March 2021 Lincoln, NE, Climate Data


March 1, 2021, 300 feet over south Lincoln, NE. Drone photo by Ken Dewey.

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Winter 2020-21 (and last 2 years) 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
2020-21
 2.9 T 11.0 18.9 16.6 0.0 49.4
2019-20
0.7
1.7
 1.8 5.5 1.6 1.5 4.8 0.0
17.6
2018-19
3.5
7.2
5.6
9.7
23.2
6.3
T
0.0
55.5

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


Year 2021 (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
3.48
3.02
1.97
 1.43 0.95
28.93
2021
1.53
0.79
5.23
.
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.
.
.
.
.
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7.55
2020
1.29
0.13
1.67
0.88
5.09
3.15
5.73
1.27
1.62
0.40
 1.20 1.20
23.63

Normal January - March precipitation = 3.34 inches

March 2021 is the 3rd wettest on record

Lincoln, NE, 1887-2021
March Wettest Months

1973:    6.65 inches
1987:    6.53 inches
2021:    5.23 inches
1979:    4.93 inches
1959:    4.56 inches
1983:    3.84 inches
1906:    3.67 inches
1914:    3.55 inches
1977:    3.54 inches
1933:    3.40 inches

ANNOUNCEMENT:
ANNOUNCEMENT: Weatherfest Saturday April 10, 2021 is CANCELLED
ANNOUNCEMENT: UNL National Weathercamp scheduled for June 2021 is CANCELLED

RECORDS:
Record warm daily low temperature March 9, 2021, 48°F, old record 47°F set in 1902
Record daily precipitation March 13, 2021: 0.79 inches (old record 0.68 inches set in 1990)
Record daily precipitation March 14, 2021: 2.97 inches (old record 0.86 inches set in 1913)
Greatest precipitation observed for any day in March, March 14, 2021: 2.97 inches

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

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March
2021
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Norm
Max
Norm
Min		Norm
Mean		Snow
Monday
Mar. 1
47
23
35
+1
0.00
0.62
81
-6
30
0
45
23
34
.
Tuesday
Mar. 2
64
26
45
+11
0.00
0.55
79
-7
20
0
46
23
34
.
Wednesday
Mar. 3
69
24
47
+12
0.00
0.92
78
-10
18
0
46
24
35
.
Thursday
Mar. 4
70
26
48
+13
0.00
0.88
80
-19
17
0
47
24
35
.
Friday
Mar. 5
61
30
46
+10
0.00
1.16
76
-7
19
0
47
24
36
.
Saturday
Mar. 6
71
25
48
+12
0.00
0.58
80
-11
17
0
48
25
36
.
Sunday
Mar. 7
72
 43 58
+21
0.00
0.87
80
-9
7
0
48
25
37
.
Monday
Mar. 8
74
37
56
+19
0.00
0.80
79
-8
9
0
49
25
37
.
Tuesday
Mar. 9
77
48
63
+26
0.00
0.57
82
-2
2
0
49
26
37
.
Wednesday
Mar. 10
75
36
56
+18
0.00
0.87
78
-7
9
0
50
26
38
.
Thursday
 Mar. 11
58
33
46
+8
0.00
0.73
84
-19
19
0
50
26
38
.
Friday
Mar. 12
53
25
39
0
0.00
1.11
81
-15
26
0
51
27
39
.
Saturday
 Mar. 13
52
43
48
+9
0.79
0.79
83
-5
17
0
51
27
39
.
Sunday
Mar. 14
45
41
43
+4
2.97
2.97
82
-5
22
0
52
27
39
.
Monday
Mar. 15
43
39
41
+1
0.03
0.88
85
-1
24
0
52
28
40
.
Tuesday
Mar. 16
47
39
43
+3
T
1.29
90
-4
22
0
52
28
40
.
Wednesday
Mar. 17
42
35
39
-2
0.02
1.09
84
-5
26
0
53
28
41
.
Thursday
Mar. 18
54
27
41
0
0.00
1.80
87
-7
24
0
53
29
41
.
Friday
Mar. 19
57
21
39
-2
0.00
1.28
87
-3
26
0
54
29
41
.
Saturday
Mar. 20
67
32
50
+8
0.00
0.75
79
-3
15
0
54
29
42
.
Sunday
Mar. 21
65
38
52
+10
0.00
0.42
88
5
13
0
55
30
42
.
Monday
Mar. 22
49
42
46
+4
0.63
1.75
90
6
19
0
55
30
42
.
Tuesday
Mar. 23
57
46
52
+9
0.79
1.41
88
7
13
0
56
30
43
.
Wednesday
Mar. 24
53
40
47
+4
T
1.64
83
7
18
0
56
31
43
.
Thursday
Mar. 25
50
33
42
-2
T
1.96
91
5
23
0
56
31
44
.
Friday
Mar. 26
58
28
43
-1
T
1.21
88
2
22
0
57
31
44
.
Saturday
Mar. 27
59
38
49
+5
T
0.98
84
6
16
0
57
32
44
.
Sunday
Mar. 28
65
31
48
+3
0.00
1.74
90
11
17
0
58
32
45
.
Monday
Mar. 29
79
50
65
+20
 0.00
1.34
89
12
0
0
58
32
45
.
Tuesday
Mar. 30
53
26
40
-6
0.00
0.99
88
10
25
0
58
33
46
.
Wednesday
Mar. 31
53
23
38
-8
0.00
1.73
91
14
27
0
59
33
46
.
March
2021
 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn		 Rec
Max		 Rec
Min		 HDD CDD Avg
Max		 Avg
Min		 Avg
Mean		 Snow
.
TOTAL
 
5.23
 
 
 
562
0
 
 
 
0.0
.
AVERAGE
59.3
33.8
46.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
52.3
27.9
40.1
 
1.93
 
 
772
1
 
 
 
4.8
.
DEPARTURE
+7.0
+5.9
+6.5
  
+3.30
 
   
-210
.
 
-4.8
 

Average and Total are March 2021
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 2021 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, 17 of the last 122 years (1900-2021) = 13.9% of the years 1900-2020.

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