Lincoln, NE, March 2010 Climate Data

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


 Photo © K. Dewey, Applied Climate Science, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 
March 9, 2010: A foggy morning in Lincoln, NE.
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Saturday March 27, 2010

 Central Plains Severe Weather Symposium & family Weatherfest. 

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Monthly Snowfall 2009-2010

Month
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
TOTAL
Observed
1.2
0.0
24.3
7.1
7.4
 1.6 .
41.6
Normal
0.7
3.1
5.4
6.1
5.4
5.1
1.7
27.5

     

Lincoln Live Weather Watching Web Cams

 

NEW:  February 2010 Global Temperatures 6th Warmest on Record

Satellite Image Showing Snow Cover in our Area

It has only hit 40 F or higher 5 times from Dec. 1 to Feb. 28----How Rare is this?

January 2010:  Global  Temperatures 4th Warmest  on record

February 2010 Statewide Temperature Rankings

January 2010 Statewide Temperature Rankings 

Its Called "Global warming", not "Nebraska Warming" Year 2009 Review

It has only hit 50 F or higher once from Dec. 1 to February 28----How Rare is this?

 

Lincoln's Greatest Daily Snow Depths

Lincoln Cold Waves 1887-2010

 Nebraska Winter Weather Forecast Page

 

Lincoln had 94 consecutive days  this winter with the temperature not rising to or above 50 degrees

Here is the top ten listing of longest streaks of days <= to 50 F

Data Record Years: 1887-2010

 Rank  # Days   End Date
  1    125    4/ 2/1915
  2    117    3/10/1979
  3     97    3/17/1975
  4     94    3/ 5/2010
  5     94    3/16/1969
  6     91    3/17/1978
  7     91    3/26/1960
  8     89    3/ 3/1949
  9     85    3/ 6/1993
 10     78    2/13/1910 

  
March 2010   
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PREC
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
Norm
MAX
Norm
MIN
Norm
Mean
SNOW
Monday
Mar. 1 36 22 29 -4 0.00
0.62
81
-6
 36 0
45
22
33
  
Tuesday
Mar. 2 41 15 28 -6 0.00
0.55
79
-7
 37 0
45
22
34
  
Wednesday
Mar. 3 43 17 30 -4 0.00
0.92
78
-10
 35 0
46
23
34
  
Thursday
Mar. 4 50 22 36 +1 0.00
0.88
80
-19
 29 0
46
23
35
  
Friday
Mar. 5 47 30 39 +4 0.00
1.16
76
-7
 26 0
46
23
35
  
Saturday
Mar. 6 60 35 48 +13 0.10
0.58
80
-11
 17 0
47
24
35
  
Sunday
Mar. 7 45 34 40 +4 0.00
0.87
74
-9
 25 0
47
24
36
  
Monday
Mar. 8 51 36 44 +8 0.20
0.80
79
-8
 21 0
48
25
36
  
Tuesday
Mar. 9 48 39 44 +7 0.07 0.57 82 -2 21 0 48 25 37   
Wednesday
Mar. 10 44 36 40 +3 T
0.87
76
-7
 25 0
49
25
37
 
Thursday
Mar. 11 38 32 35 -2 0.60 0.73 84 -19 30 0 49 26 37 0.8
Friday
Mar. 12 41 34 38 0 0.05
1.11
81
-15
 27 0
49
26
38
 T
Saturday
Mar. 13 49 35 42 +4 T
0.68
80
-5
 23 0
50
26
38
 
Sunday
Mar. 14 46 38 42 +3 T
0.86
82
-5
 23 0
50
27
39
 
Monday
Mar. 15 48 38 43 +4 0.00
0.88
85
-1
 22 0
51
27
39
 
Tuesday
Mar. 16 42 34 38 -1 0.00
1.29
81
-4
 27 0
51
27
39
 
Wednesday
Mar. 17 52 32 42 +2 0.00
1.09
84
-5
 23 0
52
28
40
 
Thursday
Mar. 18 66 26 46 +6 0.00
1.80
87
-7
 19 0
52
28
40
 
Friday
Mar. 19 48 28 38 -3 0.17
1.28
82
-3
 27 0
53
29
41
 0.8
Saturday
Mar. 20 33 20 27 -14 0.00
0.75
79
-3
 38 0
53
29
41
 
Sunday
Mar. 21 50 15 33 -8 0.00
0.42
88
5
 32 0
53
29
41
 
Monday
Mar. 22 61 17 39 -3 0.00
1.75
90
6
 26 0
54
30
42
 
Tuesday
Mar. 23 57 25 41 -1 0.00
1.41
88
 7 24 0
54
30
42
 
Wednesday
Mar. 24 52 31 42 -1 T
1.64
83
7
 23 0
55
30
43
  
Thursday
Mar. 25 56 24 40 -3 0.00
1.96
91
5
 25 0
55
31
43
Friday
Mar. 26 59 32 46 +3 0.00
1.21
88
2
 19 0
55
31
43
 
Saturday
Mar. 27 47 38 43 -1 0.58
0.98
84
6
 22 0
56
32
44
 
Sunday
Mar. 28 59 31 45 +1 0.00
1.74
90
11
 20 0
56
32
44
 
Monday
Mar. 29 74 27 51 +6 0.00
1.34
89
12
 14 0
57
32
45
 
Tuesday
Mar. 30 77 50 64 +19 0.00
0.99
88
10
 1 0
57
33
45
 
Wednesday
Mar. 31 78 48 63 +18 0.00
1.73
88
14
 2 0
58
33
45
  
March 2010
TOTAL
      
 
 1.77  
 
 
 799 0
 
 
 
 1.6
 
AVERAGE
 51.5 30.4 41.0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NORMAL
51.2
27.5
39.4
 
2.21
  
 
 
739
1
 
 
 
5.1
 
DEPARTURE
 +0.3 +2.9 +1.6   -0.44       -60         -3.5
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 2010.
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard Normals in deg. F.
DEPARTURE is MARCH 2010 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.


   
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