Rural Lancaster County, near Lincoln, NE, March 1, 2018. Photo Ken Dewey
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Last month's Data: February 2018
Lincoln's Cold Weather Climatology
Lincoln's Snowfall Climatology
Year 2018 (and last year) Lincoln 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
|
3.86
|
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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 - March 31 Precipitation total = 3.34 inches
Winter 2017-18 (and last year) Snowfall (in inches) compared to normal
|
Normal
|
0.7
|
2.1
|
5.9
|
5.4
|
5.6
|
4.8
|
1.4
|
0.0
|
25.9
|
|
2017-18
|
T
|
0.0
|
4.3
|
3.4
|
10.0
|
0.7
|
.
|
.
|
18.4
|
|
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
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All data in the following table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.
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|
March
| Pcpn | Max | Min | Max | Avg Min | Avg Mean | Snow | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 1
|
51
|
21
|
36
|
+2
|
0.00
|
0.62
|
81
|
-6
|
29
|
0
|
45
|
23
|
34
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Mar. 2
|
61
|
21
|
41
|
+7
|
0.00
|
0.55
|
79
|
-7
|
24
|
0
|
46
|
23
|
34
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 3
|
73
|
42
|
58
|
+23
|
0.00
|
0.92
|
78
|
-10
|
7
|
0
|
46
|
24
|
35
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 4
|
70
|
47
|
59
|
+24
|
0.00
|
0.88
|
80
|
-19
|
6
|
0
|
47
|
24
|
35
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Mar. 5
|
54
|
34
|
44
|
+8
|
0.04
|
1.16
|
76
|
-7
|
21
|
0
|
47
|
24
|
36
|
T
|
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 6
|
36
|
27
|
32
|
-4
|
0.05
|
0.58
|
80
|
-11
|
33
|
0
|
48
|
25
|
36
|
0.6
|
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 7
|
38
|
19
|
29
|
-8
|
0.00
|
0.87
|
80
|
-9
|
36
|
0
|
48
|
25
|
37
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 8
|
46
|
12
|
29
|
-8
|
0.00
|
0.80
|
79
|
-8
|
36
|
0
|
49
|
25
|
37
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Mar. 9
|
53
|
28
|
41
|
+4
|
0.00
|
0.57
|
82
|
-2
|
24
|
0
|
49
|
26
|
37
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 10
|
54
|
28
|
41
|
+3
|
0.00
|
0.87
|
78
|
-7
|
24
|
0
|
50
|
26
|
38
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 11
|
38
|
31
|
35
|
-3
|
0.01
|
0.73
|
84
|
-19
|
30
|
0
|
50
|
26
|
38
|
0.1
|
|
Monday
|
Mar. 12
|
52
|
22
|
37
|
-2
|
0.00
|
1.11
|
81
|
-15
|
28
|
0
|
51
|
27
|
39
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 13
|
50
|
20
|
35
|
-4
|
0.00
|
0.68
|
83
|
-5
|
30
|
0
|
51
|
27
|
39
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 14
|
69
|
20
|
45
|
+6
|
0.00
|
0.86
|
82
|
-5
|
20
|
0
|
52
|
27
|
39
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 15
|
68
|
27
|
48
|
+8
|
0.00
|
0.88
|
85
|
-1
|
17
|
0
|
52
|
28
|
40
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Mar. 16
|
49
|
33
|
41
|
+1
|
0.40
|
1.29
|
90
|
-4
|
24
|
0
|
52
|
28
|
40
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 17
|
41
|
34
|
38
|
-3
|
0.00
|
1.09
|
84
|
-5
|
27
|
0
|
53
|
28
|
41
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 18
|
43
|
36
|
40
|
-1
|
0.46
|
1.80
|
87
|
-7
|
25
|
0
|
53
|
29
|
41
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Mar. 19
|
45
|
34
|
40
|
-1
|
0.35
|
1.28
|
87
|
-3
|
25
|
1
|
54
|
29
|
41
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 20
|
42
|
29
|
36
|
-6
|
0.14
|
0.75
|
79
|
-3
|
29
|
0
|
54
|
29
|
42
|
T
|
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 21
|
56
|
22
|
39
|
-3
|
0.00
|
0.42
|
88
|
5
|
26
|
0
|
55
|
30
|
42
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 22
|
68
|
42
|
55
|
+13
|
0.00
|
1.75
|
90
|
6
|
10
|
0
|
55
|
30
|
42
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Mar. 23
|
58
|
43
|
51
|
+14
|
0.89
|
1.41
|
88
|
7
|
14
|
0
|
56
|
30
|
43
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 24
|
43
|
34
|
39
|
-4
|
0.01
|
1.64
|
83
|
7
|
26
|
0
|
56
|
31
|
43
|
.
|
|
Sunday
|
Mar. 25
|
40
|
32
|
36
|
-8
|
0.01
|
1.96
|
91
|
5
|
29
|
0
|
56
|
31
|
44
|
.
|
|
Monday
|
Mar. 26
|
41
|
38
|
40
|
-4
|
0.29
|
1.21
|
88
|
2
|
25
|
0
|
57
|
31
|
44
|
.
|
|
Tuesday
|
Mar. 27
|
54
|
33
|
44
|
0
|
0.00
|
0.98
|
84
|
6
|
21
|
0
|
57
|
32
|
44
|
.
|
|
Wednesday
|
Mar. 28
|
59
|
30
|
45
|
0
|
0.06
|
1.74
|
90
|
11
|
20
|
0
|
58
|
32
|
45
|
.
|
|
Thursday
|
Mar. 29
|
50
|
33
|
42
|
-3
|
0.00
|
1.34
|
89
|
12
|
23
|
0
|
58
|
32
|
45
|
.
|
|
Friday
|
Mar. 30
|
61
|
25
|
43
|
-3
|
0.00
|
0.99
|
88
|
10
|
22
|
0
|
58
|
33
|
46
|
.
|
|
Saturday
|
Mar. 31
|
54
|
26
|
40
|
-6
|
T
|
1.73
|
91
|
14
|
25
|
0
|
59
|
33
|
46
|
T
|
|
March
|
Max | Min | Mean | Dep | Pcpn | Rec Pcpn |
Rec Max |
Rec Min |
HDD | CDD | Avg Max |
Avg Min |
Avg Mean |
Snow | |
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
2.71
|
|
|
|
736
|
0
|
|
|
|
0.7
|
|||
|
|
AVERAGE
|
52.2
|
29.8
|
41.0
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NORMAL
|
52.3
|
27.9
|
40.1
|
|
1.93
|
|
|
772
|
1
|
|
|
|
4.8
|
||
|
|
DEPARTURE
|
-0.1
|
+1.9
|
+0.9
|
+0.78
|
|
-36
|
-1
|
|
-4.1
|
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 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 MARCH 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 °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.
Snow = Snowfall in inches.
From the climate record books:
Warmest recorded MARCH temperature, 91°F, March 31, 2012 And, March 25, 1972.
Coldest recorded MARCH temperature, -19°F, March 4, 1978 and March 11, 1907.
SNOWFALL:
Most MARCH Snowfall: 21.3 inches, 1912.
Least MARCH Snowfall: none measurable, 16 of the last 119 years = 13.4% of the years 1900-2018.
NOTE: All data on this page are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.