PHOTO and Legend
Last Month's Data, September XXXX
Next Month's Data, November XXXX
Year XXXX (and last year) Lincoln Precipitation in Inches compared to normal
PRECIPITATION TABLE
Normal January 1 - September 30 Precipitation = 24.72 inches
Normal January 1 - October 31 Precipitation = 26.86 inches
NOTE >> The NEW 1991-2020 Normals have been added to this page.
more information at: Lincoln's new 30-Year normals
Links need updating >>
Date of first freeze following Summer
Lincoln's earliest snowfalls in the Autumn
All data in the following tables are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
| October | XXXX | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Norm Max | Norm Min | Norm Mean | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Oct. 1 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.83 | 94 | 27 | . | . | 74 | 48 | 61 | . |
| . | Oct. 2 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.28 | 94 | 28 | . | . | 74 | 47 | 60 | . |
| . | Oct. 3 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.10 | 96 | 27 | . | . | 73 | 47 | 60 | . |
| . | Oct. 4 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.20 | 93 | 29 | . | . | 73 | 46 | 60 | . |
| . | Oct. 5 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.34 | 98 | 28 | . | . | 72 | 46 | 59 | . |
| . | Oct. 6 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.18 | 93 | 24 | . | . | 72 | 45 | 59 | . |
| . | Oct. 7 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.18 | 90 | 20 | . | . | 71 | 45 | 58 | . |
| . | Oct. 8 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.79 | 91 | 17 | . | . | 71 | 45 | 58 | . |
| . | Oct. 9 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.73 | 90 | 18 | . | . | 70 | 44 | 57 | . |
| . | Oct. 10 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.26 | 91 | 23 | . | . | 70 | 44 | 57 | . |
| . | Oct. 11 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.74 | 94 | 21 | . | . | 69 | 43 | 56 | . |
| . | Oct. 12 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.59 | 93 | 21 | . | . | 69 | 43 | 56 | . |
| . | Oct. 13 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.13 | 92 | 22 | . | . | 68 | 42 | 55 | . |
| . | Oct. 14 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.86 | 91 | 24 | . | . | 68 | 42 | 55 | . |
| . | Oct. 15 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.12 | 91 | 22 | . | . | 67 | 41 | 54 | . |
| . | Oct. 16 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.74 | 88 | 21 | . | . | 67 | 41 | 54 | . |
| . | Oct. 17 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.18 | 85 | 15 | . | . | 66 | 41 | 53 | . |
| . | Oct. 18 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.27 | 87 | 18 | . | . | 66 | 40 | 53 | . |
| . | Oct. 19 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.02 | 88 | 12 | . | . | 65 | 40 | 52 | . |
| . | Oct. 20 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.46 | 90 | 18 | . | . | 65 | 39 | 52 | . |
| . | Oct. 21 | . | . | . | . | . | 0.75 | 89 | 20 | . | . | 64 | 39 | 51 | . |
| . | Oct. 22 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.01 | 89 | 19 | . | . | 64 | 38 | 51 | . |
| . | Oct. 23 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.18 | 89 | 20 | . | . | 63 | 38 | 51 | . |
| . | Oct. 24 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.50 | 89 | 17 | . | . | 63 | 38 | 50 | . |
| . | Oct. 25 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.19 | 89 | 15 | . | . | 62 | 37 | 50 | . |
| . | Oct. 26 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.57 | 86 | 19 | . | . | 62 | 37 | 49 | . |
| . | Oct. 27 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.62 | 89 | 8 | . | . | 61 | 36 | 49 | . |
| . | Oct. 28 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.56 | 84 | 10 | . | . | 61 | 36 | 48 | . |
| . | Oct. 29 | . | . | . | . | . | 1.98 | 87 | 9 | . | . | 60 | 35 | 48 | . |
| . | Oct. 30 | . | . | . | . | . | 4.07 | 83 | 3 | . | . | 60 | 35 | 47 | . |
| XXXXXXX | Oct. 31 | . | . | . | . | . | 2.07 | 83 | 11 | . | . | 59 | 34 | 47 | . |
| October | XXXX | Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn | Rec Max | Rec Min | HDD | CDD | Avg Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | |
| . | TOTAL | . | . | . | . | ||||||||||
| . | AVERAGE | . | . | . | |||||||||||
| NORMAL | 66.6 | 41.0 | 53.8 | 2.14 | 367 | 20 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| . | DEPARTURE | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER XXXX.
Temperature is "degrees 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 XXXX Averages and totals measured against 1991-2020 Normals.
Max = Observed Maximum and Min = Observed Minimum temperatures in °F.
Mean = Observed Mean Daily temperature in °F.
Dep = Departure from normal (- is below normal, + is 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 (121 years, 1900-2020):
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 (101/122 years = 82.8%)
LINK: October 14, 2018 snowfall 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.