Lincoln, NE, March 2018 Daily Weather and Climate Data


Rural Lancaster County, near Lincoln, NE, March 1, 2018.  Photo Ken Dewey

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Last month's Data: February 2018
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Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology

Year 2018 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in inches compared to normal

  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
Normal 0.64 0.77 1.93 2.71 4.29 4.34 3.40 3.49 3.02 1.97 1.43 0.95 28.95
2018 0.41 0.74 2.71 3.86
2017 1.10
 		0.55 1.62 3.55 6.29 7.35 5.99 3.38 1.85 4.90 0.07 0.38 37.03

Normal January 1 - March 31 Precipitation total = 3.34 inches

Winter 2017-18 (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
2017-18 T 0.0 4.3 3.4 10.0 0.7 . . 18.4
2016-17 0.0 T 1.7 3.2 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 7.5

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


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

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March 2018MaxMinMeanDepPcpnRec
Pcpn		Rec
Max		Rec
Min		HDDCDDAvg
Max		Avg
Min		Avg
Mean		Snow
Thursday Mar. 1 51 21 36 +2 0.00 0.62 81 -6 29 0 45 23 34 .
Friday Mar. 2 61 21 41 +7 0.00 0.55 79 -7 24 0 46 23 34 .
Saturday Mar. 3 73 42 58 +23 0.00 0.92 78 -10 7 0 46 24 35 .
Sunday Mar. 4 70 47 59 +24 0.00 0.88 80 -19 6 0 47 24 35 .
Monday Mar. 5 54 34 44 +8 0.04 1.16 76 -7 21 0 47 24 36 T
Tuesday Mar. 6 36 27 32 -4 0.05 0.58 80 -11 33 0 48 25 36 0.6
Wednesday Mar. 7 38 19 29 -8 0.00 0.87 80 -9 36 0 48 25 37 .
Thursday Mar. 8 46 12 29 -8 0.00 0.80 79 -8 36 0 49 25 37 .
Friday Mar. 9 53 28 41 +4 0.00 0.57 82 -2 24 0 49 26 37 .
Saturday Mar. 10 54 28 41 +3 0.00 0.87 78 -7 24 0 50 26 38 .
Sunday Mar. 11 38 31 35 -3 0.01 0.73 84 -19 30 0 50 26 38 0.1
Monday Mar. 12 52 22 37 -2 0.00 1.11 81 -15 28 0 51 27 39 .
Tuesday Mar. 13 50 20 35 -4 0.00 0.68 83 -5 30 0 51 27 39 .
Wednesday Mar. 14 69 20 45 +6 0.00 0.86 82 -5 20 0 52 27 39 .
Thursday Mar. 15 68 27 48 +8 0.00 0.88 85 -1 17 0 52 28 40 .
Friday Mar. 16 49 33 41 +1 0.40 1.29 90 -4 24 0 52 28 40 .
Saturday Mar. 17 41 34 38 -3 0.00 1.09 84 -5 27 0 53 28 41 .
Sunday Mar. 18 43 36 40 -1 0.46 1.80 87 -7 25 0 53 29 41 .
Monday Mar. 19 45 34 40 -1 0.35 1.28 87 -3 25 1 54 29 41 .
Tuesday Mar. 20 42 29 36 -6 0.14 0.75 79 -3 29 0 54 29 42 T
Wednesday Mar. 21 56 22 39 -3 0.00 0.42 88 5 26 0 55 30 42 .
Thursday Mar. 22 68 42 55 +13 0.00 1.75 90 6 10 0 55 30 42 .
Friday Mar. 23 58 43 51 +14 0.89 1.41 88 7 14 0 56 30 43 .
Saturday Mar. 24 43 34 39 -4 0.01 1.64 83 7 26 0 56 31 43 .
Sunday Mar. 25 40 32 36 -8 0.01 1.96 91 5 29 0 56 31 44 .
Monday Mar. 26 41 38 40 -4 0.29 1.21 88 2 25 0 57 31 44 .
Tuesday Mar. 27 54 33 44 0 0.00 0.98 84 6 21 0 57 32 44 .
Wednesday Mar. 28 59 30 45 0 0.06 1.74 90 11 20 0 58 32 45 .
Thursday Mar. 29 50 33 42 -3 0.00 1.34 89 12 23 0 58 32 45 .
Friday Mar. 30 61 25 43 -3 0.00 0.99 88 10 22 0 58 33 46 .
Saturday Mar. 31 54 26 40 -6 T 1.73 91 14 25 0 59 33 46 T
March 2018 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn		 Rec
Max		 Rec
Min		 HDD CDD Avg
Max		 Avg
Min		 Avg
Mean		 Snow
  TOTAL   2.71       736 0       0.7
  AVERAGE 52.2 29.8 41.0                    
NORMAL 52.3 27.9 40.1   1.93     772 1       4.8
  DEPARTURE -0.1 +1.9 +0.9   +0.78       -36 -1   -4.1
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 2018.
Temperature is °F
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 MARCH 2018 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals, in °F.
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 climate record books:
Warmest recorded MARCH  temperature, 91°F, March 31, 2012 And, March 25, 1972.
Coldest recorded MARCH  temperature, -19°F,  March 4, 1978 and March 11, 1907.

SNOWFALL:
Most MARCH Snowfall: 21.3 inches, 1912.
Least MARCH Snowfall: none measurable, 16 of the last 119 years = 13.4% of the years 1900-2018.

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