2004 Weather and Climate In Review
LINCOLN NEBRASKA IN 2004 "Warmer and Drier than Normal"
Lincoln Year 2004 Average Temperature = 51.8 F, (normal =
51.1 F):
Lincoln Year 2004 Total Precipitation = 23.49 inches (normal = 28.37
inches)
Full
description follows the table of statistics.
High
Plains Regional Climate Center 2004 STATISTICS
| TEMPERATURE
|
PRECIPITATION
|
| Month
|
Avg.
|
Depart.
|
Max
|
Min.
|
Total
|
Depart.
|
Snowfall
|
| Jan.
|
21.7
|
-0.7
|
63
|
-8
|
0.81
|
+0.14 |
15.3
|
| Feb.
|
25.4
|
-2.9
|
59
|
-7
|
1.17
|
+0.51 |
13.5
|
| Mar.
|
45.0
|
+5.6 |
77
|
15
|
2.83
|
+0.62 |
T
|
| Apr.
|
53.4
|
+2.2 |
90
|
22
|
0.92
|
-1.98
|
0
|
| May
|
64.5
|
+2.5 |
90
|
26
|
3.04
|
-1.19
|
0
|
| June
|
69.0
|
-3.7
|
92
|
42
|
3.09
|
-0.42
|
0
|
| July
|
73.6
|
-4.2
|
97
|
48
|
2.75
|
-0.79
|
0
|
| Aug.
|
71.6
|
-3.8
|
101
|
45
|
2.15
|
-1.20
|
0
|
| Sep.
|
70.1
|
+4.1 |
95
|
34
|
3.24
|
+0.32 |
0
|
| Oct.
|
54.9
|
+1.4 |
80
|
27
|
0.45
|
-1.49
|
0
|
| Nov.
|
41.9
|
+3.8 |
78
|
15
|
2.61
|
+1.03 |
1.2
|
| Dec.
|
30.9
|
+4.4 |
65
|
-4
|
0.43
|
-0.34
|
0
|
| Year
|
51.8
|
+0.7 |
101
|
-8
|
23.49
|
-4.88
|
30.0
|
Temperature in
degrees F; precipitation and snowfall in inches
Depart. = departure from the
1971-2000 normals.
DEGREE DAYS
Month HEATING NORMAL DEPART. COOLING NORMAL DEPART.
Jan. 1333 1328 +5 0 0 0
Feb. 1142 1043 +67 0 0 0
Mar. 619 799 -180 4 1 +3
Apr. 356 425 -69 13 13 0
May 120 154 -34 113 56 +57
June 28 16 +12 153 244 -91
July 8 1 +7 279 390 -111
Aug. 20 5 +15 234 315 -81
Sep. 26 100 -74 185 123 +62
Oct. 318 377 -59 11 12 -1
Nov. 688 806 -118 0 0 0
Dec. 1051 1188 -137 0 0 0
Year 5709 6242 -533
....992....1154....-162 |
DEGREE
DAYS is a measure of heating and air conditioning usage
YEAR
2004
Climate Statistics for Lincoln, and Omaha, NE
all temperatures are in degrees F
|
Lincoln |
Omaha |
| Period of Record |
118 years (1887-2004) |
134 years (1871-2004) |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
| Year
2004 Avg. Temperature |
51.8 F
(0.7 F above normal) |
51.3 F
(0.6 F above normal) |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
|
Warmest Ann. Avg. and year |
55.7 F in 1934 and
1931 |
56.0
F in 1931 |
|
Coldest Ann. Avg. and year |
47.8 F
in 1978 |
46.9
F in 1875 |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
|
Warmest Temperature Year 2004 |
101
F, August 3 |
95
F, July 20 |
|
Warmest Temp. ALL years |
115
F, July 25, 1936 |
114
F, July 25, 1936 |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
|
Coldest Temperature Year 2004 |
-8
F, January 27, 28,
29 |
-9
F, January 27, 28 |
|
Coldest Temp. ALL years |
-33
F, Jan. 12, 1974 |
-32
F, Jan. 5, 1884 |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
| Number
of days < 0 F Year 2004 |
13 |
13 |
| Most & Year |
35 in 1978 and 1979 |
36 in 1884 |
| Least & Year |
0 in 1931 & 1987 |
0 in 1931 & 1941 |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
| Number
of days > 90 F Year 2004 |
30 |
15 |
| Most & Year |
82 in 1936 |
76 in 1936 |
| Least & Year |
7 in 1889 |
5 in 1915 |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
| Number
of days > 100 F Year 2004 |
1 |
0 |
| Most & Year |
41 in 1936 |
30 in 1936 |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
| Day
most below normal year 2004 |
January 28, 29
25 degrees
below normal |
Jan.
