Lincoln, NE, May 2011 Weather and Climate Data

Lincoln, Nebraska
May 2011: Daily Climate Data

All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
May 2011 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn 		Rec
Max 		Rec
Min 		HDD CDD Avg
Max 		Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean
Sunday May 1 64 36 50 -7 0.00 2.10 93 24 15 0 69 45 57
Monday May 2 61 31 46 -11 0.00 1.50 91 26 19 0 69 45 57
Tuesday May 3 63 30 47 -10 0.00 1.90 91 25 18 0 69 45 57
Wednesday May 4 80 47 64 +6 0.01 2.47 91 30 1 0 70 46 58
Thursday May 5 69 41 55 -3 0.02 3.35 97 31 10 0 70 46 58
Friday May 6 82 33 58 0 0.00 1.46 95 27 7 0 70 46 58
Saturday May 7 83 48 66 +7 0.00 1.71 96 29 0 1 71 47 59
Sunday May 8 87 59 73 +14 0.00 1.96 95 29 0 8 71 47 59
Monday May 9 96 69 83 +24 0.00 2.56 97 30 0 18 71 48 59
Tuesday May 10 95 72 84 +24 0.00 1.05 93 30 0 19 71 48 60
Wednesday May 11 83 62 73 +13 0.31 1.33 94 29 0 8 72 48 60
Thursday May 12 75 51 63 +3 0.47 1.55 97 32 2 0 72 49 60
Friday May 13 52 46 49 -12 T 2.76 96 27 16 0 73 49 61
Saturday May 14 55 43 49 -12 T 2.63 96 32 16 0 73 49 61
Sunday May 15 63 38 51 -11 T 2.35 93 31 14 0 73 50 62
Monday May 16 68 34 51 -11 0.00 2.01 92 31 14 0 74 50 62
Tuesday May 17 71 35 53 -9 0.00 2.01 93 33 12 0 74 50 62
Wednesday May 18 68 47 58 -5 T 2.41 94 34 7 0 74 51 63
Thursday May 19 70 55 63 0 1.99 1.62 95 35 2 0 75 51 63
Friday May 20 67 59 63 0 1.87 2.64 95 33 2 0 75 52 63
Saturday May 21 77 55 67 +3 0.00 1.56 95 36 0 2 75 52 64
Sunday May 22 79 58 69 +5 T 2.43 96 36 0 4 76 52 64
Monday May 23 82 55 69 +4 0.00 1.45 94 39 0 4 76 53 65
Tuesday May 24 74 58 66 +1 0.75 1.43 100 34 0 1 77 53 65
Wednesday May 25 64 52 58 -7 0.03 1.78 98 35 7 0 77 53 65
Thursday May 26 68 47 58 -8 0.00 2.43 98 38 7 0 77 54 66
Friday May 27 60 51 56 -10 T 2.73 95 36 9 0 78 54 66
Saturday May 28 76 56 66 0 T 1.97 98 34 0 1 78 54 66
Sunday May 29 80 58 69 +2 0.14 2.64 102 32 0 4 79 55 67
Monday May 30 88 63 76 +9 0.41 2.59 104 40 0 11 79 55 67
Tuesday May 31 82 56 69 +1 T 2.05 103 41 0 4 80 56 68
May 2011 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn Rec
Pcpn 		Rec
Max 		Rec
Min 		HDD CDD Avg
Max 		Avg
Min 		Avg
Mean
TOTAL         6.00              
AVERAGE 73.6 49.9 61.8         178 85      
NORMAL 73.8 50.1 62.0   4.23     154 56      
  DEPARTURE -0.2 -0.2 -0.2   +1.77       +24 29
                             
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2011.
Temperature is "degrees F"
Precipitation measurement is "inches"
Precipitation "T" = trace, precipitation was observed but not enough to be measured
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals
DEPARTURE is MAY 2011 Average measured against 1971-2000 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 (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 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.
Most MAY Snowfall: 3.0 inches, May 3-4, 1967.

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