Lincoln, NE, May 2015 Weather and Climate Data

Lincoln, Nebraska
May 2015: Daily Climate Data

Final snowfall data table for winter 2014-15 is located below the May 2015 daily data table.
Note: Average Annual snowfall is 25.9 inches measured depth and
Annual Average ALL precipitation (rain plus melted snow) is 28.95 inches

Year 2015 Precipitation (in inches) compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal

  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
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 28.95
2015 0.91 0.93 0.77 1.99 10.90 . . . . . . . 15.50
 

Normal January 1 - April 30 Precipitation = 6.05 inches
Observed January 1 - April 30, 2015 Precipitation = 4.60 inches
Normal January 1 - May 31 Precipitation = 10.34 inches

Record daily rainfall, 129 years of data, 1887-2015
May 6, 2015: 2.96 inches; old record 1.46 inches set in 2007;
 May 7, 2015: 3.77 inches; old record 1.71 inches set in 1995

Top Ten Wettest Mays (1887-2015)

Lincoln NE  
Year Inches Rank
2015 10.90 1
1903 10.72 2
2001 10.16 3
1896 10.11 4
1996 10.09 5
1892 9.55 6
1959 8.91 7
2013 8.44 8
2007 8.13 9
1984 7.97 10


Top Ten Wettest Months, any month (1887-2015)

Lincoln Precip
Month Inches Year Rank
Aug 13.98 1910 1
Jun 12.93 1967 2
Jul 12.50 1993 3
Jul 11.40 1958 4
Jul 11.35 1902 5
Jun 11.24 1908 6
May 10.90 2015 7
May 10.72 1903 8
Jun 10.71 1965 9
Jun 10.71 1914 10


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

May 2015 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn 		Rec
Max 		Rec
Min 		HDD CDD Avg
Max 		Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean 		Snow
Friday May 1 76 50 63 +6 0.01 2.10 93 24 2 0 69 45 57
Saturday May 2 84 55 70 +12 0.07 1.50 91 26 0 5 70 45 58
Sunday May 3 84 60 72 +14 0.30 1.90 91 25 0 7 70 46 58  
Monday May 4 64 55 60 +2 0.13 2.47 91 30 5 0 70 46 58  
Tuesday May 5 78 59 69 +10 0.04 3.35 97 31 0 4 71 47 59  
Wednesday May 6 71 60 66 +7 2.96 2.96 95 27 0 1 71 47 59  
Thursday May 7 76 58 67 +8 3.77 3.77 98 29 0 2 71 47 59  
Friday May 8 60 52 56 -4 0.00 1.96 95 29 9 0 72 48 60  
Saturday May 9 69 51 60 0 0.00 2.56 97 30 5 0 72 48 60  
Sunday May 10 71 47 59 -1 0.90 1.05 95 30 6 0 72 48 60  
Monday May 11 55 42 49 -12 0.00 2.96 94 29 16 0 73 49 61  
Tuesday May 12 70 42 56 -5 0.00 1.55 97 31 9 0 73 49 61  
Wednesday May 13 72 47 60 -1 0.46 2.76 96 27 5 0 73 50 61  
Thursday May 14 70 54 62 0 0.42 2.63 100 32 3 0 74 50 62  
Friday May 15 73 53 63 +1 0.94 2.35 93 31 2 0 74 50 62  
Saturday May 16 80 61 71 +9 0.05 2.01 92 30 0 6 74 51 62  
Sunday May 17 82 57 70 +7 0.24 2.01 93 33 0 5 75 51 63  
Monday May 18 64 45 55 -8 0.00 2.41 94 34 10 0 75 51 63  
Tuesday May 19 51 38 45 -18 0.09 1.62 95 35 20 0 75 52 63  
Wednesday May 20 53 44 49 -15 0.02 2.64 95 33 16 0 75 52 64  
Thursday May 21 71 37 54 -10 0.00 1.56 95 36 11 0 76 52 64  
Friday May 22 65 46 56 -8 0.00 2.43 96 36 9 0 76 53 64  
Saturday May 23 63 56 60 -5 0.09 1.45 94 39 5 0 76 53 65  
Sunday May 24 71 60 66 +1 0.19 1.43 100 34 0 1 77 53 65  
Monday May 25 80 59 70 +5 T 1.78 98 35 0 5 77 54 65  
Tuesday May 26 72 59 66 0 0.15 2.43 98 38 0 1 77 54 66  
Wednesday May 27 83 50 67 +1 0.00 3.32 95 36 0 2 78 54 66  
Thursday May 28 77 62 70 +4 0.07 1.97 98 34 0 5 78 55 66  
Friday May 29 81 55 68 +1 T 2.64 102 32 0 3 79 55 67  
Saturday May 30 71 48 60 -7 T 2.59 104 40 5 0 79 55 67  
Sunday May 31 71 43 57 -11 0.00 2.05 103 41 8 0 79 56 68  
May 2015 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn 		Rec
Max 		Rec
Min 		HDD CDD Avg
Max 		Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean 		 
TOTAL         10.90       146 47       0.0
AVERAGE 71.2 51.8 61.5                      
NORMAL 74.2 50.5 62.3   4.29     147 65        
  DEPARTURE -3.0 +1.3 -0.8   +6.61       -1 -18   0.0
 


AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 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 MAY 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.

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 - 2015
May 3, 1907: 2.2 inches
May 3-4, 1967: 3.0 inches
May 1-2, 2013: 2.7 inches

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

  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.

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