May 2019 begins with a rapid greening of the landscape. Drone photo, May 2, 2019, above the rural edge of Lincoln, NE, by Ken Dewey
Last Month's Data: April 2019
Next Month's Data: June 2019
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
|
1.13
|
7.29
|
13.41
|
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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 - April 30 Precipitation total = 6.05 inches
Normal January 1 - May 31 Precipitation total = 10.34 inches
Record daily high temperature of 94°F on May 16. Old record 92°F set in 1944.
Tied record low high temperature of 51 F on May 20, 2019. Old record set in 1915.
May temperature records 1887-2019
Lincoln's first 90°F each year
Lincoln's Heat Wave Page, LINK>> Heat Wave Climatology
All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
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May
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | Snow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Wednesday
|
May 1
|
52
|
44
|
48
|
-9
|
0.02
|
2.10
|
93 |
24
|
17
|
0
|
69
|
45
|
57
|
|
| Thursday |
May 2
|
63
|
36 | 50 |
-8
|
T
|
1.50
|
91
|
26
|
15
|
0 |
70
|
45
|
58
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 3
|
67
|
42
|
55
|
-3
|
T
|
1.90
|
91
|
25
|
10
|
0
|
70
|
46
|
58
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 4
|
73
|
43
|
58
|
0
|
0.08
|
2.47
|
91
|
30
|
7
|
0
|
70
|
46
|
58
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 5
|
81
|
51
|
66
|
+7
|
0.52
|
3.35
|
97
|
31
|
0
|
1
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 6
|
63
|
47
|
55
|
-4
|
0.54
|
2.96
|
95
|
27
|
10
|
0
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 7
|
57
|
45
|
51
|
-8
|
0.12
|
3.77
|
98
|
29
|
14
|
0
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 8
|
58
|
41
|
50
|
-10
|
0.69
|
1.96
|
95
|
29
|
15
|
0
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 9
|
56
|
40
|
48
|
-12
|
T
|
2.56
|
97
|
30
|
17
|
0
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 10
|
63
|
35
|
49
|
-11
|
0.00
|
1.05
|
95
|
30
|
16
|
0
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 11
|
66
|
46
|
56
|
-5
|
0.26
|
2.96
|
94
|
29
|
9
|
0
|
73
|
49
|
61
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 12
|
65
|
47
|
56
|
-5
|
0.07
|
1.55
|
97
|
31
|
9
|
0
|
73
|
49
|
61
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 13
|
74
|
39
|
57
|
-4
|
0.00
|
2.76
|
96
|
27
|
8
|
0
|
73
|
50
|
61
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 14
|
85
|
55
|
70
|
+8
|
0.07
|
2.63
|
100
|
32
|
0
|
5
|
74
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 15
|
85
|
57
|
71
|
+9
|
T
|
2.35
|
93
|
31
|
0
|
6
|
74
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 16
|
94
|
65
|
80
|
+18
|
0.00
|
2.01
|
94
|
30
|
0
|
15
|
74
|
51
|
62
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 17
|
87
|
69
|
78
|
+13
|
0.01
|
2.01
|
93
|
33
|
0
|
13
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 18
|
76
|
58
|
67
|
+4
|
1.50
|
2.41
|
94
|
34
|
0
|
2
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 19
|
63
|
50
|
57
|
-6
|
T
|
1.62
|
95
|
35
|
8
|
0
|
75
|
52
|
63
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 20
|
51
|
42
|
47
|
-17
|
0.06
|
2.64
|
95
|
33
|
18
|
0
|
75
|
52
|
64
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 21
|
55
|
47
|
51
|
-13
|
0.50
|
1.56
|
95
|
36
|
14
|
0
|
76
|
52
|
64
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 22
|
69
|
46
|
58
|
-6
|
0.00
|
2.43
|
96
|
36
|
7
|
0
|
76
|
53
|
64
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 23
|
68
|
42
|
55
|
-10
|
0.77
|
1.45
|
94
|
39
|
10
|
0
|
76
|
53
|
65
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 24
|
78
|
56
|
67
|
+2
|
0.10
|
1.43
|
100
|
34
|
0
|
2
|
77
|
53
|
65
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 25
|
82
|
56
|
69
|
+4
|
T
|
1.78
|
98
|
35
|
0
|
4
|
77
|
54
|
65
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 26
|
83
|
55
|
69
|
+3
|
0.30
|
2.43
|
100
|
38
|
0
|
4
|
77
|
54
|
66
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 27
|
82
|
60
|
71
|
+5
|
0.54
|
3.32
|
97
|
36
|
0
|
6
|
78
|
54
|
66
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 28
|
66
|
55
|
61
|
-5
|
1.13
|
1.97
|
98
|
34
|
4
|
0
|
78
|
55
|
66
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 29
|
70
|
58
|
64
|
-3
|
0.01
|
2.64
|
102
|
32
|
1
|
0
|
79
|
55
|
67
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 30
|
80
|
57
|
69
|
+2
|
T
|
2.59
|
104
|
40
|
0
|
4
|
79
|
55
|
67
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 31
|
83
|
53
|
68
|
0
|
0.00
|
2.05
|
103
|
41
|
0
|
3
|
79
|
56
|
68
|
|
|
May
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD | Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
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| TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
7.29 |
|
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.
|
.
|
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.
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||
| AVERAGE |
70.8
|
49.6
|
60.2
|
|
|
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|||||||||
| NORMAL |
74.2
|
50.5
|
62.3
|
|
4.29
|
|
|
147
|
65
|
|
|
|
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| DEPARTURE |
-3.4
|
-0.9
|
-2.1
|
+3.00
|
.
|
.
|
|
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AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 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 MAY 2019 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals, in °F.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. 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.
From the record books:
Warmest recorded MAY temperature, 104 °F., May 30, 1934.
Coldest recorded MAY temperature, 24 °F, May 1, 1994.
May Snowfalls:
Most MAY Snowfall: 3.0 inches, May 3-4, 1967.
Measurable snowfall has occurred only 3 times in May from 1900 - 2019
May 3, 1907: 2.2 inches
May 3-4, 1967: 3.0 inches
May 1-2, 2013: 2.7 inches
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.