Spring color in Lincoln, NE. Photo May 1, 2020, by Ken Dewey
Last Month's Data: April 2023 Next Month's Data: June 2023
Year 2023 (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in Inches compared to normal
| JAN | FEB | MAR | APR | MAY | JUN | JUL | AUG | SEP | OCT | NOV | DEC | TOTAL | |
| Normal | 0.73 | 0.89 | 1.55 | 2.69 | 4.91 | 4.48 | 3.25 | 3.32 | 2.90 | 2.14 | 1.30 | 1.18 | 29.34 |
| 2023 | 1.32 | 1.29 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.51 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | 4.34 |
| 2022 | 0.28 | 0.03 | 1.96 | 3.05 | 5.27 | 3.73 | 2.57 | 0.55 | 0.97 | 0.61 | 0.26 | 0.64 | 19.92 |
Normal January 1 - April 30 Precipitation total = 5.86 inches
Normal January 1 - May 31 Precipitation total = 10.77 inches
Lincoln, NE, Driest Mays, 1887-2023
| Driest | Amount | Rank |
| Year | in Inches | |
| 1934 | 0.49 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0.51 | 2 |
| 1894 | 0.74 | 3 |
| 1989 | 0.91 | 4 |
| 1940 | 0.94 | 5 |
| 1912 | 0.96 | 6 |
| 1895 | 1.09 | 7 |
| 1955 | 1.23 | 8 |
| 1925 | 1.25 | 9 |
| 1897 | 1.48 | 10 |
UNL National Weathercamp is scheduled for June 11-16, 2023
Lincoln's Hot Weather Climatology
Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
List of all May Daily Records and years set
Last Freeze After Winter 1887-2023
First 90°F or higher following Winter 1887-2023
May 12, 2023 Tornadoes
All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
NOTE: New 1991-2020 Climate Normals added to the table
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|
May
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Monday
|
May 1
|
66
|
38
|
52
|
-5
|
0.00
|
2.10
|
93 |
24
|
13
|
0
|
69
|
45
|
57
|
|
| Tuesday |
May 2
|
69
|
38 | 54 |
-4
|
0.00
|
1.50
|
91
|
26
|
11
|
0 |
70
|
45
|
58
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 3
|
77
|
30
|
54
|
-4
|
0.00
|
1.90
|
91
|
25
|
11
|
0
|
70
|
46
|
58
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 4
|
85
|
39
|
62
|
+4
|
0.00
|
2.47
|
91
|
30
|
3
|
0
|
71
|
46
|
58
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 5
|
71
|
57
|
64
|
+5
|
0.00
|
3.35
|
97
|
31
|
1
|
0
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 6
|
81
|
58
|
70
|
+11
|
T
|
2.96
|
95
|
27
|
0
|
5
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 7
|
91
|
51
|
71
|
+11
|
0.10
|
3.77
|
98
|
29
|
0
|
6
|
72
|
47
|
60
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 8
|
87
|
52
|
70
|
+10
|
0.00
|
1.96
|
95
|
29
|
0
|
5
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 9
|
74
|
56
|
65
|
+5
|
0.05
|
2.56
|
97
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 10
|
86
|
61
|
74
|
+13
|
T
|
1.05
|
95
|
30
|
0
|
9
|
73
|
49
|
61
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 11
|
81
|
61
|
71
|
+10
|
0.23
|
2.96
|
94
|
29
|
0
|
6
|
73
|
49
|
61
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 12
|
85
|
62
|
74
|
+12
|
0.10
|
1.55
|
97
|
31
|
0
|
9
|
73
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 13
|
83
|
57
|
70
|
+8
|
0.00
|
2.76
|
96
|
27
|
0
|
5
|
74
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 14
|
73
|
57
|
65
|
+2
|
0.00
|
2.63
|
100
|
32
|
0
|
0
|
74
|
50
|
63
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 15
|
58
|
52
|
55
|
-8
|
0.01
|
2.35
|
93
|
31
|
10
|
0
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 16
|
80
|
54
|
67
|
+4
|
0.00
|
2.01
|
94
|
30
|
0
|
2
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 17
|
84
|
47
|
66
|
+2
|
0.00
|
2.01
|
93
|
33
|
0
|
1
|
75
|
52
|
64
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 18
|
86
|
51
|
69
|
+5
|
0.00
|
2.41
|
94
|
34
|
0
|
4
|
76
|
52
|
64
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 19
|
71
|
42
|
57
|
-7
|
0.00
|
1.62
|
95
|
35
|
8
|
0
|
76
|
53 | 64 | |
|
Saturday
|
May 20
|
76
|
35
|
56
|
-9
|
0.00
|
2.64
|
95
|
33
|
9
|
0
|
77
|
53
|
65
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 21
|
83
|
47
|
65
|
0
|
0.00
|
1.56
|
95
|
36
|
0
|
0
|
77
|
53
|
65
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 22
|
83
|
52
|
68
|
+2
|
0.00
|
2.43
|
96
|
34
|
0
|
3
|
77
|
54
|
66
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 23
|
85
|
54
|
70
|
+4
|
0.00
|
1.45
|
94
|
39
|
0
|
5
|
78
|
54
|
66
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 24
|
88
|
51
|
70
|
+4
|
0.00
|
1.43
|
100
|
34
|
0
|
5
|
78
|
55
|
66
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 25
|
87
|
61
|
74 |
+7
|
0.02
|
1.78
|
98
|
35
|
0
|
9
|
79
|
55
|
67
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 26
|
85
|
62
|
74
|
+7
|
0.00
|
2.43
|
100
|
38
|
0
|
9
|
79
|
55
|
67
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 27
|
85
|
55
|
70
|
+2
|
0.00
|
3.32
|
97
|
36
|
0
|
5
|
79
|
56
|
68
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 28
|
85
|
57
|
71
|
+3
|
T
|
1.97
|
98
|
34
|
0
|
6
|
80
|
56
|
68
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 29
|
91
|
64
|
78
|
+10
|
0.00
|
2.64
|
102
|
32
|
0
|
13
|
80
|
57
|
68
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 30
|
93
|
67
|
80
|
+11
|
0.00
|
2.59
|
104
|
40
|
0
|
15
|
80
|
57
|
69
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 31
|
90
|
60
|
75
|
+6
|
0.00
|
2.05
|
103
|
41
|
0
|
10
|
81
|
57
|
69
|
|
|
May
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD | Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
||
| . | TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
0.51 |
|
|
66
|
132
|
|
|
|
.
|
|
| . | AVERAGE |
81.3
|
52.5
|
66.9
|
|
|
|
||||||||
| NORMAL |
75.0
|
51.2
|
63.1
|
|
4.91
|
|
|
143
|
84
|
|
|
|
|||
| . | DEPARTURE |
+6.3
|
+1.3
|
+3.8
|
-4.40
|
-77
|
+48
|
|
|
From the record books:
Warmest recorded MAY temperature: 104°F, May 30, 1934.
Coldest recorded MAY temperature: 24°F, May 1, 1994.
Wettest May: 10.90 inches, May 2015.
Driest May: 0.49 inches, May 1934.
May Snowfalls:
Measurable snowfall has occurred 5 times in May from 1897 - 2022
May 1, 2013: 2.5 inches
May 2, 2013: 0.2 inches
May 3, 1967: 3.0 inches
May 5, 1944: 0.1 inches
May 3, 1907: 2.2 inches
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2023.
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 2023 Average measured against 1991-2020 normals, in °F.
Max = Observed Maximum temperatures in °F.
Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( - is below normal, + is 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.
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.