January 12, 2024 (Last Year), Deep Snow-cover in Lincoln, NE. Photo by Ken Dewey
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January 2025 Daylight
January 1: Sunrise 7:51am; Sunset 5:10pm (Daylight 9hr 19min)
January 31: Sunrise 7:37am; Sunset 5:43pm (Daylight 10hr 6min)
RECORDS:
Longest snow free period on record, 352 days
LINK: Calculating snow free period
All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
Winter 2024-25 (and last 4 Winters) 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 |
| 2024-25 | 0.0 | T | T | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||||
| 2023-24 | T | 1.1 | 3.9 | 11.4 | T | T | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.4 |
| 2022-23 | 0.0 | T | 1.6 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.3 |
| 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 |
T = a Trace. Snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured
| January | 2025 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Norm Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Jan. 1 | 41 | 23 | 32 | +6 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 63 | -26 | 33 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 26 | . |
| Thursday | Jan. 2 | 34 | 19 | 27 | +2 | T | 0.34 | 72 | -22 | 38 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 25 | T |
| Friday | Jan. 3 | 30 | 22 | 26 | +1 | T | 1.40 | 63 | -17 | 39 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 25 | T |
| Saturday | Jan. 4 | 22 | 14 | 18 | -7 | 0.07 | 0.34 | 59 | -19 | 47 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 25 | 0.5 |
| Sunday | Jan. 5 | 16 | 11 | 14 | -11 | 0.02 | 0.69 | 68 | -20 | 51 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 25 | 0.5 |
| Monday | Jan. 6 | 25 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 60 | -25 | 50 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 25 | . |
| Tuesday | Jan. 7 | 26 | 3 | 15 | -10 | T | 0.60 | 65 | -20 | 50 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 25 | T |
| Wednesday | Jan. 8 | 25 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 70 | -20 | 51 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Thursday | Jan. 9 | 36 | 13 | 25 | 0 | T | 0.37 | 62 | -21 | 40 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | T |
| Friday | Jan.10 | 37 | 17 | 27 | +2 | 0.00 | 0.76 | 73 | -18 | 38 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Saturday | Jan. 11 | 45 | 17 | 31 | +6 | 0.00 | 0.31 | 65 | -29 | 34 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Sunday | Jan.12 | 39 | 11 | 25 | 0 | T | 0.74 | 64 | -33 | 40 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | T |
| Monday | Jan.13 | 35 | 7 | 21 | -4 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 70 | -21 | 44 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Tuesday | Jan. 14 | 25 | 9 | 17 | -8 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 60 | -18 | 48 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Wednesday | Jan.15 | 42 | 13 | 28 | +3 | 0.00 | 0.83 | 69 | -27 | 37 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Thursday | Jan.16 | 54 | 29 | 42 | +17 | 0.00 | 0.60 | 66 | -19 | 23 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Friday | Jan.17 | 53 | 25 | 39 | +14 | 0.00 | 0.45 | 64 | -16 | 26 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Saturday | Jan.18 | 26 | 9 | 18 | -7 | 0.00 | 0.82 | 66 | -21 | 47 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Sunday | Jan. 19 | 15 | -6 | 5 | -20 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 66 | -29 | 60 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Monday | Jan. 20 | 11 | -7 | 2 | -23 | 0.00 | 0.61 | 68 | -18 | 63 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Tuesday | Jan.21 | 24 | -11 | 7 | -18 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 64 | -17 | 58 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Wednesday | Jan.22 | 41 | 18 | 30 | +5 | T | 0.64 | 60 | -14 | 35 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 25 | T |
| Thursday | Jan. 23 | 27 | 11 | 19 | -6 | 0.00. | 0.45 | 68 | -20 | 46 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Friday | Jan.24 | 49 | 9 | 29 | +4 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 72 | -19 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Saturday | Jan.25 | 41 | 20 | 31 | +6 | 0.00 | 1.13 | 69 | -21 | 34 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Sunday | Jan.26 | 38 | 14 | 26 | +1 | 0.00 | 0.81 | 68 | -17 | 39 | 0 | 36 | 14 | 25 | . |
| Monday | Jan. 27 | 56 | 15 | 36 | +11 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 68 | -23 | 29 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 25 | . |
| Tuesday | Jan.28 | 60 | 19 | 40 | +15 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 64 | -22 | 25 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 25 | . |
| Wednesday | Jan.29 | 60 | 18 | 39 | +13 | 0.00 | 0.52 | 66 | -18 | 26 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 26 | . |
| Thursday | Jan.30 | 49 | 23 | 36 | +10 | 0.01 | 0.34 | 70 | -16 | 29 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 26 | . |
| Friday | Jan.31 | 54 | 20 | 37 | +11 | 0.00 | 0.82 | 72 | -20 | 28 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 26 | . |
| 2025 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Norm Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow | |
| . | Total | 0.10 | 1244 | 0 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| . | Average | 36.6 | 12.7 | 24.7 | |||||||||||
| Normal | 35.6 | 14.4 | 25.0 | 0.73 | 1240 | 0 | 6.5 | ||||||||
| . | Departure | +1.0 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -0.63 | +4 | 0 | -5.5 |
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are JANUARY 2025
Temperature is °F
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
Norm = the 1991-2020 Standard Normals.
DEPARTURE is JANUARY 2025 average measured against 1991-2020 normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal (- is below normal, + is 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.
FROM THE RECORD BOOKS:
Warmest recorded JANUARY temperature, 73°F, January 10, 1990
Coldest recorded JANUARY temperature, -33°F, January 12, 1974
SNOWFALL: 128 years (1897-2024)
Most JANUARY Snowfall: 23.0 inches, 1915.
Least January Snowfall: Trace (observed but not measurable), 3 of the last 128 years (2006, 1986, 1900)
January Most precipitation (rain plus melted snow) = 3.15 inches, 1949
January Least precipitation (rain plus melted snow) = 0.00 inches, 1986 and 1943
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and the HPRCC data archives.