February 2023 Lincoln, NE, Climate Data

Rural Great Plains, Photo by Ken Dewey

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

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Daytime below 0°F data

RECORDS:
Feb. 14, 2023: Low temperature 37°F, warmest minimum temperature on record. Old record 36°F set in 1935.

Winter 2022-23 (and last 4 years) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal.

OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY TOTAL
Normal
0.9
1.5
5.3
6.5
7.1
3.4
1.2
0.1
26.0
2022-23
 0.0 T 1.6 2.0 9.5 13.1
2021-22
 0.0 T 0.8 2.9 0.1 1.3 T 0.0 5.1
2020-21
 2.9 T 11.0 18.9 16.6 0.0 T 0.0 49.4
2019-20
0.7
1.7
 1.8 5.5 1.6 1.5 4.8 0.0
17.6
2018-19
3.5
7.2
5.6
9.7
23.2
6.3
T
0.0
55.5

T = a Trace.  Snowfall was observed but not enough to be measured

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 . . . . . . . . . . 2.61
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



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NOTE: New 1991-2020 Climate Normals added to the table
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February
2023
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Norm
Max
Norm
Min		Norm
Mean		Snow
Wednesday
Feb. 1
41
6
24
-2
0.00
0.45
64
-24
41
0
37
15
26
.
Thursday
Feb. 2
35
4
20
-6
0.00
1.12
68
-22
45
0
37
15
26
.
Friday
Feb. 3
32
3
18
-8
0.00
0.73
68
-22
47
0
37
15
26
.
Saturday
Feb. 4
50
16
33
+6
0.00
1.05
67
-21
32
0
37
16
27
.
Sunday
Feb. 5
56
21
39
+12
0.00
0.38
67
-20
26
0
38
16
27
.
Monday
Feb. 6
50
23
37
+10
0.00
0.87
65
-17
28
0
38
16
27
.
Tuesday
Feb. 7
53
25
39
+12
0.00
0.28
71
-18
26
0
38
16
27
.
Wednesday
Feb. 8
54
20
37
 +10
0.00
0.91
71
-19
28
0
38
16
27
.
Thursday
Feb. 9
39
24
32
+4
0.00
0.80
68
-24
33
0
39
17
28
.
Friday
Feb. 10
44
14
29
+1
0.00
0.65
75
-16
36
0
39
17
28
.
Saturday
Feb. 11
54
21
38
+10
0.00
1.55
75
-26
27
0
39
17
28
.
Sunday
Feb. 12
52
22
37
+9
0.00
2.20
73
-24
28
0
39
17
28
.
Monday
Feb. 13
62
19
41
+13
0.00
1.36
69
-26
24
0
40
18
29
.
Tuesday
Feb. 14
50
37
44
+15
0.32
0.79
75
-15
21
0
40
18
29
.
Wednesday
Feb. 15
38
19
29
0
T
0.45
74
-26
36
0
40
18
29
T
Thursday
Feb. 16
27
-1
13
-17
0.59
0.73
72
-31
52
0
41
19
30
8.8
Friday
Feb. 17
37
-9
14
-16
0.00
0.50
74
-19
51
0
41
19
30
.
Saturday
Feb. 18
47
16
32
+2
0.00
0.84
70
-17
33
0
42
19
30
.
Sunday
Feb. 19
49
20
35
+4
0.00
0.50
73
-15
30
0
42
20
31
.
Monday
Feb. 20
53
23
 38
+7
0.00
1.36
71
-10
27
0
42
20
31
.
Tuesday
Feb. 21
55
26
41
+10
0.00
1.31
76
-9
24
0
43
20
31
.
Wednesday
Feb. 22
38
18
28
-4
T
1.57
76
-10
37
0
43
21
32
T
Thursday
Feb. 23
18
3
11
-21
0.01
0.65
75
-16
54
0
44
21
32
0.5
Friday
Feb. 24
20
2
11
-22
0.04
0.82
72
-9
54
0
44
21
33
0.2
Saturday
Feb. 25
50
7
29
-4
0.00
1.12
77
-8
36
0
44
22
33
.
Sunday
Feb. 26
53
22
38
+5
0.31
0.68
79
-9
27
0
45
22
33
.
Monday
Feb. 27
59
27
43
+9
0.03
1.92
77
-10
22
0
45
22
34
.
Tuesday
Feb. 28
51
22
37
+3
T
1.71
78
-12
28.
0
46
23
34
.
XXX
Feb. 29
  x  x  x  x  x
0.60
83
-3
  x 0
46
23
34
.
February
2023
 Max Min Mean Dep Pcpn
Rec Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
 HDD CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
.
Total
        
1.29
      
953
0
   
9.5
.
AVERAGE
 45.2 16.1 30.6
NORMAL
40.6
18.4
29.5
 
0.89
 
 
994
0
 
 
7.1
 .
DEPARTURE
+4.6
-2.3
+1.1
  
+0.40
 
    
-41
 0
      
+2.4

Temperature is °F
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are FEBRUARY 2023.
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 FEBRUARY 2023 Average measured against 1981-2010 normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °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 (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.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.

Warmest recorded FEBRUARY temperature,
Leap Years:  83°F, February 29, 1972.
Non-Leap Years:  79°F, Feb. 26, 1896 and Feb. 28, 1972.

Coldest recorded FEBRUARY  temperature, -31 F,  Feb. 16, 2021.

SNOWFALL (127 years, 1897-2023):
Most FEBRUARY Snowfall: 26.1 inches, 1965.
Least February Snowfall: T = Trace, observed but not measurable,
5 of the last 127 years (1897-2023)
(1922, 1946, 1977, 1991 & 1996).

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