28
27 degrees
below normal |
| Day
most above normal year 2004 |
December 30
32 degrees
above normal |
December 30
35 degrees
above normal |
| Number of Days exactly
normal |
16 |
15 |
| Number
of Days above normal |
195 |
198 |
| Number
of Days below normal |
155 |
153 |
| Year
2004 |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
Largest temperature change
within the
same calendar day |
50 degrees, April 16
min 39 F ; max 89 F |
43 degrees, April 27
min 34 F ; max 77 F |
Smallest temperature change
within the
same calendar day |
3 degrees, February 24
(min 31 F to max 34 F) |
2 degrees, Feb. 1 and
Feb. 24
min 16 F to max 18 F and,
min 30 F to max 32 F |
Largest temperature rise from
one day to
the next |
59 degrees, Dec.
24-25;
-4 F up to 55 F |
52 degrees, April
27-28 & Dec.24-25
34 F up to 86 F and,
-3 F up to 49 F |
Largest temperature drop from
one day to
the next |
53 degrees,
Sept. 30, max 82 F,
Oct. 1 min 29 F |
48 degrees,
Sept. 30, max 83 F,
Oct 1, min 35 F |
Largest temperature drop
within a
week |
72 degrees,
January 2, max 63 F,
January 6, min -9 F |
70 degrees,
January 23, max 61 F,
January 27, min -9 F |
Largest temperature rise
within a
week |
69 degrees,
December 24, min -4 F,
December 30, max 65 F |
68 degrees,
December 24, min -3 F,
December 30, max 65 F |
|
Lincoln |
Omaha |
|
Precipitation Total Year 2004 |
23.49 inches
(4.88 inches below
normal) |
33.81 inches
(3.59 inches above
normal) |
| Most
Annual Precipitation |
45.15 inches 1965 |
48.92 inches 1883 |
| Least
Annual Precipitation |
14.09 inches 1936 |
14.90 inches 1934 |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
|
Snowfall Total Year 2004 |
30.0 inches |
43.1 inches |
| Most
Annual Snowfall |
55.2 inches 1983 |
74.2 inches 1983 |
| Least
Annual Snowfall |
7.0 inches 1946 |
8.3 inches 1954 |
| |
Lincoln |
Omaha |
LINCOLN YEARLY CLIMATE
SUMMARY -- Prepared and released by:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OMAHA/VALLEY NE
232 PM CST SAT JAN 1 2005
...2004 YEARLY SUMMARY FOR LINCOLN...
ON THE WHOLE...2004 WAS A MILD AND DRY YEAR
IN LINCOLN.
THE YEAR BEGAN SNOWY AND SOMEWHAT COLDER
THAN NORMAL. JANUARY
HIGH TEMPERATURES VARIED WIDELY...FROM NEAR
RECORD LOWER 60S
ON THE 2ND AND 23RD...TO ONLY 3 ABOVE ON THE
28TH AND 29TH.
SNOWFALL TOTALLED 15.3 INCHES...THE 5TH HIGHEST
ON RECORD.
MOST OF IT CAME IN TWO STORMS...5.0 INCHES ON
THE 3RD AND 4TH...
AND 10.1 INCHES ON THE 25TH AND 26TH.
EARLY FEBRUARY REMAINED
COLD AND SNOWY. THE MONTHLY TOTAL OF 13.5
INCHES ALL FELL DURING
THE FIRST 6 DAYS...AS TWO STORMS DEPOSITED 5.7
INCHES ON THE 1ST AND
2ND...FOLLOWED BY 7.4 INCHES ON THE 5TH AND
6TH. THE SERIES OF
STORMS RESULTED IN AN ACCUMULATION TO A DEPTH
OF 18 INCHES ON THE
6TH...BUT THIS WAS THE LAST MEASURABLE SNOW OF
THE WINTER. AFTER
MID FEBRUARY...THE COLD GRADUALLY EASED.
THIS RESULTED IN A GENTLE
THAW AND AVOIDED SIGNIFICANT FLOODING.
SPRING WAS GENERALLY MILD AND ON THE DRY
SIDE. MARCH WAS THE ONLY
MONTH WITH ADEQUATE RAINFALL...AS THE TOTAL OF
2.83 INCHES WAS 0.62
INCH ABOVE NORMAL. THE DAILY TOTAL OF
0.98 INCH ON THE 27TH SET A
DAILY RECORD. THE MARCH TEMPERATURE
AVERAGED 45.0 DEGREES...5.6
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL...AND TIED WITH 1935 FOR
THE 9TH WARMEST ON
RECORD. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WERE
PERSISTENTLY MILD...THE ONLY
DAILY RECORD CAME ON THE 26TH WITH A MILD LOW
OF 58. APRIL WAS
QUITE DRY...WITH ONLY 0.92 INCH OF
PRECIPITATION. THIS WAS 1.98
INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 53.4 DEGREES WAS
2.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A HIGH OF 90 ON
THE 17TH SET A NEW DAILY
RECORD. AS USUAL...APRIL HAD SOME WINDY DAYS.
WINDS AVERAGED 27 MPH
ON THE 18TH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 56 MPH.
DRIER AND WARMER THAN NORMAL
WEATHER CONTINUED IN MAY. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 64.5 DEGREES
WAS 2.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
HOWEVER...THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 26
ON THE 3RD...ONLY A DEGREE ABOVE THE RECORD.
THIS WAS ALSO THE LAST
SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURE OF THE SPRING...10 DAYS
LATER THAN AVERAGE.
