1653349+230.000.4565-24160371526.
FridayFeb.2633449+230.001.1268-22160371526.
SaturdayFeb. 3464043+170.490.7368-22220371526.
SundayFeb. 4423237+100.011.0567-21280371627.
MondayFeb. 5502739+120.000.3867-20260381627.
TuesdayFeb. 6562641+140.000.8765-17240381627.
WednesdayFeb. 7574551+24T0.2871-18140381627.
ThursdayFeb. 8543042+150.000.9171-19230381627.
FridayFeb. 9492336+80.000.8068-24290391728.
SaturdayFeb. 10413036+80.000.6575-16290391728.
SundayFeb. 11432534+60.001.5575-26310391728.
MondayFeb. 12552038+100.002.2073-24270391728.
TuesdayFeb. 13572642+130.001.3669-26230401829.
WednesdayFeb. 14662244+15T0.7975-15210401829.
ThursdayFeb. 15432032+30.000.4574-26330401829.
FridayFeb. 16331122-80.010.7372-31430411930T
SaturdayFeb. 17411026-40.000.5074-19390411930.
SundayFeb. 18542138+80.000.8470-17270421930.
MondayFeb. 19601638+70.000.5073-15270422031.
TuesdayFeb. 20712247+160.001.3671-10180422031.
WednesdayFeb. 21722750+190.001.3176-9150432031.
ThursdayFeb. 22663149+17T1.5776-10160432132.
FridayFeb. 23632846+140.000.6575-16190442132.
SaturdayFeb. 24672044+110.000.8272-9210442133.
SundayFeb. 25692648+150.001.1277-8170442233.
MondayFeb. 26812654+210.000.6881-9110452233.
TuesdayFeb. 27531735+1T1.9277-10300452234T
WednesdayFeb. 2840925-90.001.7178-12400462334.
ThursdayFeb. 29612644+100.000.6083-3210462334.
February2024MaxMinMeanDepPcpnRec PcpnRec
Max
Rec
Min
HDDCDDAvg 
Max
Avg 
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
.Total    0.51   .0   T
.AVERAGE55.824.940.4           
 NORMAL40.618.429.5 0.89   9940   7.1
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DEPARTURE+15.2+6.5+10.9 -0.38   -. .   -7.`

Temperature is °F
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2024.
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 2024 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:  81°F, Feb. 26, 2024.

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, 
6 of the last 128 years (1897-2024) 
(2024; 1996; 1991; 1977; 1946; 1922)
 

PRECIPITATION (rain plus melted snowfall)
Most 3.47 inches (1951); Least 0.00 inches, 1897

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