Lincoln, NE, September 2009 Weather and Climate Data    
 

September 26, 2009:   Perfect weather for the 300th Celebration and football game at Memorial Stadium   
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LAST MONTH:  August 2009 Lincoln Data   

Climate News:
NEW Web Site:  Climate Change/Variation as Evidenced in the Lincoln, NE, Climate Data
  August 2009, Globe was 2nd Warmest since records began in 1880
 Summer 2009 (June-August), Entire Globe 3rd Warmest, Oceans Warmest Ever
Global Temperature Anomalies, August 2005-August 2009 Animation

     
Year 2009 Precipitation (in inches) Compared to Normal (RED is above normal, BLUE is below normal)
  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
2009 0.38 0.64 0.18 1.52 1.17 6.18 1.84 3.20 1.25 0.02 . . 16.38
NORMAL 0.67 0.66 2.21 2.9 4.23 3.51 3.54 3.35 2.92 1.94 1.58 0.86 28.37



Lincoln's Monthly Avg Temperatures Compared to Normal Lincoln Temperature Graph (Sept. 2008-Aug. 2009)
Nebraska's Tornado Climatology, 1950-2008 Lincoln's Temperature Graph (August 2009)
Lincoln's Temperature Graph (Summer 2009) Lincoln's Temperature Graph (Jan. 1-August 31, 2009) 
Lincoln's Temperature Graph (August 2009) Lincoln Temperature Graph (Sept. 2008-Aug. 2009)
Lincoln's Heat Wave Climatology Monthly Global Temperature Anomalies, Year 2009
El Niño Returns, Expected to Last Through Winter Midwestern States to be Hit the Hardest From Climate Change
 
SEPT
2009
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
REC
REC
HDD
CDD
AVG 
AVG
AVG
PREC
MAX
MIN
MAX
MIN
MEAN
Tuesday
Sept. 1
73
46
60
-11
0
2.6
106
42
5
0
83
59
71
Wednesday
Sept. 2
77
61
69
-2
T
1.63
106
43
0
4
83
59
71
Thursday
Sept. 3
66
61
64
-7
0.43
2.37
102
35
1
0
83
58
71
Friday
Sept. 4
77
59
68
-2
0
1.42
101
40
0
3
83
58
70
Saturday
Sept. 5
81
54
68
-2
0
3.06
103
43
0
3
82
57
70
Sunday
Sept. 6
80
54
67
-2
0
1.91
105
41
0
2
82
57
69
Monday
Sept. 7
80
62
71
2
0
2.01
104
42
0
6
82
57
69
Tuesday
Sept. 8
85
62
74
5
0
4.68
103
40
0
9
81
56
69
Wednesday
Sept. 9
79
60
70
2
0.09
4.22
100
36
0
5
81
56
68
Thursday
Sept. 10
82
56
69
1
0
2.37
101
38
0
4
81
55
68
Friday
Sept. 11
83
56
70
2
0.16
1.59
99
29
0
5
80
55
68
Saturday
Sept. 12
79
62
71
4
0
2.44
96
32
0
6
80
55
67
Sunday
Sept. 13
80
58
69
2
0
1.41
102
34
0
4
80
54
67
Monday
Sept. 14
79
57
68
1
0
2.28
99
34
0
3
79
54
67
Tuesday
Sept. 15
79
58
69
3
0
1.96
99
31
0
4
79
53
66
Wednesday
Sept. 16
83
52
68
2
0
2.53
100
34
0
3
79
53
66
Thursday
Sept. 17
82
52
67
2
0
1.94
101
35
0
2
78
53
65
Friday
Sept. 18
82
53
68
3
0
2.54
100
31
0
3
78
52
65
Saturday
Sept. 19
77
45
61
-4
0
1.55
98
29
4
0
78
52
65
Sunday
Sept. 20
84
49
67
3
0
2.61
95
31
0
0
77
51
64
Monday
Sept. 21
69
47
58
-6
0.24
1.43
103
32
7
0
77
51
64
Tuesday
Sept. 22
61
45
53
-11
0.03
2.62
99
27
12
0
77
51
64
Wednesday
Sept. 23
71
40
56
-7
0
3.63
97
31
9
0
76
50
63
Thursday
Sept. 24
72
44
58
-5
T
1.74
93
31
7
0
76
50
63
Friday
Sept. 25
71
49
60
-7
0.3
2.32
93
29
5
0
76
49
63
Saturday
Sept. 26
76
54
65
3
0
1.6
95
28
0
0
75
49
62
Sunday
Sept. 27
83
52
68
6
0
1.37
93
32
0
3
75
49
62
Monday
Sept. 28
69
40
55
-6
0
4.7
102
28
10
0
75
48
61
Tuesday
Sept. 29
70
34
52
-9
0
1.75
94
26
13
0
74
48
61
Wednesday
Sept. 30
74
39
57
-4
T
1.64
94
28
8
0
74
47
61
TOTAL
 
 2304
1561 
 
 
1.25
 
 
 
81
71
 
 
 
Average
 
76.8
52
64.4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Normal
 
78.8
53.2
66
 
 2.92
 
 
 
100
123
 
 
 
Departure
 
-2.0
-1.2
-1.6
 
-1.67
 
 
 
-19
-52
 
 
 
SEPT
2009
MAX
MIN
MEAN
DEP
PCPN
REC
PREC
REC
MAX
REC
MIN
HDD
CDD
AVG 
MAX
AVG
MIN 
AVG 
MEAN
 
 
AVERAGE AND TOTAL are SEPTEMBER 2009. 
NORMAL (Norm) is the 1971-2000 Standard normal. 
MAX = Observed Maximum and MIN = Observed Minimum temperatures. 
MEAN = Observed Mean Daily temperature. 
DEP = DEPARTURE is SEPTEMBER 2009 Average measured against 1971-2000 normals. 
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). 

 
 
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln 
Applied Climate Sciences Group 
School of Natural Resources