March 1, 2019 Rural Lancaster County, near Lincoln, NE. Drone Photo Ken Dewey
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Last month's Data: February 2019
Lincoln's Cold Weather Climatology
Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Year 2019 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in inches compared to normal
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
|
2019
|
0.75
|
1.59
|
2.65
|
4.99
|
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2018
|
0.41
|
0.74
|
2.71
|
0.67
|
2.23
|
8.83
|
1.35
|
4.35
|
7.13
|
2.71
|
1.19 | 3.32 |
35.64
|
Normal January 1 - February 28 Precipitation total = 1.41 inches
Normal January 1 - March 31 Precipitation total = 3.34 inches
Winter 2018-19 (and last year) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal
Normal
|
0.7
|
2.1
|
5.9
|
5.4
|
5.6
|
4.8
|
1.4
|
0.0
|
25.9
|
2018-19
|
3.5
|
7.2
|
5.6
|
9.7
|
23.2
|
6.3
|
.
|
.
|
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
Lincoln, NE
Top Ten Seasonal Snowfall Totals
Data: 1900-2019
Snowfall | ||
Season | Inches | Rank |
1914-15 | 59.4 | 1 |
2018-19 | 55.5 | 2 |
1947-48 | 54.7 | 3 |
1959-60 | 54.3 | 4 |
1948-49 | 50.6 | 5 |
1970-71 | 49.0 | 6 |
1983-84 | 47.5 | 7 |
1911-12 | 46.5 | 8 |
1944-45 | 45.0 | 9 |
1997-98 | 44.6 | 10 |
Record low max temperature March 3, 2019 of 8°F. Old record 10°F set in 1978
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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
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | Snow | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Friday
|
Mar. 1
|
31
|
8
|
20
|
-14
|
0.00
|
0.62
|
81
|
-6
|
45
|
0
|
45
|
23
|
34
|
.
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 2
|
16
|
8
|
12
|
-22
|
0.16
|
0.55
|
79
|
-7
|
53
|
0
|
46
|
23
|
34
|
2.0
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 3
|
8
|
-6
|
1
|
-34
|
T
|
0.92
|
78
|
-10
|
64
|
0
|
46
|
24
|
35
|
T
|
Monday
|
Mar. 4
|
16
|
-9
|
4
|
-31
|
0.00
|
0.88
|
80
|
-19
|
61
|
0
|
47
|
24
|
35
|
.
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 5
|
22
|
6
|
14
|
-22
|
0.00
|
1.16
|
76
|
-7
|
51
|
0
|
47
|
24
|
36
|
.
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 6
|
33
|
0
|
17
|
-19
|
0.01
|
0.58
|
80
|
-11
|
48
|
0
|
48
|
25
|
36
|
0.3
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 7
|
31
|
24
|
28
|
-9
|
0.29
|
0.87
|
80
|
-9
|
37
|
0
|
48
|
25
|
37
|
4.0
|
Friday
|
Mar. 8
|
36
|
10
|
23
|
-14
|
T
|
0.80
|
79
|
-8
|
42
|
0
|
49
|
25
|
37
|
T
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 9
|
37
|
30
|
34
|
-3
|
0.30
|
0.57
|
82
|
-2
|
31
|
0
|
49
|
26
|
37
|
T
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 10
|
39
|
21
|
30
|
-8
|
0.00
|
0.87
|
78
|
-7
|
35
|
0
|
50
|
26
|
38
|
.
|
Monday
|
Mar. 11
|
43
|
18
|
31
|
-7
|
T
|
0.73
|
84
|
-19
|
34
|
0
|
50
|
26
|
38
|
.
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 12
|
47
|
36
|
42
|
+3
|
0.21
|
1.11
|
81
|
-15
|
23
|
0
|
51
|
27
|
39
|
.
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 13
|
63
|
39
|
51
|
+12
|
0.46
|
0.68
|
83
|
-5
|
14
|
0
|
51
|
27
|
39
|
.
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 14
|
53
|
34
|
44
|
+5
|
0.06
|
0.86
|
82
|
-5
|
21
|
0
|
52
|
27
|
39
|
T
|
Friday
|
Mar. 15
|
47
|
23
|
35
|
-5
|
0.00
|
0.88
|
85
|
-1
|
30
|
0
|
52
|
28
|
40
|
.
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 16
|
55
|
23
|
39
|
-1
|
0.00
|
1.29
|
90
|
-4
|
26
|
0
|
52
|
28
|
40
|
.
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 17
|
49
|
19
|
34
|
-7
|
0.00
|
1.09
|
84
|
-5
|
31
|
0
|
53
|
28
|
41
|
.
|
Monday
|
Mar. 18
|
49
|
22
|
36
|
-5
|
0.00
|
1.80
|
87
|
-7
|
29
|
0
|
53
|
29
|
41
|
.
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 19
|
45
|
36
|
41
|
0
|
0.42
|
1.28
|
87
|
-3
|
24
|
0
|
54
|
29
|
41
|
.
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 20
|
60
|
35
|
48
|
+6
|
0.00
|
0.75
|
79
|
-3
|
17
|
0
|
54
|
29
|
42
|
.
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 21
|
59
|
24
|
42
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.42
|
88
|
5
|
23
|
0
|
55
|
30
|
42
|
.
|
Friday
|
Mar. 22
|
65
|
26
|
46
|
+4
|
0.00
|
1.75
|
90
|
6
|
19
|
0
|
55
|
30
|
42
|
.
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 23
|
56
|
41
|
49
|
+6
|
0.20
|
1.41
|
88
|
7
|
16
|
0
|
56
|
30
|
43
|
.
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 24
|
50
|
46
|
48
|
+5
|
0.13
|
1.64
|
83
|
7
|
17
|
0
|
56
|
31
|
43
|
.
|
Monday
|
Mar. 25
|
53
|
35
|
44
|
0
|
0.00
|
1.96
|
91
|
5
|
21
|
0
|
56
|
31
|
44
|
.
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 26
|
68
|
35
|
52
|
+8
|
T
|
1.21
|
88
|
2
|
13
|
0
|
57
|
31
|
44
|
.
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 27
|
76
|
47
|
62
|
+18
|
0.00
|
0.98
|
84
|
6
|
3
|
0
|
57
|
32
|
44
|
.
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 28
|
54
|
43
|
49
|
+4
|
0.01
|
1.74
|
90
|
11
|
16
|
0
|
58
|
32
|
45
|
.
|
Friday
|
Mar. 29
|
46
|
34
|
40
|
-5
|
0.39
|
1.34
|
89
|
12
|
25
|
0
|
58
|
32
|
45
|
T
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 30
|
45
|
24
|
35
|
-11
|
0.01
|
0.99
|
88
|
10
|
30
|
0
|
58
|
33
|
46
|
T
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 31
|
52
|
18
|
35
|
-11
|
0.00
|
1.73
|
91
|
14
|
30
|
0
|
59
|
33
|
46
|
.
|
March
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD | Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
Snow | |
.
|
TOTAL
|
|
2.65
|
|
|
|
929
|
0
|
|
|
|
6.3
|
|||
.
|
AVERAGE
|
45.3
|
24.2
|
34.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NORMAL
|
52.3
|
27.9
|
40.1
|
|
1.93
|
|
|
772
|
1
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
||
.
|
DEPARTURE
|
-7.0
|
-3.7
|
-5.4
|
+0.72
|
|
.
|
.
|
|
.
|
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 2019.
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 2019Average 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 120 years = 13.3% of the years 1900-2019.
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.