Lincoln, NE, March 2009 Climate Data

March 2009:  7th Driest out of past 123 years.
March 2009:  No measureable snowfall.  Only 14 of the past 110 years has March had no snowfall.
March 2009: 5th month in a row with below normal precipitation
March 1, 2009: March in Lincoln starts
out cold and snow covered. 		March 15, 2009: Spring has arrived with mild
temperatures and greening lawns.

Photos © K. Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences, at the
School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 
Also see our March photo gallery  and our Entire Photo gallery
ANNOUNCEMENT:

Saturday April 4, 2009

 The Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium
and family Weatherfest. 

CPSWS and Weatherfest 2009 Event Website:  Click Here

Photos from last year:  CPSWS2008 and Weatherfest Photo Gallery

March 2009 Lincoln Temperatures Compared to Normal
April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009 Lincoln Temperatures Compared to Normal
Winter 2008-2009 Climate Summary, High Plains and the U.S.
 Daylight Savings Time  and Season Starting Dates
 Lincoln Live Weather Watching Web Cams
Lincoln Cold Waves 
Lincoln March Climate Record Book

Lincoln, Nebraska
Top Ten Wettest and Driest Months
Data record 1887 to Present

Precipitation measurement units are "inches"

MARCH
WETTEST 
YEAR 
AMOUNT
WETTEST
RANK
DRIEST
YEAR 
AMOUNT
DRIEST
RANK
1973
6.65
1
1994
0.06
1
1987
6.53
2
1929
0.08
2
1979
4.93
3
1910
0.10
3
1959
4.56
4
1968
0.11
4
1983
3.84
5
1988
0.13
5
1906
3.67
6
1918
0.14
6
1914
3.55
7
2009
0.18
7
1977
3.54
8
1936
0.18
7
1933
3.40
9
1989
0.24
9
1957
3.33
10
1956
0.25
10

Monthly Snowfall 2008-2009

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
0.0
T
5.5
5.6
8.1
T
.
19.2
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5
   March 1, 2009:  The High for the day, tied the coldest ever high for the date of 16 F (set in 1890 and 1962).
March 5, 2009:  New Record High temperature of 76 F.  Old record was 74 F set in 1910.
March 2009
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
Norm
MAX
Norm
MIN
Norm
Mean
SNOW
Sunday
Mar. 1 16 -1 8 -25 0.00
0.62
81
-6
 54 0
45
22
33
  
Monday
Mar. 2 29 3 16 -18 0.00
0.55
79
-7
 49 0
45
22
34
  
Tuesday
Mar. 3 51 23 37 +3 0.00
0.92
78
-10
 28 0
46
23
34
  
Wednesday
Mar. 4 63 26 45 +10 0.00
0.88
80
-19
 20 0
46
23
35
  
Thursday
Mar. 5 76 39 58 +23 0.00
1.16
76
-7
 7 0
46
23
35
  
Friday
Mar. 6 59 28 44 +9 0.00
0.58
80
-11
 21 0
47
24
35
  
Saturday
Mar. 7 49 32 41 +5 0.13
0.87
74
-9
 24 0
47
24
36
 T
Sunday
Mar. 8 48 32 40 +4 T
0.80
79
-8
 25 0
48
25
36
  
Monday
Mar. 9 49 30 40 +3 0.02 0.57 82 -2 25 0 48 25 37   
Tuesday
Mar. 10 30 13 22 -15 T
0.87
76
-7
 43 0
49
25
37
 
Wednesday
Mar. 11 23 7 15 -22 0.00 0.73 84 -19 50 0 49 26 37  
Thursday
Mar. 12 36 8 22 -16 0.00
1.11
81
-15
 43 0
49
26
38
 
Friday
Mar. 13 50 25 38 0 0.00
0.68
80
-5
 27 0
50
26
38
 
Saturday
Mar. 14 57 20 39 0 0.00
0.86
82
-5
 26 0
50
27
39
 
Sunday
Mar. 15 62 30 46 +7 0.01
0.88
85
-1
 19 0
51
27
39
 
Monday
Mar. 16 79 35 57 +18 0.00
1.29
81
-4
 8 0
51
27
39
 
Tuesday
Mar. 17 71 39 55 +15 0.00
1.09
84
-5
 10 0
52
28
40
 
Wednesday
Mar. 18 61 33 47 +7 T
1.80
87
-7
 18 0
52
28
40
 
Thursday
Mar. 19 62 29 46 +5 0.00
1.28
82
-3
 19 0
53
29
41
 
Friday
Mar. 20 59 34 47 +6 0.00
0.75
79
-3
 18 0
53
29
41
 
Saturday
Mar. 21 73 32 53 +12 0.00
0.42
88
5
 12 0
53
29
41
 
Sunday
Mar. 22 74 50 62 +20 T
1.75
90
6
 3 0
54
30
42
 
Monday
Mar. 23 75 40 58 +16 0.02
1.41
88
 7 7 0
54
30
42
 
Tuesday
Mar. 24 44 31 38 -5 0.00
1.64
83
7
 27 0
55
30
43
  
Wednesday
Mar. 25 57 29 43 0 0.00
1.96
91
5
 22 0
55
31
43
  
Thursday
Mar. 26 45 30 38 -5 0.00
1.21
88
2
 27 0
55
31
43
 
Friday
Mar. 27 38 22 30 -14 0.00
0.98
84
6
 35 0
56
32
44
 
Saturday
Mar. 28 46 22 34 -10 0.00
1.74
90
11
 31 0
56
32
44
 
Sunday
Mar. 29 60 18 39 -6 0.00
1.34
89
12
 26 0
57
32
45
 
Monday
Mar. 30 68 40 54 +9 0.01
0.99
88
10
 11 0
57
33
45
 
Tuesday
Mar. 31 43 30 37 -8 T
1.73
88
14
 28 0
58
33
45
T
 
TOTAL
 1653 829
 
 
 0.18  
 
 
   0
 
 
 
 T
 
AVERAGE
 53.3 26.7 40.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
51.2
27.5
39.4
 
2.21
  
 
 
799
1
 
 
 
5.1
 
DEPARTURE
 +2.1 -0.8 +0.6   -2.03                 -5.1
From the climate record books:
Warmest recorded MARCH  temperature, 91 F, March 25, 1972.
Coldest recorded MARCH  temperature, -19 F,  Mar. 4, 1978 and Mar. 11, 1907.
Most MARCH Snowfall: 21.3 inches, 1912.
Least MARCH Snowfall: none measurable, 14 of the last 110 years.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are MARCH 2009.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals in deg. F.
DEPARTURE is MARCH 2009 Average measured against 1971-2000 normals, in deg. F.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures in deg. F.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature in deg. F.
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal), in deg. F.
PREC = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST) in inches.
REC PREC = Record daily amount of precipitation in inches.
REC MAX = Record maximum temperature in deg. F.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature in deg. F.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees) in deg. F.
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
Norm MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
Norm MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
Norm Mean = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals) in deg. F.
SNOW = Snowfall in inches.




Two years ago:  A rural Lancaster County road following the March 1, 2007 Storm.
March 1, 2007:  Snowstorm and Blizzard in Eastern Nebraska.


March 1, 2008 High Temperatures.