October 1, 2021 The month begins cloudy and cool after a "hot" September.
Dry conditions are helping the fall harvest. Photo by Ken Dewey
Year 2021 (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 |
| 2021 | 1.53 | 0.79 | 5.23 | 1.74 | 2.55 | 4.46 | 1.73 | 3.41 | 0.64 | 4.04 | 26.12 | ||
| 2020 | 1.29 | 0.13 | 1.67 | 0.88 | 5.09 | 3.15 | 5.73 | 1.27 | 1.62 | 0.40 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 23.63 |
Normal January 1 - September 30 Precipitation = 24.72 inches
Normal January 1 - October 31 Precipitation = 26.86 inches
Record daily precipitation, October 24, 2021: 1.50 inches, old record 0.85 inches, 1997
Record daily precipitation, October 27, 2021: 1.62 inches, old record 0.97 inches, 1980
LINK: Last Month (September 2021) Climate Data
LINK: Next Month (November 2021) Climate Data
NOTE >> The NEW 1991-2020 Normals have been added to this page.
more information at: Lincoln's new 30-Year normals
All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
If columns are hidden, scroll the table right.
| October | 2021 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Norm Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Oct. 1 | 71 | 62 | 67 | +6 | 0.00 | 1.65 | 94 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 48 | 61 | . |
| Saturday | Oct. 2 | 69 | 57 | 63 | +3 | 0.01 | 1.28 | 94 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 74 | 47 | 60 | . |
| Sunday | Oct. 3 | 81 | 47 | 64 | +4 | 0.00 | 2.10 | 96 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 47 | 60 | . |
| Monday | Oct. 4 | 82 | 46 | 64 | +4 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 93 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 73 | 46 | 60 | . |
| Tuesday | Oct. 5 | 80 | 44 | 62 | +3 | 0.00 | 1.34 | 98 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 46 | 59 | . |
| Wednesday | Oct. 6 | 76 | 49 | 63 | +4 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 93 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 45 | 59 | . |
| Thursday | Oct. 7 | 81 | 52 | 67 | +9 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 90 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 45 | 58 | . |
| Friday | Oct. 8 | 86 | 54 | 70 | +12 | 0.00 | 1.79 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 45 | 58 | . |
| Saturday | Oct. 9 | 78 | 58 | 68 | +11 | T | 1.73 | 90 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 70 | 44 | 57 | . |
| Sunday | Oct. 10 | 69 | 49 | 59 | +2 | 0.00 | 2.26 | 91 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 44 | 57 | . |
| Monday | Oct. 11 | 78 | 43 | 61 | +5 | 0.00 | 2.74 | 89 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 69 | 43 | 56 | . |
| Tuesday | Oct. 12 | 81 | 39 | 60 | +4 | T | 2.59 | 93 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 69 | 43 | 56 | . |
| Wednesday | Oct. 13 | 67 | 52 | 60 | +5 | 0.85 | 1.13 | 92 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 42 | 55 | . |
| Thursday | Oct. 14 | 65 | 34 | 50 | -5 | T | 0.86 | 91 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 68 | 42 | 55 | . |
| Friday | Oct. 15 | 64 | 39 | 52 | -2 | 0.04 | 1.12 | 91 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 67 | 41 | 54 | . |
| Saturday | Oct. 16 | 68 | 39 | 54 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.74 | 88 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 41 | 54 | . |
| Sunday | Oct. 17 | 78 | 34 | 56 | +3 | 0.00 | 1.18 | 85 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 66 | 41 | 53 | . |
| Monday | Oct. 18 | 77 | 41 | 59 | +6 | 0.00 | 1.27 | 87 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 40 | 53 | . |
| Tuesday | Oct. 19 | 79 | 55 | 67 | +15 | 0.00 | 1.02 | 88 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 40 | 52 | . |
| Wednesday | Oct. 20 | 63 | 45 | 54 | +2 | 0.00 | 0.46 | 90 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 39 | 52 | . |
| Thursday | Oct. 21 | 58 | 32 | 45 | -6 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 89 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 64 | 39 | 51 | . |
| Friday | Oct. 22 | 63 | 28 | 46 | -5 | 0.00 | 2.01 | 89 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 64 | 38 | 51 | . |
| Saturday | Oct. 23 | 64 | 39 | 52 | +1 | 0.01 | 1.18 | 84 | 20 | 13 | 0 | 63 | 38 | 51 | . |
| Sunday | Oct. 24 | 50 | 45 | 48 | -2 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 89 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 63 | 38 | 50 | . |
| Monday | Oct. 25 | 57 | 43 | 50 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.19 | 89 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 62 | 37 | 50 | . |
| Tuesday | Oct. 26 | 59 | 41 | 50 | +1 | T | 1.57 | 86 | 19 | 15 | 0 | 62 | 37 | 49 | . |
| Wednesday | Oct. 27 | 59 | 50 | 55 | +6 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 89 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 49 | . |
| Thursday | Oct. 28 | 60 | 49 | 55 | +7 | 0.01 | 1.56 | 84 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 61 | 36 | 48 | . |
| Friday | Oct. 29 | 62 | 33 | 48 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.98 | 87 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 60 | 36 | 48 | . |
| Saturday | Oct. 30 | 73 | 29 | 51 | +4 | 0.00 | 4.07 | 83 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 60 | 35 | 47 | . |
| Sunday | Oct. 31 | 49 | 35 | 42 | -5 | 0.00 | 2.07 | 83 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 59 | 34 | 47 | . |
| October | 2021 | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Avg Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | |
| TOTAL | 4.04 | 267 | 14 | . | |||||||||||
| AVERAGE | 69.3 | 44.0 | 56.6 | ||||||||||||
| NORMAL | 66.6 | 41.0 | 53.8 | 2.14 | 367 | 20 | 3.5 | ||||||||
| DEPARTURE | +2.7 | +3.0 | +2.8 | +1.90 | -100 | -6 | . |
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER 2021.
Temperature is °F
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 OCTOBER 2021 Averages and totals measured against 1991-2020 Normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in deg. F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal ( - is 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.
From the record books:
Hottest recorded October temperature, 98°F, October 5, 1947
Coldest recorded October temperature, 3°F, October 30, 1925
SNOWFALL (122 years, 1900-2021):
Earliest ever first snowfall, September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.
Most ever October snowfall, 13.2 inches, October 26, 1997.
Octobers with measurable snowfall (1900-2021) 21 years since 1900 (21/122 years= 17.2%)
Octobers without measurable snowfall (1900-2021) 101 years since 1900 (100/122 years = 82.8%)
LINK: Lincoln's October 14, 2018 compared to Lincoln's Earliest Snowfalls
The yellow "do not pass" line is ignored as we wind our way through
the tree covered streets of Lincoln on October 25, 1997
October 10, 2009 LINK: Third Earliest Snowfall for Lincoln, NE
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.