Lincoln, NE, October 2008 Weather and Climate Data
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Year 2008 Precipitation (in inches): compared to normal: red above normal, blue below normal

 
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
TOTAL
2008
0.44
0.55
1.13
 3.80 4.12 8.59 3.58
1.78
4.10
4.79
.
.
32.88
NORMAL
0.67
0.66
2.21
2.90
4.23
3.51
3.54
3.35
2.92
1.94
1.58
0.86
28.37
Normal January 1 - October 31 Precipitation = 25.93 inches

Lincoln's 90 F and 100 F Climatology (heat waves), 1887 through 2008

Lincoln, Nebraska
Top Ten Wettest and Driest Octobers
Data record 1887 to 2008 (Precipitation measurement units are "inches" )
WETTEST 
YEAR 
AMOUNT
WETTEST
RANK
DRIEST
YEAR 
AMOUNT
DRIEST
RANK
1986
5.40
1
1952
0.00
1
1979
5.29
2
1975
0.01
2
1973
4.92
3
1893
0.01
2
2002
4.90
4
1999
0.03
4
1891
4.82
5
1988
0.03
4
1918
4.80
6
1945
0.03
4
2008
4.79
7
1958
0.05
7
1929
4.57
8
1895
0.05
7
1957
4.36
9
1933
0.09
9
1971
4.29
10
1936
0.19
10

OCTOBER 2008 Lincoln Climate Data

NOTE:  New daily precipitation record, October 22:  2.01 inches, old record was 1.21 inches set in 1972

October
 2008 
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG 
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
 Snow
Wednesday
Oct. 1 69 46 56 -4
0.00
1.65
94
27
 9
0
74
47
60
  