RAINFALL OF 3.04 INCHES WAS 1.19 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL.
A THUNDERSTORM ON MAY 5TH BROUGHT A WIND
GUST OF 69 MPH. THIS WAS
THE ONLY SEVERE WEATHER FOR LINCOLN IN MAY.
THE SOUTHERN PART OF
LANCASTER COUNTY WAS NOT SO LUCKY. THERE
WERE SEVERAL INSTANCES OF
FLOODING AND HAIL...BUT BY FAR THE MOST
DAMAGING WAS A TORNADO ON
THE 22ND THAT LAID OUT A LONG PATH OF DAMAGE.
IT DEVASTATED A SWATH
UP TO 2.5 MILES WIDE AS IT DESTROYED THE TOWN
OF HALLAM.
SOMEWHAT DRIER THAN NORMAL WEATHER CONTINUED
THROUGH THE
SUMMER...BUT TEMPERATURES WERE WELL BELOW
NORMAL. THE JUNE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 68.9 DEGREES WAS 3.8 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL.
TEMPERATURES WERE NEAR NORMAL THROUGH THE
17TH...BUT PERSISTENTLY
COOL LATER IN THE MONTH. LOW TEMPERATURES
OF 47 DEGREES ON THE
24TH...AND 42 ON THE 25TH...WERE BOTH NEW
RECORDS. A WIND GUST TO
63 MPH WAS RECORDED DURING A THUNDERSTORM ON
THE 12TH. JULY
REMAINED COOL WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF
73.6 DEGREES...4.2
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. A MAXIMUM OF 71
DEGREES ON THE 7TH TIED A
DAILY RECORD...BUT THE COOLEST WEATHER CAME
LATE IN THE MONTH.
LOWS OF 51 ON THE 25TH AND 49 ON THE 26TH WERE
BOTH RECORDS.
THE HIGH WAS ONLY 66 DEGREES ON THE
24TH...WHICH WAS 24 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. THIS WAS A NEW DAILY RECORD
AND ONLY 2 DEGREES FROM
THE MONTHLY RECORD. PRECIPITATION WAS
FREQUENT BUT LIGHT DURING
JULY. A STREAK OF 7 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH
MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH WAS A JULY
RECORD...BUT THE MONTHLY
RAINFALL TOTAL WAS ONLY 2.75 INCHES...0.79 INCH
BELOW NORMAL.
COOLER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL PREVAILED AGAIN IN
AUGUST. AN
EXCEPTION WAS A HIGH OF 101 ON THE 3RD...THE
ONLY TRIPLE DIGIT
READING OF THE YEAR. THE MONTHLY AVERAGE
WAS 71.6 DEGREES...3.8
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL...AND THE COOLEST AUGUST
SINCE 1992. LOWS OF
49 ON THE 13TH AND 45 ON THE 14TH SET NEW DAILY
RECORDS. FOR THE
SUMMER AS A WHOLE...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF
71.4 DEGREES WAS 3.9
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS MADE 2004 THE
9TH COOLEST SUMMER ON
RECORD...AND THE COOLEST SINCE 1992.
THE REST OF THE YEAR WAS WARMER THAN
NORMAL...BUT PRECIPITATION WAS
MORE VARIABLE. MONTHLY AVERAGES WERE 3 TO
5 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL...EXCEPT FOR 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IN
OCTOBER. SEPTEMBER
HAD MORE DAYS OF 90 AND ABOVE THAN EITHER JULY
OR AUGUST...BUT NO
RECORDS WERE SET. RAINFALL OF 3.24 INCHES
WAS 0.32 INCH ABOVE
NORMAL. 1.39 INCHES FELL ON THE
21ST...SETTING A NEW DAILY RECORD.
OCTOBER WAS MUCH DRIER. RAINFALL WAS ONLY
0.45 INCH...1.49 INCHES
BELOW NORMAL. A LOW OF 28 ON THE 2ND WAS
THE ONLY TEMPERATURE
RECORD DURING THE MONTH. NOVEMBER WAS
MILD AND WET. THE ONLY
TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS A WARM LOW OF 56 ON THE
17TH. PRECIPITATION
TOTALLED 2.61 INCHES...WHICH IS 1.03 INCHES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE ONLY
SNOWFALL OF LATE 2004 CAME ON THE 28TH AND 29TH
WHEN 1.2 INCHES
FELL...BUT THIS DID NOT LINGER. DECEMBER
HAD NO SNOW AT ALL...FOR
THE FIRST TIME SINCE SNOWFALL RECORDS BEGAN IN
1899. PRECIPITATION
WAS HALF NORMAL...AND NEARLY ALL OF IT CAME ON
THE 5TH. ABOVE
NORMAL TEMPERATURES PREVAILED AGAIN FOR MUCH OF
THE MONTH. THE
DECEMBER AVERAGE WAS 31.8 DEGREES...4.3 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. THE
YEAR FINISHED MILD WHEN A HIGH OF 65 ON THE
30TH TIED A DAILY
RECORD...AND A MILD LOW OF 44 SET A NEW
RECORD.
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