May 2018 begins with warm temperatures and a rapid greening of the landscape. Drone photo, 300 feet above Lincoln, NE, by Ken Dewey
Last Month's Data: April 2018
Year 2018 (and last year) Precipitation in inches compared to normal
| Normal | 0.64 | 0.77 | 1.93 | 2.71 | 4.29 | 4.34 | 3.40 | 3.49 | 3.02 | 1.97 | 1.43 | 0.95 | 28.95 |
| 2018 | 0.41 | 0.74 | 2.71 | 0.67 | 2.23 | 6.76 | |||||||
| 2017 | 1.10 |
0.55 | 1.62 | 3.55 | 6.29 | 7.35 | 5.99 | 3.38 | 1.85 | 4.90 | 0.07 | 0.38 | 37.03 |
Normal January 1 - April 30 Precipitation total = 6.05 inches
Normal January 1 - May 31 Precipitation total = 10.34 inches
RECORD HIGH: May 26 , 2018: 100°F. Old record 98°F set in 1912.
RECORD HIGH: May 27, 2018: 97°F. Old record 95°F set in 1966.
Lincoln's Temperature and Precipitation records set in 2018
Lincoln's Heat Wave Page, LINK>> Heat Wave Climatology
All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
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|
May
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | Snow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tuesday
|
May 1
|
84
|
65
|
75
|
+18
|
T
|
2.10
|
93 |
24
|
0
|
10
|
69
|
45
|
57
|
|
| Wednesday |
May 2
|
68
|
48
|
58
|
0
|
0.22
|
1.50
|
91
|
26
|
7
|
0
|
70
|
45
|
58
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 3
|
67
|
48
|
58
|
0
|
0.05
|
1.90
|
91
|
25
|
7
|
0
|
70
|
46
|
58
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 4
|
82
|
48
|
65
|
+7
|
0.00
|
2.47
|
91
|
30
|
0
|
0
|
70
|
46
|
58
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 5
|
87
|
44
|
66
|
+7
|
T
|
3.35
|
97
|
31
|
0
|
1
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 6
|
86
|
48
|
67
|
+8
|
0.00
|
2.96
|
95
|
27
|
0
|
2
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 7
|
84
|
43
|
64
|
+5
|
0.00
|
3.77
|
98
|
29
|
1
|
0
|
71
|
47
|
59
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 8
|
86
|
65
|
76
|
+16
|
0.00
|
1.96
|
95
|
29
|
0
|
11
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 9
|
86
|
57
|
72
|
+12
|
0.00
|
2.56
|
97
|
30
|
0
|
7
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 10
|
86
|
55
|
71
|
+11
|
0.00
|
1.05
|
95
|
30
|
0
|
6
|
72
|
48
|
60
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 11
|
68
|
49
|
59
|
-2
|
0.44
|
2.96
|
94
|
29
|
6
|
0
|
73
|
49
|
61
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 12
|
62
|
51
|
57
|
-4
|
0.03
|
1.55
|
97
|
31
|
8
|
0
|
73
|
49
|
61
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 13
|
79
|
53
|
66
|
+5
|
0.00
|
2.76
|
96
|
27
|
0
|
1
|
73
|
50
|
61
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 14
|
78
|
59
|
69
|
+7
|
0.02
|
2.63
|
100
|
32
|
0
|
4
|
74
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 15
|
80
|
55
|
68
|
+6
|
0.00
|
2.35
|
93
|
31
|
0
|
3
|
74
|
50
|
62
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 16
|
86
|
52
|
69
|
+7
|
0.00
|
2.01
|
92
|
30
|
0
|
4
|
74
|
51
|
62
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 17
|
86
|
53
|
70
|
+7
|
0.00
|
2.01
|
93
|
33
|
0
|
5
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 18
|
79
|
56
|
68
|
+3
|
T
|
2.41
|
94
|
34
|
0
|
3
|
75
|
51
|
63
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 19
|
65
|
52
|
59
|
-4
|
0.31
|
1.62
|
95
|
35
|
6
|
0
|
75
|
52
|
63
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 20
|
58
|
53
|
56
|
-8
|
0.26
|
2.64
|
95
|
33
|
9
|
0
|
75
|
52
|
64
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 21
|
78
|
53
|
66
|
+2
|
0.00
|
1.56
|
95
|
36
|
0
|
1
|
76
|
52
|
64
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 22
|
88
|
59
|
74
|
+10
|
0.06
|
2.43
|
96
|
36
|
0
|
9
|
76
|
53
|
64
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 23
|
91
|
66
|
79
|
+14
|
0.00
|
1.45
|
94
|
39
|
0
|
14
|
76
|
53
|
65
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 24
|
90
|
67
|
79
|
+14
|
0.00
|
1.43
|
100
|
34
|
0
|
14
|
77
|
53
|
65
|
|
|
Friday
|
May 25
|
97
|
64
|
81
|
+16
|
0.00
|
1.78
|
98
|
35
|
0
|
16
|
77
|
54
|
65
|
|
|
Saturday
|
May 26
|
100
|
65
|
83
|
+17
|
0.00
|
2.43
|
100
|
38
|
0
|
18
|
77
|
54
|
66
|
|
|
Sunday
|
May 27
|
97
|
66
|
82
|
+16
|
0.00
|
3.32
|
97
|
36
|
0
|
17
|
78
|
54
|
66
|
|
|
Monday
|
May 28
|
95
|
66
|
81
|
+15
|
0.00
|
1.97
|
98
|
34
|
0
|
16
|
78
|
55
|
66
|
|
|
Tuesday
|
May 29
|
87
|
65
|
76
|
+9
|
0.83
|
2.64
|
102
|
32
|
0
|
11
|
79
|
55
|
67
|
|
|
Wednesday
|
May 30
|
87
|
62
|
75
|
+8
|
0.01
|
2.59
|
104
|
40
|
0
|
10
|
79
|
55
|
67
|
|
|
Thursday
|
May 31
|
92
|
63
|
78
|
+10
|
0.00
|
2.05
|
103
|
41
|
0
|
13
|
79
|
56
|
68
|
|
|
May
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD | Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
||
| TOTAL |
|
|
|
|
2.23 |
|
|
44
|
196
|
|
|
|
.
|
||
| AVERAGE |
82.6
|
56.5
|
69.5
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| NORMAL |
74.2
|
50.5
|
62.3
|
|
4.29
|
|
|
147
|
65
|
|
|
|
|||
| DEPARTURE |
+8.4
|
+6.0
|
+7.2
|
-2.06
|
-103
|
+131
|
|
|
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MAY 2018.
Temperature is °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 2018 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals, in °F.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. 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 (1981-2010 normals) in °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) in °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 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 - 2017
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.