November 2018 data


November 1, 2018. Drone Photo over the rural edge of Lincoln. Trees and farm fields are now bare with the only remaining green found in our lawns.

Last month's (October 2018) data

The Climatology of First Measurable Snowfalls in the Autumn

Year 2018 (and last year) Precipitation in inches compared to normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
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 8.83 1.35 4.35 7.13 2.71 1.19 32.32
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 - October 31 Precipitation = 25.40 inches
Normal January 1 - November 30 Precipitation = 26.83 inches

Winter 2018-19 (and last 2 years) Snowfall (in inches) compared to 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
2018-19
3.5
7.2
10.7
2017-18
T
0.0
4.3
3.4
10.0
0.7
3.0
0.0
21.4
2016-17
0.0
T
1.7
3.2
2.0
0.6
0.0
0.0
7.5

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

RECORDS:
Tied Record cold daily high temperature of 32°F on November 8 (tied with 1991, 1968, 1943)
Record cold daily low temperature of 11°F on November 9, 2018. Old record 16°F set in 1945

Lincoln's Temperature and Precipitation records set in 2018

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

 

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November
2018
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
Snow
Thursday
Nov. 1
62
27
45
-2
T
1.34
80
16
20
0
59
35
47
.
Friday
Nov. 2
53
43
48
+2
0.01
0.79
81
9
17
0
58
34
46
.
Saturday
Nov. 3
50
42
46
0
0.12
2.05
79
1
19
0
58
34
46
.
Sunday
Nov. 4
47
34
41
-4
0.00
0.97
80
-4
24
0
57
33
45
.
Monday
Nov. 5
53
39
46
+1
0.20
1.20
81
15
19
0
56
33
45
.
Tuesday
Nov. 6
50
25
38
-6
0.00
1.12
82
8
21
0
56
32
44
.
Wednesday
Nov. 7
41
21
31
-13
0.00
0.80
78
0
34
0
55
32
44
.
Thursday
Nov. 8
32
21
27
-16
0.06
1.55
84
3
38
0
55
31
43
0.7
Friday
Nov. 9
31
11
21
-21
0.01
1.35
74
11
44
0
54
31
42
0.3
Saturday
Nov. 10
32
9
21
-21
0.00
1.83
79
4
44
0
54
30
42
.
Sunday
Nov. 11
44
18
31
-10
0.00
0.83
74
-1
34
0
53
30
41
.
Monday
Nov. 12
27
10
19
-22
T
2.42
74
2
46
0
52
29
41
.
Tuesday
Nov. 13
41
9
25
-15
0.00
1.98
85
0
40
0
52
29
40
.
Wednesday
Nov. 14
49
18
34
-6
0.00
1.71
75
-1
31
0
51
28
40
.
Thursday
Nov. 15
63
23
43
+4
0.00
1.82
76
5
22
0
51
28
39
.
Friday
Nov. 16
58
24
41
+2
0.00
2.06
80
4
24
0
50
27
39
.
Saturday
Nov. 17
46
21
34
-4
0.12
1.44
75
5
31
0
49
27
38
2.6
Sunday
Nov. 18
30
6
18
-20
0.00
0.68
78
4
47
0
49
26
38
.
Monday
Nov. 19
44
21
33
-4
0.00
2.06
78
4
32
0
48
26
37
.
Tuesday
Nov. 20
54
19
37
+1
0.00
1.05
75
1
28
0
48
25
37
.
Wednesday
Nov. 21
60
24
42
+6
0.00
0.79
73
3
23
0
47
25
36
.
Thursday
Nov. 22
62
26
44
+9
0.00
0.74
68
-1
21
0
47
24
35
.
Friday
Nov. 23
59
33
46
+11
T
1.59
71
-2
19
0
46
24
35
.
Saturday
Nov. 24
54
28
41
+7
0.01
1.45
75
1
24
0
45
23
34
.
Sunday
Nov. 25
37
21
29
-5
0.30
0.95
77
4
36
0
45
23
34
3.6
Monday
Nov. 26
29
16
23
-10
0.00
1.31
71
-2
42
0
44
22
33
.
Tuesday
Nov. 27
26
8
17
-16
0.00
1.25
72
-15
48
0
44
22
33
.
Wednesday
Nov. 28
34
23
29
-3
0.00
0.63
65
-3
36
0
43
22
32
.
Thursday
Nov. 29
39
21
30
-2
0.01
2.34
75
-5
35
0
43
21
32
.
Friday
Nov. 30
39
28
34
3
0.35
1.37
71
-5
31
0
42
21
31
.
November
2018
Max
Min
Mean
Dep
Pcpn
Rec
Pcpn
Rec
Max
Rec
Min
HDD
CDD
Avg
Max
Avg
Min
Avg
Mean
 
 
TOTAL
1.19
   
.
0
 
 
7.2
 
AVERAGE
44.9
22.3
33.6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 November
NORMAL
50.3
27.6
38.9
 
1.43
 
 
783
0
 
 
 
2.1
 
DEPARTURE
-5.4
-5.3
-5.3
 
-0.24
   
.
0
   
+5.1
 

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are NOVEMBER 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 NOVEMBER 2018 Averages and totals measured against 1981-2010 Normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature °F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal),°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  °F.
Rec Min = Record Minimum temperature °F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) °F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees) °F.
Norm Max = Daily Normal High Temperature (1981-2010 normals) °F.
Norm Min = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1981-2010 normals) °F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1981-2010 normals) °F.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.

From the record books:
Warmest recorded November  temperature, 85 °F, November 13, 1999. 
Coldest recorded November  temperature, -15°F,  November 27, 1887.

Wettest November = 7.14 inches, 1909
Driest November =  0.00 inches, 1894


November Snowfall Climatology (through November 2018):
November, 119 years (1900-2018)
Novembers with measurable snowfall: 86 years (72% of the Novembers)
Novembers without measurable snowfall: 33 years (28% of the Novembers)

Most November Snowfall: 12.6 inches, 1957.
Least November Snowfall (1900-2018): (0.0 and T) 33 years
0.0 inches: 10 years since 1900;
a trace (T): 23 years since 1900.

A trace (T) of snowfall means it was observed but not enough to be measured.

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