Lincoln, NE, March 2015 Weather and Climate Data

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Winter 2014-15 (and last year) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal

Snowfall totals through March 31, 2015

  OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY TOTAL
Normal 0.7 2.1 5.9 5.4 5.6 4.8 1.4 0.0 25.9
2014-15 0.0 3.0 2.1 3.9 12.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 21.9
2013-14 0.0 0.2 5.7 3.7 7.4 0.7 0.5 0.0 18.2

LINK: Lincoln's snowfall climatology.

RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE of 90F on March 16, 2015. Old record was 81F set in 2003
ALSO: March 16, 2015 Record earliest in the year temperature >= 90F Old record was March 22

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

March 2015 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn 		Rec
Max 		Rec
Min 		HDD CDD Avg
Max 		Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean 		Snow
Sunday Mar. 1 42 18 30 -4 0.00 0.62 81 -6 35 0 45 23 34 .
Monday Mar. 2 43 20 32 -3 0.00 0.55 79 -7 33 0 46 23 35 .
Tuesday Mar. 3 38 18 28 -7 0.00 0.92 78 -10 37 0 46 24 35 .
Wednesday Mar. 4 32 6 19 -16 0.03 0.88 80 -19 46 0 47 24 35 0.5
Thursday Mar. 5 35 -1 17 -19 0.00 1.16 76 -7 48 0 47 24 36 .
Friday Mar. 6 64 18 41 +5 0.00 0.58 80 -11 24 0 48 25 36 .
Saturday Mar. 7 64 24 44 +7 0.00 0.87 74 -9 21 0 48 25 37 .
Sunday Mar. 8 59 24 42 +5 0.00 0.80 79 -8 23 0 49 25 37 .
Monday Mar. 9 62 20 41 +4 0.00 0.57 82 -2 24 0 49 26 37 .
Tuesday Mar. 10 74 27 51 +13 0.00 0.87 78 -7 14 0 50 26 38 .
Wednesday Mar. 11 72 27 50 +12 0.00 0.73 84 -19 15 0 50 26 38 .
Thursday Mar. 12 77 36 57 +18 0.00 1.11 81 -15 8 0 51 27 39 .
Friday Mar. 13 75 30 53 +14 0.00 0.68 83 -5 12 0 51 27 39 .
Saturday Mar. 14 69 34 52 +13 0.00 0.86 82 -5 13 0 52 27 39 .
Sunday Mar. 15 81 36 59 +19 0.00 0.88 85 -1 6 0 52 28 40 .
Monday Mar. 16 90 43 67 +27 0.00 1.29 90 -4 0 2 52 28 40 .
Tuesday Mar. 17 52 32 42 +1 0.00 1.09 84 -5 23 0 53 28 41 .
Wednesday Mar. 18 54 27 41 0 0.00 1.80 87 -7 24 0 53 29 41 .
Thursday Mar. 19 51 31 41 0 0.00 1.28 82 -3 24 0 54 29 41 .
Friday Mar. 20 75 21 48 +6 0.00 0.75 79 -3 17 0 54 29 42 .
Saturday Mar. 21 68 33 51 +9 0.00 0.42 88 5 14 0 55 30 42 .
Sunday Mar. 22 76 29 53 +11 0.00 1.75 90 6 12 0 55 30 42 .
Monday Mar. 23 53 31 42 -1 0.00 1.41 88 7 23 0 56 30 43 .
Tuesday Mar. 24 41 34 38 -5 0.70 1.64 83 7 27 0 56 31 43 .
Wednesday Mar. 25 46 29 38 -6 T 1.96 91 5 27 0 56 31 44 .
Thursday Mar. 26 52 20 36 -8 0.04 1.21 88 2 29 0 57 31 44 T
Friday Mar. 27 41 21 31 -13 T 0.98 84 6 34 0 57 32 44 .
Saturday Mar. 28 57 31 44 -1 0.00 1.74 90 11 21 0 58 32 45 .
Sunday Mar. 29 65 34 50 +5 0.00 1.34 89 12 15 0 58 32 45 .
Monday Mar. 30 79 31 55 +9 0.00 0.99 88 10 10 0 58 33 46 .
Tuesday Mar. 31 79 33 56 +10 0.00 1.73 91 14 9 0 59 33 46 .
March 2015 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn 		Rec
Max 		Rec
Min 		HDD CDD Avg
Max 		Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean 		Snow
TOTAL   0.77       668 2       0.5
AVERAGE 60.2 26.4 43.3                    
NORMAL 52.3 27.9 40.1   1.93     772 1       4.8
DEPARTURE +7.9 -1.5. +3.2   -1.16       -104 +1   -4.3
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 2015.
Temperature is "degrees 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 MARCH 2015 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals, in deg. F.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in deg. F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal), in deg. 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 deg. F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature in deg. F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg. F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in deg. 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,  Mar. 4, 1978 and Mar. 11, 1907.

SNOWFALL:
Most MARCH Snowfall: 21.3 inches, 1912.
Least MARCH Snowfall: none measurable 15 of the last 116 years (1900- 2015).

NOTE:  All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.