March 2021 Lincoln, NE, Climate Data | Lincoln Weather and Climate

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

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

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

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.