January 2020, Lincoln, NE, Climate Data

 January 1, 2020. The new year begins with sunny skies, warm temperatures and no snow on the ground. Photo by Ken Dewey

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Lincoln's Cold Weather Climatology
Daytime below 0°F data

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

Winter 2018-19 (and last year) 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
2019-20
0.7
1.7
1.8
5.5
9.7
2018-19
3.5
7.2
5.6
9.7
23.2
6.3
T
0.0
55.5
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

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January
2020
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
Wednesday
January 1
47
22
35
+10
0.00
0.39
63
-26
30
0
35
14
25
.
Thursday
January 2
44
23
34
+9
0.00
0.34
72
-22
31
0
35
14
25
.
Friday
January 3
43
21
32
+8
0.00
1.40
63
-17
33
0
35
14
25
.
Saturday
January 4
46
18
32
+7
0.00
0.32
59
-19
33
0
35
14
25
.
Sunday
January 5
49
22
36
+12
0.00
0.69
68
-20
29
0
35
14
24
.
Monday
January 6
46
19
33
+9
0.00
0.40
60
-25
32
0
35
14
24
.
Tuesday
January 7
51
23
37
+13
0.00
0.60
65
-20
28
0
35
14
24
.
Wednesday
January 8
44
22
33
+9
0.00
0.34
70
-20
32
0
35
14
24
.
Thursday
January 9
48
27
38
+14
0.00
0.37
62
-21
27
0
35
14
24
.
Friday
January 10
28
12
20
-4
0.01
0.76
73
-18
45
0
35
14
24
0.5
Saturday
January 11
27
6
17
-7
0.00
0.31
65
-29
48
0
35
14
24
.
Sunday
January 12
24
11
18
-6
0.03
0.74
64
-33
47
0
35
14
24
0.3
Monday
January 13
34
22
28
+4
0.00
0.30
70
-21
37
0
35
14
24
.
Tuesday
January 14
33
18
26
+2
T
0.91
60
-18
39
0
35
14
24
.
Wednesday
January 15
32
5
19
-5
0.00
0.83
69
-27
46
0
35
14
24
.
Thursday
January 16
17
1
9
-15
0.00
0.60
66
-19
56
0
35
14
24
.
Friday
January 17
34
15
25
+1
0.33
0.60
64
-16
40
0
35
14
24
1.8
Saturday
January 18
36
9
23
-1
T
0.45
66
-21
42
0
35
14
24
T
Sunday
January 19
14
3
9
-15
0.00
0.78
66
-29
56
0
35
14
25
.
Monday
January 20
11
1
6
-18
0.00
0.47
68
-18
59
0
35
14
25
.
Tuesdday
January 21
33
-3
15
-10
0.11
0.55
64
-17
50
0
36
14
25
T
Wednesday
January 22
35
33
34
+9
0.41
0.64
60
-14
31
0
36
14
25
0.6
Thursday
January 23
35
29
32
+7
0.31
0.45
68
-20
33
0
36
14
25
1.4
Friday
January 24
31
25
28
+3
0.00
0.46
72
-19
37
0
36
14
25
.
Saturday
January 25
32
14
23
-2
0.00
0.48
69
-21
42
0
36
14
25
.
Sunday
January 26
45
21
33
+8
0.00
0.81
68
-17
32
0
36
14
25
.
Monday
January 27
36
23
30
+5
0.00
0.80
68
-23
35
0
36
14
25
.
Tuesday
January 28
31
28
30
+5
0.07
0.90
64
-22
35
0
36
14
25
0.7
Wednesday
January 29
36
25
31
+6
0.02
0.52
66
-18
34
0
36
14
25
0.2
Thursday
January 30
38
31
35
+10
0.00
0.34
70
-16
30
0
36
14
25
.
Friday
January 31
38
30
34
+9
T
0.82
72
-20
31
0
36
14
25
T
January
2020
Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD CDD Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
.
Total
       
1.29
     
.
0
     
5.5
.
Average
35.4
17.9
26.7
                     
Normal
35.4
13.8
24.6
0.64
1252
0
5.4
.
Departure
0.0
+4.1
+2.1
 
+0.65
     
.
       
+0.1


AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JANUARY 2020.
Temperature is °F
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured

NORMAL refers to the 1981-2010 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JANUARY 2020.  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.

FROM THE RECORD BOOKS:
Warmest recorded JANUARY  temperature, 73°F, January 10, 1990 
Coldest recorded JANUARY  temperature, -33°F,  January 12, 1974
SNOWFALL: 120 years (1900-2019)
Most JANUARY Snowfall: 23.0 inches, 1915.

Least January Snowfall (1900-2019): Trace (flurries and not measurable), 3 of the last 120 years (1900, 1986, 2007)

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