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Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
March Daylight
March 1: Sunrise 6:59am; Sunset 6:18pm (Daylight 11hr 20min)
March 31: Sunrise 7:10am; Sunset 7:51pm (Daylight 12hr 40min)
Winter 2023-24 (and last 5 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
|
2023-24
|
T | 1.1 | 3.9 | 11.4 | T | T | . | . | 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 |
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 2024 (and last year) Lincoln PRECIPTATION (rain + melted snow) in Inches compared to normal
JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | TOTAL | |
Normal | 0.73 | 0.89 | 1.55 | 2.69 | 4.91 | 4.48 | 3.25 | 3.32 | 2.90 | 2.14 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 29.34 |
2024 | 0.95 | 0.51 | 1.09 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 2.55 |
2023 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 4.53 | 5.61 | 3.76 | 0.60 | 1.42 | 0.56 | 1.71 | 22.53 |
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All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
NOTE: New 1991-2020 Climate Normals have been added to the table
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March
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Friday
|
Mar. 1
|
56
|
29
|
43
|
+8
|
0.00
|
0.62
|
81
|
-6
|
22
|
0
|
46
|
23
|
35
|
.
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 2
|
72
|
34
|
53
|
+18
|
0.00
|
0.55
|
81
|
-7
|
12
|
0
|
47
|
24
|
35
|
.
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 3
|
71
|
34
|
53
|
+17
|
0.00
|
0.92
|
78
|
-10
|
12
|
0 |
47
|
24
|
36
|
.
|
Monday
|
Mar. 4
|
55
|
31
|
43
|
+7
|
0.00
|
0.88
|
80
|
-19
|
22
|
0
|
48
|
24
|
36
|
.
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 5
|
59
|
20
|
40
|
+3
|
0.00
|
1.16
|
76
|
-7
|
25
|
0
|
48
|
25
|
37
|
.
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 6
|
59
|
21
|
40
|
+3
|
0.00
|
0.58
|
80
|
-11
|
25
|
0
|
49
|
25
|
37
|
.
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 7
|
56
|
30 | 43 |
+6
|
0.00
|
0.87
|
80
|
-9
|
22
|
0
|
49
|
25
|
37
|
.
|
Friday
|
Mar. 8
|
47
|
23
|
35
|
-3
|
T
|
0.80
|
79
|
-8
|
30
|
0
|
50
|
26
|
38
|
T
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 9
|
56
|
18
|
37
|
-1
|
0.00
|
0.57
|
82
|
-2
|
28
|
0
|
50
|
26
|
38
|
.
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 10
|
70
|
17
|
44
|
+5
|
0.00
|
0.87
|
78
|
-7
|
21
|
0
|
51
|
27
|
39
|
.
|
Monday
|
Mar. 11
|
77
|
39
|
58
|
+19
|
0.00
|
0.73
|
84
|
-19
|
7
|
0
|
51
|
27
|
39
|
.
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 12
|
71
|
37
|
54
|
+14
|
0.00
|
1.11
|
81
|
-15
|
11
|
0
|
52
|
27
|
40
|
.
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 13
|
74
|
32
|
53
|
+13
|
0.24
|
0.68
|
83
|
-5
|
12
|
0
|
52
|
28
|
40
|
.
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 14
|
53
|
47
|
50
|
+9
|
0.34
|
0.86
|
82
|
-5
|
15
|
0
|
53
|
28
|
41
|
.
|
Friday
|
Mar. 15
|
59
|
37
|
48
|
+7
|
0.00
|
0.88
|
85
|
-1
|
17
|
0
|
53
|
28
|
41
|
.
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 16
|
60
|
33
|
47
|
+6
|
0.00
|
1.29
|
90
|
-4
|
18
|
0
|
54
|
29
|
41
|
.
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 17
|
41
|
25 |
33
|
-9
|
0.00
|
1.09
|
84
|
-5
|
32
|
0
|
54
|
29
|
42
|
.
|
Monday
|
Mar. 18
|
44
|
16
|
30
|
-12
|
0.00
|
1.80
|
87
|
-7
|
35
|
0
|
55
|
30
|
42
|
.
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 19
|
69
|
34
|
52
|
+9
|
0.00
|
1.28
|
87
|
-3
|
13
|
0
|
55
|
30
|
43
|
.
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 20
|
49
|
32
|
41
|
-2
|
0.00
|
0.75
|
80
|
-3
|
24
|
0
|
56
|
30
|
43
|
.
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 21
|
59
|
29
|
44
|
+1
|
0.00
|
0.42
|
88
|
5
|
21
|
0
|
56
|
31
|
43
|
.
|
Friday
|
Mar. 22
|
46
|
31
|
39
|
-5
|
T
|
1.75
|
90
|
6
|
26
|
0
|
57
|
31
|
44
|
T
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 23
|
36
|
28
|
32
|
-12
|
0.02
|
1.41
|
88
|
7
|
33
|
0
|
57
|
31
|
44
|
.
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 24
|
53
|
29
|
41
|
-4
|
0.46
|
1.64
|
83
|
7
|
24
|
0
|
57
|
32
|
45
|
.
|
Monday
|
Mar. 25
|
50
|
31
|
41
|
-4
|
0.03
|
1.96
|
91
|
5
|
24
|
0
|
58
|
32
|
45
|
.
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 26
|
36
|
23
|
30
|
-15
|
T |
1.21
|
88
|
2
|
35
|
0
|
58
|
32
|
45
|
T
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 27
|
49
|
15
|
32
|
-14
|
0.00
|
0.98
|
84
|
6
|
33
|
0
|
59
|
33
|
46
|
.
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 28
|
71
|
32
|
52
|
+6
|
0.00
|
1.74
|
90
|
11
|
13
|
0
|
59
|
33
|
46
|
.
|
Friday
|
Mar. 29
|
72
|
46
|
59
|
+13
|
0.00
|
1.34
|
89
|
12
|
6
|
0
|
59
|
33
|
46
|
.
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 30
|
60
|
35
|
48
|
+1
|
0.00
|
0.99
|
88
|
10
|
17
|
0
|
60
|
34
|
47
|
.
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 31
|
59
|
35
|
47
|
0
|
0.00
|
1.73
|
91
|
14
|
18
|
0
|
60
|
34
|
47
|
.
|
March
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD | Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
Snow | |
.
|
TOTAL
|
|
1.09
|
|
|
653
|
0
|
|
|
|
T | ||||
.
|
AVERAGE
|
57.7
|
29.8
|
43.7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
NORMAL
|
53.6
|
28.7
|
41.2
|
|
1.55
|
|
|
741
|
2
|
|
|
|
3.4
|
||
.
|
DEPARTURE
|
+4.1
|
+1.1 |
+2.5
|
-0.46
|
|
-88
|
-2
|
|
-3.4
|
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 2024
Temperature is °F
Precipitation measurement is inches
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) refers to the 1991-2020 Standard Normals
DEPARTURE is MARCH 2024 Average measured against 1991-2020 normals, in °F.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( - is 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 (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 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 (128 years, 1897-2024):
Most MARCH Snowfall: 21.3 inches, 1912.
Least MARCH Snowfall:
0.0 inches: 3 years AND, T (trace = observed but not measurable): 15 years
No measurable snowfall 17 of the last 128 years = 13.3% of the years 1897-2024.
PRECIPITATION, rain plus melted snowfall (137 years, 1887-2023):
Driest March: 0.06 inches (1994)
Wettest March: 6.65 inches (1973)
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.