Thursday
Oct. 2 74 37 56 -4
0.00
1.28
94
28
 9
0
73
46
60
  
Friday
Oct. 3 79 43 61 +2
0.00
2.10
96
27
 4
0
73
46
59
  
Saturday
Oct. 4 79 50 65 +6
T
1.20
93
29
 0
0
72
46
59
  
Sunday
Oct. 5 84 63 74 +15
0.00
0.89
98
28
 0
9
72
45
59
  
Monday
Oct. 6 73 58 66 +8
0.20
1.01
93
24
 0
1
72
45
58
  
Tuesday
Oct. 7 68 40 54 -4
0.09
1.18
90
20
 11
0
71
44
58
  
Wednesday
Oct. 8 76 38 57 0
0.00
1.79
90
17
 8
0
71
44
57
  
Thursday
Oct. 9 72 38 55 -2
0.00
1.73
90
18
 10
0
70
43
57
  
Friday
Oct. 10 79 55 67 +11
0.00
2.26
91
24
 0
2
70
43
56
  
Saturday
Oct. 11 81 59 70 +14  0.00
2.74
89
21
 0
5
69
43
56
  
Sunday
Oct. 12 79 66 73 +17
0.01
2.59
93
21
 0 8
69
42
56
  
Monday
Oct. 13 69 43 56 +1
0.81
1.13
92
22
 0
9
68
42
55
  
Tuesday
Oct. 14 53 42 48 -7
0.56
0.86
91
24
 0
17
68
41
55
  
Wednesday
Oct. 15 61 35 48 -6
0.30
1.12
91
22
 0
17
67
41
54
  
Thursday
Oct. 16 62 32 47 -6
0.00
1.74
88
21
 0
23
67
40
54
  
Friday
Oct. 17 63 37 50 -3
0.04
1.18
85
15
 0
15
66
40
53
  
Saturday
Oct. 18 65 35 50 -3
0.00
1.27
87
21
 0
15
66
40
53
  
Sunday
Oct. 19 77 52 65 +13
0.00
1.02
88
12
 0
0
65
39
52
  
Monday
Oct. 20 64 48 56 +4
0.00
0.46
90
18
 9
0
65
39
52
  
Tuesday
Oct. 21 51 46 49 -2
0.64
0.75
89
20
 16
0
64
38
51
  
Wednesday
Oct. 22 56 42 49 -2
2.01
2.01
89
19
 16
0
64
38
51
  
Thursday
Oct. 23 47 41 44 -6
0.11
1.18
84
20
 21
0
63
37
50
  
Friday
Oct. 24 51 41 46 -4
0.02
0.85
89
17
 19
0
62
37
50
  
Saturday
Oct. 25 67 34 51 +2
0.00
2.19
89
15
 14
0
62
36
49
  
Sunday
Oct. 26 53 33 43 -6
0.00
1.57
86
19
 22
0
61
36
49
  
Monday
Oct. 27 46 24 35 -13
0.00
0.97
89
8
 30
0
61
36
48
  
Tuesday
Oct. 28 57 22 40 -8
0.00
1.56
84
10
 25
0
60
35
48
  
Wednesday
Oct. 29 68 31 50 +3
0.00
1.98
87
9
 15
0
59
35
47
  
Thursday
Oct. 30 76 37 57 +10
0.00
4.07
83
3
 8
0
59
34
47
  
Friday
Oct. 31 74 38 56 +10
0.00
2.07
83
11
 0
0
58
34
46
  
TOTAL
  
 
 
 
 
4.79
  
 
 
 346 25
 
 
 
 0.0
Average
   66.9 42.0 54.4
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Normal
  
66.5
40.4
53.5
 
1.94
  
 
 
377
 12
 
 
 
0.7
Departure
   +0.4 +1.6 +0.9   +2.85       -31 +13       -0.7
October
 2008 
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG 
MAX
AVG
MIN
AVG
Mean
 Snow
........
From the record books:
Hottest recorded October temperature, 98 F, October 5, 1947
Coldest recorded October temperature, 3 F,  October 30, 1925.
Earliest ever first snowfall, September 28, 1985, 0.8 inches.
Most ever October snowfall, 13.2 inches, 1997.

AVERAGE AND TOTAL are OCTOBER 2008.
NORMAL is based on the 1971-2000 Standard Normals.
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures.
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature.
DEP = Departure from normal ( __ = below normal, + above normal).
PCPN = Observed daily precipitation (midnight to midnight, CST).
REC PREC = Record daily precipitation amount for the day
REC MAX = Record maximum temperature.
REC MIN = Record Minimum temperature.
HDD = heating degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
CDD = cooling degree day units (base of 65 degrees).
AVG MAX = Daily Normal High Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MIN = Daily Normal Low Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
AVG MEAN = Daily Normal Mean Temperature (1971-2000 normals).
Snow = Observed snowfall in inches

The total number of days with the temperature 90 degrees F or higher for Lincoln, NE
2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and (1936 and 1934, the worst years ever) and Normals.

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
1936
1934
NORMALS*
APRIL
0 days
1 day
0 days
0 days
1 day
1 day
1 day
0 days
0 days
0 days
MAY 
0 days
1 day
5 days
1 day
2 days
1 day
2 days
2 days
13 days
2 days
JUNE
3 days
5 days
11 days
12 days
3 days
2 days
19 days
17 days
17 days
8 days
JULY
18 days
16 days
21 days
20 days
7 days
19 days
22 days
29 days
28 days
16 days
AUGUST
11 days
19 days
12 days
 9 days
7 days
17 days
13 days
23 days
19 days
12 days
SEPTEMBER
1 day
3 days
1 day
 10 days
10 days
3 days
 7 days
11 days
1 day
4 days
OCTOBER
  0 days  0 days
3 days
3 days
0 days
1 day
1 day
0 days
1 day
0 days
TOTAL
33 days
45 days
53 days
55 days
30 days
43 days
65 days
82 days
79 days
42 days
NORMALS* (standard 1971-2000, 30-year normals)
 
UNL
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Applied Climate Sciences Group
School of Natural Resources