May 2021 begins with warm temperatures and a peak of Spring color in Lincoln, NE. Photo by Ken Dewey
Last Month's Data: April 2021 Next Month's Data: June 2021
Year 2021 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in Inches compared to normal
|
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 |
28.93
|
|
2021
|
1.53
|
0.79
|
5.23
|
1.74
|
2.51 |
11.84
|
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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 1 - April 30 Precipitation total = 5.86 inches
Normal January 1 - May 31 Precipitation total = 10.77 inches
Lincoln's Hot Weather Climatology, LINK>> Heat Wave Climatology
All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
NOTE: >> The NEW 1991-2020 Normals have been added to this page.
more information at: Lincoln's new 30-Year normals
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May
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saturday
|
May 1
|
89
|
62
|
76
|
+19
|
0.00
|
2.10
|
93 |
24
|
0
|
11
|
69
|
45
|
57
|
|
| Sunday |
May 2
|
85
|
62 | 74 |
+16
|
0.08
|
1.50
|
91
|
26
|
0
|
9 |
70
|
45
|
58
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 3
|
67
|
51
|
59
|
+1
|
0.32
|
1.90
|
91
|
25
|
6
|
0
|
70
|
46
|
58
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 4
|
66
|
40
|
53
|
-5
|
0.00
|
2.47
|
91
|
30
|
12
|
0
|
71
|
46
|
58
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 5
|
66
|
32
|
49
|
-10
|
0.06
|
3.35
|
97
|
31
|
16
|
0
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 6
|
68
|
39
|
54
|
-5
|
0.00
|
2.96
|
95
|
27
|
11
|
0
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 7
|
71
|
40
|
56
|
-4
|
0.00
|
3.77
|
98
|
29
|
9
|
0
|
72
|
47
|
60
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 8
|
69
|
45
|
57
|
-3
|
0.29
|
1.96
|
95
|
29
|
8
|
0
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 9
|
57
|
40
|
49
|
-11
|
0.03
|
2.56
|
97
|
30
|
16
|
0
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 10
|
65
|
35
|
50
|
-11
|
0.00
|
1.05
|
95
|
30
|
15
|
0
|
73
|
49
|
61
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 11
|
64
|
41
|
53
|
-8
|
0.00
|
2.96
|
94
|
29
|
12
|
0
|
73
|
49
|
61
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 12
|
67
|
37
|
52
|
-10
|
0.00
|
1.55
|
97
|
31
|
13
|
0
|
73
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 13
|
72
|
43
|
58
|
-4
|
0.00
|
2.76
|
96
|
27
|
7
|
0
|
74
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 14
|
71
|
54
|
63
|
+1
|
T
|
2.63
|
100
|
32
|
2
|
0
|
74
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 15
|
76
|
55
|
66
|
+3
|
T
|
2.35
|
93
|
31
|
0
|
1
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 16
|
64
|
59
|
62
|
-1
|
0.29
|
2.01
|
92
|
30
|
3
|
0
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 17
|
72
|
59
|
66
|
+2
|
0.01
|
2.01
|
93
|
33
|
0
|
1
|
75
|
52
|
64
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 18
|
74
|
62
|
68
|
+4
|
0.07
|
2.41
|
94
|
34
|
0
|
3
|
76
|
52
|
64
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 19
|
75
|
63
|
69
|
+5
|
0.11
|
1.62
|
95
|
35
|
0
|
4
|
76
|
53
|
64
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 20
|
74
|
63
|
69
|
+4
|
T
|
2.64
|
95
|
33
|
0
|
4
|
77
|
53
|
65
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 21
|
85
|
66
|
76
|
+11
|
0.00
|
1.56
|
95
|
36
|
0
|
11
|
77
|
53
|
65
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 22
|
86
|
67
|
77
|
+11
|
0.04
|
2.43
|
96
|
36
|
0
|
12
|
77
|
54
|
66
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 23
|
86
|
65
|
76
|
+10
|
0.00
|
1.45
|
94
|
39
|
0
|
11
|
78
|
54
|
66
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 24
|
83
|
63
|
73
|
+7
|
0.05
|
1.43
|
100
|
34
|
0
|
8
|
78
|
55
|
66
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 25
|
86
|
61
|
74
|
+7
|
T
|
1.78
|
98
|
35
|
0
|
9
|
79
|
55
|
67
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 26
|
86
|
53
|
70
|
+3
|
0.22
|
2.43
|
100
|
38
|
0
|
5
|
79
|
55
|
67
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 27
|
75
|
52
|
64
|
-4
|
0.94
|
3.32
|
97
|
36
|
1
|
0
|
79
|
56
|
68
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 28
|
55
|
48
|
52
|
-16
|
0.00
|
1.97
|
98
|
34
|
13
|
0
|
80
|
56
|
68
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 29
|
67
|
48
|
58
|
-10
|
0.00
|
2.64
|
102
|
32
|
7
|
0
|
80
|
57
|
68
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 30
|
65
|
50
|
58
|
-11
|
0.04
|
2.59
|
104
|
40
|
7
|
0
|
80
|
57
|
69
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 31
|
77
|
51
|
64
|
-5
|
0.00
|
2.05
|
103
|
41
|
1
|
0
|
81
|
57
|
69
|
|
|
May
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD | Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
||
| . | TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
2.55 |
|
|
159
|
89
|
|
|
|
.
|
|
| . | AVERAGE |
73.0
|
51.8
|
62.4
|
|
|
|
||||||||
| NORMAL |
75.0
|
51.2
|
63.1
|
|
4.91
|
|
|
143
|
84
|
|
|
|
|||
| . | DEPARTURE |
-2.0
|
+0.6
|
-0.7
|
-2.36
|
+16
|
+5
|
|
|
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 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 1991-2020 Standard Normals
DEPARTURE is MAY 2021 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 ( __ = 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.
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.