May 2020, Lincoln, NE, Climate Data


May 2020 begins with warm temperatures and a peak of Spring color in Lincoln, NE. Photo May 1, 2020, by Ken Dewey

Last Month's Data: April 2020                             Next Month's Data: June 2020                              

Year 2020 (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
2020
1.29
0.13
1.67
0.88
5.09
9.06
2019
0.75
1.59
2.65
1.13
7.29
4.38
4.08
2.79
3.40
4.69
0.79 2.57
36.11

Normal January 1 - April 30 Precipitation total = 6.05 inches
Normal January 1 - May 31 Precipitation total = 10.34 inches

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

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May
2020
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
Friday
May 1
91
55
73
+16
0.00
2.10
93
24
0
8
69
45
57
Saturday
May 2
75
52 64
+6
T
1.50
91
26
1
0
70
45
58
Sunday
May 3
78
50
64
+6
0.00
1.90
91
25
1
0
70
46
58
 
Monday
May 4
63
49
56
-2
0.17
2.47
91
30
9
0
70
46
58
 
Tuesday
May 5
69
43
56
-3
0.00
3.35
97
31
9
0
71
47
59
 
Wednesday
May 6
63
40
52
-7
0.00
2.96
95
27
13
0
71
47
59
 
Thursday
May 7
62
34
48
-11
0.57
3.77
98
29
17
0
71
47
59
 
Friday
May 8
60
36
48
-12
0.03
1.96
95
29
17
0
72
48
60
 
Saturday
May 9
69
33
51
-9
0.03
2.56
97
30
14
0
72
48
60
 
Sunday
May 10
58
36
47
-13
0.00
1.05
95
30
18
0
72
48
60
 
Monday
May 11
52
36
44
-17
0.00
2.96
94
29
21
0
73
49
61
 
Tuesday
May 12
61
44
53
-8
0.00
1.55
97
31
12
0
73
49
61
 
Wednesday
May 13
55
50
53
-8
0.18
2.76
96
27
12
0
73
50
61
 
Thursday
May 14
70
51
61
-1
0.10
2.63
100
32
4
0
74
50
62
 
Friday
May 15
77
47
62
0
0.00
2.35
93
31
3
0
74
50
62
 
Saturday
May 16
71
49
60
-2
0.06
2.01
92
30
5
0
74
51
62
 
Sunday
May 17
67
54
61
-2
0.00
2.01
93
33
4
0
75
51
63
 
Monday
May 18
70
54
62
-1
0.00
2.41
94
34
3
0
75
51
63
 
Tuesday
May 19
69
55
62
-1
0.00
1.62
95
35
3
0
75
52
63
 
Wednesday
May 20
71
52
62
-2
0.00
2.64
95
33
3
0
75
52
64
 
Thursday
May 21
74
61
68
+4
0.25
1.56
95
36
0
3
76
52
64
 
Friday
May 22
67
60
64
0
2.00
2.43
96
36
1
0
76
53
64
 
Saturday
May 23
79
59
69
+4
0.00
1.45
94
39
0
4
76
53
65
 
Sunday
May 24
78
60
69
+4
0.67
1.43
100
34
0
4
77
53
65
 
Monday
May 25
65
61
63
-2
0.58
1.78
98
35
2
0
77
54
65
 
Tuesday
May 26
68
57
63
-3
0.37
2.43
100
38
2
0
77
54
66
 
Wednesday
May 27
76
56
66
0
0.00
3.32
97
36
0
1
78
54
66
 
Thursday
May 28
83
57
70
+4
0.00
1.97
98
34
0
5
78
55
66
 
Friday
May 29
80
51
66
-1
0.00
2.64
102
32
0
1
79
55
67
 
Saturday
May 30
65
52
59
-8
0.07
2.59
104
40
6
0
79
55
67
 
Sunday
May 31
85
59
72
+4
0.01
2.05
103
41
0
7
79
56
68
 
May
2020
Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD CDD Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
 
. TOTAL
 
 
 
 
5.09  
 
 
180
33
 
 
 
0.0
. AVERAGE
70.0
50.1
60.1
             
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
74.2
50.5
62.3
 
4.29
 
 
147
65
 
 
 
 
. DEPARTURE
-4.2
-0.4
-2.2
 
+0.80
     
+33
-32
 
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2020.

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 2020 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.

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 3 times in May from 1900 - 2020
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.